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Post by powerzombie on Apr 6, 2016 20:02:21 GMT -5
I always used the ball peen hammer method....this looks a lot, uh, "neater".
However, I do not have a CriCut,so I will have to make 'em the oooolde fashion way.
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Ohio
by: powerzombie - Apr 6, 2016 19:58:20 GMT -5
Post by powerzombie on Apr 6, 2016 19:58:20 GMT -5
Joe here.
From Madison, in Lake county.
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 6, 2016 19:46:06 GMT -5
I use dynabeads, so I am familiar with them. I got the scoot new, so if anybody put 'em in, it was Yamaha.  |
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 6, 2016 6:03:15 GMT -5
That's right, not a typo.
I took off my front tire a while back and there were many several "flying saucers" made of rubber inside. They were various sizes. I wasn't sure if they were supposed to be there.
I have worked on and ridden bikes/scooters/motorcycles for 40++ years, and all I could think was "dynabeads". There was no visible rubber missing from inside the tire. The rear didn't have anything like that when I changed it.
Heck, I put 'em back when I re-installed the tire, they've been in there for 14 years, why remove them now?
Sorry, no pictures of them...
Anybody have any insight on this?
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 6, 2016 5:43:39 GMT -5
66cc's is all you need! lol.
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 5, 2016 19:36:09 GMT -5
I just use rotella 15w-40. I've heard it's better with high heat since it's made for diesels which sounds reasonable, no idea if it's true or not lol, but I'd like to think so. It's cheap at least and seems to do the job. I use that in my Suzuki, since it's compatible with a wet clutch. (it doesn't have an 'energy conserving' rating). It also has a lot of zinc, like Quaker State Defy. That's a good thing for flat tappet and air cooled engines. |
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 5, 2016 19:26:45 GMT -5
Sometimes barnyard mechanics is all you need.
These scoots aren't top fuel dragsters, ralley cars, F1, or even rocket (science).
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 5, 2016 7:28:11 GMT -5
15 miles? Clean it, run it another 15.
No dust? A-O.K.
Dust? Look for a rub.
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 5, 2016 7:26:00 GMT -5
Wow....
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 4, 2016 19:22:45 GMT -5
Yep, if the lash was THAT tight, it would be hard to start. There is a fine line between "too tight", and "too tight", like .0002 in.  Yes, if they are so tight that the valve is already "unseating'' when dead cold, it will be hard to start, then it's likely as the engine warms the valve will unset enough to cause the bike to slowly lose power and quit. Back to your regularly scheduled thread.  |
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 4, 2016 6:37:14 GMT -5
You didn't say what you have, but the first thing to do would be to give the scoot a good going over and especially look for a loose or corroded wire (ground) in the key switch/harness.
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 4, 2016 6:34:01 GMT -5
lol. thats what I thought.
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Air filter
by: powerzombie - Apr 3, 2016 18:41:51 GMT -5
Post by powerzombie on Apr 3, 2016 18:41:51 GMT -5
That looks like a fairly open filter.
Shouldn't cause any problem.
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 3, 2016 18:40:57 GMT -5
That looks like water IN the gear lube.
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Post by powerzombie on Apr 3, 2016 18:38:03 GMT -5
Actually, hard starting is also often due to improper valve lash. Care to explain why? |
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