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Post by urbanmadness on May 9, 2013 10:37:19 GMT -5
Just another angle to think about.... Audits. You have 9000 jurisdictions all capable of sending a nice audit notice. And I'm sure they would send them as well.
As for leveling the playing field, that's really not the job of government. If you protect a less efficient business model, you will stifle innovation.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 8, 2013 16:47:53 GMT -5
The big Ruckous is a bit rare... Awesome and beastly looking scoot. The Helix is the grand mac daddy of scoots.
The cn250 (honda cloned engines) are well built.. any of the 250 class scooters are a bit more complex then the 150's as they are a liquid cooled motor. It's one of the reasons alot of the dealers shy clear of em i my area. They know how to work on the air cooled one's and aren't up on the quirks of the water cooled ones. Like burbing the cooling system for example.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 8, 2013 16:38:56 GMT -5
mu biggest problem isn't with a cup holder... It's the full face helmet I have to remove to take a drink... =) I just usually have a bottle of water in the trunk and pull over once and a while.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 8, 2013 0:41:39 GMT -5
On one hand i understand that states have lost a lot of revenue due to online sales, but with the exception of CA they're getting by. Get out of my pockets already. Here is a good one. The Peoples Republic Of Maryland is considering the use of satelite weather data to tax you according to how much rain falls on your property. This is to pay for environmental protection of the Chesapeake Bay. Nutty as . Sounds like a dirty trick, California would pull. I'll have you know tho... for the first time in many years, California has what the politicians and the governor call a balanced budget. (on the backs of the people, like me, too stupid to move out of state)... |
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Post by urbanmadness on May 8, 2013 0:37:07 GMT -5
You know I like the idea. Might help level the playing field for my favorite local shop. Provides funding for government building and helps keep my guys working. Why line the pockets of folks far from home when you can help them out in your neighborhood. Tax away I say I disagree with you... for one it's not leveling the playing field. When a retailer has to keep track of who bought what where and tax accordingly, then send the taxes to what ever taxing authority is demanding money, it becomes an unfair burden to a small mail order business. Some will not be able to do business period. Many Brick and mortar retailers and small shops also rely on these mail order scooter part houses, and they too, will be affected. It's not just about taxes, its about the burden of tracking all the transactions. That's the real expense and that's what is going to affect the mail order industry, more then anything. The tax will be passed on to the consumer, the start up costs for the computer systems and software costs to track the taxable transactions (would have to be completely audit-able) isn't something a lot of small business can afford. This isn't something you can do with Quickbooks and it's not just state taxes we are talking about. It's at the county level. California alone has 58 counties all with different tax rates. I think a better solution would be to tax at the point of origin. |
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Post by urbanmadness on May 8, 2013 0:17:09 GMT -5
Price is a tad high.... Here I can get a 50 with riding gear from craigslist for 600 or 700. 50's just are not worth much in my neck of the woods unless they are 2t's. , I can get a 150 with under 1000 miles on it for 700 or 800. And I have at least three places in town where I can get parts. PDI... consists of brake fluid change, gearbox oil change, oil change, about 10 dollars in vacuum and fuel lines, spark plug, belt inspection to make sure they didn't put some real junk in the CVT case. going over nuts and bolts and maybe (If I was doing my own) a carb re-jet, and a fuse holder. Maybe 2 or 3 hours of work. Did I leave anything out guys? Maybe 40 dollars in assorted fluids and odd parts. another 30 to upgrade the belt. PDI at the most should cost 200 bucks and most of the dealers that do the PDI charge like 65 and some even include it in the cost of the scooter. I'd charge 200 in my shop, but that's because, I can't roll it into the cost of a scooter as a dealer can.
I'm not trying to be, unfriendly, Just telling you what you got.
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new carb
by: urbanmadness - May 7, 2013 23:59:55 GMT -5
Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 23:59:55 GMT -5
Allyoop is the best....  |
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new carb
by: urbanmadness - May 7, 2013 23:57:48 GMT -5
Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 23:57:48 GMT -5
how old is the scooter? The reason I ask, is alot of time, shade tree guys (and not an uber mac daddy shade tree guy like me) will try bigger jets before looking at what might be really causing the problem. A leaky intake manifold for example will make em run lean and instead of trying to fix that manifold or even looking at the manifold or vacuum lines, they will drill the jets to compensate. Or it just might of needed a good cleaning.
The stock carb, out of the box should be in the ball park as far as getting it to run. From there you can adjust the a/f mixture and re-jet if needed. When you replace the carb, make sure the intake manifold isn't cracked and that you make sure the carb is seated all the way into the intake manifold so you don't get a vacuum leak. If the clamp is in bad shape, go to an autoparts store of you choice and get a regular worm screw type hose clamp to replace it with.. (take the old one with you).. They are cheap and it will save you headaches.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 23:47:17 GMT -5
I guess I've been lucky.... My only real complaint is that, it seems every item I order has a shipping and processing fee. When I rebuilt the MotoBrovo, I bought several items, they came in the same box, and it was like 60 for freight. (head, top end rebuild kit, carb, gasket kit, intake boot, stator bell puller, and a spark plug) Other then that, I've been pretty happy with them.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 23:42:14 GMT -5
very much depends on the bike. Mines takes about two or three hours. I have a Retro style, Unplug the lighted trunk, off comes the rack, the rear plastics, seat pan, the floor board, under floor board skirts and then and only then can I get my fists of ham and my fingers of butter in to adjust them. Do I trust the shop to do mine? Oh H E double hockey sticks no..... And while you are at it.... change the oil, gearbox lube and adjust the rear brake.
And chant "I love my bike, I love my bike, I Love my bike" (works better then calling it a bunch of names)
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Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 23:35:32 GMT -5
hmmm..... guys, let's market a safety device... we can call it the 10k 4t scatter shield... |
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by: urbanmadness - May 7, 2013 23:32:26 GMT -5
Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 23:32:26 GMT -5
so many things can affect a carb. I have pretty good luck with them running out of the box on stock motors, but I live at 32feet above sea level and that makes a huge difference. Depending on the bike, you may have to adjust the a/f mixture and you might even have to re-jet.
If you can get the float bowl off your old carb, it may be worth noting what jets you have or even puting them in the new carb if they can be salvaged and cleaned. Save the old carb for parts (might be worth cleaning it before storing it) You never know when you may need a screw, a float, needle valve or diaphragm.
To adjust the a/f mix, find the adjustment screw, get the scooter to idle (might have to hold the throttle open till she warms up a bit), adjust the idle screw so when the bike is on the center stand, the clutch is not engaged, but almost ready to engage and spin the rear wheel. Then adjust the a/f screw until you get the best and fastest idle, then back it off 1/8 turn. Then re-adjust idle speed to where the rear wheel doesn't spin and you are done.
These carbs are very simple. Once you tear one apart (which I recommend on your old carb so you learn it), you will see how they go together. i do recommend you get one of those foil roasting pans lined with a piece of white printer paper and use it when you are pulling your old carb apart. The paper will help you see the small parts, so you don't loose any of them.
The best advise I can give you... It's only nuts and bolts. Once you get into these scooters, they are brain dead simple to work on. And if you get stuck... come see us.
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Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 23:16:17 GMT -5
I love to bust liars who say their 50 can do 60 when they fizzle at 40 . My 2T with a BBK I can ride it on the interstate with no problems since it has 13s instead of 10s and as much more stable So..what are you saying...that 10,800 rpm is too much for a stock 4T? It will get you to right near 60mph...the stock tach ends at 10,000...so just paint the extra 800 over on the ride side of it...simple. see...  10k is too much for a 4t gy6 without mods. I don't even know if you could get one to live for every long with mods at 10k. Is it even possible to get valve springs that would handle that? Do they make a cam that is tuned for that? And what about those quality valve seats? would the live at 10k? Just a few questions for the 4t tuners. 2t, I'm sure could be built to do it... I'm not as familair with the 2 strokers (altho I would love an old smoker to piss off the weed and seed eaters in my state) |
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Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 23:09:10 GMT -5
My Verona 150, flat out will do 57 (gps) on a level road, and seems pretty stable even with it's 10" wheels. What I did notice is the brakes are not up to the task. The front on is OK, but the back one at that speed is pretty much worthless. When she was stock, she'd do 53 and the brakes felt fine... that extra 5mph makes a difference. I feel it's at its limit. So, if I want more out of it, it's gonna be time to sell it and get a helix. (or keep it and get a helix) Or time to really start modifying the touring 150. Gotta tell ya, I'm leaning more towards the Helix every day.... The look is even growing on me (and I hated it to start with) 57mph is pretty good....but then you a 100cc's above a stock GY6 50 that does 60 mph. The Helix is not too bad looking of a scoot...but the ones that make me chuckle are the Honda Elite's...first time I saw one I thought it was an older snowmobile coming down the road....in mid summer..  man did that thing confuse me..a big ole box with 2 wheels under it.. I forgot to mention I'm 310lbs.... (yes big red neck on a little red scooter.... lol) 57mph is better the pretty good, I think, when you consider my weight. And she's pretty much stock other then a Hoca 115mm Varaitor with 12 gram rollers. I'm sure it would do better with a light weight rider altho I'd probably have to put heaver weights to keep it from over -reving with a lighter rider. I dunno, the Helix and the Elite look alot alike, especially the "snoopy" nose. What I'd really like to find, is a Honda Big Ruckus. Those things were beasts. Helix has alot more storage tho Of course, I've hijacked this thread. Sorry Mate.. |
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Post by urbanmadness on May 7, 2013 22:43:48 GMT -5
Anybody seriously tryina go 60 on a 50cc frame... jeez godspeed. I used to think it wasn't a big deal to push these scoots but I had some scary wobble at around 50 MPH a few weeks ago and will never again push it like that... My Verona 150, flat out will do 57 (gps) on a level road, and seems pretty stable even with it's 10" wheels. What I did notice is the brakes are not up to the task. The front on is OK, but the back one at that speed is pretty much worthless. When she was stock, she'd do 53 and the brakes felt fine... that extra 5mph makes a difference. I feel it's at its limit. So, if I want more out of it, it's gonna be time to sell it and get a helix. (or keep it and get a helix) Or time to really start modifying the touring 150. Gotta tell ya, I'm leaning more towards the Helix every day.... The look is even growing on me (and I hated it to start with) |
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