150cc "FALCON" TRIKE By stewali (Read 10,037 times)

[sarge707]

How is the slow speed handling Like,, Making a slow 90 degree turn to another street? Is the handling scary at all?

[losmandeals]

havent ripped it apart yet just trying to see if crank has to come out. seen a couple pics but no vids of how to remove. i really havent worked on scooter motors before so this will be new to me.i see in most of the pics online you can see the end of the gasket sticking out. on this trike no sign of a gasket? good thing i bought 2 of the trikes so i can still be out riding.

Sarge turns great once you get used to the feeling of it. Slow turns and fast. maxed out at 45mph says 55 on dash but we have a local speed thing in front of the school to verify speed. at top end front end shakes

[sarge707]

Just made this video of the rear wheel wobble. Can anyone tell if its just the tire, rim or hopefully not the Drive train??

[Alleyoop]

Sure looks like the Tire to me, I was watching the rim and I did not see it wobbleing. But you could check if it is the RIM, Take a Marker and Hold it A little hair away from the Rim at the bottom and spin the tire if the rim is out the marker will leave a mark.
Alley

[stewali]

Anyone got ant ideals on the front end shaking and fixing the speedometer 10 mph is a little far off

[turtle8]

Looks like the tire to me. While watching the video, sight along the side of the rim all the way to the front of the wheel. Pick a reference point on top of the brake caliper and you'll see that there is no side to side movement of the rim.

[sarge707]

Your Right I see the rim at the top of the caliper is steady as a rock on a humid day?
If the frame was crooked- That would have been the last straw!
Think the tire is mounted wrong or need a new tire?

[Alleyoop]

Tires only go on one way, so the tire is defective it is out of round.
Alleyoop

[Cruiser]

It's definitely the tire which is not too unusual. Once the tire spins fast enough, you don't really see the wiggle. There is really no need to worry about this unless you can actually feel a wiggling while riding. Otherwise, the tire should give you good service.

[Cruiser]

Jul 23, 2011 14:48:03 GMT -6 stewali said:

Anyone got ant ideals on the front end shaking and fixing the speedometer 10 mph is a little far off

First make sure nothing is loose. No play in any of the steering linkage and suspension components. Make sure the air pressure is correct and the same for both tires. If this shaking or vibration occurs at higher speeds, then you probably have to balance the tires. Dynabeads are an easy way to do this.

The speedometer is Chinese and they are normally off. At what speed is it 10 mph off? A 10 to 15% error is not unusual. There really is not an easy way to calibrate these units. After market speedometers are popular and some people just remark the speedo face to indicate the actual speed.

[stewali]

Are the Dynabeads good? How well do they work? And do we have a forum supporter?

[sarge707]

I cut about 6 inches by 10 inches wide of the plastic over the fuel pump and cylinder head so the engine is easier to work on!
I just used a jig saw carefully. Next post will show completed!

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[Alleyoop]

I do not know why many will not do that to get access to just about everything on the engine and make it easy to work on things.
You can always make a Hatch cover to go over it so that you can still use it as storage.

Good Thinking
Alleyoop

[sarge707]

I covered the compartment by using a hard Binder cover in 2 pieces taped toward the front so it could slant down to the front bowl.
I used a clip in the front bowl after cutting of the back lip.
Connected to bowl with a 10mm bolt and washer.
The rear of the insert (Binder) goes an inch or so under the 4 bolt 12mm brace.
I used duct tape to cover the bottom facing engine compartment.
Now to get complete access for the plug , engine and valves all I have to do is take off 4 12mm bolts , a 10mm bolt and the 5 Phillips screws in the front pan.

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[wolfhound]

I have used dyna beads with good results.