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Post by scooter on Oct 31, 2014 5:09:24 GMT -5
It may look angry to some but its a joy to ride. Stable even at  + mph. Cruises at 75/80 even carting my 245 lbs around unless you have a really bad headwind. The stock halogen lamps are like lasers according to my eldest daughter after I followed her home late one nite and I am not sure what the comment would be now that I have the brighter Osram XtraVision bulbs. That's nice! Not knocking your scooter, BTW. I just like to look at their "faces".  |
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Post by xyshannen on Oct 31, 2014 9:14:47 GMT -5
My ex was following a semi like that on day in her Ford Explorer when he suddenly jumped to the right lane to avoid a DOT guy making a U-turn. She totaled her suv and almost killed the DOT guy.
I wouldn't follow a semi like that on a scoot just out of fear of road gaters.
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Post by rockynv on Oct 31, 2014 11:39:10 GMT -5
It may look angry to some but its a joy to ride. Stable even at + mph. Cruises at 75/80 even carting my 245 lbs around unless you have a really bad headwind. The stock halogen lamps are like lasers according to my eldest daughter after I followed her home late one nite and I am not sure what the comment would be now that I have the brighter Osram XtraVision bulbs. That's nice! Not knocking your scooter, BTW. I just like to look at their "faces". Didn't take it as knocking so not to worry. Aprilia was going for an aggressive this is not a toy/moped look in a Modern Traditional format. On the road many mistake it for a 650 or 750cc bike due to its height and stance. Kids on 600's think I have put 250cc badges on a 750 or tricked it out in some other fashion while in reality it's basically stock with a sport fairing and Dr. Pulley sliders. |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Oct 31, 2014 12:10:07 GMT -5
If you can get your schnoz a foot or so from the back of a big semi on the highway, it's AMAZING how fast you can go, and how wind-free it can get! Ya and you can double your top speed, by driving off a cliff! Almost did that once in Colorado... I definitely CANNOT recommend it... LOL! 
Ride safe and keep away from truckloads of chicken-renderings (and Wiley Coyote-style cliffs)
Leo in Texas
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Post by oldchopperguy on Oct 31, 2014 12:22:59 GMT -5
That's nice! Not knocking your scooter, BTW. I just like to look at their "faces". Didn't take it as knocking so not to worry. Aprilia was going for an aggressive this is not a toy/moped look in a Modern Traditional format. On the road many mistake it for a 650 or 750cc bike due to its height and stance. Kids on 600's think I have put 250cc badges on a 750 or tricked it out in some other fashion while in reality it's basically stock with a sport fairing and Dr. Pulley sliders.
Rocynv,
Could you please comment on your Dr. Pulley sliders? Good, bad, or about the same performance as rollers...
I'm probably going to replace the rollers in my Kymco 250 next season, and have heard good things about the sliders. I'd like to know what weights you used (compared to the weights of the stock rollers) and what, if any improvement you obtained in any general riding area; acceleration, top-speed, gas-mileage, etc.
Sliders look to me to be a very good alternative to rollers, although my old Kymco performs very well as-is. I'm thinking though, at 14K miles, the rollers might be at a good point to replace with something better. Sliders aren't all THAT expensive, and appear to better fully open and close the variator, but I've read several different opinions on what weights to use, opposed to stock rollers.
Wondering what you used, and how they worked. Obviously, running + they're working mighty well!
Thanks much!
Leo
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Post by scooter on Oct 31, 2014 16:10:26 GMT -5
If you can get your schnoz a foot or so from the back of a big semi on the highway, it's AMAZING how fast you can go, and how wind-free it can get! They don't call it "drafting" for nothing... Not so good on a hot day, behind a truckload of chicken renderings though... LOLOLOL! Not for me though, I like a LOT of daylight between me and tons of steel and chicken-guts... HeheHe...  Leo in Texas I think people are doing 80mph or more on human powered bicycles by getting behind a specially made vehicle that blocks the wind for them. Seems like cheating but that's how they are playing that game. from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_recordsName Year Speed Type of record Fred Rompelberg 1995 268 km/h (167 mph) Flat surface, motor-paced[1] It says 167 mph. That's insane but I'm not going to fact check it. |
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Post by rockynv on Oct 31, 2014 20:28:12 GMT -5
I have mixed feelings on the sliders. I went with stock weights which improved highway fuel economy but dropped city. Still got increased acceleration while improving sustained top speeds up hills and riding with headwinds. Belt rides up high enough to hit the gasket on the oil sump now so the gasket needs to be replaced and a 1mm thick machined washer installed in the variator to help prevent this which will further enhance off the line launches and should not impact top end. Right now a few sports cars and only the higher end sport bikes really pull away from me at traffic lights but the cars usually will be pulling out with effort tires a screeching when they do. Police really seem to take notice of the loud car or sport bike and not the little scooter quietly pulling out ahead. For even better acceleration I could drop down 1 ounce over stock and down 1mm in diameter.
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 31, 2014 22:29:21 GMT -5
howdy, in addition to all the stupidity of riding so close behind a truck , i definitely wouldn't do that behind a load of 50 bovines on the way to slaughter. i do have fond memories of drafting a truck in a cloudburst. i pulled out and made sure he knew i was there and intended to draft him, then settled in for , as leo indicated, a pretty comfortable 20 miles or so of light throttle freeway speed coasting. i became a truck driver after that and can't say i would want anyone to do that behind a truck i was driving. but i lived long enough to know how stupid i was----
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by rockynv on Nov 1, 2014 4:41:02 GMT -5
My daughter drafted my motorhome when the wife was driving it and her Jeep got over 35 MPG dropping the RV to about 6 MPG. Saved her a few gallons of gasoline and lost me over 10. Drafting especially if your driving a car or SUV can cause the vehicle you are drafting to use 33% to 50% more fuel. Its really a form of theft besides being extremely dangerous. A tread belt flying off from a 19.5 or 22 inch tire is lethal.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Nov 2, 2014 7:53:52 GMT -5
Ya and you can double your top speed, by driving off a cliff! Almost did that once in Colorado... I definitely CANNOT recommend it... LOL!
Ride safe and keep away from truckloads of chicken-renderings (and Wiley Coyote-style cliffs)
Leo in Texas
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Post by sevenwheels on Dec 21, 2014 16:42:30 GMT -5
The Morphous tends to like 50MPH , by GPS. At least that's where the throttle leads..
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Post by zhan on Dec 23, 2014 2:47:14 GMT -5
I live in Phoenix where most of the main roads around here have a posted speed limit of 45 mph. Most of the people on the road are cruising at 50 - 55 mph. On my scooter my indicated speed tops out at about 55 mph which I'm sure that the actual speed is closer to about 49 or 50 mph. Most of the traffic passes me by. I stick to the right hand lane most of the time. So when driving in town I pretty much go full throttle. I really don't need a twist throttle. Just an on/off switch for the gas. I'm either flat out full throttle or on the brakes just to keep from getting run over in traffic. I couldn't imagine trying to make do with a 50cc. Not here with these crazy drivers. Now if I had my druthers, I'd like to keep around 40 mph. It's a comfortable speed on a scooter that gets me where I want to go in a reasonable amount of time and affords me the enjoyment of a nice ride. But when you live in the city, you can't always have your druthers.
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+ mph. Cruises at 75/80 even carting my 245 lbs around unless you have a really bad headwind. The stock halogen lamps are like lasers according to my eldest daughter after I followed her home late one nite and I am not sure what the comment would be now that I have the brighter Osram XtraVision bulbs.
