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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2009 18:43:56 GMT -5
Running out of room in the bike shed...where - when we get a 2T - will it roost? Vespa GTS 250ie. Big & heavy for a scoot...  Grandson takes the Navigator position for a Winter ride on the uncommon Honda PS250. Also big & heavy...  Mrs rhm is only 5'; hers is the Honda Met, the only scoot she can flat-foot...  Last, not strictly a scoot, but a Chinese copy of the old Honda CT70. Four-speed, 106.7cc. Old Science, bought as a 'learning' bike to acquire basic wrenching skilz...hah...gives me plenty of opportunity to gain repair/adjustment experience. Shown here getting a busted speedo cable replaced...  Three are stored in a former garden shed; the CT70 clone is an outside dog, and stays under a tarp in the yard, chained to a tie-down sunk in concrete against marauders. Visiting a local 2T-only shop daily in hopes of finding a trashed 2T trade-in to work on - where will I keep it...? |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jun 20, 2009 23:49:47 GMT -5
Top notch scoots you've got there. I especially like the CT70 clone though. You should swap in and/or build a big displacement version of that engine... or at least a 114cc kit. I've had a lot of fun on midbikes and I've still got one in the garage.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2009 8:02:17 GMT -5
A fellow CT enthusiast pointed me at a Lifan-made 140cc engine that's offered by TBolt for $399...he's done the swap, and reports that it is crazy fast. It also comes with the unusual 4-up shift pattern, rather then the same old 1N234 (but for some reason, the Tbolt site says otherwise...) tboltusa.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=114_119&products_id=382&osCsid=dfd531817286d253481b7348c4783c3fThis little piglet will still involuntarily wheelie my butt off the rear if I don't stay way forward on the seat. Looking for a cheap swingarm extension to move the COG back for that reason. I changed the factory 14T/42T sprockets for a more street-friendly 17T/34T. It's been an adventure - this bike came put together hand-tight - my PDI was deficient, and for a while, parts kept falling off as I rode... |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jun 21, 2009 9:43:01 GMT -5
I never built one larger than 114cc, but a friend got a 125cc GPX motor and put a 146cc kit on it. It would do 70MPH+ and constant wheelies. I would imagine it was higher compression than the 140 sold there, but it also came with a price tag that reflected the additional power.
As for the parts falling off, the bike just wants to go faster so it's shedding weight.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2009 14:12:01 GMT -5
Yeah, and it makes me shed blood, too. Every last connector was loose on the thing, except for the rear axle nut, which was of the locking type, and festooned with a big booger of Chinese locktite. I had no impact wrench at the time, so I applied a ball peen hammer to the ratchet handle, but my aim wasn't terribly accurate...  While waiting for the stitches to come out and working on the front hub, I re-learned the lesson about hot headers...  Still, once tightened down and adjusted, it runs very well. When I get the replacement pinion gear for the speedo in, I'll let you know how fast...maybe 42 or so...but I'm told I look like a trained circus animal riding it...whence the term "monkey bikes"... |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jun 21, 2009 15:31:28 GMT -5
Ouch. Haven't hammered myself and caused stitches or anything yet, but I've got a scar on my leg that taught me not to wear shorts on a midbike. I built a heat shield for my exhaust right after that.
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Post by Bob on Jun 28, 2009 8:15:13 GMT -5
Yeah i think we all have scars from these bike, i know they have bit me once or twice it the past.
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Post by hans on May 3, 2011 12:27:54 GMT -5
Hi - new to the forum... can you tell me what brand your florescent green riding jackets are? Looking for something to really make me stand out. A little gunshy after totaling my lx150 in Jan and have moved up to GTS250. many thanks
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Post by 90GTVert on May 3, 2011 12:38:39 GMT -5
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