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How to properly maintain your moped?

To preserve your comfort and your safety, it is essential to know the checks and maintenance operations to be carried out regularly on your vehicle.

A moped corresponds to a machine with 2 wheels or more, equipped with a heat engine whose displacement does not exceed 50 cm 3, and whose speed is limited to 45 km/hpar construction.

This sheet will help you know how to check the main points and do a basic review. These adjustments and checks do not require special tools and are open even to beginners in mechanics. Before each maintenance and repair operation, find out about the necessary spare parts or the products or consumables useful.

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Reading the maintenance booklet will provide you with details of the periodicity of the reviews, and the details of the operations to be carried out according to the mileage. We advise you to check all the elements below:

• Front lighting.

• The rear red light and the brake light.

• The state of tires.

• The setting of the mirror.

• Fuel level.


The buzzer.

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Check every 15 days

• Check tire pressure and wear. A worn tire reduces grip on wet roads.

• Check the voltage of the chain.

• Check the status of cable.


Check the condition of the throttle.

• Check the brake system.


Check coolant level (if radiator). The coolant guarantees a better stability of the engine temperature and has antifreeze power.

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Periodic revisions

• Check the status of the air filter (the air filter retains the impurities contained in the air, thus preventing damage to the engine).

• Check spark plug condition spark plug .

• Check the garnishes ou brake pads.

• Check the status of the belt transmission. Transmission belts transmit the force provided par the motor to the rear wheel.

Taking care of your moped is done throughout the year. Thus, even when it is not used in the bad season, it should not be forgotten to put it in the winter in a warm, dry place and sheltered from bad weather.

Routine maintenance and regular cleaning are therefore necessary for the proper functioning of your vehicle and allow you to save money. This maintenance is simple and guarantees your safety.

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