Seeing your Elite 150 brought back pleasant memories. My first scooter was an "84 or "85 Elite 125, with the pop-up headlight. (The 125cc was a 1 year only model in the US, the next year the displacement went to 150cc). I found it buried in a pile of junk motorcycles that were going to be sold as scrap. I bought it for the scrap metal price. I took it home, hooked up a temporary gas tank and jumper cables to the long dead battery. I was thrilled when the dashboard lit up and the turn signal came on...even the horn worked. I eagerly pressed the start button...nothing! Not even a click. Hoping I could get my money back, I called the guy who sold it to me. He had worked in a Honda dealership when these were new. "Did you push the foot brake?" They say knowledge is power and knowing to press the foot brake got the engine to crank. I sprayed a little starting fluid into the carb inlet and it lit off, after sitting for at least 10 years! I rebuilt the carb, flushed the cooling system, and cleaned the gas tank. That's it! I rode that little 125cc scooter for 2 years, putting on at least 1500 miles on it before I swapped it for a basket case Helix.
I will take a beater 125 or 150 over 10 helix any day. Too big too slow and too many made. Actually I have 2 84 models, a 125 and a 150 now. 125 road ready and fun but the 150 is a Frankenstein needing work but all there just not all put together yet.
@@DL30Creations It depends where you ride. 125 and 150 cc are generally too slow for the highway and illegal on the freeway. My helix would hold 60-65 mph all day and I rode it on the freeway frequently.
I’d suggest taking it off the center stand once the plug is removed and leaning the scoot over to drain more oil. Just watch the gas in the gas tank.and filling with one US quart won’t overfill it. Cheers
Thank you so much for making this video I just bought the same one in grey. The part that you unscrew to drain the oil. It’s leaking do you know the name of that part thank you!
Seeing your Elite 150 brought back pleasant memories. My first scooter was an "84 or "85 Elite 125, with the pop-up headlight. (The 125cc was a 1 year only model in the US, the next year the displacement went to 150cc). I found it buried in a pile of junk motorcycles that were going to be sold as scrap. I bought it for the scrap metal price. I took it home, hooked up a temporary gas tank and jumper cables to the long dead battery.
I was thrilled when the dashboard lit up and the turn signal came on...even the horn worked. I eagerly pressed the start button...nothing! Not even a click. Hoping I could get my money back, I called the guy who sold it to me. He had worked in a Honda dealership when these were new. "Did you push the foot brake?" They say knowledge is power and knowing to press the foot brake got the engine to crank. I sprayed a little starting fluid into the carb inlet and it lit off, after sitting for at least 10 years! I rebuilt the carb, flushed the cooling system, and cleaned the gas tank. That's it! I rode that little 125cc scooter for 2 years, putting on at least 1500 miles on it before I swapped it for a basket case Helix.
I will take a beater 125 or 150 over 10 helix any day. Too big too slow and too many made. Actually I have 2 84 models, a 125 and a 150 now. 125 road ready and fun but the 150 is a Frankenstein needing work but all there just not all put together yet.
@@DL30Creations It depends where you ride. 125 and 150 cc are generally too slow for the highway and illegal on the freeway. My helix would hold 60-65 mph all day and I rode it on the freeway frequently.
@@steverandall5814 freeway legal here too in FL but the few times I did was like a thrill ride at Universal with 90 mph flybys lol
I’d suggest taking it off the center stand once the plug is removed and leaning the scoot over to drain more oil. Just watch the gas in the gas tank.and filling with one US quart won’t overfill it. Cheers
Good video! was going to film doing the same think on mine in couple weeks as long as replacing the rear tire.
Would it be at all possible to do a video or give some information on how to change transmission oil?! Thank you so much for these video’s!
i figured out if you cut a 16oz up the cap fits perfectly in the fill hole, also buy funnels again after you break em xP
do you have a video removing tires Front and rear
Mike The Fixer removing the wheels from scooter
Thank you so much for making this video I just bought the same one in grey. The part that you unscrew to drain the oil. It’s leaking do you know the name of that part thank you!
I would say just oil drain plug. spring and screen filter. If you need a new one pretty sure the Chinese scooters have a similar part available.
This is current times? One just came for sale..
With all of the modern options, makes me feel a little foolish to buy something so old.
Question for you: The oil drain bolt is not reverse threaded, correct? It’s righty tighty, lefty loosey?
Correct 👍
@@MikeTheFixer Thank you! Currently dealing with an oil cap that was way over tightened and rounded off. Fun times…
I can't get the drain valve open with the socket wrench, it's so tight
Righty tighty lefty loosey! 🤣 might need some leverage, pipe on the wrench. Some one over tightened sounds like. Penetrating oil helps to. Good luck👍🏼
@@MikeTheFixer Thanks!
Dont you have to change oil filter?
This just has a screen no replaceable filter. Be better with a filter.