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Post by urbanmadness on May 16, 2014 16:22:14 GMT -5
yeah, espicially becuase it's got more lights then a simi at a truckstop! LOL
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Post by urbanmadness on May 15, 2014 12:41:04 GMT -5
no, this one is gonna keep it's cloths.... =)
If I do a nakkid, it's gonna be a late 70's bike. They came from honda Nakkid and are a beautiful piece of engineering. This one is going to be a freeway commuter so the fairings and bags will make it nicer to ride.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 15, 2014 12:31:02 GMT -5
This is very typical.... Running at WOT, these engines don't make enough vacuum to keep the pump running. An electric fuel pump would solve the problem, or using a different riding technique (see below). Also make sure all the vacuum lines and fuel lines are as short as possible. I have also seen it happen on bikes with vacuum petcocks as well, you lose vacuum, and it closes the petcock.
Bad Valve adjustment, or a worn belt can amplify the problem well. Tire pressures can too. Think about it, these things all affect fuel efficiency.
One way I got around it, is if I knew I was going up a hill, I'd back the throttle off, then go WOT, then back it down and go WOT. that way you keep fuel in the fuel bowl. It's very irritating but it does work. Or the second you feel it bog, back off the throttle for a second or two, then open her back up but not all the way.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 15, 2014 12:16:30 GMT -5
I wasn't hurt physically in the accident and my truck has been fixed. I was very lucky. I was on the levy road, and someone went to pass me and hit oncomming traffic then came back accross my lane and cliped the front of my truck. He didn't survive, unfortunatly. It was a very ugly accident. The lady he hit head on had major injuries.
I'm just not sleeping well, a lot of would of, should of stuff....
I am just very glad I was driving my ridgeline and not my GMC. I think I would of been hurt if I'd been driving the big truck.
As for the goldwing? The head for it is in transit. I can't wait to get it running and get some time in on the bike. I hope the weather is nice and cool weekend after next to make assembling the bike a little nicer.
Can't wait to spend an afternoon cleaning it up, and figuring out what I'm going to do for paint, etc.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 14, 2014 16:50:00 GMT -5
PROJECT UPDATE
Finally getting back on track, I've had several things causing a back slide, one of them being a really bad auto accident and just being short on funds, generally. Not sleeping well, after said car accident (I'm getting around 2 or three hours of sleep a night currently, but it's getting better)
The head has never made it back from the machine shop. The guy that was doing the work, is simply a toad, soooooo, I went ahead and ordered a used head, with cam and rockers from ebay, yesterday. I have the timing belts, and I'm now waiting on a head gasket from mother Honda (I've been told you only use OEM head gaskets on these bikes or else they leak) So, I am hoping that I will get it put together, weekend after next.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 14, 2014 14:43:38 GMT -5
I have worked on a lot of scoots and you can indeed see the evolution. I do prefer my aprillia tho... totally trouble free bike. 1200 mile since I bought it and I haven't done a thing to it, and it's got 38k on the clock.
On the used market, you can find really good deals on them, espcially off season. My 500cc scrabeo was 1600 bucks, the price of a new chinese 150 and it's fuel injected, freeway capable (it's a 500cc) and more trouble free and has quickly become the best bike I've ever owned. It's way heavier tho and does require a little skill to ride but you get rewarded with a very good freeway bike that is very comfortable, even in the fast lane (yes, it will do the ton, don't ask)
Just a quick comparison,
My Chinese 250 (it's an older bike and it was a basket case when I got it, with only 1100 miles on it) has been gone thru from tip to stern. While parts are cheap, I've replaced every switch, a voltage reg, rebuilt the carb, added a fuel pet cock (the stock one was bypassed) changed both valve stems, new batt, all new fuel lines, temp sensor, and intake manifold. Not to mention a valve adjustment. It also needs a speedo puck. It also has the irritating habit of scrapping the center stand with the slightest lean in right hand turns. As a surface street commuter, it's perfect, it's very light, very manuverable and is surprisingly smooth. It can do 60 without straining, and pull about 75 miles to the gallon. The 500 only gets 50 miles to the gallon.
The 250 was neglected, to say the least. but it is a 2007, and it had alot of problems for the miles while the scrabeo is a well loved and used 2006.
I also had a 10" wheeled 150cc chinese scoot. Very pretty bike, and even tho I ran it hard, it was reasonalby dependable but I always felt that I was running it a bit harder then it was designed to run... I ran WOT almost all the time on it and I had 7k on it before I traded it for a goldwing. The little 150 still ran great, I just kept up on valve adjustments and belt changes and of course I replaced a rear tire. I did change out the rear shock and it did have a racing variator in it but it was just a wonderful little bike that I over worked. Brain dead simple bike to work on too.
My commute is about 15miles each way and all three of these bikes have been used on the commute, and they all did well.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 14, 2014 13:05:13 GMT -5
I'm actually not impressed with the roudy. There is more plastic to play with then you think there is, no storage, and they rattle. Body parts are not easy to find (headlights for example)....
The vintage, atually isn't that bad to work on, even though there is quite a bit of plastic... You can access most things just removing the seat pan which is very easy on that bike.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 14, 2014 12:57:45 GMT -5
I love rustoluem.... I'm like the poster boy for rustoluem. I've even tried shooting thru and air brush once or twice...  I did a roller paint job on a full size GMC Jimmy with it and it came out really well, The white scooter is painted with rustoluem laquer with black airbrushed laquer. Rustoluem is truely and amazing paint. The stuff just sticks! |
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Post by urbanmadness on May 14, 2014 12:19:47 GMT -5
As always, your Leo, your post is a masterpiece....  I have been pretty lucky with sccoots and being seen, but I admit, I felt more invisable on the 150 then I do on my 500 but it's also a different kind of riding. I ride on the freeway with the 500 and the 150 was on the surface streets. Same with the 250, surface streets. |
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Post by urbanmadness on May 14, 2014 11:52:01 GMT -5
Those wieghts are trash!.... Make sure you don't have any belt particles in the clutch..... Usually when they go, they desinagrate and get into everything! Last one I broke, on a 150... the biggest piece of belt left was about 2" long. Much, much fun |
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 30, 2014 19:05:40 GMT -5
What do you need to do to the engine?
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 10, 2014 10:41:46 GMT -5
Well finally got around to tearing into this, we moved in January, so that was more a priority. Anyway, it is an 18 coil stator almost looks like the linhai 260, dimensions match. Anyway Ding Ding Ding, UrbanMadness was right. There is pickup coil trigger magnets all the way around the thing, like 20 of them, and it is stamped Ducati too. Stator is going, pickup coil is going, rotor is going and this thing is getting out of here, MRP had the parts in stock. Leave it to CF-moto to stick Ducati Parts in a chinese scooter, AAARRRGGH. Cool!!!! At least if it comes up again, we can tell someone what needs to be done! The ECU probably controls the spark and advances timing, along with fuel management and it makes sense when you think about it. I have to wonder if just changing the stator rotor would be enough? |
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 10, 2014 10:23:15 GMT -5
Urbanmadness,
A new morgan? WOW! I know Morgan has upgraded their little "plus" cars to wooden-subframe super-car status, but I didn't know they were making the 3-wheel cycle car again. It is SO cool! The concept NEVER goes out of style. Way cooler than many other new "toy-car" designs. If I know Morgan however, it will be EXPENSIVE!But then, so is a "Smart Car"... LOL!If it's anywhere near affordable, they will be doggone-near irresistible!Gotta LOVE this one! Leo Reasonable it is not... Found a used 2012 model with 1800 miles on it for 55K. Makes a Harley look cheap! Still bueatiful, still a Morgan... Still handmade..... both primitive and elegant at the same time. |
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 9, 2014 18:15:28 GMT -5
Not as crazy as you might think!   Admittedly the sno-runner is a much smaller unit than the 'tank-cyle', but you can see the evolution of the idea from military application to civilian. Ramp it up in size (larger frame/V-twin) and give it a freewheeling 'front track' with a .30 belt fed MG, and you're pretty much back on track.  I think THAT would sell today! Same for the Chrysler snow-machine. Neat ideas NEVER get "outdated"... Thanks for posting!Leo Leo, It is actually a new Morgan.... |
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 1, 2014 23:12:46 GMT -5
does it pop thru the carb when it dies?
Check compression, fuel, and spark.....What jet are you running and where is the idle screw set at?
should be running a 115 main, but it should run on a 110 (stock for the helix but lean according to the helix forums, they say a 115 really helps and it's what I'm running in mine)
a/f screw should be out at 2 1/4 turns and it should run... for testing, run vacuum to the decel valve on the carb and one to the fuel pump, and block off all the other vac lines.
If you still can't get it to run, then it's a little deeper. My money would be on a bad woodruff key, throwing off the ignition timing. If they key is bad, the stator rotor will shift a degree or two (won't take much) and retard the timing. On these engines, it don't take much.
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