You don’t have to be Mr. Goodwrench to perform routine maintenance or even small repairs on your moped.

As a matter of fact, by following these simple steps you yourself can easily make your moped run smoother and more efficient…it could even result in your moped running up to 10 MPH faster than before!

Here’s what you do:

First, obviously make sure the moped engine is cool…don’t attempt this immediately after riding.

You’ll first need a good wire brush to loosen up and remove the built-up carbon.

We’re going to be what’s called decarbonizing…to do this, first remove the exhaust pipe and the muffler. You’ll see a clamp that connects the muffler to the exhaust…this has to be loosened.

Using the wire brush, thoroughly clean the inside of both the exhaust and the muffler, making sure that all loosened carbon residue is removed…remember that when brushing out the muffler, what you can’t get out with the brush can often be removed by shaking it.

Finally, look over all gas hoses and clamps as well as all your carbon connections and lines for carbon buildup and other deposits.

More times than not, this easy procedure will do the trick.

However, if problems still persist, you may need to consider cleaning the carburetor. If you find that you’ll need to do this, please remember to keep all the carburetor components together…it’s not hard at all to lose a piece. 

If your moped had troubles starting before, and after following these steps the problems persisted, you probably need to swap out spark plugs.

Check your manual and/or troubleshooting guide should you still experience mechanical problems.

Thanks for reading!