intro to cleanpowerone By cleanpowerone (Read 942 times)

[cleanpowerone]

howdy forum,
joe here new and impressed with this site. thanks for the time everyone has put into this forum.
this pic is of a bike i built and rode to tennessee and back from grand rapids michigan, and one way from bootheel of missouri, plus many 100 mi. round trips within michigan. (100 mi rest a day or many, and then back) still have it . now i ride my 07 yamaha zuma 50. i am scooter (moped) mechanic for two seasons now at numbutts moped and pedal bike rental in silver lake mi.

we have china bikes and they are alright, but they aint a zuma

without this forum i would be lost with the electrical systems.

until later,,,,, joe

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[Alleyoop]

Very cool, I see you have a Motor on the back to drive the rear wheel.
Ride Safe and good to have you on the forum
Alleyoop

[tvnacman]

welcome!!!!!!!!!!!

John

[mike6736]

Welcome..

Magoo

[cleanpowerone]

thanks for the warm welcomes ,, man those trikes look comfy and cool.

@ Mr. oop,, the engine came off a little thrown away snow blower. i had no idea it would do so many miles.

joe

[runningslow]

Silver Lake... I love that part of Michigan. I live in Florida now, but I grew up and still have family in the Ludington area.

[Bashan]

I've been up that way, I'm from Toledo. Love the Zumas and am still thinking I might get a gas powered bike, it sounds like a great hobby. Welcome to Scooter Doc. Rich

[kz1000st]

How many miles on the Zuma? What kind of maintenance do two strokes in the 21st century need? Do you have to clean the exhaust baffles or does it have a catalytic converter?

[mikecop]

Cleanpowerone,
I just sent you a PM about my plans for a scooter ride up the west coast of Michigan to Traverse Peninsula and then back to Detroit area. Mike

[cleanpowerone]

kz1000st posted:
How many miles on the Zuma? What kind of maintenance do two strokes in the 21st century need? Do you have to clean the exhaust baffles or does it have a catalytic converter?
joe says:
the maintenance has been surprisingly non existent,, spark plug,,, 10,000 miles stayed clean ,
have 2 years 20,000 mi 3 spark plugs just to see any difference in performance,, tires X2,,, ft brake pads,,,2 sets.. i would recommend new tires off the bat the stock ones were very thin material even when new,,, i run hi octane,, prolly time to check exhaust deposits on that muffler. it has a hose attached to a thingy that might b a cat,, but i am not sure. this gives me a reminder to review the zuma forum i havnt been to since i learned the throttle mod from them. them guys know their zumas. they will know if it has a cat. i dont trust any salesman to properly represent what they sell, so i am hesitant to ask the dealer if it has a cat

i have to say, the china bikes we rent,,, after an initial go through, to upgrade a few parts,, cdi coil,, etc,,they are pretty good scoots. like the breather,, i call it detailing, (cutting plastic left from "leaking" through the seams of the mold when manufactured). i even found one rubber "boot" that went to the carb from the airbox to have a different shape than the box had for the boot to fit in so i hadda make gap filler to make the hose fit. i mean there was 1/2 inch gap on the sides.. just suckin sand.

all in all,, in this subject, it seems true the saying,, one gets what one pays for. zumas run 2300 bucks in my area compared to 600 - 1200 bucks for a china scoot. with upgrades i estimate a savings w/china scoots in money,, but no savings in time or reliability.
so if one does not need absolute reliability on getting anywhere in a certain amount of time, and dont mind spending quality time with their scoot, (repairing, and tinkering) i say china scoot will do.

i got your message, mike.

runningslow: it is a smaller world by way of the internet, aint it?

thanks again for the warm welcomes from everyone,
joe

[cleanpowerone]

also forgot to mention, i noticed starting was not as immediate so that is when i changed the sparkplug. it made a big difference. i remember the first time i pulled the plug to see how she was doin and was soooo suprised at the clean condition, i bet when i get it running full time on h2 i may never (so to speak) have to change plugs.