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Post by Bashan on Sept 25, 2014 15:19:40 GMT -6
Right, I understand that. I was talking to the membership in general. Maybe Tom has something with a few more cc's sitting around. If not, you other Docs should snap up Tom's offer. I would but my wife says I have enough scooters. 
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Post by Bashan on Sept 25, 2014 12:37:51 GMT -6
He will ship it and it will still be WAY below what you can get it for at a dealer. People, I've said this before, when Cookees is running a special jump on it. You will not get it cheaper anywhere. Through Uship you can tack on 2 to 4 hundred and it's still a steal. I doubt what Tom is asking is much above his price. Not to get mushy but Tom is a stand up guy, take him at his word, it's a great deal and if you're in the market for a 125, snag it! Rich
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Post by Bashan on Sept 24, 2014 21:31:14 GMT -6
John, just tell us what you think!! 
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Post by Bashan on Sept 24, 2014 21:24:12 GMT -6
Yes, have you checked your CVT belt? What if it's slipping? What if your clutch pads are glazed and slipping? What if a tensioner spring is toast? Boom, your mileage goes to hell. A tach tells the tale there.
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Post by Bashan on Sept 24, 2014 21:18:57 GMT -6
Yes exactly. Where is the water coming from? It is not water cooled. There is some condensation from the pressure in the crankcase, but that much!!?? How about this? The lower temps from his oil cooler are allowing more water to condense under the crankcase pressure differentials. Possible? Rich
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Post by Bashan on Sept 24, 2014 20:26:54 GMT -6
Jack, find me an 1,100cc Harley that has 100HP and is under $11,000 and I will...uh....consider it....
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Post by Bashan on Sept 24, 2014 20:14:57 GMT -6
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Post by Bashan on Sept 24, 2014 19:50:46 GMT -6
I have a SYM Citycom 300i. It starts with a tap of the button....always. It does not burn oil, never, ever. It corners like a dream, it's as fast as I want to go and that's fast. The fit and finish are beautiful for a gear head. No nasty welds, everything polished off smooth, not a sorry part on it. Yes, the body was a bitch to get off to do the valves, then I saw how cool it looks naked and that's how she stays. I love looking at the engine, frame, everything. This bike is on a par, or maybe better than my Kawasaki Vulcan was. Other than the Vulcan, nothing compares. I just changed the oil at 6,000 miles, not a speck of dirt in the filter, the oil looked new. I put Mobil 1 in it and gained about 10% in performance. It is a joy to ride and if you can buy a SYM ......DO IT! This was Cookees personal ride for a year and he put the first 1,000 miles on it. I keep the keyring that says "Tom's Citycom" to remember....how much he farged up letting it go!! Hey Tom! 
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Post by Bashan on Sept 24, 2014 18:30:17 GMT -6
Yes it's true, the Fashion finally broke down under my repeated 70 MPH blasts to work and back. I blew a head gasket and oil got into the coolant. I put a new gasket on and am still trying to get the timing right. I will post some pics when I get that straightened out. Time will tell if I fixed the problem or not.
For those that don't know, I ride 42 miles to work, and 42 miles back. I started out riding the Fashion pretty conservatively. But it held up so well I started pressing the envelope. This is a scooter designed for 60 to 65 MPH and I ended up pushing it to 70 to 75 MPH. That was my bad. At one point I had a funny feeling that something was going south and pulled the oil filter. This is what I found:
This is something that I've talked about before. What you see in the filter basket is the desicated residue of the gasket that stretches across the case, It hangs in space and serves no function. In my case it plugged up the oil supply and I feel that is what led to the demise of my engine. Was this my fault? Yeah, I pushed it beyond it's design limits. Could the manufacturer have avoided this with a little extra time and money? Yep. But I can't blame the bike, I hammered it mercilessly.
In the spirit of full disclosure some of you may remember a thread in the 250 section about me working on a neighbor's bike that had oil in the coolant. Well that was my Fashion. I wanted to post about what happened for the forum but I was embarrassed that I blew my bike up. I lied, I am sorry. I had every intention of coming back after I got it running and telling you how I messed up but fixed it. It took MUCH longer than I thought and it was one of those things that just seem to slip away from you. That is no excuse, I still lied to you all and I am deeply sorry.
What's in store for the remnants of the Fashion? I plan on building a stripped down Madd Maxx bike with no plastic. I want to have road warrior type lights mounted front and back and a gravity feed gas delivery with an aluminum tank. Yep, Frankie's tank, he's headed for the bone pile.
The Fashion was a great bike for almost 10K but I beat it into the ground. If I had rode it like it was meant to be ridden it would still be plodding along. The SYM seems to be holding up to 75 and 80 MPH runs to work and eating up the miles. Time will tell on that. Maybe I need a motorcycle again. Cyborg is trying to talk me into an Indian Scout. It wouldn't take much talking, they are purdy. Rich
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Post by Bashan on Sept 23, 2014 19:55:09 GMT -6
Well I knew what YOU were talking about and just wanted to show YOU what I was talking about.
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Post by Bashan on Sept 23, 2014 19:11:23 GMT -6
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Post by Bashan on Sept 23, 2014 16:32:53 GMT -6
Send some pics I'll post them. I'd really like to see the real live oil filter. I'm working on the SYM right now and still trying to figure out why it has only a filter basket. 
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Post by Bashan on Sept 23, 2014 14:43:33 GMT -6
Where's JCT? I'll go get him.
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Post by Bashan on Sept 23, 2014 12:35:32 GMT -6
Agreed. You should also peruse the CVT section of the Library to get an idea of what things are supposed to look like.....it's free.
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Post by Bashan on Sept 23, 2014 12:24:17 GMT -6
This is what I was talking about:
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