Junior's scooter build By jrsride2002 (Read 2,063 times)

[jrsride2002]

Ok guys. I owe ya'll an apology. I said I'd wait, and I didn't. I setup the fuse panel, battery, and soldered the wires for the relays.
The first thing I did, was test out the make shift battery strap.
FYI - It was from an old ratchet strap that failed. So I made good simple work of it.

Then I cut some 18awg wires to serve as leads to the relays. Soldered them together. I made one of them black. That's to indicate to me, that this particular wire has it's own dedicated power from the battery. I don't know why the fuse panel is setup like that, but their are two battery leads from this one fuse panel. From the manufacturer(Honda).

Then I mounted drilled the fuse panel down to the plastic. It's a solid mounting setup, the plastic is plenty thick for the screws to grab ahold of.

Then I hooked up the CDI, to see how the whole kit kabudol would fit. I had to put some force onto the CDI, to make it fit there. But I can tell, it would be going anywhere. The fuse panel with fuses looks like a tight fit, but all of the fuses have 1mm of space from the battery.

Overall, I am super stoked about how well it came together! It all fits where I wanted it fit, and even looks like a relatively clean fit... A first chance for everything, right?

So to sum it all up. I would like to humbly apologize to all, for being bored and continuing to tinker when I said I wouldn't. I didn't mean to betray your trust.

Most apologetically,
~ Junior 😂😉😛

[cyborg]

Ive had a few reconstruction titles,,,mostly cars,,I haven’t done one of those in a while,,

[solymar]

Liking the fit and placement of the fuse box, cdi & battery. Can’t wait to see more!

Solymar

[jrsride2002]

Apr 5, 2018 0:06:45 GMT -6 solymar said:

Liking the fit and placement of the fuse box, cdi & battery. Can’t wait to see more!

Solymar

Cheers mate! 😊
I to am very happy with the fuse box. I didn't know what to expect, but it came out beautifully.
I'm confident that I'll be adding some cheap fleebay handlebar mounted speakers. Some even do Bluetooth... I've got just the fuse spot just for them.


Today, I got bored. Cracked open the kick starter cover. The kick starter was frozen.

Not really knowing what to do, I saturated everything with White Lithium Grease. Everything moves beautifully. I did find out, the the cog for the kick starter was past that one spot. That spot that doesn't allow the kicker to be used. Didn't take long to understand how it all worked out. But it was fun do.

Does that cover require a gasket? It clearly has one, in several pieces now. But if I don't need it, I won't worry about it.

Removed the headlight assembly from the body panel. Trying to envision how I'm going to make the DOT LED headlight fit in there. Definitely going to cut the factory reflector, off the assembly. Not sure how I'm going to find or make a true vertical marker line. So my cut will work while driving. Don't want the light focused on the tree tops or somewhere else, that would be completely useless.

I think I'm going to be forced into rebuilding the title. I'm tired of waiting for the owner. If I'm lucky, I'm hoping it'll all be behind me in two weeks. Figuring I'll be waiting on snail mail.

~ Junior


P.S.
I really am pleased how aesthetically pleasing the battery box came out, with fuses and CDI. While I don't have a battery cover. I'm confident that it will still fit perfectly.

[solymar]

Glad you got the kick starter working again. I had to do the same on my previous scooter. Sux when they don’t work right!

I’ll be interested to know how you do the headlights. When you get it done you’ll have to post some pictures.

The cvt cover doesn’t really need a gasket unless you really want it. The cover will filt flush without it. It’s not really a requirement & I’ve seen some peoples scooters with covers that leave the variator fan & clutch bell exposed...they sell them on ebay amongst other places.

You’re probably going to need to do a bonded title. Rebuilt titles are for vehicles that have been totaled and then put back together by a repair shop. A bonded title is for vehicles that were sold with a bill of sale or the likes. Here’s a link that gives the info for Texas - www.txdmv.gov/motorists/buying-or-selling-a-vehicle/bought-a-vehicle-with-no-title

Hope that helps ya

Solymar

[jrsride2002]

Apr 6, 2018 20:45:24 GMT -6 solymar said:

You’re probably going to need to do a bonded title. Rebuilt titles are for vehicles that have been totaled and then put back together by a repair shop. A bonded title is for vehicles that were sold with a bill of sale or the likes...

Hope that helps ya

Solymar

You're correct. It is called a bonded title.
At the time, I couldn't remember what it was called. So I used the term that was still fresh in my head.

I didn't know that there were different types of titles, like that. Bonded, rebuilt, Chinese Tea Titles, ect... But learning is fun!

CVT. Yes, that's the one! Good to know about the gasket. I'll just leave mine be, as it is. But, no CVT cover?! That is an enticing thought... But I think I'll just leave it on, and let my brain wander on the thought of 'what if'.

I'm sure I'll get bored again, find something to tinker around with. Until then, stay tuned! I'll report back when I do more about this bonded title.

Have a good evening,
~ Junior

[czmdiver]

The only reason we have a cover on the CVT is to keep general publics fingers out, the friction of the belt make allot of heat, heat is the enemy of the Belt.
So now that we have a cover on it now we have to add cooling via the Vari fan, that cover is vented with a snorkel up front and a big drain out the back, I've filled them up with water plenty of times on my dive trips so the cover and its gasket isn't really keeping out any debri out it actually keeps all that nasty abrasive belt dust in..

My NC roads are pristine, my scoot has never and has no reason to see wet roads, no dirt roads and I run the Ankle Biter setup, got rid of the heavy hp robbing fan and whole bunch of heat, saved a bunch of revolving weight= frees up available hp and efficiency to my Scoot. I have no children or pets around to get there fingers in there just beware you Can..
Yes that a zip ty holding the clutch bell on there a story behind that..

[czmdiver]

[solymar]

Hey Diver, does that new cvt cover weigh less than the original cover?

Solymar

[czmdiver]

I dunno if the assy is lighter than the cover, I did fail to mention the cover Does provide Rigidity to that cyclops case. That Stainless Steel backing plate provided is even more rigid than the cover and i like that.
The outer plate is Aluminum and doesn't weigh anything.
You saw the weight difference in the two Vari plates of 30.34 grams thats more than a ounce of revolving but the engine doesn't have to move that air in that fan and that freed up a little available hp. Its very quiet kinda make a slight whistle like a turbo charger. 

[jrsride2002]

Diver!
Dude, thanks for showing me the way of AWESOME!

Really, that looks soo good! No, I don't intend to do that mod. On this scooter, at least. But it's awesome to learn more of the what and why of the things. Such as the what and why of the CVT cover. Makes sense.

The drastic difference with the cover vs your modded setup, is a huge improvement. I can't wait to throw more ideas, onto my scooter and post the results.

Thanks again,
~ Junior

[czmdiver]

All good I just really enjoy helping others with my areas of expertise.
Wanna talk temps? take a temp reading off your cvt cover in the summer and talk to me.





Again Heat is the enemy of the Belt.

[czmdiver]

Apr 7, 2018 21:41:27 GMT -6 jrsride2002 said:

Diver!
Dude, thanks for showing me the way of AWESOME!

Really, that looks soo good! No, I don't intend to do that mod. On this scooter, at least. But it's awesome to learn more of the what and why of the things. Such as the what and why of the CVT cover. Makes sense.

The drastic difference with the cover vs your modded setup, is a huge improvement. I can't wait to throw more ideas, onto my scooter and post the results.

Thanks again,
~ Junior

Yes please post results with those great pictures..

[jrsride2002]

Update:
Well. While I've been doing the paperwork. It turns out that the DMV cannot process a bond title.
The bonded title requires some kind of value, to base the cost of the process. The DMV called it some weird name. But think of it as the Kelly Blue Book. My make and model was not on that list. So the DMV cannot put a price for a bond, which is based on it value or cost. I asked them to use the sales cost from the dealership. They said that they would not use it. They only thing I can do, is get the scooter appraised. Once I do that, the DMV will have something to base the value on, and could the offer me a bond amount. I could also try a dealership, for the same thing. But I would still have to get a cost value for the DMV.

I'll have to make a few calls to places to do that at. But a new step, for a long process.

Round and round we go. Where we stop? Nobody knows.
~ Junior

[solymar]

Dang, that really sucks! I hope that you can get it resolved soon and get back to rebuilding the scooter. I wish you luck!

Solymar