Joined the 10,000 mile club, that's the good news.... By wheezy (Read 598 times)

[wheezy]

Yep, broke 10,000 on my MP250A

It's been a lot more reliable than I thought it would have. That's the good news.

Now, for the bad. In the last two weeks I have been a victim of TFOB (things falling off bike).

The first was I lost one of the two muffler bolts. Bummer, but at least I had the other to take to the parts store and get a M10x1.25x50. The correct length would have been a 55mm, but nobody had a 55, only 50 or 60. I got the 50mm and it works good, put threadlocker on it this time.

Now the scary bad news. I noticed a slight shimmy in my rear wheel. I was only a couple miles away so figured I would check it once I got home. Bad mistake, as now I have no axle nut. Yep, it's gone. Turns out the 'ROKETA MC-54B AUTO-LOCKING NUT M14' isn't so auto locking after all.

So now I am looking locally for the nut. Does anyone have the exact size for the axle nut? M14 is one clue, but what thread pitch?

Thanks.

[trailheadmike]

Congratulations on your achievement! When I lost my axle nut for the Vog I ended up on the Roketa site. Here is the relevant page for your scooter, and it is the second item down on the left.

.roketapartsdept.com/catalog/MC_54B_250_ENGINE_AND_REAR_WHEEL_ASSEMBLY_PARTS-612-1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.roketapartsdept.com/catalog/MC_54B_250_ENGINE_AND_REAR_WHEEL_ASSEMBLY_PARTS-612-1.html

Funny, but shortly after 10,000 miles the bolts holding the header tube onto the engine fell off on mine.

[wheezy]

Thanks. I saw that one, but $4.20 plus shipping for one nut. The Roketa MC-54B-250 has the same horizontal engine as my JCL MP250A, so it probably was the correct one to order. But they didn't list the thread pitch, so I wasn't sure.

I hit Ace Hardware today and picked up a M14x2.00 and a M14x1.5.

The correct one was the M14x1.5. Only cost a buck and a half!

[ellpee]

Isn't the 54B-250 the vertical engine, as opposed to the 54-250B horizontal? Every time I think I have that right I read something that says otherwise.

[wheezy]

Aug 28, 2014 8:24:18 GMT -6 ellpee said:

Isn't the 54B-250 the vertical engine, as opposed to the 54-250B horizontal? Every time I think I have that right I read something that says otherwise.

Dunno. I'm just going by the title Roketa Parts Dept assigned to the parts diagram.

All this confusion is why I never will buy a scooter item without verifying 100% it's the right parts. For instance, my rear wheel was only stocked by scrappydog. But almost every other site stated it was a direct fit. Not so, screw holes are entirely different. And most of these folks don't have clear return policies. So, I emailed scrappy, and they measured the screw holes for me. Good to find someone that will work with you.

[trailheadmike]

You're finding out the fun of owning one of these things! When I do a big repair I often come here and make a parts list, with supplier, since it's often a pain in the butt to source parts for the 257cc's. I used to get my parts from BMS so I'd know they'd fit, but it looks like they are not restocking many parts for our scoots when they run out. Many continued safe miles to you.

[ellpee]

Aug 27, 2014 16:22:54 GMT -6 wheezy said:

Thanks. I saw that one, but $4.20 plus shipping for one nut.

I feel your pain there. I've trashed my left front turn signal twice, turn signal itself available in a couple places for around $20, but the stupid little plastic cover is somewhere in the 30's, plus shipping, as I recall. If somebody would set up a business to undersell Roketa on these kinds of things I predict they would do well. Grrrr.

[bhinch]

I passed the 11,000 mile mark on my scoot. It has been fun and will continue to rack up the miles and smiles. Enjoy your ride....