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You didn't mention the mileage the bike has on it, or how long it's been sitting unused. Now that we burn unleaded gas spark plugs rarely cause problems and a can of additive in the gas tank may do the job of cleaning your carburetor. I'd first ride it a couple hundred miles and you might find it running and starting much better. I'd change the oil and inspect the air filter and CVT drive belt.  Good luck, happy riding.

Stu

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The South Bay Club meets in Torrance, not Lomita. Here's their website:

http://www.southbayscooterclub.com/southbaysc/newsletters/news_socalrides.html

Stu

An easy approximate way to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit: double C and add 25. Example: 30 degrees Celsius X 2= 60, add 25= 85F.

The accurate conversion formula is  9/5 X C+32= F   So: 30 X 9/5=54, plus 32= 86F exactly.

As C climbs higher than 30, or drops below 30, the approximation formula is less accurate but close enough for government work, as they say.

 

I'd pull the wire connections off the horn, clip a volt meter to the two wires (one side of the horn may be grounded in which case you clip the + probe to the horn wire the other to ground) press the horn and see if it's getting 12 volts. If it is, the horn is bad, if no voltage the problem is either the horn switch, the horn relay if there is one (see the wiring diagram), a loose wire or bad ground...or less likely, a fuse. My vote is a bad horn. Please report the solution.

Back in the days when I was trying to support a family on a teacher's salary I'd go to Pick-A-Part and find wheels with tires that fit my cars. Sometimes a wrecked car had almost new tires on it and they were a bargain considering they were already mounted, balanced and holding air. The price was the same no matter the condition so bargains were possible. 

They have one thing in their favor here in California: It does not require a motorcycle license to ride (drive) it. The standard automobile license test in CA is a lot easier to pass then the motorcycle test. 

My reason hasn't been mentioned: I have two identical 2009 Grandvista 250's because I want to have one for spare parts if something breaks and I can't find the part anywhere else. And even if I could order the part at least I have one to ride in the meantime.

The GV is the perfect bike for me. The electric folding mirrors allow me to lane share with confidence, the flat floor allows my feet and legs to not stick out as they do on a motorcycle. In my neck of the woods traffic is a major problem and because lane sharing, or white lining, is legal in California it's an important part of my riding technique.   

It screams "Look at me!"