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I'm looking forward to hearing about the bobber. As I read it the guys at cleveland cycle works .clevelandcyclewerks.com/heist-images/o01lyhtdkxhdofb0k1fp26e6qegxev" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.clevelandcyclewerks.com/heist-images/o01lyhtdkxhdofb0k1fp26e6qegxev started with that and customized it and upgraded it and sell it as the Heist. there are many online reviews for the Heist and I'm very curious how this type compares. Best of luck with it.

I'm approaching 11K miles and have owned it for 3 years. Mine is a 2008 with the dual shocks. I performed the big guy's pdi and as for what has gone wrong with the scooter itself it is a short list. I needed to learn how to adjust the air fuel mixture which fixed some problems, and I had a bad connection with one wire on the CDI. Easily fixed.

Now as for what I've done, I was sideswiped by a car (messed up some body panels), hit a deer (shattered lots of body and faring parts) and hit an enormous pothole that blew out a tire, cracked the rim, shattered a bearing and, of course, shattered some more body panels. i have learned how to use various types of glues and epoxies for just the right repairs, and I have to say from 4 feet away you wouldn't think the old girl had had such a tough life. Enjoy the scoot and be sure to ask any questions you have.

Hi John. That might make sense if it was someone other than you who helped me replace the bearing!! The bearing went in fine and the ring clip opening was right where it needed to be so I think it's in right. The replacement short spacer and nut were ordered straight from Roketa per the drawing and fit perfectly so I don't think that's it either. All the pieces from the drawings are there so I'm stumped.

It seems awfully coincidental that the gap is the thickness of the seal, so the only thing I can think of is that something else was covering the recess where I now have that seal the made the long spacer sit on top of that and not on the bearing. I wish I took pics of the dis-assembly then but I didn't and tossed the old pieces at the time of the repair.

This all started when I ruined my rear rim on a huge pothole so I suppose I can also check the width along the axle on the replacement rim I have now compared to the original which is still in my garage. It was a rim from another parted out Vog so it did not occur to me that it would be any different from the original.

JR - thanks for the reply, but perhaps I'm not using the right terms because I think I've done what you've said.

Here is the drawing for this area. roketa.com/product/parts_detail.jsp?partId=30732&partName=ENGINE The bearing I have (#36 in the drawing) is a sealed bearing. I inserted the 20x45x8 seal in the recess that exists on the wheel side of the swing arm even though that seal is not in the picture. I reinstalled the larger dust seal (#35) on the nut side of the the bearing and put back in the short spacer (#37) and the nut (#38).

The long spacer that goes on the axle (#33) goes snugly into the 20x45x8 seal and comes to rest on the inside of the bearing like it should, so I don't think that seal is not interfering with anything. Even so, the wheel is sloppy after i tighten everything up BUT was snug when I stuck another 20x45x8 seal on the other end of the axle between long spacer (#33) and the wheel itself. The only purpose of this second seal was to take up space and it seemed to work for a while.

So I think I've already done what you said but the wheel still became loose. Perhaps I'm just not tightening the nut enough. I suppose the bigger question is where did the extra 8mm of space come from that I'm trying to fill?

This is a follow up to this thread: thescooterprofessor.proboards.com/thread/2213?page=1

A few months ago the board helped me diagnose a bad bearing as the reason why I had lost my rear axel nut and along with it the short spacer. I replaced the bearing, the short spacer and the nut and all was fine. The twisting-upon-acceleration-and-deceleration symptom that caused me to discover the problem in the first place was gone and the nut was and has been fine since.

Then I began to feel the same twisting-upon-acceleration-and-deceleration again, and upon further inspection I saw that although all pieces were in place my rear wheel was wobbly again.

The sequence of parts here is the wheel, the long spacer shaft, and then the swing arm, and on the inside of the swing arm (on the side of the swingarm facing the wheel) is a 25x40x8 seal. On the outside of the swingarm is the short spacer and then the nut.

I took the wheel off and inspected the parts and concluded that the wheel was probably snug last time because the long spacer shaft had probably been sitting on top of the seal on the inside of the swingarm. The spacer shaft now went into the center of the seal and rested on the bearing probably like it was supposed to, resulting in 8mm too much extra space. I had an extra seal, so I put it between the wheel and the spacer shaft to take up the space (which, again, I'm thinking was essentially the width of the seal). This kept it snug until it didn’t, and I see that the seal I was using as a spacer got mashed and isn’t spacing properly anymore.

My thought now is to get a 20x45x8 steel washer and epoxy it onto the end of the spacer shaft that presses on the wheel to take up the space. Finding the right washer is a task in itself, but I did locate one (but the wrong thickness) from a farm supply shop! I'm thinking I can get two or three thinner ones and stack them.

Before I start epoxying anything I was hoping you guys could offer any insight into whether you think this is the way to go or whether you think there might be a better course to follow. Thanks in advance, and wishing all a very healthy and happy new year!!

Tankrider - that's my current scoot of choice when I get some extra money together. The literature puts it at over 15hp with an under 200cc dispacement, without EFI, which is more than I get from my 257cc. Please continue to post your impressions of the scoot as time goes by.