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Post by 49dykon on Apr 4, 2015 18:23:43 GMT -5
Really like your thread! Was hoping the post wasn't dead! Glad to see it's not! How's the Taotao driving after winter?
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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 4, 2015 19:41:38 GMT -5
I need to get it in tune, but I'm not sure for what. One day it's 70 then it's 50 then it's 30 at night. Always windy lately. Hoping to get back to project related stuff sometime.
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Post by 49dykon on Apr 5, 2015 11:55:29 GMT -5
I can relate. I'm from the northern Kentucky area and one day it'll be 70 and then the next its 30 and rainy so hard to tune for one condition when it won't work for the next day. What other plans do you have for the Taotao?
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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 5, 2015 14:42:39 GMT -5
Try some air filters, CVT stuff, big bore, heads, prob a stroker eventually. Don't expect a lot fast, because it takes me quite a lot of time to record info and do video bits and so on, but sooner or later I'll get to a bunch of mods I hope.
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Post by wolfbat3 on Apr 6, 2015 14:03:43 GMT -5
Wow, what a thread. it is great to read about the project. Getting some good info to use and ideas. my Tao Tao is 3 years old now and I didn't have nearly as many issues but with the stock carb so replaced it in the first year.
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Post by aeroxbud on Apr 6, 2015 14:52:21 GMT -5
Still some good stuff to come then
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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 6, 2015 18:19:06 GMT -5
I noticed that the seat bucket is cracking by the rear mounting location today. Decided to try melting some old cut off zip ties with a propane torch to "weld" it. Prob made a mess and didn't accomplish anything. Would be nice if it would keep it from cracking anymore for a bit though. I did a small amount on the bottom as well, but no pics of that.
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Post by Florida Antique on Apr 9, 2015 16:09:10 GMT -5
I have had some pretty decent luck with this by cutting Folger's coffee can lids into strips, placing the strips across the crack and then melting them into place with my heat gun. It comes out a lot smoother than globing in on with the soldering iron.
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Post by 49dykon on Apr 11, 2015 17:55:38 GMT -5
Hey Brent have you had any problems with the trail tech speedometer bouncing all over the place?
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Post by 90GTVert on Apr 11, 2015 21:01:22 GMT -5
None at all. It's worked flawlessly for me. If speed is bouncing I'd first make sure the sensor was near enough to the magnet.
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Post by humanshield on May 20, 2015 9:31:42 GMT -5
Seems like your TaoToo had some crappy plastics. Bad batch? I see quite a few TaoTaos and yeah, the plastics aren't great, but I can't say I've seen THAT many cracks especially the kind you are having.
Odd.
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Post by 90GTVert on May 20, 2015 11:51:37 GMT -5
The seat I can blame on my big ass. The rest, I dunno. I'm not easy on it, but the stuff around the handlebars seemed way too soon when it started failing.
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Post by Florida Antique on May 20, 2015 12:06:33 GMT -5
I really think the Chinese still don't have a good handle on how to make HDPE. The Verucci I had you could tear the HDPE floorboard with your hands. The old Keeway that was the first scooter, seemed to have problems with the polyethylene parts as well. The styrene parts seem to hold up better if they make them thick enough. None of the mounting tabs/screw holes seemed to be reinforced so they were usually the first to go.
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Post by Elektrey on May 20, 2015 15:03:47 GMT -5
I wanna say my taiwanese TGB scoot has ABS plastics, they're really sturdy.
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Post by humanshield on May 20, 2015 15:14:39 GMT -5
The seat I can blame on my big ass. TMI buddy....T-M-I.....
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