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Post by rdhood on Apr 3, 2015 11:10:14 GMT -5
woohoo! I put 60 miles on the scooter this morning in a trek to the GA dept of driver services and got my motorcycle license!
The ride in was soup. No one ever warned me about fog! I had quarter mile visibility but both the inside and outside of my helmet kept fogging over. My jacket is a fireman's jacket surplussed from a local station. it held up really well... not waterproof but definitely water resistant enough for me to stay dry. I got there and then waited on the course for about 20 minutes for the examiner to come. In that time, I was able to practice the course about 4 times. Before going in I was really worried as I only had about 135 miles/1 month worth of practice. But it was no problem at all. By the time that I finished, the fog had burned off and the sun was shining, temp was above 60F, and I had a motorcycle license. While I took the direct 23.3 mile route there, I took the scenic 38 mile ride home. Across a mountain (and the aptly named "Mountain Road") and through the country. Sweet!
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Post by scooter on Apr 3, 2015 15:39:45 GMT -5
woohoo! I put 60 miles on the scooter this morning in a trek to the GA dept of driver services and got my motorcycle license! The ride in was soup. No one ever warned me about fog! I had quarter mile visibility but both the inside and outside of my helmet kept fogging over. My jacket is a fireman's jacket surplussed from a local station. it held up really well... not waterproof but definitely water resistant enough for me to stay dry. I got there and then waited on the course for about 20 minutes for the examiner to come. In that time, I was able to practice the course about 4 times. Before going in I was really worried as I only had about 135 miles/1 month worth of practice. But it was no problem at all. By the time that I finished, the fog had burned off and the sun was shining, temp was above 60F, and I had a motorcycle license. While I took the direct 23.3 mile route there, I took the scenic 38 mile ride home. Across a mountain (and the aptly named "Mountain Road") and through the country. Sweet! Good job, rdhood! Have a bone for doing it right! |
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Post by scooter on Apr 3, 2015 15:42:02 GMT -5
Just wanted to start a thread and see what you all have done to your scooter today... Lets see today,I checked my oil,tire pressure applied silicone to the plastic/rubber,and now Im going for a ride,,but yesterday I was playing around with roller weights.. Hopefully I wont be doing anything other than basic maintenance and mods for a while...I may wash it tomorrow.. Happy scootin! I put some cool LED lights on my scoot. It looks good! |
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Post by vader1701 on Apr 3, 2015 20:25:02 GMT -5
Added mirror turn signals to my Honda Silverwing.
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Post by lain on Apr 3, 2015 23:47:02 GMT -5
I installed a new Casoli CDI and a new orange ignition coil. Got power that was hiding behind my old CDI I had not even realized was there by using the new CDI.
Then I changed the oil, experimenting with Castrol Magnatec 5w-30. So far it does what it promises, which is lubricates and keeps it moving and protected and better than other brands at lower RPMs. After changing the oil I noticed an instant raise in RPMs at idle, by about 500. I also noticed the smell was much cleaner. I feel like the engine operates better at higher RPMs with this, however it does feel like it slows down the climb in acceleration a tad bit, but maintains any speed smoothly.
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Post by lain on Apr 4, 2015 17:05:31 GMT -5
Saw my air filter was starting to tear where the rubber connects to the cone, wrapped it with decorative red white and blue gorrila tape, not gonna have to worry about it for a while now.
Adjusted my valve gaps both to 0.004 in. as the season has changed, or so I hope... Tightened the cam nuts and cylinder block bolts while I was down there since they seemed loose.
Fixed one of my LED light strips for the under body lighting, the negative had come loose. I have a lot of loose things...
Added some electrical tape around the terminals on the ignition coil to further isolate them, just cuz. Added some tape to the top of the rubber cover that slides over the coil to prevent moisture from getting in, even though there was no signs of any getting in anyways. Better to be safe than stranded on the side of the road.
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Post by jerseyboy on Apr 7, 2015 6:57:58 GMT -5
Went for yet another 30 mile ride,,the new Taiwan BBK seems to be getting more powerful and smoother with every mile,,Im using rotella synthetic to break it in too,,its all I had,I might drop that oil out today and use castrol dino for a few hundred miles,,then switch to castrol synthetic,,I know a guy who put over 30K miles on a chinese GY6 using castrol synthetic.Oh yeah,,I put a new throttle housing on too,,GY6 Racing Team sent me a nice two bolt housing,,great upgrade too what was on there..have those Dr.Pulley slides Im going to put in soon too..
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Post by jerseyboy on Apr 7, 2015 15:30:07 GMT -5
Took my CVT cover off today and cleaned my slides,sliders,greased the bushing ect....the stock black slides are in good shape no cracks,,so will leave them alone for now. I removed my stock clutch(cleaned and greased the roller bearings with tacky red Lucas) and put on the 3rd gen NCY blue racing clutch and bell,,man what a difference!! I did not like how tight the springs where that came with it,,the clutch would not engage until close to 4K RPM,,so I put my old stock springs in,,i like when it engages at 3K,,If I was drag racing then maybe I would use stiffer springs,,but Im out for cruising with a little kick...  |
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Post by rdhood on Apr 7, 2015 19:03:52 GMT -5
So, after putting 200 miles on learning to ride and getting my license, I made my first utilitarian "instead of" trip today. I took the scoot, instead of the car, on a typical trip to the store. I rode 8 miles to get there and 8 miles back.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Apr 7, 2015 22:02:15 GMT -5
So, after putting 200 miles on learning to ride and getting my license, I made my first utilitarian "instead of" trip today. I took the scoot, instead of the car, on a typical trip to the store. I rode 8 miles to get there and 8 miles back. A lot faster and cheaper trip, right?  |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Apr 7, 2015 22:53:02 GMT -5
Nothing. The other day though I went to get cat food at 3am (cuz the cat will rub his paws on my door until I go nuts), and the plastic that holds my key finally broke when I tried to open my seat compartment. It took me like 5 minutes to finally turn the bare metal key by hand!
I couldn't help but think that it looked like I was trying to steal it or break into it, lol.
I do have a spare key, so it's all good. The old one was bent up anyway.
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Post by jerseyboy on Apr 8, 2015 8:04:10 GMT -5
Figures it had to break at 3AM...lol..that stinks!!
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Post by scooter on Apr 19, 2015 22:01:24 GMT -5
I did a bunch of odds and ends. I changed the oil. I changed the gear oil because the manual said to use a thinner oil than what I put in it last time. They recommend 10W-30 and I had used 80W90. It IS okay to use MOTOR oil instead of GEAR oil, right? I sure hope so because I didn't see any 10W-30 gear oil at the store. I changed the variator because the one I got from scrapdawg was lame and I hope this one is better. The belt is going to be about 2mm higher on the pulley, per side, so I might be a little over geared. I'll find out tomorrow. Also took measurements of belt ride for my records and spreadsheets. What's interesting is that this variator came with grease on the weights, so now that stupid cover on the back of the 250 sized variator finally makes sense. Looking forward to seeing how that affects variator movement. Also weighed the weights and distributed them by weight around the variator for a hopefully smooth ride. I deglazed the clutch pads. I put the original carb back in, dropped the needle back down and dropped the jet size by 010. I had recently tried to richen the mixture to solve my hot exhaust pipe issue and it didn't work. Not only that, but it dropped my gas mileage by 20mpg, so I put it all back the way I started but with a slightly richer jet than original just to be safe. What's amazing is that the thing seems to run about as well with a 105 jet as it does with a 125 jet and a raised needle. The one odd thing to me is that the spring for the needle diaphragm seems much softer than most I've come across. Usually they pop the cover up pretty hard when I take the screws out, but this one just shoves it up a bit. Is that good? I don't know. Snugged up the exhaust pipe header bolts. Put it on the charger to make up for cranking it several times during testing. Feeling good about my scooter and looking forward to trying it out tomorrow to see the results. |
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Post by jerseyboy on Apr 20, 2015 7:00:28 GMT -5
I did a bunch of odds and ends. I changed the oil. I changed the gear oil because the manual said to use a thinner oil than what I put in it last time. They recommend 10W-30 and I had used 80W90. It IS okay to use MOTOR oil instead of GEAR oil, right? I sure hope so because I didn't see any 10W-30 gear oil at the store. I changed the variator because the one I got from scrapdawg was lame and I hope this one is better. The belt is going to be about 2mm higher on the pulley, per side, so I might be a little over geared. I'll find out tomorrow. Also took measurements of belt ride for my records and spreadsheets. What's interesting is that this variator came with grease on the weights, so now that stupid cover on the back of the 250 sized variator finally makes sense. Looking forward to seeing how that affects variator movement. Also weighed the weights and distributed them by weight around the variator for a hopefully smooth ride. I deglazed the clutch pads. I put the original carb back in, dropped the needle back down and dropped the jet size by 010. I had recently tried to richen the mixture to solve my hot exhaust pipe issue and it didn't work. Not only that, but it dropped my gas mileage by 20mpg, so I put it all back the way I started but with a slightly richer jet than original just to be safe. What's amazing is that the thing seems to run about as well with a 105 jet as it does with a 125 jet and a raised needle. The one odd thing to me is that the spring for the needle diaphragm seems much softer than most I've come across. Usually they pop the cover up pretty hard when I take the screws out, but this one just shoves it up a bit. Is that good? I don't know. Snugged up the exhaust pipe header bolts. Put it on the charger to make up for cranking it several times during testing. Feeling good about my scooter and looking forward to trying it out tomorrow to see the results. Hey Scooter,You know me,,i dont always agree with the much..lol..especially manuals..if the gear box is anything like a GY6 box I would just run the lightest synthetic gear lube you can find,,motor oil may foam up and get alot of air bubbles,,the gear lube wont,,just my thought on it..I know the synthetic stuff is a bit thinner. |
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Post by ricardoguitars on Apr 20, 2015 9:29:16 GMT -5
My gear oil always comes out clean, hope that's a good thing  I adjusted the A/F mixture, I was getting pops when coasting, after adjusting the A/F the pops are gone  |
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