Honda Elite SR Af16e

[90GTVert]

Mar 18, 2016 9:58:11 GMT -5 ryan_ott said:

Question for you guys I'm working on gutting the speedo assembly for the trail tech but I need to fill it with something like epoxy to bring the level up flush with the rest of the cluster any ideas on a product.

Not sure if this is a great idea or not, but I'll put it out till a better one pops up anyway. Spray foam. I bought some the better part of a decade ago to fill a panel and it turned out pretty stiff. I think it was by DAP, but I can't recall 100%. I'm guessing it won't need to hold up to much pressure/weight so maybe it would work and be a lot cheaper than buying a bunch of epoxy. I don't think it would accept any sort of finish though, so if you will see it it would have to be coated with epoxy or something and then finished. A thin coating may also make it stronger, since I think the main issue would be poking through it, not collapsing just from pressure of normal use with a gauge.

[ryan_ott]

Good thought. I actually made a seat base on my CB750 cafe with spray foam. I also have some fiberglass mat around also. Hmmm... Light bulb. Now I'm on the right track. My brain wasn't working earlier.

[ryan_ott]

Well I'm on my 3rd attempt at this. Or is it 4th. Any way using "great stuff" is better for back filling voids. I tried one that would not set up correctly never really dried. One attempt was with this foam and I tried to coat it with fiberglass resin and it just desolved the foam from the heat I guess. So this final attempt was with the foam, a coat of paint to hold everything together and smoothed it out with a skim coat of silcone. I'll give it another coat of paint when I get home and it should be good to go. It didn't look right using the stock fuel gauge so I ordered a small led one I'll add later.

Don't overfill!




Wallpaper blade makes quick work

[ryan_ott]

Finished product...



I ordered a new black one and what do I get silver. Is it really that hard to send the correct items. Sorry I'm venting here I've had about 6 wrong shipments this year so far it's only March. What's wrong with people. Anyway it works great. Tire size for theses 90/90-10 is 1309 and it's perfect with my GPS. I didn't realize how zippy this thing was. Speed test coming soon.

[ryan_ott]

I've been working on relocating my shock mounts it seems when I corner the tire moves enough to rub on my shock. I've grinded all that I can but still not good enough. I plan on putting some miles on this so I need it to be right. I've got tons of hours in this thing what's a few more. Simple enough but wife, kids, house chores and beer made it take all day. I just moved the top mount over a bit and made a bracket to support the shock on the outside using the cvt bolt holes. Looks like it should work. It's back together so I'll take it for a run tomorrow and check it out.

[spaz12]

Genius 

[tsimi]

Very smart that bracket idea.
Do you have more info on that shock? Maker? Size? Price?

[ryan_ott]

tsimi This shock is made by Forsa. I've used them in the past on clones and I liked them. This one is adjustable in ride height and spring tension. Many sellers have them. I got this during a sale last year for well under $100. It is actually pretty firm as I have it set. The suspension on this front and rear is pretty hard. Took a bit getting used to it, no nose diving under hard braking!

www.partsforscooters.com/PFS-Home/Forsa-Shocks

[ryan_ott]

I got the HiT clutch last week but I haven't had much time to do a lot of tuning. Too many hours at work last weekend and this week
I went with the tightest springs supplied but they are still a tad weak. I'm looking for about 6800-7200 take off. I'm right about 6200. I'll get some springs and test it out. I'm not using the pillow springs for direct lock up instead of a slight slip in. It still needs time to seat in but I can tell this is the clutch to have. In the first 2 pics you can see how the whole inner assembly rotates to push the pins further out to "lock up". I got the clutch bell with it and it weighs in at 470 grams. Not a light weight but nicely made.

[tsimi]

ryan_ott

Ryan, you upgraded your front brakes to a large disc right?
When you drive and then pull the front brake does the handle pulls to the left a bit?

[ryan_ott]

It doesn't pull it stops straight. You can hear the slots in the rotor going by the pads under braking that's about it.

Are you having issues with yours?

[tsimi]

My Jog has still the stock 160mm disc but a friend of mine has the exact same Jog as mine and he upgraded his fork, disc and caliper. He installed a 200mm disc and added a brembo caliper. He told me to drive his Scoot and I mentioned that when you pull the brake lever lightly the handle always pulls a bit to the left towards the disc side. If you pull the break lever stronger then "lightly" you probably would fall down because it would pull way too hard to the left.
So I told him that and he says yeah that happens because of the stronger break force that is why the big bikes have a disc left and right on the front wheel.
To be honest I don't believe that. Something is off with his front setup. But what could it be?

[ryan_ott]

Sounds like either a wheel bearing issue or something loose in the steering stem/neck. I don't see how a bike could pull to one side under braking. A car yes you have 2 wheels but a bike I'm not sure unless something is loose in relation to other components.

[ryan_ott]

Gear oil question for you guys, when I put the gears in this it recommended 10w30 oil for the gears. I have about 300ish on that oil and drained it today and to me it's kind of dark and slight metallic shimmer to it but nothing sizable. When I refilled it I used 75/90 gear oil do you think using the gear oil would be an issue? Also my engine cases are about 130-150 (ir scan) after a decent ride. CHT is 280 -320. I think it's due to the route of hot air discharge. Should I be alarmed and open the tranny? Any input would be great.

[190mech]

Looks OK to me,,Gotta remember the gear case volume is super small compared to a motorcycle/automotive gearbox,,the 75/90 oil has Extreme Pressure additives(sulfur and ash) which should help keep the teeth where they should be..Ive tried moly additives too,but without lab tests(or Brent's tests),its a wash..Guess the best thing to do on a small volume case/high load is change often..