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Post by chrysoprasis on Nov 29, 2014 12:19:24 GMT -5
So just an update. The guy was totally trying to rip me off. He even hassled me about getting my scooter out of his shop once I told him no. Then when I came to pick it up he wasn't even there and made us all wait around for 45 minutes. I found someone else to work on it for significantly less and they showed me how it was just a busted seal on the drive shaft and a couple of seized bearings in the final drive. It seems to be working fine now except that they noticed a piece missing from my kick starter or something and now my battery died a few days ago and I can't get it started. Talk about Murphy's Law.
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Post by chrysoprasis on Nov 5, 2014 0:29:05 GMT -5
If I could find the parts and had the tools and time I would try but I probably wouldn't even know how to tell what is broken and if I fixed it. If it is a quick little thing I wonder why the guy says it will cost $700-$1000 to fix.
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Post by chrysoprasis on Nov 4, 2014 22:07:50 GMT -5
Just wondering if anyone has any idea of what a good asking price would be for it as is. Everything else works just fine. It "just" needs a new transmission so maybe it is worth something to someone. I want to try and salvage as much as I can from this horrible situation.
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Post by chrysoprasis on Nov 4, 2014 19:48:47 GMT -5
So last night the scooter quit on me. The back tire locked up. I borrowed a truck and hauled it to the shop this morning and they say it is pretty much totaled.  Not really sure what to do now... RIP scootie. |
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Post by chrysoprasis on Oct 30, 2014 18:09:04 GMT -5
Ok guys here is video of inside my CVT. I don't hear the noise with the cover off but it usually only kicks in at around 25-30 mph so I probably just didn't have it revved high enough. It was starting to gyrate on me so I let off. the two posts that stick out of the middle (one is where the kick-start pedal connects and the other is to the left) both seem a little wiggly. There is also tons of grease and rubber debris from what I am assuming is my belt that blew abt. 800 miles ago and was replaced. I tried brushing out the cover but it is going to take some serious work to get the rest out of the other side. Let me know if this is helpful or not. Thanks guys.
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Post by chrysoprasis on Oct 17, 2014 18:32:34 GMT -5
I re-checked the oil level and it is fine. The sound seems to be coming from the left side. I hear it louder when there is a curb on my left or bushes and things to reflect the noise but not on the right. I will try to get a video uploaded soon so you can hear the actual noise but I am 99% sure that it is coming from the left.
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Post by chrysoprasis on Oct 17, 2014 14:43:30 GMT -5
Hey everybody!
Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I have a Lance Cali Classic 125, Matte gray. I have been riding nearly every day for the about 3 years now. I use my scooter to commute to school and have logged almost 8500 miles so far. Looking forward to being a part of the community.
-Cameron
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Post by chrysoprasis on Oct 17, 2014 14:35:08 GMT -5
So I decided to change my own oil about 2 weeks ago and it seemed like a fairly straight forward process, but now I am hearing a really strange noise coming from my scoot. It starts as a really high pitched whine or whistle like a jet engine in the distance when I accelerate about about 35 MPH and then when I let off the throttle it turns into a really loud whirring/grinding noise that doesn't stop until I come to a complete stop. I thought I did everything right with the oil change but the noise seemed to start about a day after so that is probably causing the problem. I put in Lucas oil high performance motorcycle 4 stroke 10W-30. As far as I can tell that is what my owners manual called for.
Could someone tell me what they think is the problem? If it sounds like a major problem then I will take it in to a shop but I don't really have the money to just take it in for them to check out. Thanks guys!
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