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Post by wolfhound on May 9, 2010 17:49:31 GMT -6
That is also a good point, Jim.
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Post by wolfhound on May 8, 2010 4:26:55 GMT -6
Sorry, would help you out but am saving mine up for an 05 Russian Ural with hack that is a
prize winner. Or maybe a Piaggio MP3 500. Or maybe a good 10 speed bike. We see a lot of them being ridden by bicycle groups here on the county two lanes!!!
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Post by wolfhound on May 6, 2010 17:15:02 GMT -6
MadCollie, that is no problem. Like you I could not afford them but would love to have that Simplex!!! My pal had the Simplex and I had a Velo Solex. We sure had fun on them all over
Hobe Sound and Jupiter Island. That Cushman trike would be nice too!!!
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Post by wolfhound on May 4, 2010 15:32:54 GMT -6
Welcome to the club. My IB150-8 Ruckus trike did the same thing till I put in
DynaBeads to balance it. This calmed it down a lot, at least now I can take
my left hand off the bar and not be shaken off!!! Mountain Moped has the same
problem with his and I suspect a lot of the 09 models suffer from this and from
the trannies. The concept is great, the quality and workmanship is sorely lacking.
Hopefully they have cleaned up their act for the 10's.
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Post by wolfhound on May 4, 2010 15:23:55 GMT -6
Ours( hers) is 2001 Audi Quatro TT Roadster. Supercharged. It will run like a bat
out of H**l but that is about all I can say for it.Tires last about 40,000 miles,
and Audi makes you cry every time you have it serviced. To its credit it does
handle great but the clutch releases at the floor and at 6'1" and 190 lbs it is
uncomfortable for me to drive so it stays parked if she is not here. She works in
Durham NC during the week and drives home on weekends. Her latest car is a
Volvo C70 hard top convertable , 2009 model. Now there is a sweet piece of
machinery!!!!We had a 1991 Miata that was a true sports car, we both loved
that one. Put 185,000 miles on it with just normal maitainance. It was a blast to
drive, wish we still had it.
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Post by wolfhound on May 4, 2010 5:19:57 GMT -6
Rich, my sentiments exactly. Thomas, what a beautiful classic design, you lucky so-n-so!!!!
I remember the Corvettes that Rich mentions, a real old time sports car. We have an Audi Quatro
convertable sports car that my wife loves and I absolutely hate!!! It stays in the shop more than on the road. I call it her $1000.00 car. Take it in for a tune up and you had better have
a grand in your pocket because that is what it will cost to get it back. But your Corvette? Oh wow, a real sports car.
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Post by wolfhound on May 2, 2010 5:23:13 GMT -6
I like that Ruckus!!!!
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Post by wolfhound on May 2, 2010 5:21:34 GMT -6
OH< WOW!!! I dreamed of having a Cushman when I was a kid. My buddy in FL. had a Simplex and we used to be the bad boys of Hobe Sound!!! MadCollie, what a knockout collection and the prime of it al is the Cushman Trike. Congratulations in custom jobs well
done!!!
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Post by wolfhound on Apr 7, 2010 4:48:36 GMT -6
Ga. is no better. I just traded my Tank 250 for the pickup truck of all scooters, an 05 TGB Delivery 150. It has been owned only by one other person who originally registered it in FL and then in TN when he moved. DMV tells me after the normal conference(where do they get these people?  ) that I would have to have the original title, proof of insurance and that the sherriff would have to come to my house to verify the vin # and verify that it has a NHTSA sticker on it. It is an 05 model and has an EPA sticker, hope that is going to be enough. When I registered my fist scoot, an 06 Tank 150, they denied registration and said that since it was not in the DMV data log it was a home made scoot and could not be operated on the highways. It took 3 weeks to finally get it done. Remember, there is no cure for stupid!! |
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Post by wolfhound on Apr 4, 2010 18:57:52 GMT -6
Great rally, Big Guy. Wish we had that active a group up here in NGA.
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Post by wolfhound on Apr 4, 2010 11:46:32 GMT -6
Thanks, Alleyoop. I dont often go to their site but many do.
Like you we have virus protection out the ears but many dont.
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Post by wolfhound on Apr 4, 2010 8:00:13 GMT -6
Widehide. you make a good point. At 6500 rpms my trike is doing 45-50 mph. It takes a while
to get there but as I have said before a GY6 engine is not broken in completely before 1000 miles or so I have been taught by my dealer and others. My Tank 150 now cruises at 50-55
and tops out at 60 and that is fast enough for me. I have observed that with true mopeds, 50cc class you can modify to 70 cc and be OK but those units modified to 80 or more ccs do
achieve higher speeds but at the loss of engine longevity. Alleyoop is a very good wrencher
and you can learn a lot from him as he does the mods to his trike. I am content with a 150 that gives me good take off and a 50-55 cruising speed but there again. my driving needs and topography are different than his. I just traded my 07 Tank 250 for a TGB Delivery 150 with 5700 miles on it. It serves my needs a business and pleasure scoot. It is stock and
runs 50 -55, maxes out at 60. The other guy wanted speed and he got it, I wanted a TGB
so we are both pleased. And once again, I am a rider, not a wrencher(dont have the skill for much wrenching!!)
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Post by wolfhound on Apr 3, 2010 7:05:16 GMT -6
Thanks, Alleyoop!! I eill keep that in mind as we solve the chinese puzzle that I call The Beast.
I am determined to get it running right and then I am going to sell it to a little old lady in
Pasadina!!! 8^) It is going to be my summer project.
Bashan, it is the vapohs, not vapuhs, and was a polite 18th Century way for a lady to say she
farted!!! Y'all not frum around heah, is y'all. 8^)
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Post by wolfhound on Apr 2, 2010 21:00:17 GMT -6
Good info, Alley Oop!!! Sorry that you had that problem but it just spotlights my complaints
about the Ice Bear trikes. Too much cheap short cuts in the manufacturing of them. Most are
not major but should not exist either.
AS for rpms, mine is at 400 miles(too many scoots to ride, too little time!!) and it takes forever
to get up to 68-7000 rpms. At that point I am doing 45. Then it will get up to 7500 rpms and
hit 50. Every thing on mine is stock so I attribute it to the engine being the typical GY6 and not broken in yet. Had the same thing with my Tank 150 till it hit 800 miles and then it would top out and hold at 60.
Keep us posted on the rpm loss so that when you find the cause we can be on watch for it.
Tow rope is a great idea.
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Post by wolfhound on Apr 1, 2010 5:00:25 GMT -6
Great article as usual, Alley Oop!! How are you doing with the variator problem?
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) that I would have to have the original title, proof of insurance and that the