Long Ride By bcgreatness (Read 1,332 times)

[bcgreatness]

planning a long ride in the future. the ride is 100 miles 1 way so its 200 miles round trip, taking my woman with me too. today i put 50 miles on my scoot with me and my woman on the back. 50 balls to the walls miles. so im sure it can handle the ride. just want to see what everybody thinks and if you have any advice as to how to prepare the scoot for a not so spectacular journey. thanks all.

mods so far:

after market air filter
racing CDI
racing coil
drilled some holes in the under seat plastic
removed a few blades from fan cover

[terrilee]

im the summeri run 100 miles , a trip, no probs.
BUT- i dont ride 2 up, either

i always have tools, lock and chain,
electrical tape, a few hoses, duct tape,
a small length of wire, CELL PHONE,
rip ties,

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[bcgreatness]

yeah im going to take a break every 45 mins to an hour of riding, wont go over 7500 rpm, just wanted to know what provisions to take before i take the ride. if you go here and watch the video, it will show you what i have for supplies, as well as the scoot lol. scooterdoc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=pictures&action=display&thread=5671
i want to get a spare cvt belt and have it in the bike so just in case one ever goes out i have a spare but theres nowhere to get one locally and if i ordered one it would not arrive by time i plan on going on the trip. i guess im going to do an oil change prior to the trip, buy a new spark plug to have just in case i foul out the one im using. will take my camel back for sure. make sure i have all of my tools. all i need for tools is 14mm, 7/16, 10mm, 3/8, 8mm, 9/16, phillips screwdriver, flat head screwdriver and that should take apart the whole bike. going to find my roll of electric tape, and some duct tape. will get some good wire for sure terrilee! might have to buy some hoses and zipties. never forget cell phone. anything else i should need for a long ride?

[bcgreatness]

with all of my stuff that i carry plus me and my ol lady, my scoot does about 45-50 at 7-7500 rpm not too bad. what would you recommend for adding top end? im thinking about getting some heavier rollers and a 1500 main spring. how much do you think that would add on top end? i have yet to weigh the stock rollers to see what combo i could go with. since you have some hopped up scoots, what combo works best for you?

[bcgreatness]

and how do i make my big a§§ signature pic smaller it takes up too much room

[beachbum]

Jan 25, 2012 21:08:02 GMT -6 bcgreatness said:

and how do i make my big a§§ signature pic smaller it takes up too much room

I thought you were proud of your scoot. Lol

Sounds like a fun trip.

Posts some tips and experiences when you get back.

Safe riding!

[bcgreatness]

going to take some pics along the way. dont know yet if im heading to kissemmee or tampa but from where i live its the exact same distance to either city. i will decide and im making the trip this weekend. going to take a camera and have my ol lady shoot some short videos and snap a few pics while im driving. i am proud of it, just takes up too much room. wheres the pics of your scoot beachbum? have yet to see your pride.

[bcgreatness]

well our long trip is postponed due to us having 4 kids. we were planning the trip this weekend and we could only pawn off 3 of the kids, last one we cannot find a babysitter. so our trip is a no go for the time being. SMALL possibility of it actually happening. will keep trying but no promises. we will still have our provisions together just in case our luck changes.

[bcgreatness]

so today i raced an 80s model honda 250 scooter, which was bone stock and looked like an airplane without wings. had em up to 40mph, then i got dusted. was a sad day for my scoot.

[tvnacman]

Don't feel bad he had 100cc on you . like someone here has said in the past "no replacement for displacement" . hold your head high you did what you could , you didn't stand a chance at the idea of raceing a 250 with 150 . You held him up till 40mph that was dam good . Even with a big bore kit and all the other claimed "proformance parts" and mods a 250 will get you every time .

John

[bcgreatness]

yeah i was VERY amazed that i had him untill 40 mph. we were at his hanger at the airport, we got to race down a runway. i wish i had a helmet cam because that would have made for a great short video. next time i go out to the airport i will atleast take pics. i did pick up a 82' honda cm 250 custom ( real motorcycle ) will outrun his scooter now needs some work though. will post pics tomorrow.