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Post by fugaziiv on Jun 4, 2013 14:58:05 GMT -5
Have you only experienced this issue on your scooter, or have you ridden other people's scooters and experienced the same issues as well?
Providing that there is nothing mechanically wrong with your scooter that would be causing a wobble, the general solution to low speed wobbles is a bit more throttle. Also, if you are used to motorcycles, sometimes the geometry on some small scooters takes a few miles to get used to, as the smaller wheels and sharper geo angles can create some "interesting" sensations that you may not be used to, such as wobbles and a general perceived lack of stability.
Good luck and I hope you figure it out!
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Post by fugaziiv on Jun 4, 2013 9:58:12 GMT -5
See the part in red down in the discription: www.partsforscooters.com/50cc-GY6-Cylinder-set-169-54Long story short, with the wrong Chinese head on these kits, they can and do cause piston failure. It isn't a hard requirement, but it is strongly recommended to use the correct matching head. Matt |
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Post by fugaziiv on Jun 3, 2013 10:59:26 GMT -5
I've got a few wholesale customers that are in the Orange Park area. When you get there, if you need it let me know and I'll put in a good word for you.
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Post by fugaziiv on May 29, 2013 16:05:41 GMT -5
Nope, so long as you are prepared for the inevitable repairs I don't have anything to add that could safeguard against failure. Although you are correct that if you can shave off a few lbs, that will help out a bit as well. The ScrappyDog crank looks as nice as any less expensive cranks that we have, so I can't recommend against it, although you might want to look at tossing a set of higher quality bearings on there if you go that way. Here is an example: www.partsforscooters.com/169-332-Hoca-QMB139-Bearing-Seal-Kit . There are a few people who offer similar kits, and any of the higher quality sets of bearings can take a bit more of a beating than most of the stock setups. I'd probably only spring for the HQ crank if you were also going to run a HQ top end... so maybe down the road? Anyways, good luck and don't pin it for too long at a time! Matt |
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Post by fugaziiv on May 29, 2013 15:44:02 GMT -5
Some of those secret 60s are pretty quick, and most 100cc BBKs aren't actually 100cc's... A 50mm kit like you are looking at usually maxes out at right around 80cc's of actual displacement without a stroker. Also, as soon as you go the BBK rout there is a possibility that your reliability will also take a hit, so that cost is something to factor in as well. An 80cc kit sometimes can be "heck" (?! - We're censored?) on a stock crank and bearings causing early failure.
Most secret 60s that I've had my hands on can do about 40-45 with the proper transmission work: proper weights, springs and a good quality variator. Naturally this all depends on the rider. Anyway, just food for thought.
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Post by fugaziiv on May 20, 2013 15:47:20 GMT -5
You can not protect your head in the event of a crash. The forces at work even in slow speed accidents like you mention are so great that you would need superhuman strength and response time to make a difference. DOT helmets are not all heavy. Remember physics does not care what size of motorcycle spits you onto the pavement. ATGATT!This, by the way, is 100% correct. Matt |
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Post by fugaziiv on May 20, 2013 15:39:04 GMT -5
Every rider eventually has a "moment". Sometimes that moment results in an accident or a near accident, or it is just something while riding which brings your mortality to the forefront. Some people come to terms with it quickly, some it takes a bit more time and some never do.
Take some time off, drive the car for a bit, and see if the scooter starts to speak to you again. If you decide you'd like to ride again and you haven't already, the MSF course recommendation from SylvreKat is a very good idea.
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Post by fugaziiv on May 15, 2013 10:29:17 GMT -5
All I know is this thing would probably have me in jail 15 minutes after the point of purchase. Monkey bikes are hooligans through and through!
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Post by fugaziiv on May 13, 2013 11:48:30 GMT -5
I'll toss in my .02... If I were to open a rental shop right now I'd probably go the route that most of our successful rental shop customers go and rent out Kymco Agility 50s for 4t and Like 50s as a 2t option. Easy part availability and especially in the case of the Agility 50, they take a spill well. Chinese built with Kymco's attention to detail provides a pretty high quality scoot with a low financial outlay. Best ROI in the scooter rental business right now IMO.
Not that I've got anything against the Honda Met... It's a really nice scooter.
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Post by fugaziiv on May 8, 2013 15:11:32 GMT -5
I'd like to hear the results. I know that Dr. Pulley and KOSO sliders are made out of different materials, so I would expect them to wear differently though...
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Post by fugaziiv on Apr 29, 2013 11:08:35 GMT -5
Sorry Glenn, I posted the StarTron link just because you mentioned that you had not heard of it. StarTron by itself won't fix your issue, but it will help to maintain the quality of the fuel in your system, and thereby the octane level as well. Matt Actually glad ya posted it. I read up on it and it will work great fro out other scoots..  The Xylene premix gas is working good in my scoot...'ping' is gone..Varoom!..*sniff sniff*....smell that?...smells like Darryl Waltrip just drove by.. ;D If it's good enough for NASCAR...it's good enough for me. Nice! |
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Post by fugaziiv on Apr 29, 2013 10:24:41 GMT -5
Sorry Glenn, I posted the StarTron link just because you mentioned that you had not heard of it. StarTron by itself won't fix your issue, but it will help to maintain the quality of the fuel in your system, and thereby the octane level as well.
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Post by fugaziiv on Apr 26, 2013 16:41:21 GMT -5
As you already know now, that setup is probably best suited to one of the VP racing fuels: www.vpracingfuels.com/motorcycle-drag-racing.htmlI'd check with a dealer around your closest motorcross track or drag strip to see if they sell VP fuels by the gallon. This is what we do for our drag scooters. We'll usually buy a 5 gallon drum and burn that over a weekend. Most octane boosters really don't do all that much in my estimation, although they do help to bring gas that is a little bit old up a bit so that it will burn. Anyway, snag a gallon and see if you still knock, and then you've at least eliminated a variable in the tuning process. Unfortunately those 2T race kits can be terrible for the street. That's how one of our guys here has his 2T set up, and it's either burning 108 octane, or broken. When his runs though, it RUNS! Good Luck! Matt |
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Post by fugaziiv on Apr 26, 2013 8:53:28 GMT -5
earlwb - Funny that you mentioned LiFe, as we are currently working on a line of LiFe batteries of our own. We've come to much the same conclusion about LiPo: While very effective, there is a certain liability when using them that I'm not quite comfortable with yet. This being said, LiPo is a very attractive battery tech for all of the above reasons that Carasdad is discovering. Matt Matt I used a float charger..not a regular charger as it only goes as low as 2 amps..and they told me that was too high. So far after abusing like I did in the above post with a partially dead car battery...which made the Li Po too hot to touch almost. It did take a full charge...which really surprised me! So they are tough critters...but yes...charging them must be done EXACTLY as the wholesaler that donated it to me to play with and test out said. It kept a full charge after 36 hours in my freezer even. But that does not indicate what 3 months of winter weather would do. Where can I find info on your LiFe battery? Does it need a special charger? The Shorai does and that is a $160.00 battery and $70.00 charger...so the market for them might be slow unless ya got a big bank account. This has worked fine on a trickle charger...no explosions yet *counts fingers*..nope..no explosion. The hard part about the Lithium batteries I have found..is when I show it to folks and tell them I can order them one. They are very skeptical as it is so light... 1.2lbs vs their 6lb YTX7A-BS...so they don't relate it to having more CCA. But that is human nature with technology i.e. when radios went from tubes to transistors they were smaller and lighter and many had no faith in them..  Carasdad - I don't have any information to share on our LiFe battery yet, as it is still in internal testing. I won't release it until it is ready, I probably shouldn't have even mentioned it yet, but I jumped the gun. My bad.  Here is the deal with Lithium batteries right now: They don't fail so much as they get too hot and catch on fire, or swell and explode due to poor charging or misuse. That is the reason that many lithium batteries have very strict charging requirements. I'm glad yours hasn't though, but it starts to swell get rid of that bad boy. Mod must have a pretty good supplier to be confident enough to have sent you a battery to test, so good on them. We aren't yet, although we are working on it. We did see a bunch of batteries at Canton Fair this year that look just like the one that you have, tester and all, so the tech is most likely getting better. I can see people being skeptical about how light the batteries are, since they feel like a casing with air inside. My guess though is it'll just boil down to how much people want to spend. What we've learned in our market is that many customers will choose the less expensive option battery instead of the more costly option with a 2 year warranty, simply to save a buck right then. The lithium option will be equivalent to a performance upgrade for the time being I feel. Early adopters and whatnot will be the primary market until we reach a point of general acceptance. I don't think that will happen until we have a proliferation of the larger names (Yuasa, Interstate, DieHard) with a lithium powersports option. Smaller companies like myself and Mod can push into the market, but until the big guys get there, it'll most likely be a fringe tech in our market. Matt |
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