Venus 50 (Now 96cc!)

2strokd Scoot Legend! Burnout Master It will only go as well as it can flow! Posts: 10,810	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 4, 2010 12:20:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 2strokd on Apr 4, 2010 12:20:11 GMT -5 LMAO! It will come...The name that is ;D

WT100 Scoot Veteran Posts: 753	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 4, 2010 20:58:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WT100 on Apr 4, 2010 20:58:45 GMT -5 Ok, by the time you are finished i'm sure it will be evil, and it's a retro so...."Wicked Past"? Then when you get speeding tickets you can say "It's not my fault, it's just my wicked past".
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90GTVert Administrator Posts: 41,613 Location: Preston, MD	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 4, 2010 21:10:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 90GTVert on Apr 4, 2010 21:10:17 GMT -5 That's a good one Tim! ;D
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Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 5, 2010 20:51:20 GMT -5

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Post by Goosey on Apr 5, 2010 20:51:20 GMT -5

The retro name made me think of "Greased Lightning" from Grease. You'd need a lightning bolt though. You def took the sweetness out of it ;D

I guess I don't have retro names for my "Evil Baron" or the unnamed grey one, which shall be goin white, and shall be called "Angel".

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Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 10, 2010 21:04:02 GMT -5

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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 10, 2010 21:04:02 GMT -5

Ive been waiting on a part to try a conversion. Something I've never tried before. I spent some time on eBay and got a few decent deals to try and convert the 10" drum brake "leading arm" suspension to a 12" disc brake front end.

$20 12" Wheel

$40 Complete Front Brake Assembly

$25 Front Forks

The 12" wheel I chose isn't gonna work.

Even if it did, the steering stem tapers up to a larger diameter so it won't fit the tube.

Seemed like a good idea at the time.

Last Edit: Apr 10, 2010 21:05:23 GMT -5 by 90GTVert

Brent
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drawkward Scoot Veteran Posts: 883	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 10, 2010 22:27:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by drawkward on Apr 10, 2010 22:27:35 GMT -5 returnable?
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90GTVert Administrator Posts: 41,613 Location: Preston, MD	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 11, 2010 0:21:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 90GTVert on Apr 11, 2010 0:21:18 GMT -5 No. I painted the front wheel. The brake assembly is worth keeping around at that price. The forks are form a salvage place that says no returns.
	Brent Life is better at high RPM.

drawkward Scoot Veteran Posts: 883	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 11, 2010 7:37:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by drawkward on Apr 11, 2010 7:37:44 GMT -5 Yeah, those are some good prices. Nice job on the paint.
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90GTVert Administrator Posts: 41,613 Location: Preston, MD	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 11, 2010 9:00:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 90GTVert on Apr 11, 2010 9:00:44 GMT -5 Thanks. i hate masking wheels to keep the rim, but it does make it look more professional... unless you just want to black it all out like T1. ;D
	Brent Life is better at high RPM.

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Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 11, 2010 14:58:04 GMT -5

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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 11, 2010 14:58:04 GMT -5

I decided to get this thing going with the stock wheel so I could get out and ride it. It runs pretty well. It started out with 5g rollers and I moved up to 6g. I think the 6g are still too light. No speedometer on it yet, but I'd guess it goes about 45MPH. This is the first scoot I've owned with standard gears. I used 4g rollers in everything up until the 99cc with the Tritons. It doesn't wanna wheelie with me on here (I think it might if I blipped the throttle and my carb's response was a bit more crisp) but the front end feels light and if I catch it at the right time it's not hard to pull up.

I think my carb setup is still off. I've got a 90 main in the Arreche 19mm with the stock airbox w/o snorkel. The 80 main I started with looked a little lean when I checked after some break-in passes so I went straight to the 90. It bogs for just a second when I try to rev it quick and after I let off of the throttle it has no power for a second. Moving the needle up made the quick throttle bog slightly better, but I don't believe it affected the after WOT issue. I'm thinking I'd need to try the 85 main jet and a thinner needle... of course I have no other needles for this thing. I'll know more when I check the plug later.

I think this Airsal kit would be nasty with a real pipe, but I do like the SP3. Sounds like stock, but I think it performs better. It doesn't push the revs like a real tuned pipe though. I rode with my father and he was on T2. Once you get used to the quiet pipe, T2's ZX sounds pretty ignorant. lol

The brakes impressed me. These drum brakes are nothing like the SunL's. They're pretty much like either of the Tritons. Not bad at all. If I had known that, I woulda just got a new front tire or wheel/tire instead of worrying about that swap stuff. This is the first scoot I've rode any distance with a stock front tire for a long time. I got tired of watching the mirror bounce around after a while.

Anyway, here's how it turned out.

I wrote "murdertrain" on the front fender. I've had this stuck in my head all day, so I figured WTH.

Last Edit: Apr 11, 2010 15:01:49 GMT -5 by 90GTVert

Brent
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Fox Scoot Master! So. Cal Posts: 6,301	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 11, 2010 15:14:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fox on Apr 11, 2010 15:14:45 GMT -5 It looks cool as hell Brent. Great going! How wide are those forks? I might have a wider set you can have for nothing + shipping.
	Dave

90GTVert Administrator Posts: 41,613 Location: Preston, MD	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 11, 2010 15:23:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 90GTVert on Apr 11, 2010 15:23:39 GMT -5 Thanks. The forks for the 12" are 7.5" wide at the "triple clamp". I think the widest I could go would be maybe 9" there because of the front fairing's design. The tube is .997" diameter and 14.5" long.
	Brent Life is better at high RPM.

Fox Scoot Master! So. Cal Posts: 6,301	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 11, 2010 15:59:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fox on Apr 11, 2010 15:59:41 GMT -5 The ones I have are 6 3/4 between the fork tubes at the triple clamp and they too taper to a larger diameter.
	Last Edit: Apr 11, 2010 16:02:54 GMT -5 by Fox Dave

90GTVert Administrator Posts: 41,613 Location: Preston, MD	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 11, 2010 17:23:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 90GTVert on Apr 11, 2010 17:23:30 GMT -5 Thanks for trying.
	Brent Life is better at high RPM.

2strokd Scoot Legend! Burnout Master It will only go as well as it can flow! Posts: 10,810	Venus 50 (Now 96cc!) Apr 12, 2010 8:57:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 2strokd on Apr 12, 2010 8:57:30 GMT -5 Looks Killer! Glad you and Pop went out for a ride ;D! Murdertrain is so much better than Venus! LMAO!