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Post by salsashark on Sept 2, 2014 18:57:37 GMT -6
Thank you. I'll try those things as soon as I can. There's a good chance it is the rotor. The front rotor used to act up and I'm told that it's just common on Chinese scooters. The front squeak went away after a little while. There's only 1440 miles on this thing though. I'm just hoping it will make it through to winter storage time.
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Post by salsashark on Sept 2, 2014 18:29:47 GMT -6
That was going to be my next guess. I'm not sure if it is. How do I investigate that possibility?
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Post by salsashark on Sept 2, 2014 18:09:04 GMT -6
No it only does it while running and riding. It's really strange. It doesn't do it when rolling while off, while running on the center stand or while idling at a stop. It only does it when running en-route. If I hadn't dug into it I'd think there was a bird's nest in there. The noise actually sounds like dry metal rubbing and making a high pitched sound. But it doesn't coincide with a specific event except running under power. There's no rhythm or pattern to it.
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Post by salsashark on Sept 2, 2014 17:00:11 GMT -6
I took off the belt box & cleaned it as well as I could. Some tubes leading to the filter were leaking gas &/or oil into it. So I wiped everything down and cinched up the hoses. But the scooter still makes that weird chirping sound intermittently. It's a Chinese scooter and prone to rust. So, meh.
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Post by salsashark on Sept 2, 2014 13:43:56 GMT -6
When I put it up on the center stand and rev it up there's no noise. It just sounds sweet and delicious like usual. But when I get on it, that's when the birds start chirping. I don't want to be Rockin' Robin!
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Post by salsashark on Sept 2, 2014 12:38:39 GMT -6
When I first heard it I thought I was being buzzed by robins. It sounds like a bird is trapped somewhere near the rear wheel. When I take off from a full start there is a heavy rubbing-like vibration which makes me think the kevlar belt is loose. Ever since the tire shop replaced my rear tire it sometimes squeaks at a start. Now it sounds like there's a damned magpie nesting under my fender?  mates? |
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Post by salsashark on Jun 25, 2014 10:51:20 GMT -6
Using my power to watch instructional videos on youtube, I learned that watery green fluid is coolant. Now I have to figure out whether I need to add coolant. The scooter is only three months old with just over 1000 miles on it. It's Chinese, so it needs a lot of tenderness. Is there an overflow reservoir that might throw a little coolant on a bumpy ride? And if so, might I need to add coolant?
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Post by salsashark on Jun 25, 2014 9:44:32 GMT -6
I recently had a tire pop a leak and slime sprayed all over the underside in the back. I haven't been able to get all of it cleaned out. This morning I noticed a few drops of green fluid on the back of my belt box. It's watery and not thick like tire slime should. be. I'm worried that it could be break fluid. I hope it's melted slime. What color is break fluid supposed to be?
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Post by salsashark on Jun 12, 2014 10:41:25 GMT -6
Can moisture in the air cause a drive belt to whine? And if so wouldn't running it for a little while steam the moisture out? I don't want to die on my way to class tonight.
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Post by salsashark on May 27, 2014 21:18:38 GMT -6
That's a good point, Richard. I guess the R & D process would be a very slow one. Your comment about the brush gives me an idea. Maybe a combination of a brush and flap would be optimal.
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Post by salsashark on May 27, 2014 11:06:51 GMT -6
Someone commented that the reason rear tires get punctured more often than front tires do is because when the front tire rolls over a nail it can set it upright in just the right way to skewer the rear tire. This seems plausible to me. The only other contributing factor I can think of is that most of the bike & rider's weight sets on the rear tire.
My idea is this, consider a kind of mud flap hanging from the belly of the scooter just a quarter of an inch off the ground, (perhaps on an angle to act as a sweeper) something just heavy enough to brush aside or disrupt the dance of temporarily excited sharp objects. It need only be a few inches wide.
Since I had to remove my centre stand to stop it gouging a hole in my oil pan, I've got the perfect thing to hang my "puncture curtain" from.
I think it'd be pretty exciting if this can help with the dread curse of the punctured rear tire. I'll put up images as soon as I get a prototype on my rig.
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Post by salsashark on May 22, 2014 17:33:20 GMT -6
Does anyone know a way to mend a tire besides slime products? I've got a hole just a bit too big for slime and really don't want to bend over for some tire shop. There must be some kind of life hack for this.
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Post by salsashark on May 2, 2014 9:57:20 GMT -6
I'll drill it. Thanks for the advice. SCTV rocks!
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Post by salsashark on May 1, 2014 20:51:14 GMT -6
Bashan, I took your advice and rode it with the cap loose. It ran fine all day with the loose cap. So I guess it is a venting problem. I was considering making small cuts in the cap gasgate so that it will burp more easily. But after running it, it didn't spill gas or smell. I wonder if it would be wise or foolish to always run it with a loose cap and just tighten it when I park it as a general policy. Or do you feel verk strongly that drilling a hole in the cap is the best idea?
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Post by salsashark on Apr 30, 2014 19:17:51 GMT -6
I've had two Chinese scooters. They are not made as well as other scooters, but they are less expensive and can be good for learning to ride and maintain two-wheel vehicles. I'm burning through my second one now, a 150cc with which I replaced my 49cc. Next year I'll get myself something bigger, probably a Yamaha. It'd be nice if Chinese scooters came in six-packs, or a roll like toilet paper.
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