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Well I finally got the nut off of the thing this evening. I opened the clutch up and found nothing wrong. I lubed up the shaft and put it back together.

My problem is that getting the thing apart I broke the nut that holds the bell housing on. it's a M14x1.25 and NOBODY around me has any nuts that size. Ace hardware had some that were M14x1.5 but the difference is the 1.25 has finer threads. I got the thing back together enough that I think it's gonna be ok for me to ride into work tomorrow, but I don't wanna take any long trips on it.

Gotta find me a bolt and screw company around to get this one or else I'll have to order one somewhere.

Rode my scoot into work today. Yesterday I was adjusting the valves and idled it up a tad too much so when I got home I decided to idle it back some. I got it up on the center stand and the back wheel was going pretty good and it was making a rattling sound coming from the clutch area. I have tried and can not for the life of me get the nut loose on the clutch. Gonna have to borrow a chain wrench from work I suppose.

My guess is that the clutch is about shot. I've never been able to get the thing off but it's never been an issue so I just never messed with it. Anyone else have trouble with the thing and/or replaced it?

I believe this is the right one for my scoot.
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Well we made it home. 575 miles on the chinometer. Had a great trip.

Today it rained until 9am and the temp never got above 80° and the scooter ran like a champ all the way home. I'll check out the valve clearances either this week or next weekend.

A couple of things to add. Yes the scooter made it ok and no we didn't break down, but I was still worried about it the entire time. Also, there were quite a few times when I wish I could have gone just a little faster but the machine just didn't have it in her. It WAS a good ride and we had a blast, but I'd like to be able to get on 70MPH roads and actually go 70MPH for an extended period of time if necessary. Going 55MPH on a 70MPH road just doesn't cut it all the time.

I just think that perhaps it's time for me to start looking into something in the 400-600 range. Not necessarily a burgman, but something bigger. Not gonna get anything right away either. My 250B is perfect for around town but long road trips are just not what it was ever designed for. It's just too small.

All in all, I was very happy that I didn't pull into the driveway and have the thing fall apart like the Blues Brother's police car when they got to the cook county assessor's office. The thing worked even though I asked more of it than I should have.

We left Monett this morning and went through cassville and down 86 to Eureka Springs. It rained overnight so the ride was much cooler. We shopped for a couple hours and had lunch and decided to head part of the way back today so as to split up tomorrows drive. We let the scooter rest a lot more today and it ran better. Also was only 95ish which helped too.

We're in Carthage, MO tonight and then we'll get an early start tomorrow back to KC while its cooler to ride.

I don't have an extra coil or CDI. JR has his own scooter and not enough space to carry a notebook.

What would i need zip ties for?

Going to Eureka Springs, AR. About 250 miles one way.

it was NOT doing this before I replaced the variator, but I'll look into the clutch as soon as it's below 200° with 196% humidity