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Post by jbjhillbilly on Aug 10, 2021 16:10:20 GMT -5
 Finished my CVT cover That looks very nice! |
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Post by hippo008 on Aug 15, 2021 19:48:27 GMT -5
I decided I want to ride the Dio between when I get my new panels and now. So I partially assembled the scooter, just a few things left out. I'm using the old busted up panels for now, I actually kind of dig the look. Rat-rod Dio baby!  I initally assembled the bike with the PG short pipe. BIG mistake. Not only did the bike perform poorly but it sounded like a farting pit bike. I can't recommend the PG Short to anybody. I slapped the Arrow on there and BAM I was wheeling and laughing my butt off down the street. Big ol' two-stroke smile. Two thumbs up for the Arrow. Awesome pipe. I am still having one issue. Every single bulb on the Dio is standard except the headlight. I got LED replacements for everything but the headlight bulb. I'm not sure what the bulb equates too now. I looked up the Honda part number and it's not a bulb I've seen before, however it looks somewhat like power equipment bulbs. Does anyone know where I can get a nice LED headlight bulb? Or maybe a way to convert it to modern LED headlights? I did some digging on Yahoo! Auctions Japan and found this  But this is an HID conversion which I want to avoid. |
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Post by repherence2 on Aug 16, 2021 0:21:45 GMT -5
that Arrow is purddy!
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Post by woodini on Aug 16, 2021 0:42:30 GMT -5
Xk glow?
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Post by hippo008 on Aug 16, 2021 16:14:07 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with this. What is it? Can you link the product? |
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Post by woodini on Aug 17, 2021 0:23:05 GMT -5
Xkglow.com
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Post by hippo008 on Aug 20, 2021 21:00:35 GMT -5
I did some digging on their website and didn't find anything. What do you recommend? Also are you familiar with the KN Planning line of products? I want to use some aftermarket 10mm legs on my Dio but I don't know which ones to use. |
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Post by ghostaroni on Aug 21, 2021 0:36:10 GMT -5
secret plastic sauce, a.k.a rustoleum.
secrets are lame
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Post by hippo008 on Aug 21, 2021 14:16:51 GMT -5
secret plastic sauce, a.k.a rustoleum. secrets are lame I'm not sure what you mean. |
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Post by hippo008 on Aug 23, 2021 16:17:38 GMT -5
Working on a special project this week.   |
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Post by hippo008 on Aug 26, 2021 19:16:33 GMT -5
  Getting some more work done |
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Post by hippo008 on Aug 29, 2021 18:25:39 GMT -5
I believe I qualify for the unluckiest accident on this website. sadly the Dio wrecked today, the very first day and first ride on the carbon panels. A buddy of mine was riding it and skidded out around a corner. Hes not sure how it happened, but I think he may have panicked and locked up the front brake. Hes unscathed outside some scrapes fortunatly. We walked over to the side of the road and stopped to take stock of the situation. Turns out where we stopped was directly on top of a burrowing nest of wasps. The three of us in the group each got stung at least 10 times each. Sadly a side panel was trashed and the Arrow pipe was badly dented and marked.   Fortunatly we all walked away relativly unharmed. Wear your gear! Not only to save from road rash but also from bees. |
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Post by 190mech on Aug 29, 2021 19:21:11 GMT -5
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Post by hippo008 on Aug 30, 2021 21:39:18 GMT -5
I broke down the panels on the dio today, took everything apart. Im in a local scooter club and turns out my chapter president had an unused Arrow Dio pipe! He wanted some parts in exchange. I ended up trading him my new PG short, my naked bar setup from the Roughhouse, some new grips and new Polini bar ends. He has a serious collection of parts and scooters, easily 10+. His business partner even owns a mint Honda G Dash, the very rare racing variation of the Dio in Japan. Enough nerding out on the scoots, lets talk update. I mounted up the Arrow. Looks great. I sold my damaged Arrow for $150 the same day. Sadly the side panel may be gonzo. The road rash broke through to the weave in the carbon fabric. Once that becomes disrupted you are thouroughly screwed. So my options are to sand the crap out of the panel and laminate a new layer of carbon over the existing layer or use something to hide the blemish. Im thinking about using some custom colored Dio decals to cover the blemish. Im not sure what ill do yet.  |
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Post by hippo008 on Sept 6, 2021 17:41:32 GMT -5
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