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Post by akais on Mar 2, 2018 10:39:55 GMT -5
Man that is a sweet looking Burgman! I am sure you will love the extra power and nice ride. That's a sweet looking ride in the background too! What is that? '67 Cougar?
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Post by akais on Oct 17, 2017 9:34:17 GMT -5
I've got a lead on a Rukus 250 which are great bikes, which is capable of running on the highways, but I would prefer to keep to backroads anyway, you lose so much of the enjoyment of riding when you are battling high speed traffic on a boring interstate, it's like being behind the lead dog, the view never changes The BR is a great bike! I really don't understand why they hold their resale so well compared to the Reflex. Hope you can get a good deal on it. You will love it, I am sure. As far as highway driving is concerned, I also don't use limited access highways on my scooter. I agree with you, it's not because it's not capable, with the variator mods my Reflex will do 80, its just that if I was on a freeway, I might as well be in a car. Most of the time, surface roads will add only a few minutes to your trip, but they will also add a lot of experiences that you will just drive by on the freeway. BTW, I had that same opinion when I rode my liter sport bike as well. The reason I own a scooter is because I love to ride it, why cut it short by taking the fastest route to your destination? |
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Post by akais on Oct 2, 2017 7:59:50 GMT -5
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Post by akais on Oct 2, 2017 7:45:00 GMT -5
the manual says 15.0 kg f/c m but what would that register on a compression test In pounds? i have a 250cc CF moto v5 I think i might need top end rebuild. Only a single cylinder so i cant test the others  15kg force/cm2 is equal to 213.35 PSI. If you check it, to be accurate, you may have to remove the carburetor and exhaust. That reading is probably not with the them attached. |
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Post by akais on Sept 27, 2017 20:43:29 GMT -5
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I think the drop in top speed may be due to the change in your windshield. I have a Givi D210ST that i put on my bike in the winter and the bike is faster. Aerodynamics is a big thing with these smaller engines.
I think it is interesting that with the most weight in your variator, your RPMs were so high. I want to try some Dr. Pulley sliders, Probably 23 grams. That will hopefully keep me in the power band and give me top end too.
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Post by akais on Sept 26, 2017 20:09:26 GMT -5
A bad oil seal will not cause a coolant leak. I was just trying to demonstrate that only oil or coolant can come out of that hole, and whatever it is, that's the seal that's bad. In your case its the mechanical seal, in my case it was the oil seal.
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Post by akais on Sept 26, 2017 18:42:33 GMT -5
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Post by akais on Sept 26, 2017 18:38:09 GMT -5
Then you will have to look at the rubber bellows on the seal to make sure that is not split or detached because coolant can leak in there too. You didn't happen to start the engine dry (without coolant)? I read on one board that those seals can be ruined by running them dry for less than 30 seconds. No i didnt, could it perhaps be because i am using 50/50 coolant and its to thin? its not a very fast leak. Do these seals need to break in? I also noticed that the fan is not kicking on. I know the fan works as i have jumped it already and it kicks on. I will be ordering a switch to replace that. Do you know if the coolant will leak when i change that switch? You should use 50/50 antifreeze and the fan not working may be why the engine got so hot. I don't know where the switch is located so I don't know how much coolant will leak out when you change it. My mechanical seal was not leaking bad, my oil seal was. After I changed them both, I have not seen anything leaking out of the weep hole. I would not expect to see any out of yours either. AFAIK they do not need to break in |
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Post by akais on Sept 26, 2017 16:08:16 GMT -5
akais I just opened her back up, Impeller and seal are making great contact with each other. Can see the seal being moved in while i put the impeller on. Then you will have to look at the rubber bellows on the seal to make sure that is not split or detached because coolant can leak in there too. You didn't happen to start the engine dry (without coolant)? I read on one board that those seals can be ruined by running them dry for less than 30 seconds. |
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Post by akais on Sept 25, 2017 20:52:25 GMT -5
Is that with the new impeller? Maybe try the old impeller just to make sure they are the same thread and shaft size. I found another walkthrough on the old board where the OP had the same problem with I think the same scooter as yours linkLike a dumbass i got rid of the old impeller. Ugh Well no worries! It probably is the right impeller, you're going to need to pull that cover back off and see what is going on. It could be a defective seal, if the rubber part of the seal is torn or not glued down, that will cause it to leak as well. |
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Post by akais on Sept 25, 2017 20:42:22 GMT -5
I think so. Honestly i screwed it on as far as it would go but i didnt over tighten it. akais Is that with the new impeller? Maybe try the old impeller just to make sure they are the same thread and shaft size. I found another walkthrough on the old board where the OP had the same problem with I think the same scooter as yours link |
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Post by akais on Sept 25, 2017 20:25:52 GMT -5
Well after rebuilding THE Water pump is still leaking coolant from the weep hole. Anyone got any suggestions? Superjew78, Man that is a real bummer! The only thing it could be is something wrong with the mechanical seal. That is what keeps the coolant away from the shaft area of the water pump. the coolant would have to get into the shaft area to leak out of the weep hole. The mechanical seal has 2 components, the seal itself and the ceramic ring that goes on the back side of the impeller. The spring in the seal pushes the ceramic surface of the seal against the ceramic ring on the back of the impeller and that's what keeps the coolant out of the weep hole. A small amount of coolant will get by the seal and that's why the hole is there to let that escape. Are you sure when you put the seal in the engine casting and screwed the impeller on the shaft, the backside of the impeller was contacting the seal surface? |
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Post by akais on Sept 25, 2017 11:26:34 GMT -5
Here is the now, finished product, notice the engine cover is back on & I bought a pair of "Honda" wing decals to help fill in the blank space. Another plus to the short windshield is that I can raise the handlebars & turn without them hitting my knees or the windshield.
I bought a Big Ruckus variator & put 147g roller weights, (31g+18g) in it. The bike has a decent takeoff & on level ground even with a headwind, I managed to get to a top speed of 74.77 mph as per a speed app on my phone. I weigh 292lbs so that was fine for me.
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Maxtera, Your new bike looks fantastic! I really like the black and red together. In fact I would think about putting an extra 1/2" black stripe above the seam on the leg shield and above the passenger peg. It will make it look like what we used to call a 'belly stripe' on the '70s muscle cars. It would kind of be a reverse of the belly stripe Honda put on the 2013/2014 Metropolitans. Yours would be red with a black belly stripe and theirs was black with a red belly stripe. I was curious about what kind of RPMs your bike shows when you do a fast takeoff. You have a lot more weight in the variator than I do and I wondered how high it revs. One of the things I plan on doing is adding more weight. My bike will only get to 70 and I can't get more than 50 mpg. I would sacrifice some takeoff if I could get the mpg back. I only have 114 grams in mine, it revs to over 6K RPMs and then drops back to 5500. I think I need to get it up to 130 grams or more to get the top end and MPG back. |
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Post by akais on Sept 22, 2017 13:08:42 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all the info  Yeah nothing like a good ole thread-jack is there, Superjew78? |
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Post by akais on Sept 15, 2017 21:41:00 GMT -5
The Linhai/Vog engine is a horizontal 260CC engine. It is supposed to be a clone of the 250CC Majesty engine. The water pump is more like a automotive water pump. You have a clone of the Honda Helix engine. As far as I know the Chinese never cloned the Reflex style engine. I watched a video of your engine and it is totally different from the Reflex. There is no aluminum housing for your water pump. Your pump housing is actually the engine block so the instructions I posted will actually not work. Here is the actual procedure: CF250 waterpump proceedure |
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