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Post by scooter on Dec 14, 2014 2:12:59 GMT -5
Wow. I wonder if they have helmets with built in filters over there. Thanks for the information. In some areas they actually have vending machines where you can buy a few breaths of clean air or oxygen if you start getting short of breath from the poor air quality. You can use those when you're behind a bus!  |
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Post by scooter on Dec 13, 2014 22:29:35 GMT -5
my cn250 makes this bang noise when cranking. i cant seem to understand what it is, it will eventually start but the the bang its making is stopping it. i was told that the fuel was pre igniting causing it to fire at the wrong time. the engine has 10:1 compression. My battery was also fully charged. the engine also has a bunch of mods. here is a link so you guys can hear how it sounds. any help will be highly appreciated. That clanking noise sounded kind of like a starter (bendix) pushing its gear out into place and slamming it into the engine gear. Your engine sounds really tight. I'm no pro though. Someone will come along soon and help you I am sure. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 13, 2014 22:19:58 GMT -5
They have a lot of dust in the air and asbestos is a bit of a problem from what friends who lived there tell me. They say a cursory look at your handkerchief when used immediately following a ride or a long walk may prompt you to adopt the practice. When I hear and see this stuff I begin to think that maybe we give the EPA too much of a bum rap at times. Wow. I wonder if they have helmets with built in filters over there. Thanks for the information. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 13, 2014 15:30:21 GMT -5
Without specific speeds determined or assigned, the following definitions are as I use them in following discussion. For the sake of clarity, I think filtering could be defined as moving up >through< traffic that is stopped or moving at very low speeds. Lane splitting may be defined as moving up >through< the general mass of traffic that is flowing, but is below the posted speed limit. And >through< meaning; between the vehicles in their respective lanes. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I don't think that all states, perhaps not many, actually have car pool lanes. Never seen nor heard of them here in Michigan. Again, I would say that I think that filtering would be safer and make more sense than also allowing lane splitting since filtering is just moving up through stopped or nearly stopped traffic and should always be below a certain speed. The biggest hurdle to overcome would be getting the general driving public aware of the practice. The close second to that would be getting them to accept it. One could almost guarantee conflicts initially. Information takes a while to be widely disseminated, acquired and understood. Those more inclined to road rage or aggressive drivers may feel threatened, affronted or cheated by others getting ahead of them. It's just nasty human nature... but it does and would happen. It would be that way until the general driving public accepted that "that is just the way it is" in the same way that the California driving public knows and has become accustomed to it in their state. Change for the (true) good can happen, but it often starts off messy. The first thing then would be to determine that over the long term if it would be worth implementing. Still, even now I think it is up to the states individually to determine their traffic laws. We do not need big government in on this. If you want it, push and petition for it in your state in the same way helmet laws are pushed for. (or against as the case may be.) If you would like to see it in other states then you could encourage them to do so, but if they don't want it, then it should not be forced upon them and against the will of the people of their state. California decided for themselves to allow it.... big government did not come in and make them do it or stop them from doing it so.... if nothing else than by precedent, other states should be allowed to change their traffic laws to include filtering and/or lane splitting as they see fit. In this case I think the petition idea is well-intentioned, but misguided. Besides it would be a heck of a lot easier to get one state at a time to change than trying to get the nation as a whole to move all at once on something. (little bites are easier to chew through.... and more effective at encouraging change elsewhere once momentum is built.) JMHO I like the "filtering" I saw on M13's videos, on Youtube, in Taiwan. When people come to a stop light, bikes are allowed to go between lanes and get in a special space right up front. This encourages the use of scooters and bikes, which use less fuel and put out less pollution, assuming people respect the environment enough to leave their emissions equipment in place. (I left mine in place. I tried it with and without, and saw zero difference in performance, so I saw no good reason to remove it, and at least one good reason to leave it on: cleaner air.) Bikes also are seen riding on the right hand side all in a group. Special parking spaces are another nice incentive to use bikes. I don't know what those masks are for. They aren't going to filter out the sea of carbon monoxide they are driving in. I can't count the times I've been choked out by just one pick-up truck or bus in front of me spewing emissions so thick you can actually see it in the air as a semi-invisible cloud, looking like the cloaking effect out of a "Predator" movie.      |
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Post by scooter on Dec 11, 2014 16:36:35 GMT -5
Over a divider and then a 30 foot Drop! Got to be a scooter riders worst nightmare!  BTW, there is a paypal account set up for him if you care to help out. He said not to send anything to paypal. He has a gofundme account linked on that video page. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 11, 2014 1:53:50 GMT -5
I don't know how many of you have watched M13's posts on Youtube, treating us to his comical insights on cycling and life in Asia, but if you have you might be interested to know he's been in a serious crash with some major bodily damage. Here is a link to a youtube vid, where you can also access his facebook and gofundme pages. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 11, 2014 1:10:00 GMT -5
Excellent write up, Raven. You seem like fun to be around. Thanks; that's a rad compliment~. From your avatar picture (which I assume to be a self-portrait), you look like you know how to have a good time, too: ears back, WOT.  That's me alright!  |
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Post by scooter on Dec 10, 2014 19:58:08 GMT -5
Both the biker's fault, first one was speeding, second one was just plain dumb! you don't lane split on a big bike, forget about splitting next to a truck! that's suicide, that's a blind spot for a trucker, the mirrors are too high to catch a bike right next to it What "you don't" do and what people do, do, are two different things.  |
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Post by scooter on Dec 10, 2014 19:53:01 GMT -5
Excellent write up, Raven. You seem like fun to be around. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 10, 2014 19:12:46 GMT -5
looks like a good kit, apart from one or 2 things. firstly the bottom of that cylinder skirt looks way too thin. from experience i know that it will surely get "wallowed out". Here's some up close shots of the skirt:   Does anyone know how thick the walls of a stock GY6 skirt are? I enjoy measuring things so I'll chime in too. I ordered a 150cc rebuild kit for Scootie, which arrived one day after he... passed  . After measuring it, it seems to be a 155cc (154.93cc). The skirt OD is 60.54mm, the ID is 58.42mm, leaving a wall thickness of 1.06mm 155cc is assuming 57.8 stock stroke. If anyone wants any measurements off of this cylinder or head, let me know and I'll post them. Mine was an A case motor. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 10, 2014 18:16:38 GMT -5
Allow me to talk you into a thing: I think it's a great idea to ride a motorcycle between moving cars on a highway. Should you live east of California, this will sound nuts... It looks nuts too. This guy is training to be an acrobat. This guy is training to be mashed potatoes. I'm not sure how I feel about it, knowing how people are, at least here anyway. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 9, 2014 0:01:27 GMT -5
A truly practical idea that sadly seemed "creepy-weird" to all but serious racers!
I see what you mean. I'd wear it if it meant winning a race. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 8, 2014 23:52:10 GMT -5
Yes, molds are expensive, pre-production is expensive, that's why there are alternative material choices, and alternative production methods (I'm almost positive there is a pre-existing mold that would suit the purpose here, perhaps using attached vanes instead of molded ones, meaning an off the shelf alternative to pre-production expenses exists). This particular device could also be manufactured inexpensively with different materials. It's the lack of demand that prevents the innovation that would bring the price down. That being said, I'm pretty sure the markup is extreme on this particular product, due to lack of demand allowing them to make the low quantity manufacturing run markups everyone accepts. I have to say the process, for me, was exhausting and frustrating. I tried going to a thinner plastic, I tried using cheaper plastics, I tried switching to metal, and I even made a test in fiberglass. In the end, I gave up. It was like being in one of those cartoons where the character is running back and forth trying to escape while someone above is cutting them off with a giant cleaver. I know I should have kept trying but I really got tired of having big numbers shoved in my face. Even the fiberglass was outrageous. I saw similarly manufactured items that costed a dollar, yet for me to get runs in small quantities it was in the hundreds of dollars. I do understand though. One can spend a week prepping to do a million parts and it only adds a few cents to each part, but trying to spend a week on a hundred parts makes them cost prohibitive. I'd suggest anyone try to actually make a product like you are talking about that is durable and looks "factory" and see how much time and money it takes to make one. Then at least double that "cost" to make a profit. Plus we're competing with people like the Chinese on top of it all. These people have the low wages and high production that make assembled GY6 heads possible for $30. And that's the price I pay retail! |
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Post by scooter on Dec 8, 2014 21:57:59 GMT -5
Don't listen to these yankees, Todd. They're just jealous because their food is horribly bland! And so, all he could do was to play back one of his tired, used up food insults.  I've got something you can eat.  |
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Post by scooter on Dec 8, 2014 19:00:09 GMT -5
Will do. I'll take it apart and have a look if the hole is wallowed out you may have to torque down on it real hard to get it to stay. Last one I done needed a 28" 3/8dr ratchet to tighten up good enough where vibrations wouldnt loosen it over short periods of time. Don't listen to these yankees, Todd. They're just jealous because their food is horribly bland! |
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BTW, there is a paypal account set up for him if you care to help out. 
