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Post by Fox on Aug 18, 2015 18:23:01 GMT -5
If it used to run faster before it's probably because it was leaner because it was getting more air with the loose intake so it makes sense that you would be rich now that it's all tightened up so you might need to increase air flow a bit more. You could drill another hole in the air box cover next to the two that are already there, or you could remove the insert(s) in the two holes the shop made, one at a time of course til you see improvement. Too much air would be a bad thing so you have to be careful. If you have an adjustable carb needle then instead of drilling more holes, raising the needle clip a notch will lean out the high speed mixture which may give you better performance. Face it! You have been sucked into the vortex of scooter addiction from which there is no escape. Resistance is futile. Welcome to Chinese scooter tuning!  |
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Post by paulmohr on Aug 18, 2015 19:25:01 GMT -5
Well I just took her for a 20 mile round trip to autozone to get some feeler gauges. Ran really well. I had one moment where it stumbled a little coming off idle while turning the throttle really slow. I couldn't get it to do it again though. And it is a bit less zippy of the line now. Still plenty good enough, but before it really take off when you nailed it. I assume that must have something to do with the idle mixture screw maybe not being right. Or I might have to tune that needle a bit. It doesn't do anything "wrong". It idles fine and runs great just seems to have lost a little "snap" that it had before.
I may play with it tomorrow a bit, but not sure since its my birthday. I might not want to tempt fate and have to push it home on my birthday. That would really piss me off lol.
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Post by richh963 on Aug 18, 2015 20:34:41 GMT -5
Paul, write the letter and post online, also post it in the yelp site, you would be doing a service to future buyers in our area, not to do business with this shop.
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Post by niz76 on Aug 18, 2015 20:48:08 GMT -5
Hell ya Paul! Now get that bow and arrow set and sling it over your shoulder while riding your good running scoot and life will be grand!  |
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Post by paulmohr on Aug 18, 2015 21:06:25 GMT -5
Unfortunately the bow I want after being set up with sights, rest, release, arrows and a target would most likely cost more than a scooter lol. Not to mention riding down the road with one on a scooter would be illegal in Michigan. Transporting a bow falls under the same laws as transporting a firearm. It would be funny though. I could technically do it if I put a lock on one of the cams of the bow and could prove I was driving to or from a target range.
And now any extra money I do happen to save up will have to go towards gas, maint, registering and future repairs for the scooter. Because of the big bore kit I would like to do an oil change around 100 miles, then another 300 miles after that. Then I will start a normal maint cycle on it.
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Post by ams417 on Aug 18, 2015 22:42:14 GMT -5
Wow, in Missouri we can carry concealed while in a conveyance (Castle Doctrine) or just open carry. I generally have something under the seat, or in the saddle bag on the Victory. When in the truck its in the door panel. The bad guys are packing, don't leave home without it.
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Post by Availien on Aug 18, 2015 22:58:57 GMT -5
Well said,Fox. Get intimate with your scooter and it will love you back. Lol HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! That guy is a SCOOT LEGEND!!!!!! |
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Post by paulmohr on Aug 19, 2015 9:46:00 GMT -5
Michigan has open carry as well, but you almost never see anyone do it. And it doesn't apply to vehicles. In a vehicle it either has to be locked in a case or someplace that you can't reach it (trunk) and it can't be loaded.
And open carry is pretty much useless in Michigan because most of the places you would want a gun have no weapons signs posted, or it is illegal to carry there. It isn't extremely hard to get a concealed carry permit though, it just costs money.
When I lived in southern California I worked for a computer store delivering and picking up parts. This was during he Rodney King riots so I carried a 9mm high power with me every where I went illegally. I really haven't felt the need for it where I live in Michigan.
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Post by paulmohr on Aug 19, 2015 17:51:17 GMT -5
Well I fiddled with it most of this afternoon. I cut the spring in half on the new idle screw so it would go in farther. I played around with the air box, played around with the e washer on that pin ( which is a bitch!) and nothing seemed to do anything. I even pulled the muffler since it was about to fall off anyway  . The nuts were finger tight. There is no restriction in it, other than the muffler itself. Which is one of the little cheapies with probably 5 chambers and 9 turns lol. But nothing in the pipe itself that could be drilled out. It runs fine, idles good and still does 40-45 mph. It just doesn't have that "snap" it had before. Before when you nailed the throttle it really took off. Now it goes, but it doesn't launch like it did. Just doesn't seem like has what it wants at lower rpm and full throttle. Could it be the belt "wore in"? Like maybe when it was brand new the belt was a bit more grippy and now it has some slip to it? Like I said they had the idle pretty high so the belt was actually grabbing while you were sitting still. I tried to turn the idle back up to see if that is what it made it snappy, but it didn't really do anything either. Other than just bypass the idle circuit. |
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Post by Availien on Aug 20, 2015 12:08:48 GMT -5
Maybe a variator or clutch issue. Those OEM clutches are junk. You could do a pretty simple test. Take the starter bendix out of the CVT. Replace the CVT cover and kick start it. Take the cover back off while it's running and look at how far down your belt is in the clutch assembly. If it's already down pretty far (or not at the tip top like it should be) then you're taking off in "2nd gear" so to speak.
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Post by Availien on Aug 20, 2015 12:11:49 GMT -5
Might be that the belt has worn down and is sitting between the clutch plates farther down now, too. Bando belts are the way to go.
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. The nuts were finger tight. There is no restriction in it, other than the muffler itself. Which is one of the little cheapies with probably 5 chambers and 9 turns lol. But nothing in the pipe itself that could be drilled out.