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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 15, 2013 11:40:41 GMT -5
That looks like a powered shovel to me even though Paladin's was really a track hoe. I think the idea was a machine capable of digging on a large scale. I vote it's good...
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 15, 2013 9:20:09 GMT -5
Water plane
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 15, 2013 8:51:18 GMT -5
Mouth running
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 15, 2013 0:33:15 GMT -5
Team horses
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 15, 2013 0:31:51 GMT -5
What's IBTL?  >'Kat I B T L. Is in before the lock. As this thread will soon be locked down as it is clearly politically contented and I'm sure there are Obamanites around... |
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 21:56:32 GMT -5
I see this one going down hill
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 14:28:15 GMT -5
Yes you are correct that's where the vague statement "all displaced around 500 or less" came from. Still not the nice square bore and stroke you see on the Burgman (both 83 X 60) If anything it may be closest to 1/2 a 800 Suzuki Intruder as it has the squarish bore and stroke like most many V-twin metric cruisers... Sorry as a long time Suzuki fan I can't accept any possibility of Kawasaki lineage    Edited to add the appropriate level of vagueness Rob |
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 14:01:27 GMT -5
I just zip tied the one on my Burgman closed. If the switch is normally closed (passes current when sidestand is down) then you leave the wires untouching if its normally open (doesn't pass current when sidestand is down) then you wire them together. A simple test light will show what it's doing...
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 10:21:54 GMT -5
Gotta press one of the brakes in to be able to start it Exactly, so yes Spandi they do. My Burgman had one on the sidestand too. The Vespa will start anytime no lock outs at all... |
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 9:03:21 GMT -5
Does your meter have a continuity setting? If so use that. If not usually they will pass voltage when you activate them so you can use a test light, though with the brake switches normally they are good if the brake light works. You should check for voltage at the CDI with the brakes on and sidestand up right??
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 8:34:35 GMT -5
If it isn't getting power at all most likely one of the starter lock-out switches is malfunctioning. Check them all brakes and stand...
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 8:20:06 GMT -5
Rocky Ninja is a Kawasaki and a 4 cylinder. Burgman is a 400cc Suzuki thumper. It feels a lot more like a dirt bike engine at least somewhat only not as mean... your mechanic is confused... It is bullet proof Russian mechanic who was quite good but suffered in the language department. Suzuki does trade engine blocks with other makers so he could be right about the Ninja connection. Some Suzukis are sent out with engines modified for them by Aprilia where Suzuki cast the blocks to Aprilia specs and then sent them out to Aprilia for machining and outfitting with the hard parts. I suppose anything is possible but 1/2 of 4 is 2 not 1. The only 2 cylinder Ninjas are all displaced around 500 or less. Kawasaki never made an 800 ninja and the haven't made a 750 even since the mid  's. The bore and stroke on a ZX-9R (closest to 800 they had) is 75 x 50 for quick revving horsepower and the Suzuki has a nice square 81 x 77.6. I don't know for sure but I think the 400 Burgman engine was designed for a scooter. Any way none of this all matters. What matters is that we agree it is a solid motor... Maybe they made a 800 2 cylinder Ninja for Russia only that they don't admit to... |
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 7:57:02 GMT -5
Maker destroyed
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 14, 2013 1:15:46 GMT -5
That's a solid bike you will not need anything most likely. If you aren't good with repair a Chinese scooter could be a nightmare. Especially once heavily modified. A LX150 like that will just run you will get the performance your after with out mods. Chinese scooters are a lot like used bikes right out of the box you could have a non running bike or a broken one... Have a look at some of the posts on here about issues people have. Though some have none we have seen a lot of people get so fed up with the problems a low mileage Chinese bike has that they just replace the engine. Check this site out modernvespa.com/forum/ and see if there isn't someone local who would be willing to look at the bike with you... |
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Post by scootnwinn on Aug 13, 2013 23:39:21 GMT -5
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's. The bore and stroke on a ZX-9R (closest to 800 they had) is 75 x 50 for quick revving horsepower and the Suzuki has a nice square 81 x 77.6. I don't know for sure but I think the 400 Burgman engine was designed for a scooter. Any way none of this all matters. What matters is that we agree it is a solid motor... Maybe they made a 800 2 cylinder Ninja for Russia only that they don't admit to...