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Post by nulldevice on Feb 2, 2017 13:49:53 GMT -5
You need to think about the handlebars too. My majesty 400 worked much better when I rolled the handlebars forward several inches to clear my knees. The stock seat was replaced with an antique tractor seat pan which is good for 400 plus mile days with no cushion.
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Post by nulldevice on Jan 20, 2017 23:16:31 GMT -5
If by highway riding you mean the 70 MPH Interstates, a 250 would be marginal but OK for occasional use. For comfort and easy cruising at highway speed, if cost new is an issue, look into a used Yamaha Majesty 400 or a Suzuki Burgman 400. Two to Three grand will buy one with insanely low miles here in Ohio and elsewhere. Tough, reliable, long lived. www.scooterfinds.com/yamaha-majesty-400-scooters-for-salewww.scooterfinds.com/suzuki-burgman-400-scooters-for-saleBetween my current Majesty and late, lamented TMAX I have ridden for five years, 50,000 miles,and the only wrenching has been oil, tires, filters, and brake pads and a belt for the TMAX which didn't need it at 24,000 miles. |
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Post by nulldevice on Jan 20, 2017 23:01:02 GMT -5
Interesting concept. I dream about this, but it would require a fully equipped speed shop to make full use of this. However, when I win the lottery I would look into this along with a turbo for my Majesty 400. If the programming values are wide enough I would think it would work for any single cylinder motor of any size. Not sure about twins though -- for example, think about the B&S Animal go kart racing motor. Expand your market.  |
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Post by nulldevice on Jan 20, 2017 22:44:00 GMT -5
This idea will probably work well for 150cc or less scooters, but unless the caster is really heavy duty and with no slop in it I fear there will be too much sway and bend in the joint to live with it over 30 MPH and 40 pounds or so. Every wiggle, every sway is magnified at the back of the trailer. I fearlessly go 70 plus with the traffic on the Interstates to get to a camp site where the Appalachian foothills and their fabulous roads are.
I found the lash-up I made was too rickety after several hundred miles because the bolt holes were beginning to elongate and I didn't want to put enough weight in the hitch to make it good. I now have a better way, and it only took me a half dozen prototypes to get it right(er). Who knows what I will see next riding season. The new hitch involves removing the passenger seat, a new trailer, and a sheet of 3/4 inch oak plywood and 1/4 inch floor underlay, a ball bearing, a lot of 5/8 inch nuts, flat washers, lock washers, some 5/8 inch ball joint ends and a few feet of 5/8 inch allthread.
After I get the air cleaners changed out (Good Lord what a PAIN!) I'll put up some pictures.
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Post by nulldevice on Mar 24, 2016 12:56:05 GMT -5
Anyone else besides me have their browser lock up when trying to load The Original Scamping thread?
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Post by nulldevice on Mar 10, 2016 11:45:04 GMT -5
Better acceleration on the bike makes it easier to pass while staying within the speed limit. The near to 40 year old diesel does not have as much get up and go as the 250cc Aprilia so you get stuck behind the slow leader and can't get off the line as fast as the bike does. You have a better riding environment than I do. Around here when you go to pass someone going 40 MPH in a 55 MPH zone you need to crank it up to 70 MPH or more to get around many of them. I am reminded of The Little Red Nash Rambler song. |
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Post by nulldevice on Mar 8, 2016 19:35:18 GMT -5
I want him to do that comparison when there is six inches of snow on the ground, with it turned to three inches of briny slush overlaying a half inch of ice on the roadways with temperatures in the teens Fahrenheit, not teens Celsius.
I'm glad I am retired and can choose when to drive during the winter -- or not.
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Post by nulldevice on Mar 7, 2016 12:41:01 GMT -5
Huh?...Frying My regulator? I'm thinking without headlight (18v18w-X2=36v36w-X1:Max) load, the A/C wave to the battery charging rectifier would just be even better? (.. tag lite + running lights also add/pull a little more ) .....So, if nobody in town uses electricity the power station could fry itself? ...both are A/C rite? The alternators on scooters, and most motorcycles, are different from automobile alternators. Scooters have a permanent magnet alternator and they put out full power all the time, which varies with the RPM of the motor. The result is voltage is regulated by controlling the electrical load which the regulator does by "wasting" excess current to ground. When the alternator puts out more current than is needed to maintain the nominal 12 volts in the electrical system the regulator consumes the extra current which brings the voltage back down. This produces heat in the regulator. If you remove 40 watts of load from the electrical system by not having headlights, that is 20 to 40 more watts than normal the regulator has to consume to keep the voltage regulated. Have you ever touched a 40 watt incandescent light bulb? That is the extra heat the regulator must handle. As for the power station question you will have to talk to a power company engineer or lineman. It is very different from our tiny permanent magnet alternator system. |
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Post by nulldevice on Mar 2, 2016 16:00:42 GMT -5
"I only ride in the day , head light's not so important (maybe a junk car fog light IDK) , horns going under deck. Read more: itistheride.boards.net/thread/9195/after-11-years-broke-least#ixzz41mTaoUs1Daylight running headlights are extremely important are on of the biggest safety items that you can put on your scooter. It's probably illegal to be without a running headlight. You are frying your voltage regulator. |
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Post by nulldevice on Feb 27, 2016 8:52:38 GMT -5
Try the local hardware store, Lowes, Harbor Freight, welding supply house, any place that sells hand and power tools. |
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Post by nulldevice on Feb 23, 2016 21:26:20 GMT -5
Yes, quite a crew with lots of maxi scooters. I was supposed to lead that ride, but my 250cc chinoscoot died on me. All ended well. After that incident my wife gave me $1000 for a down payment, a maximum monthly payment, and demanded I buy a REAL scooter. I took the money and ran to a Yamaha dealer and bought a real scooter. I had lots of fun choosing between a Majesty 400, a Burgman 400, and a TMAX.
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Post by nulldevice on Feb 22, 2016 12:03:43 GMT -5
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Post by nulldevice on Feb 20, 2016 23:52:00 GMT -5
I had opportunity to ride a while today in 60+ degree weather, and the wind didn't get vicious until early afternoon. After the ride I finally decided since I will ride with a large seat cushion covering most of the pan I am going to go with the black hammered metal paint. The cushion has a great non-slip covering on the bottom. There is a trim panel with a mat, dark gray surface that covers the bottom edge of the base pan. I will remove it take it with me to Jo Ann's and try to find as close a match as I can with an outdoor/marine vinyl to cover the raw base normally covered by the stock seat along with some light, thin foam to cover and/or fill minor gaps, protrusions and holes. I am finding the final 10% of the build to make it look good takes 50% of the money and  % of the time. I think the stock passenger seat cover will be sufficient for a spot of color. That's easy enough to change if it isn't. During final assembly I will take a series of pictures and post them in the Custom Build Scooters board. |
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Post by nulldevice on Feb 19, 2016 16:11:01 GMT -5
The routes I have taken -- pick up the broken plastic pieces, clean them and the metal part up, lay on some JB Weld and put it in a warm spot for a couple days for it to cure.
On a couple bikes 45 years apart I simply unlocked the fork with the remaining key, tucked it away somewhere safe for resale later with the scooter, hot wired the scooter and put a switch in it somewhere along the line to turn it off and on.
If you feel the need to lock the scooter a cable and lock will do the trick.
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Post by nulldevice on Feb 19, 2016 15:50:42 GMT -5
I'm retired, no job to commute to, but rode today anyway. Temperature ranging from high 40s to mid 50s with sunshine! This is rare this time of year in NE Ohio. The only downer was the high wind. It's spooky to be shoved half a lane one way then the other from the wind gusts, so I only got maybe 40 miles of mixed roads, Interstate highways to narrow unlined township roads.
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% of the time. I think the stock passenger seat cover will be sufficient for a spot of color. That's easy enough to change if it isn't.