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Post by pistonguy on Aug 1, 2018 17:53:16 GMT -5
Now we have four of these Alky Briggs based gimmicky JR Dragsters in house for the kids to learn on. After you learn all the cars are for sale and I think this one goes for over $15,000 The maybe come out once or twice a month or so and we just fuel em and run em. Now if it ws mine and I raced this I would have fresh Alky in her.  |
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Post by pistonguy on Aug 1, 2018 17:44:56 GMT -5
Ya wanna get a real good handle for issues with this contact my Homeboy here. Meet Bill, his daughter Julie and son Dan. Dan does all the Saw and rest of two cycle repairs, normal back log this time of year is two months.. This is in the Snow belt were all the seasons are very short, all the power equipment is used for a short period of time and stored for longs periods with the fuel, and for Joe home owner mixing up 2 gallons of premix for the saw, weedwacker and backpack blower will last several years. The last time we had a direct conversation on how good business with the Ethanol Bill indicated up wards of 300 complete carbs and as many carb kits. now last fall they have almost completely moved away from carb kits as if it don't fix it they have eat to the parts and labor and install a new carb, so now there selling over 600 complete carbs per year. Bill and I also have a mutual friend who is a competitor of his with Two stores and does abbots the same amount of Carb work all Ethanol related.  |
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 31, 2018 19:04:14 GMT -5
And Cup Chevy by PME..  |
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 31, 2018 19:02:59 GMT -5
Oh hey bender something came up on Cup injection in a thread some time ago and I thought I would share this with al. I haven't been directly involved since then but I do not believe there has been a change Cup as my involvement in 2012-2014 is using manifold injection and the under card series "Bush, Xfinity etc" was still using a Carb, the Holley 4150 series in Race form Heres uncle jacks ferd with the manifold injection.   |
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 31, 2018 18:45:19 GMT -5
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 31, 2018 11:52:36 GMT -5
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 31, 2018 11:39:20 GMT -5
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 27, 2018 11:35:55 GMT -5
And, no more bike. Got run off I-30 by a semi last weekend, crashed the bike. And, I'm done. Going to the DMV today, having the M endorsement taken off my license. That sucks, hope yer ok. How many years have you been riding Bikes? |
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 25, 2018 7:26:03 GMT -5
Ok the Stator has Nothing to do with your Scoot Not starting, don't waste your time and money.
I was hoping you would Not take Grumpys advice and Not tear into the engine because your in real trouble now. The guy with three posts sends a young kid down the road to ruin in one post just plane Boils me..
The Cam chain cannot get knocked off by too much oil. you have a Major Internal Engine Failure. Its all over
The Cam Chain has a tensioner,, You Simply can't just put the Cam Chain back on and away she goes. The Cam is Timed, it has Timing marks that get aligned with the CylinderHead and the Flywheel is at Top Dead Center Compression Stroke (TDC). The Cam out of time you could very well have the Piston Contact the valves and bend them all to junk, but you have bigger problems already.
Also sounds like you removed the Cylinder Head I think you called it the Block, Now you Must use a new Head Gasket or it Will Leak for Sure and have a Torque wrench to properly torque this Cylinder Stud nuts. This Studs are factory Junk and if you over torque them they lose there elasticity and will Never hold a clamping surface. they are usually a torque once and throw them away and install new ones.
And you would have Had to Adjust the Valve lash when you removed and reinstalled the Cylinder head?
Have you confirmed that you have Spark? I don't think it really matter as the Cam is Not in time you have a major internal failure and she will never start the way she is.
Good Luck..
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 24, 2018 16:07:56 GMT -5
 
A A typical NC rural Scoot, out of all the wheeled vehicles on the road they are the worst maintained.. |
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 24, 2018 16:06:59 GMT -5
Ive been riding along time and been in the industry a long time and scootin in dive travel along time.
In the 50-150cc and maybe up to 200cc the Chinese market or customer is completely different customer than the Vespa customer.
The Chinese customer we have about three main demographics,
#1 the young kid who wants entry level two wheels with no license or insurance for under $1,000,
#2 the Licker Sickle who is in his twenties and has in all his or her years has only been able to loose his license, destroy his credit and his only means of transportation is a under $700 scoot.and again No License (because he lost his) or insurance required.
#3 this of us who have come full circle on the two wheel thing, we have owned or ridden, still ride or have, and the inexpensive Chinese Scoot fit a gap in our current fleet. (I have five bikes).
#1 the young kid that found a fun entry level two wheel experience and after a couple years they move on to a real bike, geh333 introducing his son to riding and many others on these boards for example. so manny great bikes in mothballs that can be had for $3,000 and under.
#2 the Licker Sickle, sad, they come and they go and fit they had $3,000+ for Vespa thats the last thing they are spending there money on.
This pic is not a fake, this is indicative to the sad licker sickle in my area . this kid parks his scoot in the Walmart parking lot and goes to work leaving his helmut on the bike every day.
#3 Those of us who have come full circle, been wrenching, knew what I was getting into, a nice utility tool, and a Scoot will fit a nitch in my fleet till my will is read.
The Vespa crowd mainly has a cult like following, its own two wheel culture that the Chinese will most likely never have, your going to seldom or never sell the $3,000 Vespa scoot to the Licker Sickle or the Entry level customer. they move on one way or the other and not on a $3,000 Vespa
I think for the unknowing buyer the Chinese 50-150cc thing is a fad thing thats mostly over, In the islands was near 100% Honda elite scooters and before I saw them on the USA market they were in the Grocery stores (Mercado's) in the islands for like a third of the cost of a Honda Elite, well one glance showed me the GY is bullit proof but he whole rest of the package won't last for snit in the tropics, and the y didn't and don't, also tho consider quality technicians and service are horrible there compared to USA standards.
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 24, 2018 5:57:04 GMT -5
Pull the Spark Plug and Rotate the Engine by hand to Confirm the engine is Locked up or not turning complete a 360 before locking up...
Either take off the CVT cover to do this or take off the Fan/Flywheel plastic cover to turn it over by hand.
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 23, 2018 20:40:24 GMT -5
Ok  |
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 23, 2018 17:55:15 GMT -5
Have you checked that there is oil in the crankcase? If it is too low, it won't lube nor cool, and things can go bad quickly when it gets too hot. You should be able to rotate the variator 360 without binding except for the effort to compress the gas in the cylinder on the compression stroke. A quick check to see if your cam & cam chain are functional and attached to an intact crankshaft & sprocket would be to remove the rocker/cam cover and watch what happens as you attempt to rotate the crankshaft. You can use a 17mm on the vairator or a 12mm on the hub of the cooling fan wheel. If the chain is slack or jammed up when you look, you will need to take things apart to find the deeper problem. One good thing is that unless you broke your connecting rod, the piston will still move, so it is not locked up. If the cam & rockers seem ok, go ahead and remove the cylinder head and inspect the piston motion as you turn the crankshaft. tom Skip all this rigamarole, jeezuz have this poor kid with out a clue tearing into his engine. STOP!! Pull the damn spark plug and rotate the engine by hand Don't matter if you broke a rod if you dumped a Valve it and all the debris is stuck between the piston and combustion chamber and the engine will Not rotate over Top Dead Center... Bet a Valve Lash adj was never performed... The Big End Crank bearing is junk or she Dumped a Valve... |
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 23, 2018 17:48:12 GMT -5
Let me make one point. I spent two years riding either my 150 or 250cc scooter to "Clear My Pallet" of motorcycles. After immersing myself in scooters for that time I succumbed to riding my late wife's Rebel one morning. With a nineteen inch front tire and a fifteen inch in the back the ease of handling and response was apparent immediately. I won't go into the rapid throttle response and better acceleration of direct drive as opposed to a scooter's friction drive. A bike had it all over the scooters. The Helix clone and 250 Nighthawk are my primary rides these days with a 750 Kawasaki on the side. The scooter is a good straight line ride and its ease of operation can't be denied. Having the engine under my butt and small wheels creates complications in dynamics that make tossing it around near impossible in comparison to the 'Hawk. You counter steer the scooter and at best sort of ease it through turns. The bike can be tossed into turns at greater lean angles and accelerates harder off the corners. They say the BV 350 with its large wheels is the Ninja of scooters. Maybe....but I'm not spending six grand to find out. Spot on 6-fiddy... as always.. |
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