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I have Good Sams and AAA RV Plus. Looking at the AAA, they tow anything you are driving or riding. The Plus covers 4 tows per year up 100 miles each tow. I've never used either of them since I have a motorcycle trailer but it's something I'm going to look into since I do take the scooter trike with me on my RV. A couple of phones calls are cheap enough to find out. AAA also has insurance so it would be good to check them out.

Allyoop,
The exhaust pipe fits loose in the muffler and is not a tight seal therefor with the flex pipe and the loose fit, it's not supposed to
cause any pressure on any of the exhaust....as I said it's not SUPPOSED to.
My major concern now is to get another exhaust for it since it did blow a hole through it. I don't know where China gets their metal
they use on things but it's all junk. Too bad because the Zodiac is a nice scoot.
Jim, if you find the proper exhaust for this thing let me know and I'll buy from you.

Has anyone had any problems with exhaust on the Zodiac. I have had problems after about 3 weeks of riding and thru my dealer and a couple of others, still haven't been able to find the right exhaust for this thing. I was able to make a piece that I needed for the exhaust on the left side. The other day I rode into town and back, I actually blew a hole in the exhaust pipe on the right side about 8 inches in front of the muffler. I only have 900 miles on the scoot. I was able to put a temporary patch on it but don't know how long it will hold. The exhaust continues to loosen up at the manifold. I'm thinking the Chinese have such inferior metal in their exhaust that it's going to continue to give me problems. I want to buy another exhaust pipe (from manifold to mufflers with cross over for the duals) but even my dealer doesn't know what it is. They sent me one that looked similar but was too narrow and didn't have the flex pieces that connect to the pipe that fits in the muffler.
I love this scoot but getting tired of climbing under it to work on the exhaust.
Thanks for any help and comments.


There are drunk riders. There are old riders. There are NO old, drunk riders.
Gray-haired riders don't get that way from pure luck.

Thanks JR for the info. Point well taken about the discard of the $9 a qt. vs $3 a qt. I will change out the Oil and go to
my Havoline or Casterol.
I've built race motors for years and always used synthetic oil without a problem but then again, the oil was changed out each season
and sometimes 2 times a season and with Amsoil as one of my sponsors, oil was free to me.






There are drunk riders. There are old riders. There are NO old, drunk riders.
Gray-haired riders don't get that way from pure luck.

I posted a reply to this (I thought) but it must not have posted so here we go again.
I sprayed ether into the throat of the carb again and hit the starter and it fired up and ran well. I've still got a fuel/air mixture setting to take care of as soon as I can get down to the bottom of the carb to remove the adjustment screw cover. Dumb place to put fuel/air screw. I used to rebuild carbs back in the 60's-70's on drag cars and have never seen an adjustment screw in a place like this one.
I always grounded the spark plug against the motor when checking for a spark. I have adjusted the valves about 300 miles when I did my first oil change and went over all of the bolts, nuts etc. I hated to change the oil at 300 because I use synthetic oil and it looked as good coming out as it did going in but to be on the safe side, I changed it and the trans oil just incase there were particles. It's running like a top now. I keep thinking every time I get on it, if I'm going to have to call to have the wife bring me the trailer. I imagine I'll get my confidence back after I put a couple more miles on it. The first 700 miles was no problem and the next hundred, I've had to push it down my street to home after a 70 mile trip then had to load it up in the trailer when I quit on me at the gas station. I really like the scoot and really get a lot of compliments on it but think I am going to wait for awhile before I order one for the wife. (She wants her own trike). I only wish that I would have gone thru Jim when I bought it instead of where I did. Sometimes best price isn't the best.
Coji, thanks for the reply and good pictures of the motor and carb.

Went to the fuel depot today to fill up tank and as I pulled into the station my motor shut off. I coasted up to the pump and filled up but then it wouldn't start. Came home and got my trailer and went back to get it. Tried several more times to start with no avail. Pushed it into the garage and pulled the plug. (new plug 10 miles ago) Plug was dry and I checked for spark and it appeared to have plenty. Watched the fuel filter (it's new) and cranked the started. Appeared to have fuel flowing into the filter. Pulled fuel line from the carb that comes from the pump and bumped the started and plenty of fuel shot out of the line. Opened the breather and gave a shot of starter fluid into throat of carb and cranked starter. Still nothing. There is only 1 adjustment on this carb and that is throttle adjustment. I see no fuel adjustment for the jets. Any ideas? I've replaced fuel filter, fuel lines, spark plug about 10 miles ago. There is 800 miles on the machine. Any ideas?