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Post by Evilgenius on Sept 11, 2011 16:13:53 GMT -6
A lil' update... I ended up buying one of these: Not from that site specifically, but your basic Chi-qual of this style. It sucked. Don't buy one. I'll give more detail in the review section.
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 30, 2011 8:14:43 GMT -6
sprocket: Tough to say. As far as I know, mine's just the standard EGR-equipped valve cover (sans EGR BS). Take that with a grain of salt- being as this is my first scoot, everything would look 'normal' to me simply due to frame of reference. Bolts were some shiny, 8mm x somewhere around 30-40mm length if my memory serves. Been a while since I've been 'in there' (last valve adjust - 8 mos?), it's a real PITA to strip down my body style so you can get at anything. Basically have to remove all panels from the seat on back. Will give it a closer look soon tho, when I have to strip it down to upjet & etc. and let you know if anything strikes me as different. I might have been a little hasty on the buggydepot engine, too. Looks like they have an active forum, which does speak in their favor. The engine is 'large valve', and at least they put some dimensions up, which is nice. I dunno, maybe not so bad. I'd still go with the 161QMK or a 250 if possible tho. When mine eventually goes, that'll likely be the route I go, providing the rest of 'er is still in roadworthy shape at the time.
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 29, 2011 18:08:18 GMT -6
Wow, this thread just gets better and better! As an LF-1P57QMJ owner, the extra detail on the 'p' head is nice. More OT though...I dunno about Buggy depot. Never heard of 'em (not that that means anything). Model info would be nice. Seems to be a standard longcase 150 with shiny cover. Depends on whether shiny is there to add bling to a well-built engine, or distract attention from the rest of the engine's shoddy quality (Ooo! Sparkly! ). I dunno how rich you are, but a new engine isn't something I'd want to take that gamble with. Were I in your shoes and $425 was a do-able swing for that, I would much rather cough up the extra $75 for scrappy's 161QMK. (Which I now understand, to my great delight, is apparently a single-cylinder, uber-huge 61mm 'big bore' GY6 "170" ;D) No replacement for displacement and all that, the 20 xtra cc's will undoubtedly help. Oil cooler will help those cooling concerns you mentioned. Scrappy's a trusted vendor on multiple scooter sites, which does impart at least an air of trustability (scooter forum enthusiasts generally being pretty unforgiving when it comes to crappy vendors, and righfully so). Anyway... just my $0.02.
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 27, 2011 22:02:41 GMT -6
LOL Great thread! ;D Timing even more precisely so. I'm like, *this* close to pulling the trigger on that 1st chrome-y metallic conical filter from Doug's post. I've seen similar designs sold locally for buggies, and they looked decent, but never came across one sized right for my carb. These are available for peanuts at an unnamed (yet very popular) online auction site. I was thinking one of those (maybe even with a foam sleeve?) might just be the trick. Anybody have experience with similar? If not, I may just have to try one...all in the name of scooter research, of course. For whatever it's worth, I'm looking at upjetting too. These temps are murder and I'm trying to help keep her cool by richening up. That means upjetting, which means new air filter too, and I might as well replace the intake while I've got it all tore apart, and... ;D ...and need to stop while I'm ahead if I can get that done, for now. The 38/115 is widely reported to be a final 'sweet spot' for a standard 150cc carb. YMMV of course, but that particular combo does seem to be what a lot of people settle into after a bit of tuning, so I figure that's as good a target to start with as any. If that's what your carb came with stock, that's pretty cool, as most come leaner. Still...if she'll take more, give it to 'er! Try hitting it with a 120 if the 115 doesn't seem to be sweet enough. Worst case scenario you're out $5 and have to put the 115 back in. Could have to tweak the needle...could luck out and be 'just right'. Hitting max richness without 'flubbing' seems to be the way to go, wherever that particularly happens to fall with your setup.
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 22, 2011 16:10:42 GMT -6
I received this helmet as a birthday gift: Build of the helmet is about what you'd expect for the price. Ripped out the little nostril-breath-deflector right off the bat, as it had been made from a plastic almost wholly unsuitable for the application and would not conform to the proper shape. Seems to be a bit tighter than other XL's. Hardware (buckles/straps) kinda cheap (I'm sure rounded d-rings wouldn't have hurt the bottom line that much!). Despite these drawbacks, however, I'm still wearing it daily. It seems solid enough in feel on the 'ol cranium, and as stupid as it sounds, I "feel safer" wearing it than my 3/4 face Zox Bino. Graphics are kinda cheezy yeah, but they get people to look, and that is way important. I kinda dig the blue demon on the back, he's almost the same shade of blue as my scoot, so that's cool. The red 'bloody' streaks are eye-catchers, so safety+ on that count. Although the vents don't seem like much, I actually seem to get better ventilation when riding with the visor open than when with the 3/4 and the visor down, so that's a win too. Too tight for any glasses other than thin straight-arms; you'll get nothing over the back of that ear. This was a great excuse for some new shades, though! So...ah...yeah, I have one of their helmets, and it's OK for a 'cheap helmet'. As basic protection for the bean, a decent value for the money. As for the company themselves, I dunno. I have read some not-so-nice things, but they have been in business for longer than some other (and apparently less successful) scooter dealers, so who knows. If a company truly sucks badly and for long enough, the customer base dries up, so I'd take that as a somewhat positive indicator, at least. Legendary Chinese scooter quality aside, even a 'good' manufacturer has market failures, too. Perhaps a better indicator may be that they have a good ebay rep: myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/tmshelmet/?_trksid=p4340.l2559...although it would beg the question why they're only selling *helmets* on ebay, and not everything else... Sorry, guess I'm no help after all! ;D
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 12, 2011 22:08:40 GMT -6
Thanks everybody! It's good to see the gang trickling in.
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 11, 2011 21:56:58 GMT -6
I've been happy with my 842, up from the stock 835. I need to do a "sharpie check" myself and see where to go next. On that note, I see Battlescooter is showing the 846 as a stock item. Price seems a bit excessive, although it's comparable to what some other sites are asking, so I guess that's just a 'scarcity tax'. Didn't you try an 846 on that Bali, JR? How'd that turn out?
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 10, 2011 10:02:06 GMT -6
LOL I was gonna ask about the belt, as it was the only item I saw missing from your list. ;D
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 9, 2011 15:32:10 GMT -6
Hiya mheinemeyer! I'm a Lifan 'Catalina' owner, sounds like our experiences have been similar. Looking forward to hearing more from ya!
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Post by Evilgenius on Jul 7, 2011 20:06:08 GMT -6
--sliding in sideways--
Here!
Uh...I mean, "Present, sir!"
My homework got sucked into my air scoop and shredded, I swear!
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