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Post by larry001964 on Nov 27, 2013 0:17:01 GMT -5
Well I'm using the winter to rebuild and replace many things on Fawkes, front brakes and forks, steering column, new Brakes and master cylinder. Few other components, a new windscreen is also in the planning..
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Post by larry001964 on Nov 26, 2013 21:58:46 GMT -5
I'm still looking for a variator that will hold up withstanding the power produced by a stroker crankshaft... NCY, Hoca, and Koso none of them held the power it produced... In truth the old stock variator, made of steel instead of aluminum had held up the best..
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Post by larry001964 on Nov 26, 2013 21:12:48 GMT -5
Just remember, you get what you pay for. We have installed dozens of the economy windshields that you can get from hundreds of suppliers (and other favorite ones). All have developed cracks within the first few weeks. One customer we ended up replacing the windscreen 3 times under warranty. We won't sell those anymore. I have found another inexpensive windshield that "works" and is about the same price. We get them from a different distributor. Personally I have a slipstreamer on my scooter. While they are more expensive, they will last years without issues. Also, the plastic is optically clear except where it is really curved. BIG difference from the cheaper ones that you can't even see through. A windshield will give you more top end and make you more comfortable when you ride. Make sure its installed properly and all the nuts are tightened really well with Loc-tite and you will be happy. Greg I know I won't buy another one of the cheaper windshields from scrappy, Fawkes is just too fast, wind speeds and pressure bend back the holding mounts, you bend it forward again and this cycle continues until the mounts break.. Fawkes is capable of up to 52 mph in his current configuration and it's just too much for the cheaper windshield kits... Have been considering the slipstream, it's mounting brackets so seem much heaver and would probably hold up much better. |
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Post by larry001964 on Nov 26, 2013 19:47:27 GMT -5
I agree with Greg have been running LED turn signals and stop lights for a while now, almost two years. They have never given me a problem, last much longer than standard bulbs..... And Ive driven Fawkes in all weather, they have never let me down...
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Post by larry001964 on Nov 26, 2013 19:28:13 GMT -5
Hi Greg,
Nice to see you back :-)
The sign i really don't like, I share it's sediment but a man on his knees with a gun to the back of his head... Naaaaa not the message I want to convey.. If the man were standing and facing the scooters owner and the scooter owner was holding the gun to him that I would like..
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Post by larry001964 on Nov 26, 2013 19:16:45 GMT -5
Yea I love mine too, use it on car batteries, motorcycle batteries just about anything.. If your having a problem with your battery and it don't come back with a charger/maintainer, it's time to get a new battery....
I was really disappointed when I learned the Battery Tender only maintains and did not charge, and my charger/maintainer was actually cheaper than the Battery Tender, not much but still cheaper..
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Post by larry001964 on Nov 26, 2013 18:18:24 GMT -5
Well my experience with Battery Tender was not a good one, I had a scoot battery that was dead, I bought specifically a battery tender Jr. as that was what Autozone had. After a day of charging I noticed the Battery Tender said the battery was charged, but in reality it was flat as a pancake.. After doing some reading on the internet I discovered the Battery Tender only maintains a charge, it will not charge a dead battery.... This made no sence to me but that's what the articles said and exactly what the Battery Tender was doing..
So I packed it up, took it back and exchanged it for a 1.5 battery charger/maintainer.. The new one charged the battery, and I used that battery for over a year before it gave up the ghost... Personally a battery maintainer may be all one needs, but a charger/maintainer will give you more options to get going again.. If the battery will hold a charger/maintainer will charge it, then will work just as the Battery Tender does to maintain it.. Good Luck
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Post by larry001964 on Nov 7, 2013 11:29:05 GMT -5
Hummm disposable ? well maybe for some, but not me.. I have put my little scoot thru some of the worst stuff. It has gotten me thru the worst periods in my life, When it would break i would fix it, and it's cheap parts kept me going when i had nothing left.. It has helped me rebuild my life, and even today when things get tough and money is very tight still pulls me thru... Disposable ? no way not mine.. Call me sentimental..
My Car is nice, but my scooter it has earned it's place in my home.. Actually it's the reason i have a home and car..
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Post by larry001964 on Nov 1, 2013 23:33:39 GMT -5
Wow Jack, I'm so glad you were wearing your safety equipment, and are alright, too bad about your bike, but you will live to ride again that's the important thing..
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Post by larry001964 on Oct 30, 2013 0:01:40 GMT -5
Both are excellent belts, but from my own personal experience Bando is the better belt.. When Fawkes was a stroker, I was breaking Gates Power Link belts, one about every three months.. The Bando belt never broke, as a matter of fact I still have it,
Also for some reason I'm guessing it has to do with belt width, as the Bando belt looks just a little bit wider than the gates and i would get about 2 or 3 mph faster speed with the Bando over the Gates.. But both are excellent belts, and for normal bbk's it both will work well...
Also finding a Genuine Bando belt can be difficult, I have read that Bando has many boot leg Chinese companies manufacturing fake belts and passing them off as a genuine Bando. I remember reading this on the old scootdawg website. So when I bought my Bando I got it from scrappy..
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Post by larry001964 on Oct 25, 2013 11:26:08 GMT -5
Hi Gabriel
Just a thought, other than valves, have you checked your air filter ? is it clean ? have you checked your fuel filter ? is it in good shape ?
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Post by larry001964 on Oct 16, 2013 22:58:16 GMT -5
Hi Mopojo If all your wanting is power to climb hills and help maintain your speed against wind resistance.. I would recommend a 72cc bbk or 47 mm, you can also do an 83cc or 50mm bbk, you will need a little heaver rollers in your variator, and as others have said, get a new carb, that you can adjust, and upjet it to about  .. I don't recommend cutting any of your wiring on your CDI, Instead if you find it cutting out as you start hitting top rpms and speed, get a different CDI they are cheap... Some CDI's limit your speed by grounding out your engine to the bike's frame when your RPM's reach a certain point, the wire he was talking about cutting will prevent the CDI from grounding out to the frame, and on some bikes your ignition shuts off the bike that way. So that's why it's not recommended.. I know you are not looking to go faster, but in adding power to get you up hills and deal with wind resistance more speed will be the by product as your variator is probably not opening up completely because your engine lacks the power to do so, or your engine simply don't have the torque to push against your weight, road and wind resistance.. |
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Post by larry001964 on Oct 13, 2013 22:17:35 GMT -5
This is a good one,
I would check your bullet connectors coming from your stator, if they are loose a bump will cause the engine to sputter or even die.. I would also check your vacuum line going to the petcock, and the petcock itself.. There is also the possibility you have an hairline crack in your intake, or that your valves are going bad.. A compression check would tell you if your valves are ok or not....
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Post by larry001964 on Oct 13, 2013 9:27:26 GMT -5
This is what Fawkes sounds like even though he's not a stoker any more just an 83cc, he still sounds the same..
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Post by larry001964 on Oct 8, 2013 7:42:03 GMT -5
In Indiana a 50 cc scooter is only allowed to have a CVT type transmission. Any thing with a manual transmission regardless of cc is considered a motorcycle. I have seen a couple of scoots with manuals, they were chopper looking scoots, one was even 50 cc's and he gave Fawkes ( When Fawkes was a Stroker ) a good run with that manual. As he was able to decide when to shift, that allowed him to stay in a specific gear longer or shorter time to get his speed.
However it was considered a small motorcycle by Indiana law. This man didn't have it plated, and should he be pulled over, it could be very bad legally.
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