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Post by shrimpsauce on Nov 20, 2016 13:00:20 GMT -5
Hi!
My name's Cameron, a mid-twenties cook with a wife and newborn daughter. I'm located just outside of Asheville, NC; sorrounded by tons and tons of hills and trees. It's beautiful 😍. Anyway, I just got a hold of a new 2016 Bintelli Fury 150, loving it so far, but I'm looking forward to cracking it open and seeing how much power I can pull out of it. I'm sure this place will help me in deciding how I should proceed with my new hobby.
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Post by tortoise on Nov 20, 2016 13:40:43 GMT -5
It is encouraging to NOT read about a NC moped restricted driver (due to an impaired driving conviction) inquiring about how to make a 30mph scooter go 50mph! 150's are typically 50-55mph scooters . . significantly less up inclines and into headwinds. Avoid wasting money on a performance CDI, ignition coil, or exhaust. Direct those funds toward a scooter with more displacement . . such as a Sym or Kymco 300. |
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Post by shrimpsauce on Nov 20, 2016 14:02:50 GMT -5
Haha, we call those liquor-cycles around here. It's funny you brought it up. Not me though, clean driving record!
Not really interested in a Kymco or anything like that at the moment. I actually wanted a cheaper 150 scooter to work on as more of a hobby project. It's only back country roads around where I'm at, and there's not much opportunity to go much faster than 45.
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Post by tortoise on Nov 20, 2016 15:21:42 GMT -5
Monitor around 30psi tire pressures and muffler mounts for cracking, and perform routine maintenance to enhance longevity. $15 a quart synthetic oil will probably NOT extend engine life significantly (but may find potential leaks a little quicker) . . $3-$4 a quart 15W-40 conventional oil seems to work just fine. |
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Post by shrimpsauce on Nov 20, 2016 15:57:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the tips. I plan on making this thing last a while for fair-weather commuting. I already replaced the fuel line and simplified the vacuum lines. I took out the petcock and put in a manual fuel cut-off valve, took out the bogus emmission system, and tuned the carb. The only vacuum line that remains is the one that goes to the carb. It works and sounds somewhat better than it did right off the lot, not to say it sounded bad when I got it.
I'm a little weary to do too many changes before it's properly broken in, though. I'm not sure if that matters.
Next I plan to get lighter variator weights to help with the lower end on all these hills, but I need to weigh the ones I have first
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Post by floridagull on Nov 20, 2016 16:53:49 GMT -5
 from south FL! Bintelli's are quite good...  |
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Post by shrimpsauce on Nov 20, 2016 18:36:30 GMT -5
Yep! I'm happy with it. It was good enough that I could've just left it alone and only do the regular maintenance on it. But I always have to mess with stuff, haha. It's probably safer that I tinker around on a scooter than it would be if I got under the hood of my car.
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Post by cyborg55 on Nov 20, 2016 22:47:46 GMT -5
Get it broken in,,,there's a bunch of stuff to do to squeeze a couple ponies more out of it,,,,oh and welcome!!
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Post by shrimpsauce on Nov 20, 2016 22:56:04 GMT -5
Thanks Cyborg! I'm working on getting it broken in, but I need to pick up some better clothes. It's starting to get cold, and I lack the proper attire to ride in sub-50° weather. I didn't think that one through, haha!!
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Post by dollartwentyfive on Nov 21, 2016 2:22:39 GMT -5
It's only back country roads around where I'm at, and there's not much opportunity to go much faster than 45. every time i got on my "moped" was an opportunity to go faster than 45, i had a 250 and i rode it like i stole it. anyway . . . here's something that might interest you: If your roller weights are giving you good acceleration, and a good top end, but when you approach a small hill the scooter slows drastically, this may be caused by having too light of a contra spring. The contra spring helps push the rear pully back together when torque is applied to the rear pully. Also if you are running good at say 50MPH, and you slow down to say 35MPH. If you try to accelerate, and you have hardly any acceleration, this can also be caused by having too light of a contra spring. When you slow down, the spring is supposed to push the rear pully together into a lower gear ratio. If the spring isn't strong enough, the pully will remain in a high gear, and then when you try to accelerate, there isn't enough power to push you because you are in too high of a gear. On the other hand, if your spring is too strong, then the roller weights may not be heavy enough to force the belt out all the way and into it's highest gear ratio. If you go with a heavier contra spring, you may need to go to a slightly higher roller weight. Likewise, if you go to a lower spring, you may need to go to a lighter weight. There is a very fine balance that you must achieve between the contra spring and your roller weights. This is only accomplished through trial and error. |
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Post by cyborg55 on Nov 21, 2016 9:03:14 GMT -5
It's only back country roads around where I'm at, and there's not much opportunity to go much faster than 45. every time i got on my "moped" was an opportunity to go faster than 45, i had a 250 and i rode it like i stole it. anyway . . . here's something that might interest you: If your roller weights are giving you good acceleration, and a good top end, but when you approach a small hill the scooter slows drastically, this may be caused by having too light of a contra spring. The contra spring helps push the rear pully back together when torque is applied to the rear pully. Also if you are running good at say 50MPH, and you slow down to say 35MPH. If you try to accelerate, and you have hardly any acceleration, this can also be caused by having too light of a contra spring. When you slow down, the spring is supposed to push the rear pully together into a lower gear ratio. If the spring isn't strong enough, the pully will remain in a high gear, and then when you try to accelerate, there isn't enough power to push you because you are in too high of a gear. On the other hand, if your spring is too strong, then the roller weights may not be heavy enough to force the belt out all the way and into it's highest gear ratio. If you go with a heavier contra spring, you may need to go to a slightly higher roller weight. Likewise, if you go to a lower spring, you may need to go to a lighter weight. There is a very fine balance that you must achieve between the contra spring and your roller weights. This is only accomplished through trial and error. What he said,,,, |
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Post by shrimpsauce on Nov 21, 2016 9:16:48 GMT -5
Thanks! I think my stock weights and contra spring were paired correctly, I don't notice much trouble accelerating after reaching the top of a hill or otherwise slowing down. What I really want to do is stay in lower gear a little bit longer. There's two hills around here in particular where I have to come to a complete stop right at the bottom due to a light, and then kinda slowly inch up just because i don't have the momentum. This doesn't happen as bad if I can catch the light when it's green! I was only planning on decreasing my roller weights about 10%-20%. But I know it's something I'll have to play with, like you mentioned.
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Post by floridagull on Nov 21, 2016 18:07:54 GMT -5
Thanks Cyborg! I'm working on getting it broken in, but I need to pick up some better clothes. It's starting to get cold, and I lack the proper attire to ride in sub-50° weather. I didn't think that one through, haha!! Even down here in FL, I have found that it gets cold at times. I just ordered a windshield from Parts for Scooters for my Kymco - this one - www.partsforscooters.com/172-97_CF-50_Windshield?sc=37&category=137362 - I usually ride 2-up with my wife, so I wanted good protection. Here is a link to all of their windshields - www.partsforscooters.com/Slipstreamer-Windshields - if your handlebars are mostly covered, the "Scoot" series mounts to the mirror mounts - the "CF" series, which I purchased, mounts to the handlebars - mine are "naked"...  They are having a sale on Cyber Monday...   |
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Post by shrimpsauce on Nov 21, 2016 20:23:09 GMT -5
Ooooooohhhh!!!! I was thinking about getting one relatively soon. Thanks for the heads up about cyber-Monday! Now I know to wait a couple days.  I also weighed my variator weights a couple hours ago. It looks like they're somewhere between 13-14 grams. I only have a cooking scale, so it's not super accurate. I was planning on picking up some 12s, but now I think it may be better to go with 11s and mix the stock weights with the new ones if 11 ends up being too light. Would mixing rollers and sliders be a no-no? |
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Post by crawford on Nov 21, 2016 20:25:07 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum I too was from outside of Asheville it was call Leicester but locals called it Lester guess either they didn't know how it was spelled or how to say it LOL. I'm was on a fixed income taxes there and car registration and inspection money never quit. I move to Est TN easy on my wallet and no state income tax or any of the other stuff NC has LOL.
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