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Post by endru on May 25, 2013 20:37:10 GMT -5
Since I'm installing my 50mm bbk soon, I decided on complementing the kit with some taller final drive gears. I assumed that buying a set of 16/50 gears would be a nice 1 up 1 down adjustment, assuming that my stock gears were 15/51 like most. Just to be on the safe I opened up the gear housing to check and wow... they're 14/53.  So what does this mean for my new gearing? I can still go with 16/50 gears, right? The process of pulling out the gears was interesting too. I thought everything could be accessed inside of the CVT cover, I remember seeing videos on YouTube like that. But apparently the gear housing comes off the backside of the CVT while still connected to the wheel. Because the wheel was connected to the gearbox, I had to remove the exhaust in order to pull it off far enough. And then the rear brake cable was still connected to it...  |
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Post by alleyoop on May 25, 2013 20:46:27 GMT -5
Yes if they fit go with the 16/50 gears.
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Post by endru on May 25, 2013 20:52:24 GMT -5
[replyingto=alleyoop]alleyoop[/replyingto]Thanks for the quick reply Alleyoop.
What's the likelyhood that they wouldn't fit? I've never heard of anyone having that problem before, but I haven't been in the scooter scene all that long. I guess I should have measured the diameter of my gears while I was in there, it never crossed my mind that a new set of gears might not fit.
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Post by jerseyboy on May 25, 2013 22:43:53 GMT -5
Im getting a tao tao 150,,I would like to do this upgrade along with a cdi box,,where can I find the gears and performance parts for these scoots at a good price? Thanks Tom  |
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Post by millsc on May 26, 2013 9:33:16 GMT -5
My new scoot had 14/52 gears put in 16/50 set big improvement
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Post by jerseyboy on May 26, 2013 11:01:30 GMT -5
My new scoot had 14/52 gears put in 16/50 set big improvement Where did you get them? |
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Post by millsc on May 26, 2013 11:30:56 GMT -5
Scrappys ebay store 35 bucks
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Post by hank on May 26, 2013 11:39:05 GMT -5
Hi
On my BBK scoot I went with 17/49 with excellent results
Take care and ride safely
Yours Hank
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Post by millsc on May 26, 2013 11:45:36 GMT -5
can't buy the 17/49 anymore unless you want to pay nearly 100 bucks at racingplanet
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Post by jerseyboy on May 26, 2013 12:11:38 GMT -5
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Post by hank on May 26, 2013 12:17:56 GMT -5
can't buy the 17/49 anymore unless you want to pay nearly 100 bucks at racingplanet Hi Not a problem for me at least I got mine at my local B&M scooter shop for around $35 He still has plenty in stock in various ratios including 17/49 I hardly ever purchase parts on line Take care and ride safely dear friend Yours Hank |
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Post by endru on May 26, 2013 22:03:14 GMT -5
Hank - man I wish I had a b&m shop around here that sold supplies and parts. The place in town where I bought my scoot, the guy doesn't sell anything besides the scoots and won't install any performance upgrades, just does basic repairs. At least that's what he said when I bought it a year ago. But that's okay, I really prefer doing it all myself, I have learned so much since I started and half the fun of riding is doing the work on it yourself. It's just a pain when I need an exhaust gasket or something little and I have to pay shipping and wait a week for it  Millsc - that's the set I found too. Gotta love Scrappys, especially their ebay store!  |
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Post by millsc on May 26, 2013 22:05:19 GMT -5
you sure your gears aren't 14/52?
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Post by endru on May 26, 2013 22:21:33 GMT -5
[replyingto=millsc]millsc[/replyingto]I had my brother over at the time showing him how the transmission works and I had him count the teeth. After his first count I said that's impossible, count them again. He got the same count second time... we were low on time then so I had to quick get them back in and didn't count them myself. That being said, whatever the stock gears were, I'm still going with a 16/50 upgrade. Just as long as there's no chance the new gears wouldn't "fit".
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Post by endru on Jun 6, 2013 15:32:57 GMT -5
[replyingto=awhitlock]endru[/replyingto]Just went to the mechanic near my house to have them press the new gears together with their hydraulic press. But... it didn't work, they couldn't get them to go together! What the heck?!  I guess I'll just go try at some other shops in town to see if they can do it. Any other suggestions? |
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