(PT.5) 1000 Km service and Carburetor Adjustment on the most HATED scooter on the internet

0:55 - What's included in the 1000 Km service
2:38 - Oil Change
3:49 - Checking the air filter
6:16 - Health report measurements
13:55 - Carburetor adjustments
27:54 - Return of the steering bearing issue
29:02 - Inspecting the drive belt

In my experience working as a technician in independent motorcycle shops I worked on everything from CVO Harley Davidsons to Honda CT90s. But there was one bike that always stood out with exceptionally poor quality. The Tao Tao 50cc GY6 (139QMB) scooter. And now I'm going to put this scooter to the test and find out if they really are little money pits, or if the issues with the bike are a result of the people who buy these kinds of scooters.

So I purchased a Tao Tao "Pony" ATM 50 and my plan is to make it my main means of transportation for 6 months. Yes from June 1st to January 1st this little scooter is going to be my daily driver. I'll be logging all of the miles, issues and expenses of keeping this scooter running in a log. Doing this will allow me to present a true cost of ownership at the end of this experiment.

The Tao Tao Pony 50 is based on the generic GY6 139QMB platform. They were sold under many different "Brand" names like Wolf, Bintelli, Fly, Rocketa, MotoBravo Italica, and Dongfang just to name a few. You may be riding one and not even know it!

The 1000 Kilometer service described in the owner's manual only includes: cleaning the air filter, replacing the engine oil, "inspecting" the cooling system, and "inspecting" drive belt. Of course I'll also be inspecting my valve lash and making any needed adjustments.

In my previous services i've discovered my Tao Tao is running extremely lean by reading the spark plug. If you want to learn more about "reading" spark plugs, check out this article:
https://www.cycleworld.com/how-do-you-read-motorcycle-spark-plug/ I'm afraid if this engine is allowed to run this lean for much longer it will destroy itself prematurely so in this video I make adjustments to the carburetor.

I started by placing a shim under the needle. This allows more fuel to flow through the main jet earlier on as the slide raises but does not increase the total amount of fuel flowing through the carburetor. I then removed the shim and backed the idle circuit mixture screw out to 3 and 1/2 turns. Both of these adjustments made some improvements but not enough for me to be confident this engine will not hurt itself. So I'll be rejetting this carburetor in a future video.

Here is the carburetor jet kit I've ordered for my scooter: https://amzn.to/32UtBTu

The parts I've used in this experiment are so far are:
Bel-Ray 10w40: https://amzn.to/3d623vR
Bel-Ray 80/90 Hypoid gear oil: https://amzn.to/2N3yFft
NGK CR7HSA spark plug: https://amzn.to/3hxCPdn

I haven't had to replace my drive belt YET but when I do I'll be replacing it with this: https://amzn.to/3hC3rt2

I set the idle using this Digi Synch Manometer/Synchronizer: https://amzn.to/37B81nl

Follow my experiment in real time! Here is a link to my Tao Tao log/Health Report!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jthNJ0TVLXvj9A_vST70fJF0aN-bwLcwtO36E_AYNII/edit#gid=177351472

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