Modern Vespa

It's irritating when something bad happens and it's your own fault. Don't ask me to explain, but I can ride my scooter every day for an hour and still get a dead battery if I don't recharge it. If I do it every week, no problema. I really knew it was time for a treatment, but I let it slide a little. Long story short: Yesterday afternoon, when I went to the market, it started okay, like there was plenty of juice Usually you can tell a draining battery by a whine when starting; but when I wanted to go home, it was as dead as a doornail. If I was farther away, I'd have called AAA for either a jump or to put it on the truck; but it seemed like I was too close to home for that. I decided I'd walk it home, like I do when I have to move it 20 feet at home. Big mistake. I started out okay; but by the end, I was exhausted. I pushed in in the street so I wouldn't have to roll it up inclines to get to the sidewalk; but because the street sloped down at the sides, it seemed like every few steps, the balance shifted a little.

Now theres a calendar on the garage wall I can check off each week. I never want to have that happen again. Looking back, I probably should have called AAA. I almost dropped it numerous times; but like my mom used to say, "The Lord takes care of fools and drunks."

Please explain.

I'm sorry for the push, it's always a drag.

Now about your battery: there is something wrong with your battery or your charging system. Please get it checked and fixed or else you will be pushing more than riding and that sucks big time.

How old is the battery?

Check your regulator.

Check your stator.

It shouldn't be this way at all.

P.

I can sympathize with pushing your scooter the rest of the way home. It was definitely my workout for the day. I live on a SoCal mountain, so the mile and a half uphill trek was not fun and I definitely considered that my excercise for the day. I'm not sure how heavy the LX is, but my BV is about 345 pounds dry I believe.

I am curious as to why you're battery needs charged though.

Um, if you were pushing your scooter, ...how to put this....
It wasn't dragging, was it?
Hope you get it fixed, there is something wrong here. Possible short somewhere, slow drain on the battery at least. Or regulator/charging system. Or battery. Or heck, maybe driver.

Are the grounds clean & tight, bro?

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First thing I want to say is I completely misdiagnosed the problem. Consider the facts that I never use the kill switch, the symptom was the same as when I did let the battery drain a couple of times, and also that my cognitive reserve isn't what it once was. So once it didn't start and I jumped the conclusion that it was the same problem I've had before. I didn't consider *all* the possible reasons. Once I decided it was the battery, that was it. I didn't stop to think. I put it on the charger; but, when it didn't start today either, I was thinking "Mother of mercy, why me?" THEN I noticed the the kill switch was discolored, You can take it from there.

As to why it doesn't stay charged when I'm riding it every day: a few times ago, when I took it to Vespa Sherman Oaks for service, David said that the doofunny that charges the battery normally was broken; but if I used my charger every week or so, it would start slick as goose grease. I still learned that pushing it for a few blocks only is too much (for me) and also to keep the battery charged though it was a different reason this time. Usually it won't start at home when it's the battery; although it has quit in the field once or twice when I want to ride home. Come to think of it, yesterday it was silent but you can hear a drained battery trying to turn over the engine. If you want a more technology on the battery, call David at Vespaso.

I never make the same mistake twice, I always find new ones. Oh well.

I was going to use the title: ........But it Was a Real Drag (pun intended) but I ran out of room.

Scooter no problem, how about a guzzi Norge 1.5 miles because the gas gauge was a 1/4 tank off. And up some nice roller hills .

70s bonnie pushed the bloody thing up and down the a3 crap electrics ,you have my sympathies ,i once sat on the verge had a fag and thought about putting a match in tank to end it all.......................................
george

Back in the day I had a Triumph Trophy.

I walked an awful lot in those days.

P.

All the fun of NSM without that stinky two stroke smell.

Find someone with jumper cables. Have them leave the car turned off and connect the cables to their battery. As a team, you count down from 3 and you try to start it right before the other person touches your battery with the cables. Ive done this twice with my Toyota Tacomas battery and no damage (LX150 and GTS250)

A similar thing happened to me once. Scoot was dead, called for a ride, got back with my hauler and as I was rolling the scoot up the ramp I felt the kill switch move. D'oh!

Ugh, I know the feeling. Had to do it last August on a 90 degree day wearing attgat.

Is the broken doohickey the voltage regulator/rectifier?

If riding an hour a day and charging the battery once a week, I am surprise the battery has not had insufficient charge sooner. Consider charging the battery more often like every few days until this is fixed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=lx150+regulator+site:modernvespa.com&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

hi mate lucas electrics were the spawn of the devil lol never had a mechanical problem,when i could stand it no longer i bought a gt750 the joys of a reliable running bulletproof bike .......... never pushed it,parked outside uncovered all weathers ,the bonnie a light breeze !!!!!! pockets full of fag papers and fuses

somehow the car breaking down is irritating but aceptable,but pushing a bike gives me a feeling of utter dispair...................
george

Been there, done that. Mine was a California. God I loved that bike.
Also had to push a Kawasaki (fully loaded) for a good few miles in the desert once - didn't enjoy that.

I has to push Rocket 2.6 miles home a few months ago. Turned out to be a cracked vacuum line.

Luckily, Jacksonville is flat as a pancake.

Dont they have kickstarts?

V you need one of these. I got mine for $39 (Black Friday deal is a lot of BS ) on Amazon. "Special" for Black Friday is $49. Unbelievable.It's lighter than my 6+ iphone and jump started a truck . The alligator clamps are scooter friendly. This would fit nicely in your pet carrier. You can also charge you phones,tablets etc. It's by Brightech and it's the Python model jump starter. Best $40 i ever spent. Used it a couple of times already TOMMY or kick starters are crap. Some people can do it but it's easy to crack the tranny case. V why don't you get a new battery? I'm thinking you mostly take short trips so your not really allowing the battery to charge fully.