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Hello all,

We made our introductions over at the new student registration...nice to meet everyone.

Now, onto business. First off, some background info. We bought a used 2009 YY250T Jonway a month or so ago, and the previous owner had no issues with it. He brought it in a Uhaul from Wisconsin, resulting in a few cracks in the body, no biggie. Not sure how often he rode it after he got here to Virginia, but he said he still rode it. We brought it over in a pick up truck, and had it sitting for a week or so in our garage while we registered it and my husband got his motorcycle permit (he rode in Korea, but not here).

So once he got the permit and helmet we ordered online, he went out for a ride in the local streets at night. No problems, until he hit a pothole he didn't see while making a left into our neighborhood and the scoot shuts down. Everything else is fine, but it doesn't start, so we call a mechanic over to diagnose the problem. He said it's the solenoid; we order and replace it; now nothing. Charge the battery fully, he says, so we do, and now it runs, but it keeps making popping noises and shutting down when idle. Change the spark plug, says another experienced mechanic, so we do (to an NGK), and the pops and shutting down are less frequent.

Now, here we are. The scooter is rideable, but it continues to make a popping sound every once in a while from, it seems, the right rear, possibly the exhaust. Also, the lights kind of seem to doze when idle. Then sometimes it sleeps after dozing when idle. A mechanic said to adjust the idle, turning it clockwise, which we did, but it still dozes, so we have the battery charging as we speak. We are assuming that if the lights and dozing and all are okay after the battery charge, to replace with a nice battery... is that a good educated guess?

One more issue, the scoot is vibrating a lot even when idle. We are newbies, so we don't know if that has anything to do with the above situation or if there is anything else going on.

Any help/advice/suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!