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Big Al,
Check out the taillight I added on my 150-9 trike. I mounted the license plate down on the flat area, of the rear of the trike. I used lighted license plate bolts to light up that area. The two red dots in the picture are license plate bolt reflectors where the original license plate was mounted. The tail, turn brake light fit the flat area above the license plate @ 2" x 4". I had to install an adapter to separate the running and brake lights. The adapter is like you use wiring the metric car for towing a trailer. The plug for my trailer branches off that section of wiring. Now the back of my trike is visible at night. If you have any questions pm me. Have a great ride...Triker98304

Wingcommander
Glad you got the trike. I mounted the amp in the glove box on my trike and the speakers had a bracket that bolted on to the mirror mounts. You can get the mirror mount brackets seperately at several of the motorcycle radio outlets. I am sure you'll figure it all out. I will get pics ASAP. Did I rear on the other scooter forum that you were considering a trailer for your trike? I purchased on from Harvor Freight and wired it to the trike. If you need some help on the wirung let me know. I had to install a light converter to get the trailer working. The trailer will be great for the store runs. The total length is less than a car @ 13 feet. So you should not have a problem parking it. PM me if you need more info. Have a great Thnaaksgiving and Holiday season. Triker98304

Wingcommander,
Did you ever get the trike and the radio? Sorry but we got over 2 feet of snow. So when I can dig out the trike I will post some pics. Maybe spring...These trikes are not much of a snow plow.
Triker98304

I got the radio installed. I will post pics tomorrow if the snow hold off. I got the Shark
MSA-200 from Gooddeals18.com. Here is the ordering info. I got the radio installed. I will post pics tomorrow if the snow holds off. They have a 1 year warranty. The amp went out I e-mailed them and they sent a new amp with in 1 week. On my trike I put the amp in the glove compartment. The cone speakers mounted right to the mirror mounts and the 100 watt amp cranks out some sounds and the radio feature is great. You can even run your MP3 thru the system. It took me about 45 mins to hook up all the wires hiding them under the trike, running the wires thru the little cubby-holes etc. Looks and sound great.

Scrappydog has a 200cc engine for around $500.00. Check it out. There are other engine builders on the net. Check with this forum to get info on the engines and the companies that build them. Check out MBE,

www.mbemotorsports.com/catalog/product

they have a 180cc I think I saw it the other night. A complete engine already built sounds good to me. As my upgrades went not very good. If you build your own with a big bore kit take lots of pictures to share with all of us. Triker98304.

It was a Bando, Kevalar 743 20 32 from Scrappydog. And I only have 750 miles on my trike. The CVT cover was installed for only the last 20 miles. The melted rubber coated the variator and clutch plates note how black they are in the picture. Any idea what will disolve the rubber so I can clean them up and keep them for spares? I am checking to find out what caused the problem before I reassemble the trike do not want to keep buying parts. And keep breaking down...Those long walks are not good.
Thanks for the reply. Triker98304

Here is the response I got asking about the DR PULLEY Variator.

The transmissions on these vehicles cannot give more power (or by extension, top speed) in and of themselves. When modifying your transmission, you're actually tuning the power you already have to one use or another by shifting where the RPM power band lies. In a nutshell, you're either tuning for top end at the expense of low end, or vice versa, and the middle ground gives an unsatisfactory amount of both - which is the reason you're wanting to mod it in the first place!


The only true way to get more power out of your system is to alter the air/fuel system of the vehicle: air intake, carburetor (or not, if your system uses EFI), cylinder head, big bore kit, and exhaust. Altering any one (or preferably more) of these will increase the overall amount of power the engine is capable of producing and then you can tune the transmission as you see fit. The good news is: it really works. The bad news is: it isn't always inexpensive, but it's less expensive than a bigger scooter!


To answer your question, the Dr Pulley variator has the potential to give you more top end, but it's no guarantee right out the box. The variator is larger than the stock one in diameter, and therefore a slightly larger than stock belt can ride up farther on the ramp and give you potentially more top speed than a stock variator. The key is the slightly larger in circumference belt that is longer so that you can take advantage of the extra variator real estate.


A secondary consideration is the slider weights, as you've discovered. Lighter weights shift the RPM power range to the low end, at the expense of the top speed (regardless of whether they're roller or sliders, they affect the transmission in a similar fashion). Heavier weights will shift the power curve to the top end, at the expense of low end grunt, acceleration, and power when under load. Keep in mind that heavier weights do not necessarily equal higher speeds.


One of the reasons that lighter weights do not give higher top speeds is because their lighter mass (weight) does not allow them to overcome through centrifugal force the spring tension of the main large clutch spring pressure placed on the belt. Your clutch main spring is constantly working against the slider/roller weights to prevent them from "shifting" into higher gear ratios. If the spring tension is higher than the centrifugal outward force, then the belt will never extend all the way out on the variator and you lose top speed (you'll probably have great low end takeoff speed, though!)


Heavier weights can overcome the spring tension and allow the belt to ride all the way up on the variator, giving you the full variator range to work with, and therefore the highest potential speed the transmission will allow. The problem is that it will try to "shift" you very quickly to a higher gear, kind of like starting a stick shift car in 2nd gear from a dead stop and trying to climb a hill: it may get going but it won't be fast and the vehicle won't like it much!


By modding the air/fuel system and giving the engine more overall power, you're gaining true power than can be used in a balanced CVT system for both low end and top speed. Transmission mods alone will generally only net you a couple of mph at most and often require a sacrifice in other ways. Engine mods give power at all levels and sacrifice nothing aside from the cost of the mod.


Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.


Regards,

Michael Baird
Owner - Buggy Parts NW


Thank you Michael Baird for the information.

Guess I need a bigger engine
Triker98304