Post by thxcuz on Apr 26, 2016 11:42:48 GMT -5
The rain held off so I decided I would hop on my Chinese scooter with the 72cc bbk and take her for an adventure. I decided I would take a ride downtown. I live in St. Louis and according to google maps it's only 8 miles but I think it's more. so I'm riding and everything is hunky dory, I pass by "the hill" which is St. Louis' little italy, turn down Manchester Avenue and go through "The Grove" a neighborhood full of hipsters near St. Louis University. I go through some questionable neighborhoods, then finally driving by the Arch and Busch Stadium. All is well, or so I thought. on the way back I noticed my takeoff wasn't as zippy as before, then the scooter got louder, and louder. I made it home thank goodness but something was definitely not right
Turns out my muffler was hanging on by one bolt. one of the studs was missing and it was misaligned from the exhaust on the head. if it wasn't for that one bolt the whole muffler would have just fallen off.
plus, my speedometer quit working somewhere through all that. I'm guessing i just need a new cable.
on the upside, I didn't have to push. on the downside, I'm not sure if I did any permanent damage to the engine .
in the future I will ALWAYS use locktite. Lesson learned.
Turns out my muffler was hanging on by one bolt. one of the studs was missing and it was misaligned from the exhaust on the head. if it wasn't for that one bolt the whole muffler would have just fallen off.
plus, my speedometer quit working somewhere through all that. I'm guessing i just need a new cable.
on the upside, I didn't have to push. on the downside, I'm not sure if I did any permanent damage to the engine .
in the future I will ALWAYS use locktite. Lesson learned.
