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Post by petrol42 on May 4, 2014 4:44:45 GMT -5
Is that a trail tech temp gauge or something else it looks good in black Yes, it's a Trail Tech. If you get one, make sure to get the 48 inch extension cable. The attached cable is ridiculously short. |
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Post by petrol42 on May 3, 2014 3:43:35 GMT -5
I noticed something about my original post.
I made a mistake and should've said that my scooter temps were running in the 300 degree range.
I've edited my post to correct my errors.
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Post by petrol42 on May 3, 2014 3:35:20 GMT -5
That is the same one I have. I don't remember if I bought it from his ebay store or from his actual website. Either way, I am curious about the picture "Proof" that he has on his ebay ad because I know what I saw from my temp gauge when I tried this High Performance fan on my scooter. I am disappointed that this fan didn't work. One of the reasons I thought this fan would work out was because I noticed the Kymco Movie 150 uses a fan similar to this High Performance fan and since the Movie 150 is Kymco's newest 150cc scooter, I thought Kymco knew something we didn't. Maybe the Kymco Movie 150 fan is similar but slightly different to push more air through the shroud. Maybe I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and try this fan out one more time to see if it wasn't some anomaly. I do know I installed it correctly because there's only one possible way to install it. |
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Post by petrol42 on May 3, 2014 3:24:42 GMT -5
where did you get that fan scoop, I want it! I bought it from ebay. Just search for GY6 Fan Scoop. Mine was like $13 bucks. |
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Post by petrol42 on May 3, 2014 3:23:34 GMT -5
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Post by petrol42 on May 2, 2014 1:46:12 GMT -5
I have a Kymco Super 8 that I'm slowly modifying.  I added a Temp Gauge because it always bothered me that I didn't know how hot my motor was when I was pushing my scooter to the limit.  A couple of weeks ago, I took my scooter out on a pretty mild day with the temps in the low 70s to a nice canyon ride in Orange County. I was pushing my scooter to the limit with the throttle pegged at WOT for a few miles. The highest temp that my gauge recorded was 376 degrees and it only got this hot after the throttle had been at WOT for at least three miles. It made me a little nervous but my scooter survived and the temp never went above 376 degrees. Also, this was without modifying the cooling system in any way. I had bought one of those cooling fans from Scooter Elements a little while ago but was too lazy to install it until yesterday.  I also got a fan scoop, although I didn't get it from Scooter Elements.  Its been getting a little hot around here so I decided to install these items yesterday to help aid in keeping my Super 8 cool. After installing the fan and the scoop, I took it out for a short ride and it was short for a reason. The outside temps were in the upper 80s to low 90s when I took my Super 8 out for a test ride. After my scooter was all warmed up, I started to do some WOT runs. What I noticed startled me. My temp gauge was reading 370 degrees and that wasn't even a mile of WOT. After about another mile and not even at WOT, my engine temp started to climb towards 390 degrees. That was too hot for my taste so I took it easy and rode home. Today, I re-installed my stock fan but obviously kept the fan scoop and took it out for a test ride. The outside temps were the same as yesterday when I installed the aftermarket fan. With the stock fan, my Super 8 never got above 360 degrees. I rode around quite a bit with the stock fan and I was quite satisfied that the stock fan was superior to this supposed Performance fan that I bought. So I recommend avoiding this Performance fan if you don't want your scooter to overheat. |
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Post by petrol42 on Apr 16, 2014 2:29:02 GMT -5
The hardest part is getting off the huge clutch nut - someone just posted videos on how to do that. After that everything just slides apart. Is it a 150cc GY6? I have a used NCY sheave already attached to the other half of the (Chinese) pulley from mine, I will match the lowest price you find for a new sheave AND throw in a NCY 1K torque spring AND a Malossi torsion controller (cuts down on harmonic vibrations you get from a tighter torque spring). ALSO I have an almost-worn-out NCY blue clutch you can have for another 10 bucks. It's got at least 500-1000 miles left in it, and would be a good way to tell if 'blue' (1K) clutch action is enough for you. The NCY clutch bell will cost ya though  I also have a used NCY complete variator, drive face, and a variety of generic (but good) sliders for sale... this offer is good for anyone if this guy doesn't want. I can have the items up on eBay tomorrow! I bought a big socket that was designed to take off the big clutch nut off of ebay. A couple of C-Clamps, an impact wrench and that big socket and it makes getting that clutch nut off child's play. And thanks for the offer but I already ordered the sheave and I'll take a pass on the worn out clutch. |
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Post by petrol42 on Apr 16, 2014 2:24:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the vid! This is exactly what I needed to know. np, i pulled the pins out with needle nose pliers instead of banging it on a table. Thanks for the tip. I have the NCY sheave on order and this should help me out. |
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Post by petrol42 on Apr 14, 2014 18:27:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the vid!
This is exactly what I needed to know.
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Post by petrol42 on Apr 14, 2014 17:45:58 GMT -5
Does anybody know how to take apart a clutch sheave?
I want to get the NCY sheave but I can't figure out how to take the old sheave apart and I don't want to get the NCY sheave unless I know I'm able to take apart my old clutch.
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Post by petrol42 on Mar 20, 2014 22:54:04 GMT -5
I don't know what's going on buy I inserted my pics exactly the same way I did last time and they won't show up.
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Post by petrol42 on Mar 20, 2014 22:47:56 GMT -5
Got a used SYM HD200 a few weeks ago. I decided to do a gear oil change on the HD200 and also my Kymco Super 8.
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Post by petrol42 on Feb 17, 2014 1:07:36 GMT -5
To answer the original question which is: "As of now, I going to need to replace my tires soon, my factory tires are 130-60-13, My question is, can I run a 140-60-13 and gain some mph?"
The answer is yes.
In a 130/60-13 tire, the width of the tire is 130mm and the 60 is the sidewall height but it is the percentage of the width of the tire so when you multiply 130 x 0.60, you get 78 mm as the sidewall height.
In a 140/60-13 tire, if you multiply 140 x 0.60, you get an 84mm sidewall height which means a bigger overall diameter tire which in turn will raise your final drive gear ratio and let you go faster.
One warning though is that the tire might be too wide and will rub against the rear shocks so you might want to take some measurements before you commit to buying a bigger tire.
Also, you'll only get a speed increase if your motor still has enough torque to cut through the aerodynamic drag. The only way to know for sure is if you have a tachometer and you could see what RPMs you're at when you reach top speed with your current tire and then you could compare what RPMs you're at with the new tire at top speed. One thing is for sure is that you'll definitely be going faster going downhill with a larger diameter tire.
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Post by petrol42 on Feb 17, 2014 0:50:37 GMT -5
It will definitely help your acceleration but the 12 gram weights might not be able to compress the Red spring all the way in the clutch so you might lose a little top end.
I've tried all 3 color springs with my last scooter and I just ordered a Red torque spring for my Kymco Super 8 because I lost a lot of acceleration after installing a Dr. Pulley Variator and I want to regain some of the acceleration that I lost.
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Post by petrol42 on Dec 14, 2013 20:16:15 GMT -5
A scooter shop charged me $10 bucks if I brought them the wheel. They had a machine to do the job and it only took a few minutes.
Maybe a motorcycle repair shop would do the same if you brought them just the wheel.
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