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Post by xyshannen on Dec 15, 2014 7:49:24 GMT -5
Nope, no hard time. Usually when people hear my scoot they wonder " What the heck is that and what did you do to it!?!" Or they say "my gawd I didn't know a scoot could sound like that!"
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bones ?
by: xyshannen - Dec 13, 2014 9:05:33 GMT -5
Post by xyshannen on Dec 13, 2014 9:05:33 GMT -5
People give them to you when they really like what you have said or done. It's kinda like a rep system other forums use.
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 10, 2014 0:17:49 GMT -5
Thanks man! I was really hoping they would have ponied up for the 30/28 mm valve heads.
I still have my stock cylinder jug and will get you some numbers off of it in the morn.I can tell you from memory it doesn't seem to be much thicker.
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 9, 2014 18:02:48 GMT -5
Pretty cool stuff. I would have liked you to check the size of the valves.
Can you link us to the review of he 2.5mm stroker? I would like to read that as what you are saying it says just doesn't make sense.
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 9, 2014 11:17:57 GMT -5
oldchopperguy Thanks for the bone myman! It's in my blood. Dating back to my Florida bootlegger Grand Dad to my Father who was a breakout circuit drag racer on the east coast. When I was 13 we built a riding mower that would run 35 mph and mow our 2 acres of land in about 20 to 25 minutes. The great thing about these GY6 150s is the cost of modding them is so low it's almost a shame to leave them stock. The benefit of having the remaining part of the cover run so close to the open face of the pulleys is you do get "some" protection against road grime and pebbles getting kicked up from the tires. It does have a small risk of something getting stuck between the cover and the belt but that's not very likely to happen in on-road conditions.
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 7, 2014 11:07:12 GMT -5
This scoot actually shows great potential. The use of the lower front fairing gives you the perfect location to install a radiator for a custom water cooled GY6 build.
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 7, 2014 11:03:20 GMT -5
I second the Ti grips.
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 7, 2014 10:57:44 GMT -5
For what it's worth, I cut away the entire face of the belt-cover, exposing the clutch-bell on my old 150. I also removed the filter at the front of the cover, so fresh air (as well as water, dust, etc. had a free-flow IN and OUT of the cover). I rode it that way for 5 years, and never, EVER had any adverse effects from crud damaging the variator, belt or clutch pulley. Before that mod, the cover would get too hot to touch. Afterward, you could even touch the clutch-bell after riding!
Many, MANY modded scooters omit the entire cover, and I've yet to hear of any problems from leaving the whole CVT tranny exposed. Belt-drive motorcycles have the entire drive-belt and pulley exposed with no trouble. After a great many miles riding with the goodies exposed, I do believe the need for ANY cover over the CVT is greatly exaggerated. The warmth from the belt friction and clutch-shoes keep the whole thing quite dry, even when rain is pouring in. The speed of the belt rounding the pulleys keeps stones and such from going through the belt and pulley. They just bounce off the spinning parts. While ANY unusual circumstances COULD theoretically damage something, if there was much danger, the major bike-makers like Harley-Davidson just wouldn't run open belts. Some riders feel the covers keep the CVT cleaner, but at least on my old 150, the cover only served to "contain" all the belt-dust, "gumming up" the belt and pulleys... Not to mention absolutely COOKING the clutch and belt... LOL! After opening it all up, the free-flowing air through it kept the inside of the cover quite clean and free of grit and grime. The only conditions I'd think would require any cover at all on the variator, belt and clutch would be those where one was riding nearly 100% off-road, in pea-gravel, over stones, clods, rocks, sand, etc. VERY few scooters get THAT kind of use. Just me, but I was VERY pleased for five years running my CVT totally open and cool. And the original factory belt and clutch were still like new when I traded "Lil' Bubba" on my Kymco 250. Again this is just my opinion, but one formed over 5 years and around 8,000 trouble-free miles.Leo in Texas This is why I did this to my CVT cover. i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a624/xyshannen1/cvt1_zpsf2b6c6ae.jpgi1287.photobucket.com/albums/a624/xyshannen1/cvy2_zps155927f4.jpgi1287.photobucket.com/albums/a624/xyshannen1/cvt3_zps6e3057da.jpgI noticed that even with the motor in stock form, hauling my 200lbs rear caused my cvt to run hot. Add to that the pain of taking the cover off every time I wanted to tune the cvt, I elected to just cut the cover off. I cleaned the edges with a hand grinder and put it on the bike to give the cvt a more finished look than just not having any cover at all. It runs great and stays cool. |
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 1, 2014 21:43:08 GMT -5
Scooter, for the shims, have you tried Ace hardware to see if the have some washers that would work? Lowes also has a pretty impressive stock of hardware.
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 1, 2014 15:29:05 GMT -5
Load it on photobucket then copy past a direct link.
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Post by xyshannen on Dec 1, 2014 9:11:21 GMT -5
Nope not yet. It's on my to do list with this months paycheck.
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Post by xyshannen on Nov 30, 2014 2:30:36 GMT -5
Vacuum operated fuel pump.
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Post by xyshannen on Nov 30, 2014 2:29:04 GMT -5
Exhaust?
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crank !
by: xyshannen - Nov 30, 2014 2:18:58 GMT -5
Post by xyshannen on Nov 30, 2014 2:18:58 GMT -5
I thought that removing the cylinder jug without dropping the piston might be possible but wasn't sure. Still...more POW! lol
John's CDI is awesome BTW.
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Post by xyshannen on Nov 29, 2014 18:00:27 GMT -5
2 inches from the lip of the tube is full. That's what she said! |
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