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Post by loganhes on Jul 1, 2014 12:04:26 GMT -5
Hello All,
It has been a long time since I posted here as I was recovering from a broken and reconstructed ankle. Anyway, I have a questions. I am thinking about installing new sliders on my Kymco Super 8 (150cc) and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what weight slider I should try. I THINK the ones currently in my scooter are 14g but I am not sure. They work great but I just wanted to see if perhaps another weight would be better. I weigh around 196 lbs. and the majority of my traveling is on smaller farm roads will a lot of small hills and tons of twists and turns. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
--Jim
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Post by alleyoop on Jul 1, 2014 12:42:40 GMT -5
So you want some torque and not so much speed if so go down to 12 or 13 gram weights.
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Post by loganhes on Jul 1, 2014 12:52:14 GMT -5
Alleyoop,
Right now with what I believe are 14g sliders, I go up the hills with ease and on a flat straightaway I once got it up to 67 mph according to the state trooper that pulled me over. I only did that once but I can regularly get it to 55 - 60 mph with ease. With that said, perhaps I should just get a new set of 14g sliders? As my current set is over 2 years old and have about 4,600 miles on them.
---Jim
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Post by jerseyboy on Jul 1, 2014 13:35:11 GMT -5
If your happy with the way it rolls now I would leave it alone,,I love my 13g sliders...
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Post by rockynv on Jul 1, 2014 21:32:25 GMT -5
Are they real Dr. Pulley? They are supposed to last many times longer than the 12,000 mile OEM rollers in the name brand bikes so at 4,600 miles they may be barely broken in.
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jul 1, 2014 23:50:00 GMT -5
Are they real Dr. Pulley? They are supposed to last many times longer than the 12,000 mile OEM rollers in the name brand bikes so at 4,600 miles they may be barely broken in. Are these 12,000 mile rollers available in 16x13? My Dr. Pulleys looked fair after having them not even a year. Maybe it's my scooter or variator at the time, but I don't see the Dr Pulleys I had lasting even close to 12,000 miles.  |
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Post by kevbailey on Jul 2, 2014 2:25:03 GMT -5
I don't see 12k out of them either. I replaced mine after about 6,000 miles, and they were worn down to the brass. They were, however, worn evenly and still worked well, but I was noticing a big change in top speed RPM and my mileage went way down, so I knew it was time.
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Post by rockynv on Jul 2, 2014 3:33:48 GMT -5
In the Piaggio bikes the OEM rollers are rated for 6,250 miles (1 oil change) but usually last 12,500 miles (2 oil changes) so they get changed every other oil change along with the belt however the Dr. Pulley are supposed to last much longer with other riders reporting almost double the life from the Dr. Pulley sliders over the OEM rollers.
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Post by loganhes on Jul 2, 2014 10:08:33 GMT -5
Are they real Dr. Pulley? They are supposed to last many times longer than the 12,000 mile OEM rollers in the name brand bikes so at 4,600 miles they may be barely broken in. They are not real Dr. Pulley sliders. They are just your basic generic sliders that I believe I bought from Scrappy Dog. They worked great but I am just thinking that perhaps it might be time to replace them. How long can these generic ones last? So far the performance of my scoot hasn't decreased. I am just trying to proactive and plan for their eventual replacement. --Jim |
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