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Post by skuttadawg on May 20, 2013 22:45:11 GMT -5
Try lighter weights in slider form instead of rollers . Unbalanced tires will bounce and shimmy
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Post by skuttadawg on May 20, 2013 22:40:24 GMT -5
I had a TaoTao ATM that I cracked the original piston and blew it up the second time . I was a secret 63 cc . I had a meltdown as NONE of my 30 or sop toys ever had a piston problem , and I was a teen and drove em like I stole em . I had just joined SD.com and was suggested the Air Sal kit by a member . Weeeeeeell I went to my dealer and told him I did not want another PO crap kit and asked about the Air Sal . The scooter gods were smiling on me as he just got in two kits . I paid 78 dollars wholesale as he showed me the invoice since it was the 3rd build within 2 and 1/2 months and under warranty . I looked at it and instantly I could fell the craftsmanship and material superiority of crappy China pot metal like before . The kit reuses the stock 40mm or 49cc head , so you may need an extra base gasket and hope your timing chain is long enough . I had already went from 8 gram to 5 gram rollers , had 8x MJ with the 63 and tried a  , 92 and ended up with a  MJ . I was a beast out of the hole , uphill was increased , top end about the same maybe a 5MPh or less gain , but I got there faster and was easier to maintain speed . When I had barely 50 miles on it a guy at a redlight came up behind me on a Peace 150 and said " When the light turns green I will show you what areal scooter will do " . Well me being a : street racer " I accepted his challenge . The next redlight was half a mile away uphill . Light turned green I pushed off with my feet and smoked him until around 80% of the way and he barely crept past me . I weigh 200lbs and he could have only been 120lbs wet . I bought my Echarm and decided to sell my lil hot rod to a friend of a friend who blew up his scooter and just had a baby . My dealer said to ask 800 as he would charge a 1,000 + with the AirSal kit if new . I told him I wanted 700 to help him out . He took it for a test ride and had cash in hand before he came to a stop . I settled for 600 as that left him with 24 dollars . Over a year later , around 3 months ago I ran into the guy at a gas station and he was still riding it . He only had to replace the belt , headlight and rear tire since buying it from me . I would buy everyone they have as they retail 149 . Would like to hear how it does with a 50mm head . I had stock exhaust and airbox with 3 3/8 holes drilled in it |
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Post by skuttadawg on May 20, 2013 22:16:22 GMT -5
I was cutting grass at 13 . First official job was at Dominoes when I was 16
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Post by skuttadawg on May 20, 2013 22:15:23 GMT -5
Depends on tire size , frame and suspension . My Echarm is a 150 with 16s and says weight limit is 350 but I have had 400 ( 2 x 200 ) with no issues . My old TaoTao with 10s had a weight limit of 220 lbs as I have seen many sag with the wimpy stock shock . My Echarm has dual shocks and never has bottomed out unlike a buddies Gator 150 that would with me and him on it with a single rear shock .
I would see what shock(s) you have in the rear and see if you can find a nitrogen filled one instead of oil . My scooter dealer has some custom made for his personal scooter for 300
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Post by skuttadawg on May 20, 2013 11:49:49 GMT -5
Some may be restricted to a moped if their driving license is suspended and they are so slow restricted as one needs to tweak it in order to avoid getting ran over on the 4T 50s
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Post by skuttadawg on May 20, 2013 11:47:57 GMT -5
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Post by skuttadawg on May 20, 2013 11:34:32 GMT -5
It is so much fun to make it go faster than when stock . I get a laugh out of passing cars and 150s while riding my 2T
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Post by skuttadawg on May 17, 2013 12:31:46 GMT -5
Wow that is 100+ less than anywhere else ! It does say it comes with a head too . This kit is designed to use the 40mm or 49cc head . I blew up my TaoTao twice and put this in wow so much better . I sold it over a year ago and 2 months ago I saw the guy at a gas station and its still going strong
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Post by skuttadawg on May 17, 2013 1:46:14 GMT -5
Always fill it up and park on the CS . On the CS it is level rather than leaning and much safer when parked as it is so easy to tip over and break mirrors and blinkers .
My 2T only holds 4 liters and I got a laugh when I filled it up for 2.50 on a 1/4 tank . Mine was decent stock on MPG but with a BBK , a pipe and able to rev much higher than the 49cc did it is a Pac Man on gas but fun to zoom while sounding like an angry bee
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Post by skuttadawg on May 17, 2013 1:42:44 GMT -5
Get a raw garlic clove and rub it on your skin this will keep away skeeters and vampires LOL . I do this when I go camping or fishing
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Post by skuttadawg on May 17, 2013 1:38:09 GMT -5
If it is screaming on top end then maybe heavier weights will help otherwise lighter rollers can get the RPMs up .
Check your belt as some come with a generic belt that stretch , wear out and break faster than a Gates or Bando brand of belt . The belt not only wears out from rotation but the variator weights push it out in order to have " gears " thus making it not last as long as an accessory belt does on a car .
With exhaust leak your running lean and risk damage to the engine . Have the valves been adjusted or at least checked ?
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Post by skuttadawg on May 17, 2013 1:31:30 GMT -5
Voltage regulator may be bad . AC lights brighten and dim with RPMs and most tail lights are 5 watts as brake lights are 25 watts . I replaced the rear 1157 bulb with an 1157 LED which uses less power and requires no mods simply insert like a bulb and my twin headlights were a hair brighter .
My other scooter is an Echarm with DC lights that stay the same regardless of RPMs and pretty bright to only be 35 watts . My Magnum has twin 35 watt bulbs and I can see great with them . My old TaoTao was barely above a candle and was very limited to to what I could see at night .
Make sure the battery is charged like with a trickle charger so that the stator can deliver as much power to the headlight(s) rather charge a weak battery , Make sure headlight lens is clean and streak free .
Some have an 8 pole stator , some 11 and my Echarm has 12 poles . More poles more output , Many have upgraded to and 11 pole stator . Check the bulb wattage as you may be able to go up ten watts but nor more . I read where some tried 55watt bulbs and melted the bulb housing as they are hotter than less wattage bulbs .
Now there is also a HID option but is costly and will take an hour or more to install . For me the blueish white hue glares rather than helps visibility with me bad eyes even more so in the rain at night
I have seen auxiliary cornering lights or LEDs which helped put out more lumens . i had a Harley behind me one night who had auxiliary that were so bright I could have driven with my lights off and could see by using his
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Post by skuttadawg on May 17, 2013 1:14:38 GMT -5
Well it being new the engine is tight and will loosen up with miles during the break in . A 49cc is only 3 cubic inches so its doing wonders to hit 40 MPH and will never perform like a motorcycle with larger and multiple cylinders . Teddy is correct a pipe along with a larger main jet can do wonders as the exhaust plays a more important role on a 2T than on a 4T when talking performance . My 2T came with a 19mm TK carb with a 68 MJ I installed a 75 MJ and it was a dark caramel color on my sparkplug which is perfect as I like to be leaning towards running rich as MPG is not that important . Mine came with a standard NGK plug which is good but I installed the iridium as it does not make it go faster but its more reliable as it fires better . I learned about iridiums and premium 2T oil when I was 16 as I used just above weedeater oil and it smoked so much that I left a com trail . A friend told me about iridiums and Bel Ray MC1 synthetic oil and he was right its well worth the extra money . Before I would have to clean the oil off of the plug every 3 months or so as I premixed 32 to 1 on my motorcycles and 50 to 1 on my pedal mopeds . I like to use Maxxima synthetic blend 2T as its injector friendly at first and I later tried Motul 710 full synthetic with ester which is great but 17 a quart instead of 10 . I promise you will notice a diff in premium oil vs weedeater junk I would ONLY use premium gas preferably without ethanol if you can get it . Here is a directory of ethanol free gas stations pure-gas.org/ . I have read where many said no need to use premium . Well 2 years ago I bought a TaoTao ATMa 50 and put in 87 by mistake as I was paying more attention to a pretty lady than what I was doing . Half a darn mile later poof the piston cracked . My dealer makes customers sign a paper to only use premium during the PDI . Luckily they were super cool and rebuilt the engine for free as I had a mental meltdown as I was excited to ride it to my night classes but could not since it had such a compression loss it was no good . I bought a racing CDI which did help on takeoff but no diff in top end or RPM limit of 8,000 . Removed and weighed my rollers and they were 6 grams . I bought some 4 grams like many use but they were too light and it over revved the engine and was 4 MPH slower . I mixed them up to equal 5 grams and it was ok . I bought a Uni vent cover which is smaller than the big red airfilter and installed a mainjet . It was awesome as it had more midrange power . I later bough tthe red Uni but my dealer did not have any jets larger than a nor did any scooter or motorcycle shop in town have them in my size . It had just a lil bog and I decided to test run it around the block . Well it soft seized and I pushed it home . The plug tip melted and piston and cylinder were scarred . I now have a 47mm or 70cc BBK with Uni , a MMG pipe with a 120 MJ and 8 gram Dr Pulley sliders and it hauls . With the 5 grams it was peppy but I could redline uphill and when it hit 9,000 I could easily pop a lil wheelie at 50MPH ( according to the speedo ) but it ate u gas with the RPMs being so high . With 8 grams takeoff is less but I can still hit 9,000 RPMs up a steep hill with a running start , so its obvious I need taller gears . I installed 1.5k clutchs springs to help take off and included a Hoca BB torque spring base which really improved " shifting " as it prevents the torque spring from binding . I also bought a 1.5k torque spring but could not get it to fit with the bb base but even stock I could pass cars uphill in the city . Enjoy it stock with maybe upjet and lighter or heavier weights as results will vary and later on should you desire more power a BBK or even better a power kit will be an improvement |
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Post by skuttadawg on May 17, 2013 0:41:56 GMT -5
Really I thought PayPal was good at solving disputes . I have read too many Ebay horror stories from those who have bought junky parts . Amazon is super great as I had a bad MP3 player and got my money back without having to return it . I bought Norton Ghost a while back but lost the serial key as its on a tiny paper instead of on the CD sleeve or box . I talke to Symantec and the rude (censored ) said to contact the seller . I asked if there was a way to retrieve the key off of the CD or get a code to submit in order to get my key with no luck . I submitted a report to Amazon with a request to call me . My phone rang 4 seconds later with a robodialer and got to talk to a person within 20 seconds . Much better than me calling and waiting . They sent me a shipping label the next day and a new copy of Ghost 2 days later . I returned my old copy in the box the new one came in and put the shipping sticker they sent on it . I did not have to pay for any shipping as I am a Prime member and most items directly from Amazon have free shipping and Amazon has a huge hub 30 minutes from me . I have gotten most items in 2 days with some next day without paying for speedy shipping . I wish Amazon had more scooter items as they have almost anything one can think of plus more . Greg has a store there but prices are not as cheap as his website has them
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Post by skuttadawg on May 16, 2013 14:34:27 GMT -5
Tried Seafoam in it ?
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, 92 and ended up with a 
MJ . I was a beast out of the hole , uphill was increased , top end about the same maybe a 5MPh or less gain , but I got there faster and was easier to maintain speed . When I had barely 50 miles on it a guy at a redlight came up behind me on a Peace 150 and said " When the light turns green I will show you what areal scooter will do " . Well me being a : street racer " I accepted his challenge . The next redlight was half a mile away uphill . Light turned green I pushed off with my feet and smoked him until around 80% of the way and he barely crept past me . I weigh 200lbs and he could have only been 120lbs wet .