My first problem! Oh boy....

Yes, I am about to show you the "guts" of my poor scooter!  Do I blame the scooter....  No well mostly no you see my 20 month old son loves to sit on the seat and go vroom vroom while trying to start my scooter.  Once in awhile I hand him the keys thinking no way he will figure this out well he did and several times he shoved the key in and turned it back and forth did this cause my problem??  No way to tell.  The good news is when I called Power Ride Outlet today and explained to them my problem they explained to me that my warranty was up!  Then he said but no big deal we will still send you the ignition switch for free under warranty!  How great is that?
So the problem is when I turn the key to the on position nothing happens.  In fact the clock will be on with the key in the off position as normal but then when I turn it to the on position it goes out and nothing comes on!

A quick battery reading shows 13.6 volts and I have 10.9 to the ignition switch so I believe this is the problem when the key should be completing the main on circuit it is not working correctly.  Once in a while I can turn it to the on position and low and behold it will work normally and start right up.  This appears to me to be a faulty ignition switch.

Here's what she looks like with the gauge cover removed.

  
This is a good looking shot to me for having ran this scooter almost every day for the past three months through rain, snow, and lots of dust the wires are clean and the "guts" like new.

Here is a shot of the road conditions I have been driving on because of recent construction.

Please note that even though it is hard to tell this is 96% rough gravel.  Think lots of dust!

Ok so here is the actual part I am replacing.

  

Next I will show you what this device looks like from the front.

Here is another angle of the cover removed.

I guess it is only fair to show the little raskle that might and I say might have at least contributed to this problem!  You will see him right up there in the front! 

Wish me luck the part should arrive in by Friday or the first part of next week.  Yes I'm back in my car no I am not happy!  I love to ride, save gas, help the environment, oh the list just goes on and on.