Flip #19- Jog #2- 1996 Yamaha Jog CY50 $380

[niz76]

Ola'! 
Well, I haven't even finished up the other Jog yet, but I was looking for a scoot to flip quickly in the meantime and came across this purple beauty- a 1996 running and driving Jog that I should be able to have ready to sell fairly quickly. I found it on Craigslist and ended up paying $380 for it! 




It starts and runs just fine but has some problem with the rear brake cable. The Seller said he took it to a shop and it took them 3 weeks(!) to simply replace a broken rear brake cable and that was after he called them up and griped about his scoot being gone for so long. Apparently they didn't do such a good job because it's all funky. When I tried to ride it the rear brake kept locking up and it would just kinda jump forward as the brake kept locking and unlocking...weird. 
 Should be a nice short flip- except of course I'm contemplating putting a 70cc BBK in it... Hmmm

[niz76]

I guess these last two Jogs are a good case study in flipping scoots; I paid $125 for the blue 'Artistic Spec' that needed a bunch of parts and work and then I paid $380 for this one that runs and drives and really only needs some tweaking and cleaning up. I consider this $380 scoot the better buy...

[tiny]

Another good find Niz

[birdman]

Very nice!! Heres another nice keeper!! The way you find these things for so cheap is amazing to me. Things are just way more pricey here in Cali.

[tiny]

Again up here in Ontario a Jog like that normally goes for around $600-1000.

[niz76]

  Seems like the prices here for a Jog are around $500-$700. Most Bugeye Zumas are going for around $1k...
I'm guessing there's just an abundance to choose from here due to Large City (Tampa) and of course the climate- very scooter friendly!

Here's a few examples of some more Jogs for sale in my area: Actually only the first one is within an hour drive of me, the other two are closer to Naples area...

 tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/bar/4924481573.html


fortmyers.craigslist.org/chl/mcy/4954365145.html


fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/mcy/4912908582.html

[2TDave]

I haven't looked here in a week but before that there hasn't been anything worth a look for awhile. People wanting 700 for a used 139qmb. I check O town from time to time and find nothing like Niz does over there.

[birdman]

They rarely pop up for sale here in my area. There sometimes are 86-91 Jogs poppin up here and there but a bugeye is almost non-existant.

[niz76]

  So I just can't leave well enough alone haha.




  I installed a 70cc BBK from the box of 3 that I bought from ebay. Actually gave me good reason to use the new Hoca piston/rings that I erranously bought from PFS that is 47mm. I actually needed 47.5mm at the time so this piston just sat unused in it's box. Found a home for it now! She's all cleaned up and put together now and looks and runs fantastic! If I get a little extra time I may check the stock gear ratios etc. and make a 'List' submission...
  I thought the pre-bugs were packed tightly but wow Yamaha you've outdone yourself packing 10lbs. of crap into a 5lb. bag here lol. I had an issue with the petcock leaking fuel and the carb float not at the correct angle causing the carb to overflow and I had to pull the whole dang engine back out just to get to the carb! What a tuners nightmare! 
  Here's some before and after pics!

[Fox]

That cleaned up real nice. Is that just a buff-out or did you sling some paint on it?

[niz76]

Apr 1, 2015 13:12:37 GMT -5 Fox said:

That cleaned up real nice. Is that just a buff-out or did you sling some paint on it?

No paint slung on this one- that's just a wet sand and buff! Of course I couldn't get the really deep scratches out.....

[Fox]

Okay. I thought maybe you did some strategically placed black or clear on it. Most people who are in the market for a scoot don't really care about little minor scratches. It's the broken plastics and ripped/rotten seats that are deal breakers so it'll sell especially with that BBK on it.

[niz76]

Just spent a solid hour and a half adjusting and fine tuning the all-plastic float ( ) in this carb to get the fuel to flow when it should and stop when it shouldn't. It developed a slow drip from the needle not sealing tightly... I can't stress enough how much I hate these dang all plastic floats in these carbs! I still haven't figured out a good alternative to melting the float arms with a lighter and hoping I dont FUBAR it. If it had the little metal tab it'd be a simple 30 second fix grrr...

[tiny]

Another nice looking flip there Niz

[190mech]

We adjust float height by different thickness gaskets under the seat on some OLD school aircraft carbs,,works the treat on other "cojatators" too!