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Here's the latest,

Things I installed today: New Rectifier Regulator, New clutch and bell, New drive belt.

I installed the new Rectifier Regulator, no problems there.


I purchased an impact gun and got the clutch bell nut off.

The old clutch was worn down and had thin pads left.
The inside of the clutch bell was grinded up and had grooves inside of it, the same way when your brake pads are low and the metal digs into the calipers and you need to replace the calipers. (luckily I purchased the new clutch assembly)

Clutch nut/Springs
I went to install the 1500 rpm spring set in my new clutch assembly and I realized that my wrench wasn't large enough to fit the wide nut.
I'm gonna go and purchase a bigger one tomorrow or something I can use to get the screw off.(Please let me know what all I can use that maybe a do-it-yourself without me having to purchase another tool, or whats the best and cheapest tool I can purchase?)

Compressing the spring?
I purchased a c-clamp to compress the clutch, but I cant get it to squeeze it down, even after tightening the c-clamp by hand as much as I could it until I couldn't anymore.
Am I doing something wrong?
Should I just use the wrench and turn the c-clamp until it presses the clutch down?
Will doing that mess something up?

I watched many videos and people compressed it by using two feet.
I did this on the old and new clutch but it didn't budge...It looked so easy in the videos but its stiff as heck and wont budge, even when standing on it with my whole body weight of 184 LBS.
Am I doing something wrong?


Still making the low popping noise
Its still making the low popping sound when I stop giving it gas and let it almost shut off and then hit the throttle(pop...)
I still will make the video soon as I get a chance

Oil leak
There is also an oil leak. It comes out through the center stand. I still have to take a good look and see what's going on and exactly where it's coming from.

Loud Muffler? Not really anymore...
The exhaust is not as bad sounding.
It's pretty normal at idle but when I rev it up I can hear what I'm guessing is the 100cc.
Whatever it is, it's too loud for my taste.
How can I get it quieter?
Is there something I can do to the exhaust to quiet it without causing a problem?

Test ride/Good news
I happy to say that the bike was flying again.
I couldn't really go far and see if I had a nice top speed, but it quickly got up to a decent speed while going up and down the block.
The bbk is definitely doing what its supposed to do, and I'm totally satisfied with the take off speed and get up to top speed quickly performance.(Ill test the uphill performance when everything's fixed and it's safe to drive without getting stuck somewhere)
It did really well even without the 1500 rpm springs installed yet and I'm really excited to see what difference the 1500rpm springs will make.


Hard Starting
Again It was very hard to start and took a while,
I had jumper cables hooked up because the battery is dead(im hoping the RR will fix this, I already installed a new stator) and had to crank the scooter and play with the throttle.
After about two minutes it started.

I heard this is because of the performance CDI...
Should I put back my original CDI in there? (I don't wanna lose my performance)
Is there a fix for the hard starting to make it better?
Will it be a gamble that I might drain my battery every single time I wanna start my bike, or will it not be that bad if I tune things right?
I cant use jumper cables everytime I wanna start my bike.


Still wont stay on without giving it throttle
It still wouldn't stay on by itself so I had to give it throttle to keep it running.
I thought the RR would fix this.


Rectifier Regulator working?
I don't know if the new Rectifier Regulator is working or if the old one was even broken...
My headlight and Taillight are still not on(bulbs are working)
But what really shocked me is the side front headlight-assist bulbs were dim and when I revved the throttle they got brighter and dim again when it was idling down.
I thought with a working Stator and RR, It would work like a regulator alternator and keep my lights bright and charge my battery.(Ill have to test when I can run the bike longer, but I dont know if ill need a new battery or not...)

When I went to see if it gave the battery a little bit of a charge after the test ride, the bike wouldn't do anything, like my kickstand kill switch was on or something.
It just didn't make a sound, nothing.
I checked the kickstand kill switch and it was ok, so I jumped the solenoid and it cranked(wouldn't start again though) but it cranked normally,

What is the dang problem now? This is frustrating me.


It starting raining so I just ended it right there and will start again on Sunday.

Thanks,
Please Help

**Update**

Copper ring installation
after installing the copper ring gasket, when I started the bike(via jumper cables still) it sounded a quieter, but still was way too loud, especially when giving it throttle it got like a small dirt bike again.
when i let it go to low idle(which I couldn't really because the bike wont stay on) it was kinda ok.
but reving was way loud.
I smell exhaust fumes, and It sounds like there's maybe a hole or crack somewhere in the exhaust, I didn't see any holes or cracks but ill take a better look later.
I really need this bike quiet.

Popping sound when quick reving throttle(not backfiring?)
When I give the throttle a quick rev, I hear a low popping sound, it sounds like its coming from the place where I installed the copper ring gasket maybe?? But I don't hear it coming from the back of the muffler where I believe back firing comes from.

Oil leak?
I saw a few small oil spots under the bike when I sat idling for a few minutes.
I'm pretty sire I put all the gaskets back in, the one at the base and the metal one in the middle.
I made sure everything was nice and tight but took care not to over tighten the cheap metal these things are made from.
Ill check this out more later

Air intake parts removal?
I was told to remove the old intake box and all parts affiliated.
When I went to do this, I noticed that there was a hose running to a stem on the manifold in between the carb and the manifold.
Do I just leave this stem empty and open?
Do I just plug the stem up?


Up and down the block test ride(I still have the stock springs and the 5g rollers until other parts come)
*Note-Ill reserve judgement on the actual performance until I get the springs sliders and exhaust fixed first
I took it up and down the block a few times and at first like before it flew quickly to about 15-20mph then idled high while maintaining about 20mph.
Atleast one or two times I felt like it was picking up normally, like to 35 normally... then riding back down the block, back to the 15-20mph then rev high.
I still didn't take a look at the clutch yet, ill try to get to it tomorrow and also check which RR my bike takes, unless there's the same one for my model type, if so let me know and ill just order it.

What do you think about this exhaust situation?

Thanks.

Thanks, i'll order a new regulator tonight.

As far as the re-jet, I put the # main jet that came with the bbk in.
Do I need bigger?

I believe my timing is correct, although the new cam didn't really show a top marker for which way was up.
Aside from the two side holes on it, there was some writing on one side and multiple holes on the other side, unlike my old cam which only had one hole on the top.
What I did was check how the old cam was sitting at top dead center and observe the shaft and which way the gear things were facing, that showed me that the side with all the holes was up and not the side with the writing.

Thanks for your input, I'm a very good listener and I also have good common sense,
One thing I learned in life, is that most people (even the ones that are so-called "professionals" in their field) don't really know what the heck their talking about.. So I observe carefully and just by applying basic wisdom and common sense, I usually can tell when someone genuinely knows their stuff. From the years I've been observing, watching and listening. I know that Alleyoop knows his stuff, and I trust him and make financial decisions concerning my bike off his advice.
Now of course I listen to others as well and have gotten great advise from others also.

But anyways,
The carb that came with the kit is a 19mm a # main jet.
Is that a better carb?

I just orders the 1500 rpm springs set
And the 8 gram rollers.
I'll be installing the bbk this evening,
I need some advice, the bbk kit came with the # main jet; how do properly adjust the air/fuel mix or do I not worry about that with the new carb?
Is that stuff already adjusted on a new carb and do I just install the main jet?

Ok so do I get the 1500 rpm main spring and 1500 rpm small springs,
Along with the 8 gram sliders?
The bbk came with 8 gram rollers and I heard a few posters say that I would have to go 1 gram heavier when switching to sliders.
Please explain...