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Post by prodigit on Sept 14, 2013 0:03:26 GMT -5
What if you'd remove one shock, and use a bolt that's long enough to go through both shock mounts on the seat?  I'm sure it'll be ok if you're lightweight, but taking off one shock, if you're over 180LBS is not advised. I think I might actually try this one day on my EVO. |
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Post by prodigit on Sept 13, 2013 5:46:37 GMT -5
My TaoTao EVO150 develops a chirping sound on the bottom.
My BMS TBX 260 EFI rattled and chirped, the whole front end
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Post by prodigit on Sept 13, 2013 2:53:54 GMT -5
Sounds even more unbelievable!
You'd say with lower shipping prices, they'd have less money to have the item stocked in their warehouse for several weeks. I mean, how long does it take to check a motorcycle for drugs and other illegalities, 20 minutes?
Or are they taking apart every bolt and nut, for the $50 paid? lol!
Just the part of stocking an item in transit for over 2 months, man, If I ever want to put my car in parking for 2 months, I might hire that company to ship my car to china and back!
Way cheaper than paying a parking meter, or underground parking ticket!
It sounds like you will get your item, when the banks no longer can reclaim your money!
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Post by prodigit on Sept 12, 2013 20:51:13 GMT -5
Bad news guys!
I've noted that the rear wheel was getting loose more often, and I had to tighten the rear wheel axle. At a ~3500km I was almost sure I heard the chain crack while riding.
Then finally at the ~4000km point, it happened, the sprocket adapter came loose from the wheel!
Turns out it's a ball bearing in the sprocket adapter that went bad.
While riding the sprocket adapter came loose, and I had to ride it home with a tilted sprocket, sliding against the fork!
Right before the ride, I noted that the wheel axle nut was tightened so much, that I was thinking it was unnatural for the bolt to stick out so much out of the axle nut!
I also touched the sprocket, as I thought it was a bit out of alignment, and it moved. I thought it was some kind of rubber damping system they used, to get rid of vibrations, and that that was the reason why the sprocket was seemingly tilted.
I went on the road anyway, thinking it must have been my imagination, as it only was a couple of degrees, and sometimes I have these moments where I think something looks off, but don't know if it's real, or my imagination.
Bad manufacturing I'd say!
Anyway, Off the bike goes!
I hope my next bike, the D250-RTC-B is going to have a different sprocket system!
Good luck, and remember to check your rear sprocket regularly! If the rubber sealing ring comes out of the sprocket (a sign that perhaps the ballbearing is broken), better check up on it!
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Post by prodigit on Sept 12, 2013 20:41:03 GMT -5
I have to correct something I previously wrote!
55MPH on the EVO is top speed, 60 with a little wind in the back.
On my speedo the meter shows 60, but the dot to mark 60 is a bit below the meter, as the numbers are written where the speed would be 55MPH.
So 50MPH all day long, 55MPH tops. And with some tuning you could get it to run at 60MPH.
As the bike wears it's rollers, the RPMs go up (I hit 8500RPM at 60MPH tops, that was during an almost 1 hour wot trip on the interstate, scary!!)
A truck passed before me, and cut some wind, and allowed me to go to 9,25k RPM, after which the engine misfired or cut out, so I had to stay below 9k RPM.
9k RPM is just past the 100 kmh on the meter, round about 65MPH; but riding behind the truck felt like a wind still, quiet environment, quite odd when going almost 65MPH!
That ATM/EVO150 engine really rocks!
With the slider wear, it now accelerates at a constant 6kRPM, until the variator maxes out at ~40MPH.
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Post by prodigit on Sept 12, 2013 20:33:43 GMT -5
looks suspicious! Smells like scammer site?
$870 for a Burgman clone, even with a 150cc engine is unlikely! I aid $2,6k for mine
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Post by prodigit on Sept 11, 2013 14:24:57 GMT -5
Yeah, I have about 5,5k km on my TaoTao ATM50, never done a valve adjustment! They came super tight from the factory. I left them like this, because of natural wear (over time valve clearance increases automatically.
Over the course of 1000KM's the valves had the correct spacing. Now at 5,5k km I'm thinking of doing my first valve adjustment.
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Post by prodigit on Sept 11, 2013 14:17:12 GMT -5
Change in temperature does not require a change in carburetor tune up, but when you do, you might get some extra power out of it. Remember to change it back when the temps increase.
Performance exhaust will more than likely cause almost no improvements, especially not on a 50cc.
The only improvement might be that the performance exhaust is lighter in weight... That's all..
but if you need to change it anyway, better get a performance exhaust (though I don't know if they make them for 50cc's). Any exhaust with an exhaust tip where you can put your index finger in the hole, is good enough for a 50cc exhaust system.
You might want to consider changing oil to a lighter oil. If you put 10W40 oil in it, try switching to 5W30. 20 degrees colder justifies lighter oil.
Also put some Chemtool B12 in the tank, to clean it out a bit.
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Post by prodigit on Sept 10, 2013 12:34:33 GMT -5
IMHO 100+MPG scooters aren't that far off.
It's pretty easy to get 100+MPG on a 50-250cc scooter, 120MPG even, at the cost of torque.
I think pretty soon, regulations will determine how fast a scooter can accelerate, and if it does it too fast, it will need an upgear, for the sake of MPG.
I think pretty soon, manufacturers will start complaining cause of EPA ratings. It makes no sense that a 5,6 liter truck with 15MPG is allowed to pass, but a 100+ MPG scooter is not, because it's using a carburetor?
I think in the future of the scooter, there will be a place in the dashboard to install a cellphone, or GPS; or perhaps have an on-board touchscreen for GPS, Radio, and other funcions (like perhaps electronic fault sensors, probably for the bigger bikes like the Burgmans).
I think the future of the scooter is digital, nice looking Tachs and Speedo's, all LED background, perhaps even programmable, so you can choose which backlight color you prefer (like 256 intensities of Red, Green, or Blue, making out almost 16M colorvariations, matching your speedo backlight to your scoot's paint color, or choose your own custom color, etc...)
I think the future of scooters will be softer suspension, larger storage space, and hybrid scooters. Instead of an electric starter, there will be an alternator, which uses regenerative braking in a small secondary 12V battery, or large size capacitor. The alternator/generator/dynamo will work as a helper engine to the main engine, to start it, and to help accelerate.
The engine will cut off when standing still. Using this method, it might be possible to top 125MPG without having a snail on the road.
Thus making it possible, to make good and useable 50cc scooters, with plenty of acceleration; while top speed might still be ~40-45MPH-ish, even uphill.
The future of chinese scooters, will be comfort. Better leg and body protection against wind or rain, better shocks, better windshields, and perhaps handwarmers, seatwarmers, and perhaps built in LED lights for under the scooter. (or at least more kits or mounting options).
Perhaps some chinese company finally decides to make a V-twin or parallel twin 50cc 4 stroke engine (twin 25cc), the optimal engine for <50cc scooters, and people with a scooter license, but not a motorcycle endorsement; or people without a DL.
Knowing the Chinese, they probably start with a parallel twin 50cc engine, rather than a V-twin, as a V-Twin costs too much.
Or perhaps they decide to pair a 50cc with a turbo. Both options give more power in the engine, while still being able to register the scooter as a 49cc.
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Post by prodigit on Sept 10, 2013 12:15:30 GMT -5
I suppose with the T3 you mean TaoTao?
Those shocks are very hard indeed. TaoTao puts parts together, that are cheap. They work, but they don't necessarily emanate comfort; but rather simplicity, and affordability.
On my ATM50 I have only 1 shock mounted, but it's made for this kind of mounting. I'd say, you could try taking out one shock, see how it behaves on some rides, then switch to see if it rides better on the other shock.
I don't think the frame will bend easily when removing one shock; or, you can take the shocks to a garage, where they can cut (one of) the springs to a lower tension.
The shocks are actually made for a 200+ LBS person, or they work fine when riding with 2 people (upto 300LBS); I know because I did it once, and they where ok in those conditions.
They will wear out and soften a bit in the course of your riding, say about 4k miles? So the beginning is always the worst.
You got to be really lucky with those shocks. For instance, most roketa bikes have ok shocks. The MC-05-127 has EXCELLENT suspension, the best I've ever been on on a chinese scoot! Even better than my BMS TBX260. The BMS260 was good too; however people that purchased the BMI110 said that the shocks on it where hard as wood, eventhough the bike costs almost twice the price of the MC-05-127, and has a smaller engine!
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Post by prodigit on Sept 10, 2013 12:03:33 GMT -5
@rocky: That's because they don't even know how to word it correctly. In the scooter section, they actually mean scooters like these:  and these:  (image not showing, is of a segway type). Which should actually fall under the category mopeds. It's like the fish and chips and fries thingy that americans and the Brittish have with each other.... Fries are not chips, and fries are not French fries, because Belgians invented them, not the French! Likewise scooters like segways, and the above pic, are not scooters, they're mopeds! Florida is ruled by Latins; they know nothing of what they're doing, and they don't work. That's why their businesses suck most of the time, why the roads are full of potholes, why they build concrete everywhere, and demolish green, why they are only now buying Harleys (about 20-30 years too late, and get rid of them within 1 to 2 years), and why their legal documents haven't been revised for decennia. The moped law was last revised in 1992, that's over 20 years ago, just to let you know... upto the point that there's only one article/paragraph of the law that states 1BHP/750W for electric vehicles; and other than that, there's the link you mention. no other reference to electric vehicles. |
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Post by prodigit on Sept 10, 2013 11:48:58 GMT -5
@rocky: That's because they don't even know how to word it correctly. In the scooter section, they actually mean scooters like these: and these: (image not showing, is of a segway type). Which should actually fall under the category mopeds. It's like the fish and chips and fries thingy that americans and the Brittish have with each other.... Fries are not chips, and fries are not French fries, because Belgians invented them, not the French! Florida is ruled by Latins; they know nothing of what they're doing, and they don't work. That's why their businesses suck most of the time, why the roads are full of potholes, why they build concrete everywhere, and demolish green, why they are only now buying Harleys (about 20-30 years too late, and get rid of them within 1 to 2 years), and why their legal documents haven't been revised for decennia. The moped law was last revised in 1992, that's over 20 years ago, just to let you know... upto the point that there's only one article/paragraph of the law that states 1BHP/750W for electric vehicles; and other than that, there's the link you mention. no other reference to electric vehicles. |
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Post by prodigit on Sept 10, 2013 11:42:15 GMT -5
not good to go into high revs in the beginning, just saying...
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Post by prodigit on Sept 10, 2013 3:02:34 GMT -5
On my EVO, the tach is usually 1000RPM above the 100x speed in MPH
Meaning, 5k RPM means ~40MPH, 7k RPM means ~60MPH.
Under 35MPH the cvt gear ratio changes, and the numbers are off...
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Post by prodigit on Sept 10, 2013 2:58:52 GMT -5
My TaoTao is actually a Ducatti!
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