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Post by onewheeldrive on Nov 3, 2016 16:45:44 GMT -5
Not sure, have gone through 3 gauges clusters already, I estimate 20k+ Yeah, I'm surprised my original odometer and voltage reg/rect still work. Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself! |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Nov 3, 2016 16:41:16 GMT -5
2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,223 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles The first two Chinese scooters have had a few parts replaced. The last is a mini motorcycle and has been all but flawless. No major malfunctions though. Hey wait a minute, lol, how'd you get to be a mod already after only signing up 2 weeks ago? Who are you?! Lol... |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Nov 3, 2016 16:36:21 GMT -5
Between injuries (currently nursing bursitis in my foot now, sigh), bad weather, big gusty wind-days, winters, activities RIGHT after work, and injuries, I just don't get to drive Peej nearly as much as I'd like. Poor Peej. Poor 'Kat. Well here's to you 'Kat and hoping you get to ride that sexy scoot more often! |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Nov 3, 2016 3:56:24 GMT -5
You can vote up to four times if you have multiple scoots. I put it in both miles and kilometers.
I'm at 61,300km/38,090mi(approx). Crazy to think about, lol.
I'm just curious as to where everyone is at mileage wise. So many people come and go in these forums, it's fun to see a thread like this every once in awhile-- and it's a thread we can all participate in!
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Post by onewheeldrive on Nov 3, 2016 3:15:25 GMT -5
I was "lucky" enough to be "forced" into working on my scoot myself, because no one (besides one place) would work on it. The local Honda/Yamaha dealer won't/wouldn't work on Chinese scoots. Probably one of the best things to happen to me, to be honest. I just passed 60,000km on my scoot and have done all the work myself. I never worked on an engine or a lot of anything before that. Nothing like having peace of mind knowing that everything is fine on your ride, because you did it all the right way!  Yeah. I think next year is the last year for this scoot. The body panels and a few other things are getting beat up. After 8 1/2 years and over 61,000km, I just don't think I'm going to put anymore money into it. At this point "new" just seems refreshing and even safer. Seems a lot of replacement panels are just ever so slightly different than the originals. Not sure what I'm going to do scooter wise. I want to scoot forever though. I don't think I'll be going the generic Chinese route if/when I do get another scoot. I might though because I can toy with it on the cheap side--kinda fun sometimes. The scoot will be over 50-72cc for sure. Prob the 150cc range. Maybe even a motorcycle (and scoot), who knows. |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Sept 23, 2016 2:12:26 GMT -5
I was "lucky" enough to be "forced" into working on my scoot myself, because no one (besides one place) would work on it. The local Honda/Yamaha dealer won't/wouldn't work on Chinese scoots.
Probably one of the best things to happen to me, to be honest. I just passed 60,000km on my scoot and have done all the work myself. I never worked on an engine or a lot of anything before that.
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Post by onewheeldrive on Sept 22, 2016 4:01:54 GMT -5
I like that you keep posting these vids. It's something fresh for a change.
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Post by onewheeldrive on Sept 1, 2016 2:52:23 GMT -5
Can't really follow the disjointed oration very well but it appears that we have a rider habitually getting on the wrong side of things here. Get over the Striking Back, Fighting the Law, I Won and such attitudes and just stop doing things to get your license suspended. The root cause here is not the law or the officer its the rider who chose to get his license suspended and took advantage of confusion at the DMV over the new regulations regarding registering his 50cc bike. The SR50 is not a moped or bike that really should fall into the unlicensed class by any measure since it is a 50 mph capable bike which classifies it as requiring a motorcycle license in most States unless the dealer put a speed restricter on its direct injection system and the rider had not removed it. If the judge was aware of the special situation regarding a SR50 he likely would have had the same attitude as Speedway Scooters who are familiar with what an SR50 is capable of. If he didn't derestrict the scoot then he was obeying the law pertaining to him being arrested for DWS, as long as it was under 35mph. Legally, he shouldn't be punished again because of the "root cause" He shouldn't be punished for that-- bottom line. I don't really think this is a "screw the police" situation, it's a situation that anyone should fight, IMO. I may need to read this thread again, but I don't recall him being pulled over for going over the 35mph law. Yeah he screwed up somehow originally to get a susp license, but a DWS will screw his situation up even more for no wrongdoing. Of, course if it's derestricted then I'd agree with you. Still though, even if it was derestricted and he stayed under the 35mph max, without proof he still shouldn't be charged-- not saying I agree with someone doing that and getting away with it, but that's how it works. I'm not sure how you can say he "took advantage of the BMV" when he stated he went twice to register it with no luck. Sure there may be other things he could've done to try and resolve that issue. I understand that the law is the law, but they don't have to drop the hammer down on everyone if they don't feel the need. Yeah he shouldn't have rode the scoot knowing that it needed registered, after the fact of the bmv failing to do so-- IMO they should drop that, too, if he can prove he tried twice to register it. The traffic court prob needs money though, lol, so that probably won't happen but it could. |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Aug 30, 2016 23:07:13 GMT -5
The solution is obvious: make a 50cc just like any other motorcycle. Problem solved. In this case, the officer should have known the new law that was passed and he should have never went to jail-- problem solved. According to the OP, the BMV didn't even register his scoot when he went in, which is completely unacceptable. Sounds like the employee at the BMV needs better training-- problem solved. |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Aug 15, 2016 3:31:16 GMT -5
Wait...0699 isn't a tire date code. Anything before 2000 would have a 3-digit date code (week 6 of 1999 would be "069")...the 4-digit codes were not used until 23000. Transition years-- you'll find both, 3 and 4 digit codes, around the time frame of 1999 and 2000. |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Aug 10, 2016 1:21:59 GMT -5
It could be corrosion at the bullet connectors where the stator connects to the wire harness. If your spark isn't blue, something is wrong in the ignition system. Follow the wires coming out near the top of your fan cover, and look closely at the connections for corrosion or anything suspicious.
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jul 20, 2016 21:08:12 GMT -5
My scooter's fuel gauge LIED to me today showing me that my tank was 1/2 full. Sucker was bone dry! No big deal because I wasn't to far from home (or a gas station).... this time, lol. Thankfully my parents aren't too far from me either so my dad grabbed the gas "can" from my house and filled it up on his way to me. Gotta love that!
Now, to deal with ol' Pinocchio....
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jul 20, 2016 18:48:32 GMT -5
Wouldn't they all ground to the case that way?
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jul 20, 2016 2:12:17 GMT -5
I'm sure someone out there has used one. I don't know if it's just me but this forum seems unusually slow for this time of year. Maybe everyone's scoots aren't breaking down, lol.
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jul 19, 2016 16:57:53 GMT -5
Some of these 139qmb engines come with stators that have only 2 wires in the big connector plug (with no ground wire in the plug). My wire harness and original stator both have the grounds in the big connector plug(s), which makes 3 wires at each big connector.
Here are my questions. I know if I hook up a stator without the ground in the big connector plug, my lights will blow (happened without knowing it would a few years ago). Why? What is different about my setup to where some scoots can run a stator with no ground in the big connector plug having only 2 wires instead of my 3 wires? Where are those stators being grounded then on these different setups?
I have 2 brand new stators (came installed on new engines) just sitting around because I've reused an older stator to make it work properly.
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