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Post by atlantamods on Sept 26, 2018 12:43:03 GMT -5
so i ran into a problem with a aftermarket exhaust i got off ebay the dam thing is rubbing the ground when i turn right because is low to the ground i need to know if anyone has ran into this problem before i am lost at this point i just not going to ride it until i can get this fixed   |
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Post by fugaziiv on Sept 26, 2018 13:04:13 GMT -5
The picture doesn't show much, but I think you've got something else going on there as the clearance from the engine itself doesn't look all that out of whack.
Do you by any chance have a top mount 150 bolted up to a bottom mount 50 frame? Because without proper modification, this is what happens.
Matt
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Post by atlantamods on Sept 26, 2018 22:40:54 GMT -5
i got a 2.50 x 10 tire on the front thats why is looks so low i dont know if that could be doing it or not
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Post by fugaziiv on Sept 27, 2018 8:16:44 GMT -5
i got a 2.50 x 10 tire on the front thats why is looks so low i dont know if that could be doing it or not Maybe, but looking at the fitment it's not the exhaust itself that is the issue. It's definitely due to the stance of the scoot. Something on that bike reduced the ground clearance to a point that you don't have enough for the exhaust. Matt |
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Post by atlantamods on Sept 27, 2018 8:24:31 GMT -5
im going to change out both tires today im going to use both 3.50 x 10 tires iv talked to one of my scooter friends here in town told me his aftermarket did the samething and had to bend it up some
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Post by dexameth on Sept 27, 2018 9:00:32 GMT -5
That may give you about a half inch higher ground clearance. I think Matt is right about the 150 in a 50 frame, and to me it looks like the upper motor mount was welded too low.
If this is the case, you have access to a welder, you have 2 options:
1. Cut the header pipe at the flange, then shorten the distance from the flange to the first bend. This will tuck the pipe closer to the motor and give you more clearance.
2. Cut the motor mounts off and re-weld them up just a an inch or two higher on the frame so the whole front of the motor will rest higher off the ground.
If the motor mount is already in it's highest position, then stick to the first choice. A lot of those cheap "aftermarket" pipes are made so quick without any QC that the mounting tabs 90% of the time don't match up with the case. I've personally seen it too much. You could even get creative and fab up a custom header pipe using the ends of the current one you have, and make something way more bad-ass!
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Post by atlantamods on Sept 27, 2018 11:17:15 GMT -5
the stock one i had wasnt that low it was some what little higher then this aftermarket one
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Post by ratdog on Oct 20, 2018 9:30:41 GMT -5
Let’s see... after market part from eBay hits the ground. Stock part works fine. I very much doubt you are gaining any preformance with the after market pipe, so, let’s see... yeah, I think I got it, switch back to the stock pipe!
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Post by ratdog on Oct 20, 2018 9:33:12 GMT -5
Let’s see... after market part from eBay hits the ground. Stock part works fine. I very much doubt you are gaining any preformance with the after market pipe, so, let’s see... yeah, I think I got it, switch back to the stock pipe!
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