the ignition switch, was broke. the inside is made of plastic and it eventually wore out.
there is a 2 position switch inside, and it was stuck in the ON/RUN position. so even if the key was turned the switch wouldent move. basically a square metal tab was ment to fit into a plastic fitting to move the switch, but the plastic fitting was wore out.
it is a 2 way switch, 4 wires. 2 of them are to let the electricity and lights work.
and the other two are a kill switch.
so what i did is, i ordered a 4 wire ignition switch. it probably wont arrive for a few weeks. but i need to use the scooter it now. so i wired up a switch so that i can still use it. i hid the switch on the bottom of the scooter where it will be unseen, and put the old ignition switch back so that i can still lock the front wheel in position. so as long as nobody knows about the switch on the bottom, nobody will be able to start it up. and when i flip the switch in the other direction, all the electrical turns on.
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