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Post by quadrunner on Aug 2, 2013 15:42:29 GMT -6
Ok I have bee poking around the scooter for quite a while and I am wondering if these things have hazard/emergency lights. Does anybody know? And if so , how do you turn them on.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 30, 2013 21:50:01 GMT -6
Well the letters on the side were thrashed so I took a brave pill (Bacardi 101) and decided to do an experiment. Removed rear rack and trunk, taped the surface area and sanded it down with a red scotch pad.  Used bumper paint from Dupli Color and gave it a shot.  And this is what I ended up with.  Not sure if I'll keep it like this, maybe I'll paint all the plastics a nice Pearl Red that I have left over from a previous project I did. |
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 30, 2013 21:34:53 GMT -6
Sorry I was thinking about the 650 Maxim. The Specials have the 8 spoke wheels  |
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 30, 2013 10:48:28 GMT -6
If I were you I would be looking for the 5 spoke wheels instead of those. IMO they make the bike pop a lot more with the original 5 spokes.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 30, 2013 10:45:07 GMT -6
The HIDs I got are H4 6000K Bi-Xenon so I didn't loose low and high beam. I like the 5000K but I think the 6000K project a better color on the pavement.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 29, 2013 9:36:20 GMT -6
well i really wish and pray that the chinese's will improve the quality of their scooters and ALL the products that are chinese... in these hard times people still want to buy cheaper scoot that fit their budget. but its been 40 years now they still didnt improve, i dunno whats preventing them(chinese people) from making quality products, i dont think its monetary because china as a whole is a very progressive country now, i think it's their mentality, values, PROFIT the the only thing in their minds. and as a theory, mass production of anything jeopardizes the quality. if kz will agree with me, i promise to drop this chinese scooter issue and never mention it again. You are partially correct. There are a few things where Chinese manufacturers tend to skimp on like screws and wiring connections (this applies to everything from scooters to UTVs) but to say that they have not improved in the last 40 years is a negligent comment. Yes there are several manufacturers from china who simply don't care, but it's not fair to associate honest Chinese companies who have invested untold amounts of money to bring warehouses, parts, dealers with everyone else. So just because it's not Honda it's not good? That sounds like the people in the 60's and 70's when they were bashing Japanese manufacturers left and right just because they were not the big boys in the neighborhood. It's fun to jump to the "china scooters/ATVs/UTVs suck" bandwagon but at the end people will embrace them, just ask Hyundai. |
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 29, 2013 7:37:01 GMT -6
You know I might just do that, When I removed the spark plug it was pretty dark and I had the feeling that this thing was running rich from the get go.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 28, 2013 21:48:29 GMT -6
UPDATE
Took off all plastics again, checked valve adjustment, made absolutely sure that it was on TDC, adjusted valves again, checked them TWICE by turning over the engine and put it on TDC, turned it on, let it set at operating temperature and everything is great. But I have one more question.
Where the idle screw on this thing? It's supposed to be idling at 1700 RPM but it's about 250 RPMs off and it idles rough. It was idling at around 1600RPMs before the adjustment.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 27, 2013 22:17:41 GMT -6
These scooters are awesome to ride but boy they don't think about maintenance when they make them.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 27, 2013 20:25:31 GMT -6
When I bought mine it had some old dual exhaust in flat black with a megaphone shape. When I took out the quiet cores that thing was LOUD but fun as hell. Man now I am going to get nostalgic, I might start looking for one myself.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 27, 2013 20:01:06 GMT -6
I adjusted the valves and I think I messed up. Took it for a ride and when it reached operating temperature didn't wanted to idle. Drove home and currently letting it cool down to see if that's the problem, if it idles fine when it get cold then I have to repeat the process again. Damn and that is going to annoying to go through the whole thing again.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 26, 2013 11:17:43 GMT -6
Have the scooter ready for the valve adjustment and I thought about checking the sending unit but that gas tank is in a tight spot.
Any tips that might help me access the sending unit?
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 26, 2013 7:40:07 GMT -6
I had the 1980 model and I regret getting rid of it. Awesome bike and great find.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 25, 2013 14:38:12 GMT -6
I agree with JR, I'm open for a healthy debate but most of the Chinese scooter/ATV bashing is related to bad experiences from owners who don't treat these things very well IMO and there are youtube videos to confirm this claim.
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Post by quadrunner on Jul 25, 2013 9:19:07 GMT -6
Flintstone, to me that rant makes no sense at all.
By using that poor fool's theory he claims that some parts of the Chinese scooters are made out of melted aluminum tabs... so that means that the parts on our scooters are made out an alloy consisting of over 95% aluminum and 5% or less magnesium. There are more holes in his theory but they are not worth my time.
It's safe to say that he doesn't have a clue of what he's talking about.
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