Post by element on Feb 11, 2015 20:07:22 GMT -5
Hello all!
I am new to the forums as well as new to the scooter community! I bought my TaoTao-ATM 50cc scooter in August. I have about 850 miles on it. I use it to get to work and school and is currently my only method of transportation. I recently got pulled over for not having tags on the scooter but the officer and I were able to figure out that I don't need them but I'm not allowed to ride on any highways which is almost every road where I live. He left me go without a ticket, so thankful, but now I'm left with a bike I can't use. I need to be able to go 40+ consistently and with a overall commute of up and down inclined roads.
I have looked at doing a Big Bore Kit. A local mechanic told me to stay away from the 50mm as they will destroy the cam in a 1,000 miles and said to go with the 47mm. He couldn't give me an estimate for install does any one have a ball park? I have also thought about doing it myself but I have never done small engine work but I believe myself to be an intelligent individual for the most part and I have done some basics of "scootering" you could say, haha. I've changed the oil, transmission oil, assembly of the tier and handle bars, installed new batter and adjusted the idle screw. When I first got the bike it would start and run but would slowly die out a few min later but adjusting the screw fixed that issues.
But what all that would installing a big bore kit help me achieve 40+ mph? I don't know what a good kit is or what all I actually need. Are there other things I need to upgraded with the added cc s?I know the exhaust is one. Also what tools am I going to need besides the basics? I have also seen whole engine and transmission sections...are those easier? Also how do I know if I have a short or long body?
Sorry if that is a lot hahah but I am interested in tinkering too but I also don't want to mess up my only method of transportation.
I am new to the forums as well as new to the scooter community! I bought my TaoTao-ATM 50cc scooter in August. I have about 850 miles on it. I use it to get to work and school and is currently my only method of transportation. I recently got pulled over for not having tags on the scooter but the officer and I were able to figure out that I don't need them but I'm not allowed to ride on any highways which is almost every road where I live. He left me go without a ticket, so thankful, but now I'm left with a bike I can't use. I need to be able to go 40+ consistently and with a overall commute of up and down inclined roads.
I have looked at doing a Big Bore Kit. A local mechanic told me to stay away from the 50mm as they will destroy the cam in a 1,000 miles and said to go with the 47mm. He couldn't give me an estimate for install does any one have a ball park? I have also thought about doing it myself but I have never done small engine work but I believe myself to be an intelligent individual for the most part and I have done some basics of "scootering" you could say, haha. I've changed the oil, transmission oil, assembly of the tier and handle bars, installed new batter and adjusted the idle screw. When I first got the bike it would start and run but would slowly die out a few min later but adjusting the screw fixed that issues.
But what all that would installing a big bore kit help me achieve 40+ mph? I don't know what a good kit is or what all I actually need. Are there other things I need to upgraded with the added cc s?I know the exhaust is one. Also what tools am I going to need besides the basics? I have also seen whole engine and transmission sections...are those easier? Also how do I know if I have a short or long body?
Sorry if that is a lot hahah but I am interested in tinkering too but I also don't want to mess up my only method of transportation.