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Post by cyborg on Sept 17, 2015 23:09:19 GMT -5
Full circle rod so the crank needs to be pressed apart and pressed together again ,,,new cranks are very inexpensive ,,if it were my call ,,a new crank,,if the cylinder is ok,,hone ,,new rings and reassemble
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Post by cyborg on Sept 17, 2015 7:56:22 GMT -5
it's a ground problem,,had that on a few fiberglass fendered cars i built,,,electricity will seek a path quite like water,,,if they didn't mess with the wires you lost the ground to the rear lite pod somehow
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Post by cyborg on Sept 16, 2015 22:40:39 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum!!!
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Post by cyborg on Sept 16, 2015 20:48:56 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum!!! Bashing?  ? You must have been on modern vespa,,, |
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Post by cyborg on Sept 15, 2015 8:43:20 GMT -5
Hey spicey,,,if you don't get that scooter (i recommend it too being a long time motorcyclist) and go for the duke,,(i've been looking at it myself,,,,t/o powersports wants $6500+,,,geez,,,i found a couple in santa barbara for $500 over list otd,,,whichever you get look me up,,i ride the white stella or the white dr350,,,i'll buy you breakfast at the rockstore,,,pm me if your interested in riding
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Post by cyborg on Sept 15, 2015 8:43:09 GMT -5
Hey spicey,,,if you don't get that scooter (i recommend it too being a long time motorcyclist) and go for the duke,,(i've been looking at it myself,,,,t/o powersports wants $6500+,,,geez,,,i found a couple in santa barbara for $500 over list otd,,,whichever you get look me up,,i ride the white stella or the white dr350,,,i'll buy you breakfast at the rockstore,,,pm me if your interested in riding
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Post by cyborg on Sept 15, 2015 8:32:17 GMT -5
congratulations ,,,great forum,,good people,,,bound to happen
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Post by cyborg on Sept 14, 2015 1:10:21 GMT -5
There's a few ca legal carb approved scoots,,the vendor/dealer will have a list of the ones that are approved for road use on ca streets,,they mail you the origination papers and carb approval certs,,,that you take to the dmv,,,,where in la are you I'm in thousand oaks?
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Post by cyborg on Sept 13, 2015 22:22:42 GMT -5
There are a few cars with cvt style transmissions,,,the belt kind in scooters are too inefficient,,,,take your scoot out for a fast blast and tell me how hot it gets,,,I couldn't touch my Vespa's cover after a run,,,,too much wasted power,,,this is why my Stella gets such great mileage,,,manual transmission with a clutch,,,well over 100 mpg ( genuine touts 140,,, which I consider the biggest BS story on the planet),,,direct drive is the way to go for me anyways,,,,most people prefer an auto,,,,this is the way things are going,,,,as far as these cool units go I never gave them much thought ,,,but I will now
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Post by cyborg on Sept 13, 2015 22:10:08 GMT -5
Living in SoCal the sun can get viscious,,all my bikes are covered at all times whether in the garage or at my studio in the parking lot,,,shady spot ,,covered,,,,I never have my machines in the sun for more than a few minutes ,,,like jumping off and running into a store,,,even then I'll walk further if there's a shade spot under a tree
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Post by cyborg on Sept 13, 2015 21:44:30 GMT -5
How long is it,,,a pic would help,,,,most likely it's an axel spacer,,,,oh and welcome to the forum,,,hope you get another one after this one sells and you hang out with us,,,double OH ,,does the little tube have 2 tabs on it? If so it is the speedo drive ring and yes you need that to "drive"the speedo cable
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Post by cyborg on Sept 12, 2015 22:38:31 GMT -5
The little tube is a spacer that keeps the wheel indexed in the forks correctly
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Post by cyborg on Sept 12, 2015 20:16:03 GMT -5
You may be a tad lean on the main jet,,,that's a distinct possibility
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Post by cyborg on Sept 12, 2015 20:13:39 GMT -5
Also if you look at the drawings ,,,there are no valve springs,,,,20-25% of a conventional engines power goes to just running its valve train and that's where a bunch of heat is generated too,,,so I think there's a bunch of innovation going on ,,,
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Post by cyborg on Sept 12, 2015 19:53:54 GMT -5
HA HA!!! As A child I saw my first Stud Baker Truck ---- That's how I pronounced the Studebaker truck while learning to read--- My father still teases me EVERY time we see a Stud Baker...........  ( inside joke ) I own a Merc. Cougar BTW.... It's a 92 XR7.... Not quite the same thing but, considered a "classic" next year..... T-birds and Cougars from the  's are basicly the same car--- Your opinion may very on what looks better. As for the Gurney Engine, Kudos for engeneering design-- Looks a lot like current in line engines-- I find it Amazing with all the new Technology out there, No REAL innovation has been made yet. No real creative ideas except how to copy other ideas more efficiently........ ,,,Go back and read the article again,,,the intake ports alone are very innovative and create more power just in it's shape,,, gurney is making more power with the same size engine,,,with self canceling vibration to boot,,,,lots of innovation in that engine,,, |
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's are basicly the same car--- Your opinion may very on what looks better.