2001 SA50 Was running great, now it's not.

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2001 SA50 Was running great, now it's not.

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Ran great the first two days of riding. Then today it randomly quit while riding and now it won't start. What should I look at first? Clean the carb? Check the fuel petcock?
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->1995 Honda Elite 50 (Derestricted)
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->Multiple 94-01 Elite 50s
->1985 and 1986 Honda Sprees
->1985 Honda Aero 50
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Re: 2001 SA50 Was running great, now it's not.

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Hmmmm, you got lots of possibilities! Check the vacuum line for cracks. Does it have oil flowing from the oil pump to the carb? Is there any indication of electrical repairs done by previous owner? Check the fuel filter in the tank (under the petcock). Pull the carb and clean the jets (especially if it ran low on fuel). Check the spark plug. Check air in tires.
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Re: 2001 SA50 Was running great, now it's not.

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Greetings:

A sudden change like that suggests your air filter, which may be 17 years old, has crumbled and released a fragment of foam to lodge in the reed valves. This exact thing happened to Flash 3.

Check this first.
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Re: 2001 SA50 Was running great, now it's not.

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Thanks for the reply. I first took off the underseat storage cover and noticed right away that I could see the top of the spark plug. Somehow the coil fell off of it. I put it back onto the spark plug and it started right away with electric start.
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->1995 Honda Elite 50 (Derestricted)
Have previously owned:
->Multiple 94-01 Elite 50s
->1985 and 1986 Honda Sprees
->1985 Honda Aero 50
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Re: 2001 SA50 Was running great, now it's not.

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Greetings:

Glad you spotted that. So now the question is Why the plug wire came loose.
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"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
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