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Post by spandi on Dec 22, 2015 20:49:10 GMT -5
Soup Nazi..... Kat.... NO SOUP FOR YOU Screw 'im. I can make my own soup, ha. Cheeseburger soup, coming up! That's "Cheeburgy and Pepsi!" (No Coke, Pespi)  |
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Post by spandi on Dec 18, 2015 17:49:58 GMT -5
Rats, one mph short of doing "The Ton"  |
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Post by spandi on Dec 14, 2015 8:26:55 GMT -5
No contest, forgetaboutit. The Welshman has it.  |
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Post by spandi on Dec 6, 2015 17:07:19 GMT -5
Hello and welcome! So how is scooting in the great north?  (BTW, very nice machine.) |
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Post by spandi on Dec 6, 2015 17:01:27 GMT -5
My condolences as well. The scooter community can be quite close, and the loss is felt throughout the group.
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Post by spandi on Dec 3, 2015 11:16:24 GMT -5
i remember riding home on mine on some rural back roads. these roads were blacktop and straight as arrows, the perfect kind for WOT riding. i was screaming down these roads and came to a stop sign. when i stopped i heard a faint ticking noise, like the valves needed adjustment. i thought, well i'll have to adjust my valves when i get home, turned left and off i went, WOT. got a mile down the road and the scoot just slowly lost power and died. i tried to restart it and the starter sounded like my battery was going dead. i got to checking it out and noticed the engine was smoking, placed my hand on the radiator. it was COLD ! you talk about your stomach falling out. i just knew i had blown my engine. i checked the oil, and the dipstick was partially melted. i finally got a hold of my brother in law and we trucked the scoot back to my place. i again tried to start it, and again the starter acted like the battery was weak. i changed the oil, removed the battery to a charger, and let the bike sit for a couple of days. i fixed the broken hose, refilled with coolant, reinstalled the battery, and crossed my fingers. to my absolute amazement, this engine fired right up like nothing ever happened to it. i put many, many miles on it after that incident. Well there ya go, that engine design is fairly bulletproof. BTW, was it the hose or the clamps that let go? |
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Post by spandi on Dec 2, 2015 15:08:35 GMT -5
The engine now used in Chinese 250 scoots was originally from the Honda Helix and was purposely designed to be under-stressed so that It could ride at or near WOT without issue. Whether the Chinese parts will hold up as well remains to be seen, but DESIGN wise it was made to do highway speeds without fail.  (On my scoot you can replace it without have to remove anything first) BTW, since the Chinese CN250 is a clone, you can substitute Honda OEM parts in critical areas. www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/honda/HP-14510-KM1-000.htmli had the CFmoto engine in my ride. most of the parts in this engine was made of quality material. after 10,000 miles the slip clutch shoes showed very little sign of wear, i probably could have gotten 100,000 miles out of them, no joke. the bearings used in the final drive were quality japanese bearings. the carb was japanese made. other parts weren't so good though. the infamous intake for example, i replace this thing 3 times within the first year i had my ride. i finally got my hands on a honda intake and never replaced it since. the rollers were dirt cheap garbage, they failed shortly after i got my bike. i replaced the rear pads one and the front pads 3 times. all in all, this bike was a fair good investment, i would certainly buy any and all identical bikes for the price i paid for mine. no question about it. it had the 172mm-A long case engine. Yep, CF Moto engines are very good in quality and reliability. We had a lady here who was a dealer for them, and she and her husband rode two of the Fashion 250 scoots from New York to Florida.  |
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Post by spandi on Nov 30, 2015 14:33:54 GMT -5
Well my sister has a Dachshund, so you know where my vote goes.  |
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Post by spandi on Nov 26, 2015 17:01:45 GMT -5
The engine now used in Chinese 250 scoots was originally from the Honda Helix and was purposely designed to be under-stressed so that It could ride at or near WOT without issue. Whether the Chinese parts will hold up as well remains to be seen, but DESIGN wise it was made to do highway speeds without fail. (On my scoot you can replace it without have to remove anything first) BTW, since the Chinese CN250 is a clone, you can substitute Honda OEM parts in critical areas. www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/honda/HP-14510-KM1-000.html |
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Post by spandi on Nov 26, 2015 3:41:05 GMT -5
Danny Partridge had to fend for himself. Didn't Danny have the other Partridges to do his bidding? More like getting Ruben Kincade to follow Danny in one of his hair-brained schemes.  |
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Post by spandi on Nov 25, 2015 16:41:17 GMT -5
I think you'd do better carrying a good quality tire repair kit and CO2 tire inflator or a 12 volt small compressor, rather than Slime. |
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Post by spandi on Nov 25, 2015 1:38:59 GMT -5
Danny Partridge never had a cool robot, flying saucer, or fought Irwin Allen's space monsters.   |
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Post by spandi on Nov 21, 2015 19:51:43 GMT -5
The original link is for the current years run of them. New pollution regs have created a slight drop in HP and such which is why the major manufacturers bumped from 250 to 300cc. Interesting that the 2010 model was 13.7 kw/18.77 hp while the 2015/2016 is only 13.0 kw/17.4 hp. Then if the power output is so slight, it just reinforces the supposition that the stated speed on the video was indeed "conservative" and not indicative of actual "real world" performance. (if all else fails just buy a 2010 model) BTW, if I remember correctly the video was for Australia, which may go by the more stringent European standards for pollution control. |
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Post by spandi on Nov 20, 2015 22:12:28 GMT -5
Well done. spandi. That is the first long term report I have seen on an Automoto. Thank You! |
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Post by spandi on Nov 19, 2015 22:15:47 GMT -5
60K on a Chinese Automoto scoot
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