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Post by JerryScript on Jul 4, 2015 12:01:31 GMT -5
I agree. On deceleration, the butterfly closes when you release the throttle. So just the idle jet is in use at that time.
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Post by JerryScript on Jul 4, 2015 11:57:01 GMT -5
Because we are cheap! Well, I'm cheap, can't speak for others.
You can get a 50cc for as little as $600 brand new, and a 150cc for less than $1000. Even the higher end of Chinese scooters just flirts with $1000 for a 50cc, and $1500-2000 for 150cc.
Cheap and readily available parts are also a huge plus in my book!
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Steering lock
by: JerryScript - Jul 1, 2015 7:41:27 GMT -5
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Post by JerryScript on Jul 1, 2015 7:41:27 GMT -5
Not to be the pessimist here, but are thieves really taking the excess time to hotwire and drive off your scooters? A 50cc doesn't weigh that much, nor is it that big. Why not just throw it in the back of a pickup or SUV? And work on starting it when they're somewhere else? Seems it would be faster and easier, and less likely to be observed/stopped. As for fixing the locking peg/s, from reading on the forum how easy it is to pop them (case in point) I'd say skip fixing them unless they served some other purpose. And go with the guys' suggestion to install a kill switch somewhere hidden. >'Kat When they tried to steal my scooter back in March, I found it with the wires hanging. I was lucky they must have been spooked by something, but they were trying to hotwire it! |
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 30, 2015 17:47:18 GMT -5
Agree, thanks for posting. If you think of it, would you mind measuring the head bolt spacing if/when you have the valve cover off?
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 30, 2015 17:40:06 GMT -5
I don't carry that much stuff around with me......but I do carry my cell phone, and I have a wife with a pickup truck. Now if I were going on a cross country tour, instead of just to town and back, I'd surely have a few of the spare parts mentioned above. I stopped to help a guy broke down on the side of the road last year. He had already called his wife, but we were able to get his scooter running before she got there. Turned out to be a loose spark plug boot, which didn't require my tools, nor did it require his wife to drive across the valley, a fact I ended up hearing his wife emphasizing as I gently turned my throttle and snuck away! BTW- if you have a uni air filter, here's a thread about using the stock air filter box as a storage compartment for emergency tools, freeing up even more of your storage space. itistheride.boards.net/thread/4256/mod-stock-airbox-toolbox |
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 30, 2015 1:01:48 GMT -5
Hook up a tiny tach and compare. Some circuits may be more accurate than others.
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 30, 2015 0:56:59 GMT -5
Minimum tools for 2 or 4 stroke
1/4" metric socket set
Flat tip and Cross tip (Phillips) screwdriver(s)
8-15mm open end wrenches
Zip ties
Rags
Spare parts
CVT belt
Spark plug
Fuse
A few lengths of wire matching your scooter's wiring
Turn signal and Headlight bulbs
Nice to have
12V emergency impact wrench (cheap at Harbor Freight)
1/2" socket wrench and sockets for the heavier nuts/bolts
Spare coil
Emergency tire repair kit
Air pump
I carry all the above in both my scooters. Served me well last year when I pushed a rocker arm through the valve keys dropping my intake valve onto the piston. I was several blocks from Scrappy's, so I hoofed it to buy a new head, and put it together right there on the side of the road in about an hour's time total.
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Chinese tachs
by: JerryScript - Jun 30, 2015 0:31:34 GMT -5
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 30, 2015 0:31:34 GMT -5
Are the tachs being discussed stock or after-market?
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Chinese tachs
by: JerryScript - Jun 29, 2015 21:10:42 GMT -5
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 29, 2015 21:10:42 GMT -5
1700-2000 is perfect.
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hoca 52mm kit
by: JerryScript - Jun 28, 2015 14:15:48 GMT -5
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 28, 2015 14:15:48 GMT -5
Well, I done good. Even tho I was running lean I managed to walk away with a 1st place trophy. Best part of the day was a grudge race between this guy who loves his 2 stroke Zuma and me. Well I loved the outcome, left him in the dust LOL That's awesome! Glad to hear you had a good time, and winning must have been the icing on the cake! |
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 27, 2015 20:12:41 GMT -5
The rear nut should have a "U" shape to it that fits against the holding bracket, which prevents un-screwing from vibrations. If you have just a flat normal nut, it may be a replacement, you'll need to order a proper piece.
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 27, 2015 20:06:59 GMT -5
Wow, sorry to hear that! I'm glad it wasn't worse, and I hope you have a speedy recovery!
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 27, 2015 17:52:27 GMT -5
The confusion comes from the position. If the screw is near the intake manifold like the picture, you turn it clockwise to lean it out. If the screw is on the air filter side, you turn it counter clockwise to lean it out.
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 26, 2015 11:08:52 GMT -5
You are too rich. When you turn the throttle, you are actually letting in more air, which compensates for the enricher (no auto-choke on gy6). Once the enricher closes off, there is less fuel so it is no longer too rich and runs fine. Try turning the air/fuel mixture screw in 1/4 to 1/2 turns.
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Post by JerryScript on Jun 24, 2015 17:23:12 GMT -5
Same belt, they are made to fit the CVT size, not for changes in performance. The weights, variator, clutch springs, contra springs, clutch bell/pads, and final gears can all be upgraded for performance.
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