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by: trailheadmike - Nov 28, 2013 16:22:21 GMT -5
Post by trailheadmike on Nov 28, 2013 16:22:21 GMT -5
I took a half-hour ride in a sunny 34 degrees this afternoon after putting my 12 year old on turkey basting detail. Wishing everyone a very happy thanksgiving. My thanks include being part of this helpful and active forum!
-Mike
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 23, 2013 20:26:56 GMT -5
Bolts came in today from Pro-Bolt and they're really nice - shiny stainless. Turns out the old bolts did not just come out -they were sheared off. I remember one guy saying that the metal we're all dealing with is something soft called "chinesium," so hopefully the stainless will hold up. Luckily there was a bit of the old bolt sticking out the back side of the hole so I could turn the stub out of the hole with a pair of pliers and did not have to drill anything out.
So the plug is back in snugly, the bolts are replaced, and I'm ready to go. With any luck that's that. Until next time dawgs!!
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 22, 2013 9:42:16 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for that awesome bintelli scooter shirt you posted about months ago to come in!!
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 18, 2013 12:22:46 GMT -5
Loews had a hexbolt the right size on the website but they were not carried in the store unfortunately. I use an impact wrench for these bolts so my guess is that I screwed them in by hand and just forgot to tighten them. I was reinstalling the rear wheel. and replacing the brake pads that day and I probably forgot. No other explanation for losing them both at the same time.
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 17, 2013 16:14:31 GMT -5
Well, since I typed this I put the plug and the boot back on and I cranked it just for the heck of it and she fired right up. Could it have been a loose plug or boot? Hmm.
One riding season my old Xingyue 150 GY6 started a similar "routine". I never did diagnose the actual single cause. However, it had to have been either the plug-connection as you mentioned, or, a connection at the CDI. The plug wire was not well-connected at the cap that snaps onto the plug, and, the wires coming from the plug on the CDI were REALLY "wonky" with one having only a few strands of wire attached. Both the coil and CDI were getting along in age, so I replaced both with a Bando "orange" coil, and "Red" eBay CDI. I also "primped and crimped" the connections on the CDI plug. After that, the problem went away for the remaining several years I rode the little guy.Leo- I had a stalling and starting problem early on with this scoot and it ended up being just what you mentioned - the black and yellow wire going into the cdi has a poor connection and once i fixed that I never had the problem again. I need to wait for the bolts to arrive so I'll have some time to check some other things while I'm waiting. How I lost those bolts I'll never know, although I probably put them in by hand and forgot to tighten them. They're m8x75mm, which of course means that no store in the tri-state area could possibly carry them. -Mike |
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 16, 2013 20:07:02 GMT -5
Well, since I typed this I put the plug and the boot back on and I cranked it just for the heck of it and she fired right up. Could it have been a loose plug or boot? Hmm.
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 16, 2013 19:34:32 GMT -5
Here's my first problem in many thousands of miles and I'm stumped. I was riding on the highway on Friday for about an hour on my Vog (257cc Linhai clone) and when i got off on to local roads I stalled. I haven't stalled in ages. Started right back up, but every time I stopped I stalled. When it came time to go home the same thing was happening. I kept the rpm up and made it onto the highway where, at 55-60 mph, I started jerking or hesitating. First I thought it was buffeting, but then it was noticeable to the point where the hesitating could almost be called a jerk or buck. It became more and more frequent so I pulled off the road and as I did the engine died in a bogging sound and that was it. It cranks but no restart. Towed home.
It sounded like fuel to me so so far I have changed the fuel filter and checked that when I crank the engine gas pulses out at the carb. I also checked and I have excellent spark. Valves adjusted recently. I am stumped and would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.
Don't know if it matters, but when I was just pulling the plug I see that the two long screws that hold on the swing arm came out somewhere. I just put on the new tire so I wouldn't have been traveling like that for long but I'm sure I was when this happened.
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by: trailheadmike - Nov 16, 2013 9:24:57 GMT -5
Post by trailheadmike on Nov 16, 2013 9:24:57 GMT -5
I don't understand why the speedo shouldn't be off consistently but inconsistent it is. I'm off like 8mph till about 30, then I'm off 10mph till about 50, and then it doesn't even pay to look. I'm reading close to 80 when I'm going 60. At about 55 forward I look at the tach because between 5500 and 6000 is somewhere between 55 and 65.
I use the GPS as a speedo if I plan on going on the highway to be safe.
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 13, 2013 16:31:31 GMT -5
I always enjoy your responses Leo because you always have a good tale of times when you built with your wits. I'm going to try the Forza's. At $80 delivered I guess I can't go too wrong. The eye to eye measurement on the shocks is slightly over 12" which puts them as 310mm. www.ebay.com/itm/161009880695?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649Always learning something new in this hobby, like the fact that the bracket end of the shock is called a Clevis. I wonder who Clevis was! I'll post impressions when I get and install them. |
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 12, 2013 15:27:28 GMT -5
I have mentioned before that my rear shocks are so poor that I'm bottomed out as soon as I sit down on the seat. I was thinking that maybe I could swap them out (after 10,000 miles I should probably do it any way) with motorcycle shocks under the theory they'd be stiffer and adjustable. To save some money I look at used shocks on ebay. They have some of the proper size on there today from an old Honda CB450. Would you guys buy used shocks?? You can also get Forza shocks in the right size on ebay for about $80. Anyone try motorcycle shocks on their scoot? Thanks in advance.
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 10, 2013 17:06:05 GMT -5
All great points Leo. The Shinko story that I read is that Yokohama's motorcycle tire division had a major fire at their main manufacturing facility, and instead of rebuilding they sold the business to Shinko. Point being that when you buy Shinko its like buying a Yokohama. I'm hoping this will be a long lasting tire.
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Post by trailheadmike on Nov 10, 2013 7:45:09 GMT -5
There's a tool for everything, right? The c-clamp is a great idea too, thank.
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