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Post by earlwb on Jun 28, 2013 21:54:28 GMT -5
Yes I have Gremlin bells on all of my two wheeled vehicles. I run both the silver and the brass bells, as they repel different gremlins. They work even better if a loved one gives them to you too.  |
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Post by earlwb on Jun 28, 2013 21:49:28 GMT -5
Never ever let someone else ride your scooter, motorcycle or drive your car. You'll always get ripped off or worse. If they wreck out, you lost your vehicle, and they will invariably want you to pay the medical costs plus. Another scenario I saw was where someone let someone else use their car and they ran a bunch of stop lights (they have those stoplight cameras out here all over the place), plus parking tickets too. Anyway the owner got pulled over because a cop ran the plates and found warrants out for their arrest for unpaid tickets. The "friend" neglected to tell her, and she went to jail for the whole holiday and got stuck with all of the fines. It was a holiday and her kids were home too but someone took care of them for her.
So you can wind up without a vehicle and still get sued for damages and the insurance company won't pay up either. Then your so called friend just says sorry and bails on you leaving you holding the bag.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 28, 2013 21:34:56 GMT -5
I have put LED lights on everything except the headlights and the instrument cluster lights. But they seem to change the LED lights weekly. So I don't know how to recommend something you may not be able to get. But the LED lights I like the most have a diffuser built in to spread the beam out more wide.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 27, 2013 14:52:21 GMT -5
Yeah there were times I wished I had that train locomotive headlight on my scooter, motorcycle or car for that matter.
But I think it draws something like 100 amperes of current at some unknown voltage to work.
I'll have to look into the newer LED headlights more soon too.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 27, 2013 9:36:01 GMT -5
Usually they are, you can compare the two needles to each other. MArk one so you know which carb it came from before you pull them out to look. They usually are the same needle, but they could be different with a different length and or taper to them. Some needles might even have different grooves on the retainer end too.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 27, 2013 7:16:48 GMT -5
The "80" jet may not really be for your carb but a different one, or it was mislabeled. But the carb you got may be for a different engine (larger displacement) and is setup for it. The CV carbs have a piston inside that moves up and down with demand, in the middle of the piston is a tapered needle and it may be setup differently. The carb may also have a larger inside bore in it too. You can also determine the hole size for a 80 jet and get a drill bit to match and drill out the 75 jet carefully. But if the  jet is working, I would likely just go with it instead and not bother trying to split the difference. |
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Post by earlwb on Jun 27, 2013 6:38:06 GMT -5
Those are certainly quite impressive for LED headlights. They have come a long way in the last couple of years. But the narrow beam can be a problem as it doesn't diffuse much on the sides. I wonder if they have versions with lenses or diffusers built in to help with that or not.
Yeah we are neighbors here. Yeah this construction has been a real pain. If you do get on the new freeway, watch out as they have trhe drain grates arranged so the grill is parallel to the traffic direction of travel which can be really bad if the tires aren't wide enough.
I just wanted to warn you as maybe some of the police or maybe most don't care but there is always that one who does if you are unlucky and encounter him or her. Especially if you get pulled over when the police are after some crotch rocket riders and they are in a high enforcement zone or mode at the time. They have gone after everyone on I75 before when the crotch rocket guys shut the freeway down to do stunts etc. I had run afoul of that one day when they pulled me over and I wasn't even involved and they literally checked everything. I think if they had a portable emissions gas tester they would have used it too.
But on the positive side the LED head lights would alleviate the problem with the current draw on the scooter. When the fan turns on with my scooter I have to ride along at about 40mph plus to keep from draining the battery. So with LED head lights that would help with that a lot. The other thing is the stupid el-cheapo headlight high/low beam switch will burn out over time as they don't use a relay for the switch but allow full current to the head lights to flow through it. So the LED lights would help there too.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 26, 2013 15:04:06 GMT -5
That is pretty amazing. When I was a kid we had had a few pet birds, but if they ever got outside, they were gone. I never had one stay around even at home much less go along on scooter rides.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 26, 2013 14:56:50 GMT -5
LED headlights can only be used for shows or displays in the USA. The DOT hasn't approved any of them for motor vehicles yet. So at present you can't use them legally on the roads. A savvy police officer could nail you for them. You could even get caught going to get the state inspection done too. But it depends on the tester if he notices it or not.
But from what I have seen so far none of the LED headlights really put out enough light to work well yet. The problem with the scooters is that the alternator doesn't put out enough current to power a strong headlight setup yet. On my scooter I had to put in LED lights everywhere to get to a break even point with the alternator and the headlights always being on. But it is still marginal when the radiator fan is on as it only breaks even on power consumption if the scooter is going over 40mph in speed.
But in answer to your other observation, yes the headlights use AC power off the alternator and the taillights as well. Sometimes even the running lights too. Plus the automatic enrichener heater coil is typically AC powered also. The DC power is for charging the battery, voltage regulator and running the CDI ignition module, instrument panel, et cetera.
Wiring the headlights to work right off the battery itself is interesting. It should work. But it could run the battery down though. Using the AC circuit like normal is not a problem with the LED lights though.
Plus you don't have to worry about forgetting to turn the lights off when you turn the engine off too.
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Fish Nuts
by: earlwb - Jun 26, 2013 6:41:05 GMT -5
Post by earlwb on Jun 26, 2013 6:41:05 GMT -5
Yes that is a popular treat in certain countries. Congratulations.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 21, 2013 14:56:28 GMT -5
Well one needs to ride safe. The problem with the scooters is the stock OEM tires are pretty much crap to start with, no traction and downright dangerous when wet. The scooters tend to have poor suspension systems too. Thus with the frame flex, poor tires, crummy suspension it is unsafe to push them in the turns. The guy in the video of the first post may have had bad tires lose their grip, but then maybe there was dirt scattered on the turn too, thus it was super slippery to start with. Of course with the side stand and center stand levers protruding out of the left side, those could have touched the pavement leading to the spin out too.
Worse was the guy could have gone over the top of the guard rail. I don't know how far it is to the bottom, but it would hurt a lot to find out about it the hard way though.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 21, 2013 14:49:46 GMT -5
The AF mixture screw adjusts the low speed mixture. To adjust the mid range through high speed mixture you need to change the needle profile or the main jet in the carburetor. Most carbs are the CV type (constant velocity) and have a piston connected to a diaphragm, as the engine speed increases the piston moves up opening up the intake more,. There is a tapered needle in the center of the piston that moves up and down in and out of the special orifice there. The main jet actually sits below the orifice and controls the maximum amount of fuel that flows into the engine. The needle serves as a metering device for it.
Now if you are a little on the rich side and want it to me more lean, you could go with a more free flowing air filter intake setup. Othewise one changes the main jet out as needed. Normally the engines are set quite lean from the factory, too lean for my preferences, so much on the thin red line that anything that lets the engine breathe a little better results in it being suddenly too lean.
So in my opinion based on your comments I would say your engine is setup pretty good actually. It likely isn't anything to worry about.
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Post by earlwb on Jun 5, 2013 9:23:41 GMT -5
Yeah it looks like California is all messed up about their good Samaritan law. abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6498405&page=1This was a few years ago though, maybe they fixed the law there in California as it would affect a lot of people there. I didn't see anything else about it, so I don't know if it went to court or if the defendant lost the lawsuit for sure yet. |
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Post by earlwb on May 31, 2013 16:13:28 GMT -5
In Malaysia they have separate motorcycle/scooter lanes like that. The laws there are likely different than here of course. It did look like the person with the wide load did stop up ahead though. I would consider it unethical to not stop and assist or render aid if neccessary. But people in other countries may have different ideas about it though. That was a bad accident I hope the scooter rider came out of it Ok.
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Post by earlwb on May 30, 2013 16:07:04 GMT -5
I use an extra long breaker bar. But it may help to have extra body weight that you can use to your advantage too. I have seen guys use a heavy duty pipe slipped over a breaker bar to even more leverage too.
You also need to look close at the variator or clutch nut for that matter. They usually put some epoxy on the nut to help try to keep it from coming loose. So you might have to chisel off some of the epoxy to make it easier to get the nut loose.
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jet is working, I would likely just go with it instead and not bother trying to split the difference.