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Post by spandi on Apr 29, 2017 12:04:44 GMT -5
You mean - I should question the veracity of a Craigslist posting?  Naaah, perish the thought! (I'm sure granny only used it to bring back boxes of girl scout cookies from the church social.) 😁 Of course the nitrous bottle "she" had installed under the seat is a bit ...suspicious? |
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Post by spandi on Apr 29, 2017 0:09:57 GMT -5
Oh, if I only had $1950 laying around...  treasure.craigslist.org/mcy/6097950892.htmlA 2013 Honda PCX 150 with all of 75 miles...   Text of ad: "A MUST SEE!! PURCHASED BY A 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN NEW AND USED ONLY A FEW TIMES. LIKE NEW CONDITION. INCLUDES A HELMET AND A NEW (NEVER USED) SOFT COVER." ...yeah, only took it to church on Sundays. |
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Post by spandi on Apr 28, 2017 15:00:35 GMT -5
Sorry guys. Make that the TVS "Entorq" 210 (my bad... LOL!) BTW, 212.5cc and 120 kph.
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Post by spandi on Apr 28, 2017 3:17:25 GMT -5
BTW, for a look a Indian state-of-the-art, check out the Hero "ZIR" and TVS Entorq 210 made for their domestic market. (RATS!)
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Post by spandi on Apr 27, 2017 13:24:41 GMT -5
A good rider can make do with whatever they have on hand. I'm betting those riders would have done far better on motorcycles in that race though had they been on bikes. A scooter still does not possess the balance or power transfer a bike does. I hear that all the time. "I rode my scooter and beat a whole bunch of bikes." Maybe but if you put someone on a track, first with a scooter and then on a bike, his lap times on the bike will always be faster. I'm sure your observations have some validity but I find it hard to believe that someone who enters a contest like the Cannonball doesn't know about the filter cleaning. They ride under some extreme conditions and I'm more inclined to believe that belts are just not up to the durability of a chain, cogged belt or shaft drive of a motorcycle. It's what makes the Cannonball unique. The scooters are better at short rides because of their limitations while an equal sized motorcycle would fare much better. I wonder if the belts were made to "go the distance" in day-in day-out use with periods of inactivity in between. And that running them non-stop for thousands of miles results in premature wear. ⏳ |
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Post by spandi on Apr 27, 2017 10:21:56 GMT -5
My Helix has over 100k miles total. Right now, if I were physically able...I would give him a tune up and head out anywhere. I was planning a trip to see family in Florida this summer, but doubt I will make it this year. I was gonna drive him to Boca from Wolfe County KY. Google the distance. I am certain I would have made it. I am going to split the CN cases this winter and rebuild, all new bearings and seals, engine and trans. , I've been planning that since I bought it, buying bits here and there. From what I can tell the Helix still has the factory water pump. Damn Cyprus water pump died before 9k I looked up the Roketa Cyprus, at over two grand not exactly cheap. As to the fuel pump, may I recommend a nice Mikuni model? |
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Post by spandi on Apr 27, 2017 10:00:29 GMT -5
The Indian motorcycle and motor scooter industry is HUGE (just look at what Mahindra and other companies are offering) and their designs and technical sophistication is only getting better with time. Yet another reason the Chinese are being forced to improve quality.
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Post by spandi on Apr 26, 2017 23:42:17 GMT -5
i don't know man, after i got all the bugs out of my chinese ride, it was pretty dependable. the number one problem with it was the electrics. before i ironed that out, i was never sure it would start, or it was likely that it would die somewhere between here and there. after i revamped the electrics, it never failed to start and i could ride it all day with no problems. it also had a overheating problem, but i managed to solve that too. i would certainly get another for the price i gave for mine, 1000 bucks with 82 miles on it. the guy apparently sold it because the fuel valve prevented WOT. Yah, I took out the stock fan and put in a 7" diameter (made in Italy) Spal fan (I had to make adapter plates so it would fit) put in Samco silicone cooling hose (made in the UK) and Evans glycerin based coolant (no rusting in the cooling system) No overheating problems, even in the SoCal desert in summer. |
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Post by spandi on Apr 26, 2017 23:20:01 GMT -5
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Post by spandi on Apr 26, 2017 22:18:45 GMT -5
I think a lot of it is preparation,,,I could take any Chinese scoot pour in a ton of work and money and have a winner,,,Rich Carman the co founder of Scooter Doc got his sym and called me and sent me pics of the driveline clutch variator and he saw drill/ balancing marks and didn't know what they were,,,he never saw that on any of his Chinese bikes,,,this is the difference with the Chinese machines,,,they are better now,,but early metallurgy was poor at best,,,it's the labor to make it better is what makes it better,,,I can garauntee the winner bikes in the cannonball are one off heavily breathed on machines,,,full disassembly,,balanced rotating assemblies,,blueprinted,,,there is no doubt in my mind,,,some may be running stockers but they are not contenders,,, Funny you should mention this, it is exactly what I did with my scoot. It took roughly four years from start to finish. With every piece wet sanded and polished until they gleamed. The frame getting nine coats of epoxy black automotive paint and two of clearcoat. The highest quality parts throughout. (Much higher than on standard "brand-name" bikes.) It took a mountain of work, but the result is stunning to see. ( I like to say I took a Chinese scoot and made a two wheeled Jag-u-ar out of it.) |
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Post by spandi on Apr 25, 2017 10:33:36 GMT -5
A 20 present increase in QC. (And watch China do what Japan did in the sixties, eat everyone's lunch.)
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Post by spandi on Apr 25, 2017 10:30:36 GMT -5
I like Daffy, I'm going with the duck. " Rabbit season!"
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Post by spandi on Apr 24, 2017 17:29:21 GMT -5
Funny you guys should mention this, I just came back from a storage unit with a pair of Nelson-Rigg saddlebags, each of which is the size of a carry-on bag. (Makes even a large scooter into a two wheeled U-Haul 😁)
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Post by spandi on Apr 23, 2017 23:30:53 GMT -5
It doesn't take long to discover that the majority of people over there don't do their own work. The wobble was almost universal even with their dealers supplying the tires. The problem is the result of nutty forks and weight bias. I'm sure the antiquated sheet metal frame exaggerates the problem. Fortunately Piaggio was wise enough to copy the tube frame and Tupperware the Japanese introduced on other products. It's allowed them to deal with the inherent problem of a rear engine unweighting the front wheel more constructively. You mean to tell me that those cheesy PLASTIC scoots are more stable?....Say it ain't so! 😂 |
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Post by spandi on Apr 23, 2017 23:24:00 GMT -5
Dear mercy that is one ugly and HUGE bike! >'Kat ....And people had the nerve to complain about the CN250 Honda Helix.😂 |
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