'08 Keeway F-Act

[captincvmn]

Yes that is what I saw. But the gasket they send was not the right gasket for that design

[captincvmn]

My review of the AlliExpress VForce reeds:

Crappy crap crap, don’t waste your hard earned money on this crappy crap.

Now I’m not sure what the issue is with these, I do know that the idle mixture changed, A LOT! The bike ran like crap from idle to throttle, the transition was boggy. I spent some time this morning putting the old stock steel reeds back in and gave the mixture screw zero turns plus two out and it fired right up.

Ride 50 miles this morning, all around York county PA.

[aeroxbud]

I guess it was worth a shot. But quality reed cages are not cheap for a reason I guess.

[Zino]

captain would this work for your reed cage ?
it worked for a zuma but not my vinos
www.partsforscooters.com/146-58-Polini-Reed-Block

[captincvmn]

Yes that’s the same thing I believe. The steel reeds work just fine. Just thought the upgraded copy would be an improvement

[x7rocks]

I gave a fake v force Reed set a try them to see if they're worth their salt.

One had gaps with openings that had visible light showing through.

One had a good seal. But found the reeds themselves to be....crap, so i tried some top performances reeds a shot. And worked pretty well. It's definitely a buyer beware and not really gonna advise to do it unless you want to spend extra to replace the reeds and risk a no seal issue.

Tldr it's a crap shoot

[captincvmn]

These are some old stock 4g round weights I had in my scooter. I swapped them out today for 5g Dr. Pulley sliders. My top speed is back up to 53mph but I have a laggy downshift around 30mph where the rpm’s drop from 9>7k and then climb back up. Guess I’ll take apart the torque driver and swap some springs around again. I may have to drop back to 4g sliders or mix 4/5 for a 4.5g average. It’s aweful nice being able to cruise at 50mph now though at 8,500 rpm on flattish roads. I missed that. With the worn out 4g round weights I was maxing out at 10k/47mph.

[captincvmn]

So today in speed quest 2022 I took apart the drive and disassembled the variator. I had bought a variator for a 100cc scoot cheap off Alibaba and it came with no drive face or kingpin. Jerks. The ramp plate and associated movable part have nice deep guide pins though and use the familiar 15x12 weights. The outer diameter is larger than stock. The center is deeper (wider) though so spacer juggling was required. I bought this cheaper set to see how things worked before attempting to purchase the Dr Pulley matched set similar to this: drpulley.co/product/over-range-variator-kit-151203/
After much trial and error I have a stack that is tight and seems to be centered. I took it out for a test lap and was pleasantly surprised. My 35mph bog is much shallower. It’s still there but has lessened. Probably due to the smoother variator face. Best part is top speed is waaay better. Cruises easily on flat road at 50 at 8,000 rpm. Downhill I saw 58 which I’ve never seen from this rig no matter what cylinder I was running. Never even touched 10k rpm. Really need to get the 4g sliders though and try them out. See if my rpm’s will rise up to be a little more peppy on the uphills without losing top speed.
The main goal of increasing the variator diameter is to eventually put the large TD back in so the two match more closely. Not much use having a 94mm front with a 128mm rear pulley. The 100cc overrange variator from dr pulley had a 106mm outside diameter.

[captincvmn]

Went on a longer ride tonight. 20 miles. Cruises at 50 easily. Rpms are a bit on the low side as flat road 50 is 8k and that’s the bottom of where I feel like the power is. Temps are also higher since I’m lugging around 8 at a wider throttle setting to achieve acceleration. I’d like to get it up to 8500 so I’m thinking I’m going to get the 4g sliders and mix them 50/50 with the 5gs. Now that I’ve run out some I need to crack the case and see how far the belt rides up. I also want to check the crank stack for tightness. I’ve ruined two setups with loose crank nuts. Also now that I’ve run this some I’m interested in getting the remainder of the variator so I am not running a 94mm outer and a 106mm inner piece.

[captincvmn]

Easy come, easy go. 

I did take pictures of the drive “prior” to going on my ride. 

[aeroxbud]

So at least it wasn't a little end bearing. 🙊

[captincvmn]

True. That rod small bearing has plagued me but this one is mint. I’ll have to take some good pictures of it. The MX65 Kawasaki bearing seems to be a good choice for this 12mm pin/70cc piston combo.

[captincvmn]

[captincvmn]

Back together enough for starting. The hard part is waiting until tomorrow so the RTV cures completely before ignition.

[aeroxbud]

Fingers crossed for you Rob.
I think you are getting to the stage I was with the typhoon. I just want to be able to ride it.😬