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Post by earlwb on Apr 23, 2014 21:54:45 GMT -5
Well I rode my Roketa 250cc scooter about 550 miles when I rode out to Pittsburg Texas from Grapevine. It might have been more though as I didn't go on the freeways and took the country roads instead and I sort of went the long way around too.
Plus when I rode way down to Zabcikville Texas it was about the same mileage interestingly enough. I also stayed off the freeways doing that too.
I found it more interesting to ride on the country roads and enjoy the scenery as you don't have to do freeway speeds and you can slow down to check things out or stop even.
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Post by earlwb on Apr 15, 2014 14:24:06 GMT -5
Yeah they had some pretty cool trailer and scooter combo's way back then. It was a lot more popular at that time as WWII had only ended a short time earlier and most people couldn't afford a car yet.
I think that the all time classic was the vintage video of someone using a scooter with a side car to pull a fold up camping trailer with a small boat too. I actually thought it was pretty neat. This was back in the early 1950's when cars were still too expensive for many people since WWII had ended.
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Post by earlwb on Apr 13, 2014 21:15:08 GMT -5
I use a homemde variator tool to hold the variator and or clutch so I can loosen the nut to get it off. The tool is easy to make, nothing special. I used aluminum bar stock and cut to length and then I drilled the holes and used screws and nuts to set it up. other people have used steel bar stock too. You do need to use decent sockets for the nuts and a long breaker bar to get the nuts loose. Sometimes they use some epoxy glue to ensure the nuts don't come loose so you need to chisel off the glue, if it is on the nuts. it does take effort to get the nut loose the first time as the factory tends to put them on really tight, too tight in my opinion.   |
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Post by earlwb on Mar 28, 2014 7:50:54 GMT -5
I have used the magnet method with mixed results. It helped with some stop lights but not others. I found that with some lights the city engineer had set it for trucks to discourage cars from using it as a short cut through the industrial park. They wouldn't change that one then. But others they did and some were set on a cycle as the loop in the road was broken.
Now I used a fairly large and strong neodymium magnet, something like 4 inches long and a 1/2 thick and a inch or so wide. It actually attracted some screws and nails to it when I was riding around. So it helped to prevent possible flats too. It was attached onto the frame underneath on the cross brace near the center stand. One thing is that it was near the oil drain plug, so one had to watch it with the wrench as it has the tendency to snatch the wrench out of your hand if you weren't paying attention. So it was a fairly strong magnet and it would hold onto things tenaciously.
But around here now, they are starting to put in the video detection systems where a computer uses a video camera to determine when to switch the stop lights. Those pretty much alleviate needing a magnet. But I figured, what the heck, it can't really hurt anything, so I used a strong magnet.
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Post by earlwb on Feb 18, 2014 23:00:38 GMT -5
I would suggest at least once a week. Probably twice a week in some cases. The problem is if you are going on shorter rides or lots of stop and go at slower speeds, the the battery doesn't get charged up. If you were doing longer higher speed runs then there is time to recharge the battery. Also when the outside temperatures are higher then if the radiator fan turns on and more or less stays on, then that draws down the battery even more which means you probably need to recharge twice a week, or worse even more often.
I almost forgot, but one can change out the incandescent light bulbs for LED lights instead. This is the turn signals, running lights, and tail lights. The LEDs use a lot less current or power to run so it frees up more power to keep the battery charged up.
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Post by earlwb on Feb 12, 2014 22:05:52 GMT -5
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Post by earlwb on Feb 11, 2014 21:56:57 GMT -5
Did you register your scooter at the time you bought it? Or you didn't do anything at the time?
Different states have different rules, but usually it requires a form to be filled out and signed by the previous owner showing that they sold it to you, the mileage etc. Plus you need the title signed over to you as well. Then you may need to show proof of insurance as well in some states. There is also a safety or state inspection required in some states too. I would check your state's DMV rules and requirements online to get a idea about what you need. They ought to have all the forms that you can download and print out and fill out prior to going into the state office to register it then.
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Post by earlwb on Jan 30, 2014 22:24:31 GMT -5
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Post by earlwb on Dec 25, 2013 23:06:49 GMT -5
Way back then, gold wasn't as valuable per ounce as was the Myrrh and Frankencense. That stuff was really expensive to obtain back then. Both items were popular for remedies and supposedly had healing and soothing properties too.
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Post by earlwb on Dec 8, 2013 19:46:18 GMT -5
Well there have been some folks who rode 50cc scooters across the USA, and if I remember some people did ride some 125cc and 150cc scooters across the USA too. Now they had a support crew following along with them and extra scooters and spare parts too. They did have some break downs along the way, but it wasn't a show stopper to fix the scooters. If I remember one group went across the USA using Kymco 50cc scooters. They mainly did it for the company to show how reliable the scooters are.
You ought to try some long distance test rides and build up to longer distances in order to get a feel for it. As others have mentioned it does get pretty tiring and you wind up being quite exhuasted in some cases too.
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Post by earlwb on Nov 21, 2013 22:10:08 GMT -5
I remember someone I knew who decided he didn't need to wear a helmet. A while later he put his foot down at a stop light and stepped in some oil and the foot slipped and he went over on the side and hit his head on the curb. he wound up in a coma with severe head injuries and when he was able to get out of the hospital, he got hit with a incredible hospital bill too. Now he can't work and the creditors are after him all the time. Even more sad is he has a wife and two kids too.
Some states require extra insurance for not wearing a helmet. If you don't have it the insurance companies use it against you should you get hospitalized, plus the state may send you a ticket for not wearing a helmet and having insurance for it as well.
But it is your choice to not wear a helmet, no one can make you, unless it is against the law in your state.
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Post by earlwb on Nov 20, 2013 8:02:51 GMT -5
The big motorcycles can be great and lots of fun, but they are quite dangerous in the sense that you can go a lot more fast on them. You need a lot of control and will power to not give in to the urges to speed. All that power can very easily lead to accidents and worse. One problem with a motorcycle is the manual clutch, in city traffic and at rush hour, using that clutch can get quite hard on your left hand at times. But that motorcycle would be a good deal for someone who can ride more responsibly on them. Just recently a outlaw sport biker thought he could speed his way out of a speeding ticket, but now he has a lot worse troubles. I am totally amazed he didn't get him self killed too. Sometimes the police don't give up. www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/High-Speed-Motorcycle-Chase-Travels-Over-70-Miles-232475431.html |
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Post by earlwb on Nov 13, 2013 7:22:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up. We are just getting our first freeze of the year this morning down here in North Texas.
I expect there will be many more chilly days coming along too.
My little Asian Pear tree did really good this year, it was way overloaded with fruit. I wound up making a lot of pies this year.
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Post by earlwb on Oct 10, 2013 21:27:14 GMT -5
Indiana's DMV doesn't say anything about it so far. www.dmv.org/in-indiana/other-types.phpSo I still assume one needs to get all the registration, titling, etc for them. Now then this police website still has the regular information for mopeds versus scooters. Only mopeds less than 50cc with 2 hp and can't go over 25mph still have the moped classification. So unless it is a really new law change, it is the same as before. |
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Post by earlwb on Oct 6, 2013 9:16:17 GMT -5
Whether the wheels come with new bearings or not depends on the importer. The wheels may or may not have them.
Most of the time no.
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