First REAL ride report, help needed By foretwoone (Read 448 times)

[foretwoone]

Despite having my scoot 5 full days now, i have only just now taken my first on road ride. It's been rainy here and i had to have time to get to DMV. It's interesting, the difference in feel you get on a normal road versus scooting around the culdisacs in my backstreet neighborhood.
Highest speed i took it to was 70KPH(43 ish MPH) at 6900-7000rpm
Good acceleration - check
good idle - check
good torque - check
look like an idiot - check
get laughed at - check
I can outgrow the last two.

Heres a few trouble spot i need help with. I wanted to adjust my a/f mix before riding. Getting to the screw was a pain, but when i did get to it i find its not slotted for a screwdriver. What now?
Additionally while i had the engine bay opened up i noticed a loose connector, i cant see anything it would plug into though. Check out the picture and let me know if its important.

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[sprocket]

There is a brass or plastic cover on the A/F screw.. EPA. Don't change it unless you have a reason...

You need to break in the engine or it won't last...

Change the oil and the gear oil...

The most scooter have 3 or 4 'loose' or not used connections. Just tape it up so no water gets into
it and forget it...

[Bashan]

OMG! That loose connector is why you look like an idiot!

Sprocket is spot on, the Chinese, and Japanese by the looks of my Vulcan, build a platform for several different models so there's connections hanging loose that would hook on in other circumstances. You should get about 8,000 RPM or even more so your speed looks about right for what you'll eventually see. I forget, what kind of scooter do you have? Rich

[foretwoone]

Jun 22, 2011 11:44:42 GMT -6 Bashan said:

OMG! That loose connector is why you look like an idiot!

Ouch, easy Rich, i'm still a newb.
The bike is a MC-74
You guys are saying don't adjust the a/f mix until after break in, even if its running alittle lean? Guess that means don't put on the UNI filter, variator, sliders, A9 cam, rear end gears and big bore kit or +8.2mm stroker crank until break in either? ;D
Ye, i get alittle carried away with credit cards.

[sprocket]

IF you think you are running lean raise the diaphragm needle C-clip one notch. This will richen the entire power band...

I would wait until you break it in.. they really change after 500 miles...

Set your valve gaps at 800 miles too...