chees- Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 i ran some 3.5 rollers in mine and it revved its tits off and barely moved. once you got to 50 it was alright but sucked till then. (potentially hitting limiter and lack of zaust?) i went back to stock and its good all round now, with a little extra speed from the new variator. might try up the weight to get more speed/or a new belt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 You can't just chuck 3.5s in place of heavy stock rollers and expect improvments, you probably moved your shift point 5000rpm above your powerband FFS. Going heavier isn't going to gain you fuck all speed, but it will lower your acceleration. Have you actually checked to see if your belt is getting full travel to the outer edge of the variatior face? It's all about fine tuning slight differences in roller weight until you get your variatior shifting right at the peak of the powerband with the belt travelling right out, not making massive changes expecting miracles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chees- Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 i thought the 3.5s would fuck it, but they came with the kit so figured i'd try them haha. yea im kinda just winging it at this stage cause my care level is low, should read more into roller weights. i've only gained 5k out of this variator which surprises me as most people claim 15k increase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 First step is check your belt travel, use a vivid and mark a line across the face of the variatior and go for a ride, if the markers all gone the belt is getting full travel and you can likely go a little lighter. If your left with any marker near the edge the belt isn't going right out, slightly heavier rollers or a new belt should sort it. Once you get into big pipes with narrow powerbands weight becomes even more critical to get right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarth Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 7.5 grams would be good to start with. Factory ET2 and LX50 vespas ran these weights and could hit 70kph on the flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Sounds good. Itching to get this thing back together, still waiting on the headgasket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shavenYak Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Currently watching the terminator. Sarah Conner rides a pretty sweet gold scooter.. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Sweet Suby and Datsun 510 in the background also, awwwjeah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarth Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 This graph is for a Vespa 50cc 2 stroke but should be similar to the Honda 50cc 2 stroke. Handy for guessing peak power with different exhausts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 On 1/5/2017 at 10:06 PM, shavenYak said: Currently watching the terminator. Sarah Conner rides a pretty sweet gold scooter.. Yeah thought of this thread the other night too while watching telly in the crib. Never realised the Terminator movie was sooo 80's... Think Sarah's scoot was a Honda Elite. Want one, not too sure on the high waisted strides and poodle perm to go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Those things are massive, so much 80's I cut out a new base gasket today and my aliexpress horn arrived, beeps hard for what it is 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 please tell me that is a pop up headlight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 It very much is a pop up headlight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 sorry to continue spam, but the video options following that show more elite scooters, curtis mayfield and nate dogg. i concur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, Steelies said: sorry to continue spam, but the video options following that show more elite scooters, curtis mayfield and nate dogg. i concur! Also sorry to spam, but I got a couple more elite scooters, mighty car mods, an ebay turbo review and this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Gotta love the smooth clunking action of that headlight haha. I got linked to a vid of someone dancing like a robot, ay ay aaaayayay, 80's everyday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Custom headgasket arrived, looks good for US$12.50 New on the left, old on the right. Cylinder will need a hone before I button the engine up So I have started to put the bodywork back together, the paint is shitty so if I want it to look nice it'll need repainting in future. I'm not a fan of the black, would be keen for red or something like an MR2 dark blue. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 RAD! What did they make the gasket shape from? Did they have it on file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Had to scan the old one and send through a bunch of measurements. Still haven't heard back from Honda about an oe one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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