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Post by mike5 on Sept 2, 2017 17:06:09 GMT -5
Thanks All, Milton hasn't changed all that much and I moved back from Chattanooga about 3 years ago, and my parents lived in Homestead in the  's. Small world I guess. I did do the valve adjustment at ~6,000 miles. They were barely out of spec by ~ .001. |
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Post by mike5 on Aug 6, 2017 17:03:41 GMT -5
I recently was riding down the highway on my 09 Linhai Aeolus 260 Classic Scooter, and noticed that my rear wheel started making a clanking noise during turns.
Well wouldn't you know...the rear wheel axle nut and spacer had fallen off a while back, and being loose, it had worn down the brake pads. Rode it straight home.
I started looking around the garage and didn't find anything that would fit.
I looked over among my used barely-good Honda Civic parts and found a nut that fit. Not just any nut. It went on tight and stayed tight. Then I remembered.. I had taken the steering wheel off and the Honda HolyBook says to never re-use the lock nut that holds it to the steering column. But it doesn't look like any lock nut I had seen. It looks like a regular common nut.
As it turns out, the nut is specially made of softer metal and is made to stay tight and never back itself off. So, I got a couple of thick split washers (to use in place of the spacer) and tightened the nut down. I took it off a few times, once to change the tire, new brake pads, etc.. It stays tight and doesn't damage the threads on the axle.
TL:DR -
You can probably replace your 150-300cc scooter's wheel / axle / spindle? nut with this one and never worry about the rear wheel ever coming loose again. It looks like a normal 14mm nut(I still don't know the thread size) and takes a 19mm socket.
Honda part# 90163-S04-000 about $4 at your local dealer.
Now, if anyone can point me to where I can get the right spacer, it would be much appreciated. I think it needs to be at least 5mm thick.
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Post by mike5 on Aug 6, 2017 15:29:26 GMT -5
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Post by mike5 on Aug 6, 2017 15:10:37 GMT -5
Hello from Navarre/ Navarre Beach FL.
I've been an off and on again motorcycle rider since the late 80's. I just bought my first scooter back in April. It's a 2009 Linhai Aeolus 260 Classic that I bought used with 2,300 miles on it.
It has tested my mechanical abilities in just the way I like, and it is a joy to ride. I like riding it just as much as riding my Ninja or any of the other bikes I've had. Since April my nephew and I have added 4,300 miles to it.
It is both challenging and easy to work on. For instance I had to adapt new brake master cylinders to it, find brake pads(that was a challenge in itself), put a new tire on it, replace the clutch, variator, belt, adjust roller weights, and a few other little things.
I got a lot of help from reading a bit on the Scootdawg forums and this one, and I thought it might be good to register and maybe give back to those who helped me.
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's. Small world I guess.