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Post by kz1000st on Jun 12, 2014 8:08:41 GMT -6
100 110 what do they say they look at you funny? No. He's in NYC. Everything is expensive there.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 12, 2014 8:05:06 GMT -6
Mileage is never the issue with anything. A well cared for and ridden machine will last forever these days. My Kawasakis all gave me many miles without engine trouble, one for 125,000 miles. In comparison both of my Chinese scooters have over 8,000 miles and run like new. The real issue with any machine is the owner. Someone told me years ago that the Air Force Fight Manual says "85% of all maintenance is done in the air". With motorcycles it's done on the road.
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by: kz1000st - Jun 11, 2014 12:52:28 GMT -6
Post by kz1000st on Jun 11, 2014 12:52:28 GMT -6
When you installed the pads did you sand the glaze off the disc?
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 11, 2014 9:49:29 GMT -6
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 10, 2014 7:40:23 GMT -6
I put $1.90 in Rocket and use it for a month. People in SUVs can't watch.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 10, 2014 4:12:48 GMT -6
My Black Lab is at my elbow. She's only 5 now but I can't imagine the day when I'll have to say Good Bye. My heart goes out to you.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 8, 2014 17:49:26 GMT -6
I'm just impressed how Cyborg hit that nail on the head. Good going big guy. We all overlooked a battery popping. It was too easy.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 7, 2014 15:15:46 GMT -6
OK now this is embarrassing. My computer hiccuped and I'm in three places. Can I delete somehow and start over?
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 7, 2014 7:22:06 GMT -6
I wouldn't worry about a mile and a half. Some factories actually do road test them, disassemble bits for shipping and send them off. How do you think the gunk gets in the carburetor in some? The Chinese still use leaded gas and it dries to a varnish in the carb and tank. Even a $25,000 Gold Wing has some miles on the speedo when an owner picks it up for the first time.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 7, 2014 5:32:42 GMT -6
Third choice is what Borg said. Battery failure.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 6, 2014 13:24:09 GMT -6
It sounds like a wire opened. When you say "Zilch" do you mean nothing lights, or it won't spin? If you mean nothing I would suspect that a wire at the ignition switch overheated and popped off. If you mean it won't start, have you tried jumping the solenoid? Since it didn't short a fuse I would think something popped, like a light bulb as the filament burns off and makes it flash.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 4, 2014 9:29:44 GMT -6
Well maybe someday if they move it to someplace that's not half way across the country. For now I'll just go to bike nights where everyone is accepted by everyone. Even the Stella rider was interested in my scooter.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 4, 2014 2:10:40 GMT -6
Trust me, I hate the winters here too. We're only now getting some decent weather. It was near 80 yesterday after hovering around 50 most of May. If it wasn't chilly, it was raining. If it got even a little warm, it was windy making it feel cooler. Even the locals thought the weather stunk. It looks pretty now but the trees only got their leaves a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 3, 2014 17:09:32 GMT -6
KZ, y'know, it isn't just for Vespas, all scoots welcome. Just sayin'... Yeah, right. You know how at HOG Rallies they have a separate lot for "Real" Harleys and another one for imitations like Sportsters, V-Rods, Sprints and now the Street models? I would probably have to park in Baton Rouge with my Fashion. A Chinese copy of a Honda?? "Oh yes, we have a lot for you down the street."
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Post by kz1000st on Jun 3, 2014 13:53:11 GMT -6
Tao Tao, despite the knock some people put on them, seems to be doing quite well. I just wish there was more engine development on Chinese scooters in general. For example, the Adly Thunder Bike 150 had a GY6 engine with a four valve head along with its sister product the Lambretta Uno 150. They are built in Taiwan with the same engine architecture as the Chinese except for the head and are faster and more reliable. Also Eton 150 Matrix and Beamer are the same boat except they use Taiwanese built GY6 two valve engines that haul. Paint is nice, Ponies are better.
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