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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 29, 2013 3:42:04 GMT -5
I have one, but I'm having trouble keeping the mount fully secured to the instrument panel.
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 27, 2013 17:15:55 GMT -5
How fast will that go? I'm sure everyone asks that I had a friend drive behind me in his car and I topped out at about 35. I could put a smaller sprocket on the back and go even faster. |
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 27, 2013 12:12:06 GMT -5
Here's a video of my 66cc motorized bicycle. It's got a flat right now so I'm just running it on the test stand.
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 27, 2013 11:41:52 GMT -5
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 27, 2013 11:41:11 GMT -5
here is my newly painted front brake caliper Attachments:
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 26, 2013 18:52:49 GMT -5
The owner asked me if I would change the engine and gear oil today and I found out the engine oil hadn't been changed in almost 6000 miles. When I drained it it was coal black and there was a lot of metal in the oil screen. He lowered the price to 300 but I still had to decline.
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 24, 2013 19:34:44 GMT -5
By the way, Leo. What method did you use to remove the material over your clutch bell? I want to do that.
I used a hand-held 4 1/2" angle-grinder. I believe that is the most common "home-remedy" for this mod... It's probably the most effective tool, unless you have access to a REALLY big band-saw. I got my grinder off eBay used, nice shape for $10, and I think you can get them from places like Northern Tool really cheap. They are EXTREMELY handy for working on these scooters when fabbing up exhaust mounts, altering covers, etc. To keep the cut fairly straight, I first marked the cut with a felt marker and then ran a couple of layers of masking tape around it to use as a "guide". Once cut, you can go around the cut, smoothing it out and making it nice and straight. This keeps the final product looking really professional. I clamped the cover in one of those work-benches that open up for woodworking. It would be a little dicey to attempt to hand-hold it. The angle-grinder really requires BOTH hands for safety. If you let it get out of control, it CAN hurt you.I cut back the front intake and angled it the same way. If per chance, your cover has nice chrome (my 5-year-old chrome was toast...) and you don't plan to paint it, be careful to not bugger up the area around the cut, and then you could buff the cut edges and they'd hardly show. I actually did the mod to keep the clutch/belt cool, which it DOES, but it looks great too. I know some riders are uneasy about exposing the drive-train to weather, but the custom "nekked" scoots, and any big motorcycle with belt-drive have the system fully exposed and they don't give trouble. I think the benefits of cooling the CVT area outweigh the slight chance of picking up a stone, or having water damage. If you aren't happy with it after it's done, you can always get another cover used pretty cheap... LOL! I've got my scoot all apart right now making several needed repairs. As soon as I get it back together (and cleaned up...) I'll post some pix. Hope this helps... Sincerely, Leo in Texas PS: While you have your cover off, it's a good time to check (or change) the belt, and make any changes to the clutch and variator/rollers you've been putting off... I added a Prodigy variator and was AMAZED at the improvement in overall driveability! Thanks for the great description, Leo. I will look into getting an angle grinder. I don't have a workbench, but a friend of mine does so I can just "invade" his workshop for this project. |
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 24, 2013 8:07:57 GMT -5
By the way, Leo. What method did you use to remove the material over your clutch bell? I want to do that.
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 23, 2013 19:53:55 GMT -5
That good old "Porsche brake-caliper red" is always a neat touch! The factory chrome on these is usually pretty awful, peeling and flaking before it even gets buggered up... sorta "flash-chrome" without the needed copper and nickel pre-plating over the "Chinesium"" pot-metal the castings are made from... I'm doing some similar mods to my Xingyue 150 while it's apart for repairs. I snagged a used CVT cover for $5 bucks off eBay so I could play with it at my leisure. I cut the clutch portion away to expose the entire clutch-bell, and shortened and angled the front intake so it doesn't hang up so badly when removing and replacing it. I then gave it a good ruoughing up with medium-grit paper, a smooth coat of filler-primer, then candy-red over gold lacquer. Looks OK... Now, I need a chrome clutch-bell... LOL! I think I'll likely do the old-school trick of painting the clutch half black, and half white so its spinning can be easily seen. Whew, does that clutch and belt ever run COOLER now!I like that chrome-silver on the fan-cover too! It's AMAZING what a little detailing paint can do for an otherwise mundane ride! You might want to do your brake calipers (if you have disks) the same red to tie the color to other parts. Your kind of affordable yet effective customization is the very essence of real American personalization... and, these scoots can use all the Americanization we can spray, hammer, grind and weld onto them... LOLOLOL!Enjoy that sharp scooter!Leo (still puttin' mine back together) in Texas Great idea about the brake calipers. That would look sharp! One of my long time hobbies is model building, including model motorcycles. I do so much custom painting with my models, it's only natural to scale it up to the real thing. Next time I have all the plastics off, I'm thinking about doing a full custom paint job. Not sure what the colours or design will be yet, though. |
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 23, 2013 9:12:03 GMT -5
Here's a photo of the scoot. Attachments:
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 23, 2013 9:08:26 GMT -5
I also added chrome paint to the fan cover Attachments:
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 23, 2013 9:05:18 GMT -5
I had to replace the CVT cover on my T3, and the one that I had was all scuffed and ugly looking, so I decided to paint it. I thought gloss red would look nice, along with a chrome painted kick start lever. I need to touch up the top of the CVT cover because the paint streaked a little, but over all I like the look. Attachments:
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 22, 2013 6:14:48 GMT -5
I have mine hooked directly to the battery, with a fuse on the positive side.
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Post by ilovenxstage on Apr 20, 2013 19:37:13 GMT -5
I was talking with my neighbour and he was saying this guy regularly drives his scooter when he's so drunk he doesn't even know where he is, at 50-60mph though town, and he has never been busted by the police, or crashed. If I ever see him on the road, I'll go the other way!
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