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Post by damin69 on May 29, 2012 15:15:09 GMT -6
todd
i didnt wanna go out at all
so i let a 'friend' go to the store
so he could get stuff for me & him
he wrecked it. mainly just layed it on her side
no damage but wouldnt start
so he chained it to a tree
and since i refuse to be in anyones debt ( borrow a truck)
all 5-6 145lbs of me in 91 degrees humid weather.
and as my post LIL HELP PLEASE edit says
all it was a loose connection
wish i could have found it before i pushed Well Terri I have to hand it to you that is very impressive. That is a very long ways to push a scooter of ANY SIZE. Not sure I would let my friend use my scooter again though. |
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Post by damin69 on May 29, 2012 14:49:40 GMT -6
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Post by damin69 on May 29, 2012 13:32:07 GMT -6
well yesterday
i pushed mine home
5-6 miles up & down hills  Damn you have lots of energy. I am betting you are glad you don't have a 250cc plus scooter. What happened that you had to push it? |
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Post by damin69 on May 28, 2012 19:00:46 GMT -6
Great job. You will be very Pleased with the upgrade you just did. My day with the scooter was getting my horn working again. The switch was broke but that was not the only problem the Horn it self was shot too. Well instead of trying to get a whole new set of left controls I added a few inches of wire on to the wires for the horn to run to a new switch. I had an old weed eater that the primer bubble was shot on so was not useable I scavenged the Kill switch off of it to use as a new horn switch works perfect. I JB welded it just below where the old switch was. Then we took a nice 60 ish mile ride... GREAT DAY..... :  |
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Post by damin69 on May 27, 2012 21:39:45 GMT -6
Ok so the POS has been doing really well. I have used it for 3 trips to work and it has been running great. Guess that was the first clue that I was going to have problems. So We had planned out a great day today. Trailer the scooters down to Dubuque, IA and run around town doing geocaching. So we dropped scooters at the rest area before Iowa and run 7 miles south to grab a streach of caches along a Hiway in northeren IL. So we run over by the first area and stop to discuss our game plan I am glad I did I pull up by this bar and grill and hop off then I notice a trail behind the POS I reach down dip my finger in oil then I look under the scooter it is dripping very steady oil out. Not sure where it is coming from but that pretty much shot my day all to Hell. So now I am going to have find out where the heck the oil is coming from.
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Post by damin69 on May 24, 2012 11:38:27 GMT -6
Nice garden. I could never pull that off.. Mine would all be brown....
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Post by damin69 on May 20, 2012 13:06:15 GMT -6
I think he is talking about one like this. I was wondering about that thing on the new carb also. Attachments:
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Post by damin69 on May 20, 2012 8:20:06 GMT -6
Welcome. From Wisconsin myself. Had some nice riding weather this week. So nice yesterday I managed to get a nice sun burn.
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Post by damin69 on May 18, 2012 14:15:41 GMT -6
I have actually been looking at the trailtech.net/vector.htmlYou can get a temp gauge from them for about $45. but since the speedo suck so bad on these I was thinking of going with the Vector for around $100 that has both speed and Temp on it. |
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Post by damin69 on May 18, 2012 11:14:01 GMT -6
Hey Damin - are you still running that relay? I am, but thinking about ditching it. When I get off the scooter for a quick run into a drug store (for example) on a hot day.. come back out.. turn the key, lights and fan come on due to the relay (lets say it was hot and the fan was running when I shut it off.) With all that running, my scooter has a hard time cranking.. just not enough cranking amps in that little battery to support it all. I have a toggle switch I wired-up for those occations.. I turn it 'off' (which kills all lights, fan, charing, etc) giving max amps to the starter, then turn it back on. Once the scooter is running I have no charging issues at that point. Have you experienced the same thing, or can you easily start it with fan and both lights on? I'm still running the stock fan, so if you CAN start it, maybe that's the key difference. Yeap still running Have had no issues at all with it. I am still wanting to get a more KNOWN accurate temp gauge so that I know when I am running it if it is actually getting HOT or if the gauge is that far off. My guess is on the chino gauge being way off. |
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Post by damin69 on May 18, 2012 7:41:31 GMT -6
Ok results today. Drove in to work this am running Hwy speeds all the way. 5000-5200 rpms. 57-60 mph. Fan came on about half way to work. Even with Fan on voltage was Steady all the way to work at 12.7 volts. .. Ok this was a positive but not the end of test as it was only 67 degrees this am. Big test is Ride home this after noon. 88 degrees with Heat index around 96. Plus I was bucking a head wind all the way. Ok Final Results 12.68 volts when I get home. I had Both headlights and I was able to Shutoff scooter and Start it.... Now this is a HUGE FIRST.......... I have never been able to do that since I bought my Scooter.. Ok on to the Break down of the Winning Combo 1. 7" Cooling Fan .siliconeintakes.com/product_i....bb745cbd96ddb55" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> .siliconeintakes.com/product_i....bb745cbd96ddb552. Regulator Rectifier 100% Worth Every Penny. The very bottom one (VRRPM3H) And he will put the plugs on that match the Stock Jonway plugs. (Tony is the Man) This is the KEY to the whole charging having a Regulator that will take what is thrown at it and hold voltage when it is warm. THIS IS THE ONE. .oregonmotorcycleparts.com/VRRPM.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/VRRPM.html3. 40 amp Relay. I dont have a link right now but this is a standard Relay used for running lights. Was like 4 bucks at O'Reily Autoparts. (Used to Replace that Damn Diode) 4. Lighting upgrades to reduce Current draw. LEDs Replaced all bulbs except for instrument panel lights. (Tail/Brake, Signals and Runner lights above the headlights). 5. HID Upgrade. Stock bulbs are 35 watt and if you drive at night are not worth a crap with them you have very limited visibility. HID are about 5 times as bright as Halogen but only draw 35 Watts of power. So it was an even Trade off. But if you want to run at night This is an upgrade that is Needed the only other Alternative is to put in Halogen bulbs bright enough to run at night yes. But they also Draw 55/60 Watts each. So you end up drawing more current on a system that Already Stock can not even handle the Stock lighting. IMO HID are the best way to go. If you are in a state that you can not legally go HID. Then maybe consider modifying your lights with Halogen One side aimed with a good Low Beam bulb and the other side Aimed with a good High Beam bulb. Then you are actually cutting back on over all current draw from 70 Watts (35x2) to 55 watts Low 60 Watts High. I think just the above would probably take care of most of the charging problems. I did go one step further and Will probably upgrade the wires that are running my Fan Circuit also. 6. Replaced wiring in the CHARGING CIRCUIT area of the wire harness with 12 guage wire. BTW Todd if you replace the instrument bulbs and the license plate light bulb you will gain even more; 4 instrument bulbs X 3W = 12W 1 license plate light bulb =5W Total = 17W = 1.41 amps It does add up!  JR I must have forgot to mention that part. All of my bulbs on my scoot have been changed out to LEDs..... OOPS. |
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Post by damin69 on May 16, 2012 19:20:38 GMT -6
Second Leg of the run today was also successful..... Nice to actually have something with this scooter go right for a change. To bad I wasted $200 to get a carb that is tamper proof and used the A/F mixture valve spring. so now I have a nice paper weight that looks like a carb.
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Post by damin69 on May 16, 2012 8:43:46 GMT -6
Well so far so good. I made it to work with no problems. Was a bit cool this am about 42 degrees on the way in. I was able to hold 55 mph all the way. : So will see how the trip home goes tonight. Keeping my fingers crossed. |
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Post by damin69 on May 16, 2012 8:41:20 GMT -6
Ok results today. Drove in to work this am running Hwy speeds all the way. 5000-5200 rpms. 57-60 mph. Fan came on about half way to work. Even with Fan on voltage was Steady all the way to work at 12.7 volts. .. Ok this was a positive but not the end of test as it was only 67 degrees this am. Big test is Ride home this after noon. 88 degrees with Heat index around 96. Plus I was bucking a head wind all the way. Ok Final Results 12.68 volts when I get home. I had Both headlights and I was able to Shutoff scooter and Start it.... Now this is a HUGE FIRST.......... I have never been able to do that since I bought my Scooter.. Ok on to the Break down of the Winning Combo 1. 7" Cooling Fan .siliconeintakes.com/product_i....bb745cbd96ddb55" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.siliconeintakes.com/product_i....bb745cbd96ddb552. Regulator Rectifier 100% Worth Every Penny. The very bottom one (VRRPM3H) And he will put the plugs on that match the Stock Jonway plugs. (Tony is the Man) This is the KEY to the whole charging having a Regulator that will take what is thrown at it and hold voltage when it is warm. THIS IS THE ONE. .oregonmotorcycleparts.com/VRRPM.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/VRRPM.html3. 40 amp Relay. I dont have a link right now but this is a standard Relay used for running lights. Was like 4 bucks at O'Reily Autoparts. (Used to Replace that Damn Diode) 4. Lighting upgrades to reduce Current draw. LEDs Replaced all bulbs except for instrument panel lights. (Tail/Brake, Signals and Runner lights above the headlights). 5. HID Upgrade. Stock bulbs are 35 watt and if you drive at night are not worth a crap with them you have very limited visibility. HID are about 5 times as bright as Halogen but only draw 35 Watts of power. So it was an even Trade off. But if you want to run at night This is an upgrade that is Needed the only other Alternative is to put in Halogen bulbs bright enough to run at night yes. But they also Draw 55/60 Watts each. So you end up drawing more current on a system that Already Stock can not even handle the Stock lighting. IMO HID are the best way to go. If you are in a state that you can not legally go HID. Then maybe consider modifying your lights with Halogen One side aimed with a good Low Beam bulb and the other side Aimed with a good High Beam bulb. Then you are actually cutting back on over all current draw from 70 Watts (35x2) to 55 watts Low 60 Watts High. I think just the above would probably take care of most of the charging problems. I did go one step further and Will probably upgrade the wires that are running my Fan Circuit also. 6. Replaced wiring in the CHARGING CIRCUIT area of the wire harness with 12 guage wire. |
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Post by damin69 on May 16, 2012 8:39:51 GMT -6
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