Post by pmatulew on Oct 25, 2013 12:19:57 GMT -5
I put my new 12 gram sliders on my 150cc this morning and I'm quite pleased with the results!
The scoot came to me with generic orange 14 gram sliders. Besides that fact that they were worn abnormally from me installing them wrong, I think they were just too heavy for the torque spring. Once the variator spun up to high gear it never felt like it was shifting back down under load.
Now with the new lighter DR Pulley sliders, (which are supposed to be more slippery), I can definitely tell that the system is "downshifting" when I roll on the throttle or start chugging up a hill. The system seems to be more balanced. (Teeter-totter technology, Light spring = light weights, heavier spring = heavier weights)
RPM's are up almost 1000 from where they were.The balance point now hovers around 6000. The engine is breathing easier and seems much happier there. It's not quite a quick off the line as I might like, but on this mornings test run, on a downhill I buried the speedo well over 70. Never done that before!
I'm styling now!
Bop bop bop bop, Bird bird bird, Bird is the word, Bop bop bop..... (earworm, sorry)
The scoot came to me with generic orange 14 gram sliders. Besides that fact that they were worn abnormally from me installing them wrong, I think they were just too heavy for the torque spring. Once the variator spun up to high gear it never felt like it was shifting back down under load.
Now with the new lighter DR Pulley sliders, (which are supposed to be more slippery), I can definitely tell that the system is "downshifting" when I roll on the throttle or start chugging up a hill. The system seems to be more balanced. (Teeter-totter technology, Light spring = light weights, heavier spring = heavier weights)
RPM's are up almost 1000 from where they were.The balance point now hovers around 6000. The engine is breathing easier and seems much happier there. It's not quite a quick off the line as I might like, but on this mornings test run, on a downhill I buried the speedo well over 70. Never done that before!
I'm styling now!
Bop bop bop bop, Bird bird bird, Bird is the word, Bop bop bop..... (earworm, sorry)
