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Post by sleeper on Jun 13, 2020 13:56:32 GMT -5
Hello Everyone; 2016 SSR Pacifica 150 Issue is, it will stall completely under certain conditions. Generally starts fine and will continue to idle or rev while standing indefinitely. Has always had a tendency to foul while cold, so if you dont keep it running for the first two minutes -- you will have a hard start condition. other than that, it was always good. Lately, if you accelerate under high load condition, it will slowly lose power and eventually stall, regardless of throttle. I have always been able to re-start after waiting a full ten minutes or longer. best i can describe, it feels like fuel starvation. i have not torn into it yet, have not looked at fuel filter or pulled the plug. details are: after having it running smoothly and fully hot, took off on a high speed (50 mph) highway with annie on back (though shes tiny). pulled it wide open, and instead of cleaning it out, it just slowly lost power over the course of two miles, then stalled in traffic. got it started and fortunately limped it home on a lower speed road (30 mph).
the other condition was, just me on the bike, hit throttle hard in my parking garage uphill on a steep ramp. made it, but within 30 seconds of that, it stalled. always starts eventually. tank is max full. i was forced to switch to sunoco gas recently and this bike has not used it before. tank appears completely clean from the top. as i said, if you dont throttle under load, there is no issue with running, all way to 7,000+ rpm. no problem. carb which came with this has a sealed mixture cap which i have not drilled out. there is only 800 miles on the clock. i have read a couple earlier threads about fuel issues, which i will dig into.
does anyone have any ideas? anything would be appreciated!
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Post by sleeper on Jul 11, 2016 20:28:13 GMT -5
follow up .....
its been 70 miles and it indeed seems much better, feel sure i have the problem under control. it was a lesson learned.
tire pressure on this damn thing is always a quandry. when you leave it low, you can handle the damn potholes more safely, but you get awful squishy steering. its hard to decide which is worse.
what concerns me now is the front wheel bearings. i see no symptoms at all at this time, but i am sure wondering. i've raised the front end and shoved and kicked side-side pretty hard. i don't see any play. i don't feel any wobble while riding. i know i should tear into that eventually. if there is a procedure somewhere you can point me to it. this last one was feel-it-as-you-go.
thank you again for all your help
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Post by sleeper on Jul 5, 2016 22:21:27 GMT -5
no no actually, not used. i took this one out of the crate myself. i don't feel like i treated it all too bad, with this many miles i'm not sure how much damage i could have done. feels like i've been treating it pretty lightly.
i'm thankful it appears to be an adjustment, so maybe no damage to the bearing. and they weren't dry. i've yet to put any more miles on it, so i'll report back on how it handles later.
the rear axle deal, haven't even looked at it. i will be thinking about that for later and may be hitting you for advice on that one.
thanks again for the insight
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Post by sleeper on Jul 4, 2016 19:15:55 GMT -5
mine does not have this feature. only shocks are liquid-dampened verticals
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Post by sleeper on Jul 4, 2016 9:13:30 GMT -5
thank you jerry. and this is what i figured out as well. tore into the front end, and i did remove glove box and front cowl entirely. in the end i needed to. what i found is the setup is much like a regular motorcycle. except cheaply done. there is a very large brass nutset atop the fork and headset. loosen the jamnut and then the brass crown nut. with the front wheel in the air, you can pull the entire fork down. there are bearings (cheap ball type) at the bottom and top. access the lower by pulling the assembly down. access the upper by pushing the fork all the way up. dig around in there and you will expose the bearings. mine thankfully did have some grease. i repacked them without completing the disassembly. then rotated them both in their races. retightened everything with the wheel still up. then played with the nut tension while pulling up-down and side-side on the fork. got it just tight enough to minimize play. took it for a quick ride last nite and it seemed good. i'm hoping this adjustment will be good enough for now. but take heed all. this scooter was lightly used and has not many miles (ha, exactly 1,776 miles today in fact!). so these bearings go real quick. had i not tore into it, it would have been an injury for certain.  |
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Post by sleeper on Jul 2, 2016 15:53:52 GMT -5
tire pressure is good. there is a bolt and clamp for the handlebars and that has been tightened, but the flaw is more in the front end itself....
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Post by sleeper on Jul 2, 2016 15:52:12 GMT -5
forgot to mention.... we are talking about a 2014 SSR Pacifica 150
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Post by sleeper on Jul 2, 2016 14:34:40 GMT -5
hello all
while riding, noticed a gradual increase in what i might call some "squishiness" in the front end. hard to describe properly, but when i deliberately rattle the steering hard while riding, it felt like there was a softness. like... a very loose and unpredictable steering response in front end. eventually i was able to even move the handlebars out of alignment just by pulling. sure enough, it got worse and i had to stop and park it, it was so scary.
so, i searched here and did not really find what i need. there is the one post about a taotao with loose steering, but that assembly isn't exactly what i have. i had also found a nice photo and explanation in the old forum -- but i can't seem to find it now.
anyway, what i think i am looking at is the front fork bearings. i see a large (maybe 22mm or larger) brass crown and brass jam nut. i was able to loosen both. retightened best i could but did not see any improvement.
i think i need to at least inspect the bearings. can anyone explain to me how this goes? perhaps some photos if available....
thanks much, any help is appreciated!
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