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Post by joaoeu on Jul 18, 2013 1:40:45 GMT -5
It was marked down to $799, I talked it down to $750 cash. Great find, that's a steal! I think they normally go for $1500, probably $1250 for us in LA area who are close to the major distributors. The Symba 100cc (not 110cc like BMS Bi-Metro) normally go for $2500 new. A used one with less than a 1000miles, even at a local Sym & Kymco dealer, it took them two months to sell this used one for $1250-1500. |
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Post by domindart on Jul 18, 2013 1:57:39 GMT -5
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Post by cat0020 on Jul 19, 2013 10:49:58 GMT -5
Put about 37 miles on the Super cub clone, I grounded the left foot peg in corners, twice. It's plenty of get up and go to leave cars behind from a stoplight. It cruises nicely between 35-42 mph without feel of labored. 45-50 mph seems pretty easy, but the suspension really is the limiting factor to sustain that speed. In efforts to reduce the exhaust heat and removing all the nuts and bolts to make sure they are greased properly; I removed the exhaust from the SuperCub clone, sanded down the faux-chrome that is already peeling and gave it a coat of BBQ paint :lol3:   Maybe I will dig up some old ceramic wrap for the header later on. I'd assume that this thing gets carb-icing pretty bad in the cold, maybe the header wrap would need to be removed. :lol3 Oh, I ditched the sidestand safety switch for another 1/4 lb. of weight saving. |
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Post by cat0020 on Jul 23, 2013 10:35:20 GMT -5
Put about 100 miles on the SuperCub clone.
Refuel for the first time, put in about .75 gal.
Seems to bog after refuel in mid RPM range.
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Post by shalomrider on Jul 23, 2013 18:21:58 GMT -5
howdy, one of the pic's looked like you could drop that whole plastic leg sheild thingy and run kinda naked bike style. might look neat--
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by cat0020 on Jul 26, 2013 23:38:26 GMT -5
[replyingto=shalomrider]shalomrider[/replyingto]300 mi. logged, oil change, carb re-jet, remove EVAC canister, valve clearance check.   If there is some way of hiding all the wiring, I would leave the leg shield off the scooter, but I think the leg shield does a good job of directing airflow to cool the engine. |
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Post by prodigit on Jul 27, 2013 1:47:43 GMT -5
Looks nice!
I would try finding a solution to hide the cables on the back of the steering column!
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Post by cat0020 on Jul 31, 2013 20:21:30 GMT -5
Progress on the Chinese SuperCub clone: Re-jet carb, removed airbox to use a cone air filter, ceramic wrap the header portion of exhaust:  Surging issues mostly gone, some back firing with OEM airbox, but none with cone air filter. Spark plug gotta good tan. I removed about 8-10 lb. of stuff from OEM scoot, about 4-5% of weight loss on vehicle. About 300 miles put on the SuperCub clone since July 16th.. so far so good. |
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Post by cat0020 on Aug 2, 2013 14:30:17 GMT -5
Took a long ride about 64 mile, I thought I ran the fuel tank to near empty, but only took .49 gal to fill-up, which calculated to 103.6 mpg ;D. 400 mile in 3 weeks, oil change, valve check, chain tension check, all is good.  |
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 2, 2013 14:39:40 GMT -5
Sweet. Looks like you have made her yours. Glad you are out riding it and I'm impressed overall with the bikes looks. Hope she keeps delivering for you
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Post by brandjur on Aug 2, 2013 15:02:29 GMT -5
Very nice. Not bad at all.
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Post by cat0020 on Aug 4, 2013 22:34:45 GMT -5
Hit 500 mi. today, I noticed the headset seemed to have come loose, maybe because the sustained higher speeds. The suspension really can be improved for sustained high speed, lack of any damping is really rough when higher speed combined with bumps.
Tightening the headset was a easy job, even without the proper tools, nothing a flat head screwdriver and a hammer can't fix. ;p
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Post by cat0020 on Aug 13, 2013 20:33:30 GMT -5
Over 700 mi. ridden now. Changed the front sprocket from 14t to 16t, stock chain is just long enough. Now the engine cruises easily/happily at 45 mph, with enough torque to accelerate up to 50+ mph. Been re-fueling about every 70-75 miles, about 0.45 gal. to fill the tank, averaging over 100 mpg.   |
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Post by prodigit on Aug 21, 2013 22:18:11 GMT -5
nice! Glad you could find a front sprocket. Where did you buy it? I estimate that your 110cc should do round about 55MPH tops. By changing the front sprocket with 2 tooth, you only increased top speed, and MPG, by 14%. On my MC-05-127 I found the sweet spot to be round about that range. If you want to be better on gas, and don't need hill climbing power, or fast acceleration, you can always do 3 tooth less on the rear sprocket. It's easier to find rear sprockets than front sprockets.
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Post by cat0020 on Aug 24, 2013 6:53:11 GMT -5
[replyingto=prodigit]prodigit[/replyingto]I bought this scoot from a Jersey shore dealer, it has sat at the dealership for over 18 months, therefore the special low purchase price.
Top speed limiter is not the engine nor power output, it is the suspension, this vehicle is simply unsafe to operate at highway speed.
By going to smaller rear sprocket, that chan will likely rub the plastic swingarm protector raw, I wouldn't go with smaller rear sprocket.
At current setup with 16/38 sprocket ratio, the 4th gear acceleration is just about safely operable with car traffic, I could chug up a 20% gradient driveway with 2nd gear with some weight carried. That's about all I need out of this scoot.
Now with over 700 miles logged, last two fill ups, I'm getting nearly 118-122 mpg, just the 0.65 gal tank needs more frequent fill ups.
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