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General Discussion / Re: some scoots are made just to leave stock.
« on: August 25, 2014, 10:51:01 PM »
I have a 1980 P200 and a 1974 Super 150. I also have a 2013 like 200 that I have not put 1000 miles on yet as I have owned it for about 6 weeks. Nice scooter - great brakes but terrible stiff shocks and I am still trying to get used to the seat.

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General Discussion / Re: some scoots are made just to leave stock.
« on: August 25, 2014, 01:32:10 AM »
Well, you are right about the top speed, I stand corrected. The porting they put into those kits are really something. You are also right about having the right crank, the stock one is only designed to do so much. How much? I do not know. They usually run really great before they blow up. That's what happened on  my Stella, anyway. My Vespas were and are incredibly reliable, as they are so under stressed. Like I said before, the 50s are fun to mess with.

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General Discussion / Re: some scoots are made just to leave stock.
« on: August 24, 2014, 02:23:31 PM »
Short answer: When you increase cc, you have to upjet. Change to a freer flowing pipe, upjet again. As been already mentioned, a bigger bore will not increase your top speed, it will just get you there faster. If you want higher top speed, then you have to change the gearing. You can keep your stock carb during all this. With a bigger bore, you should have the power to handle the gear changes. It's fun to mess around and mod the 50cc scoots - in Hawaii they get the older Honda dio engines up to 70mph. But eventually you realize if you want to go faster, it works out better just to get a bigger scoot.

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General Discussion / Re: CVT belt life expectancy?
« on: August 17, 2014, 12:58:23 AM »
I just read in the Kymco service manual that the belt should be changed at 10,000 kilometers - 6,200 miles. Does this seem right?

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General Discussion / Re: Good quality shouldn't rattle apart...
« on: August 17, 2014, 12:56:34 AM »
I use blue locktite on anything that is important not to loosen up, like brake caliper bolts. YMMV.

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General Discussion / Re: Torque Wrench or just guess?
« on: August 17, 2014, 12:53:58 AM »
I have two beam type torque wrenches, one in inch pounds, the other in foot pounds. They are necessary when you are building an engine, for say like the head bolts. But for everything else, the are not used too often. Once you get a feel for it, you don't need them much. But they are good to start out with especially for when you have a steel bolt going into aluminum,like an oil drain plug. 

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General Discussion / Re: Super 8 150 Problem Please Help
« on: August 15, 2014, 02:48:39 AM »
First thing I would check would be the main fuse between the battery and the switch.

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