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Post by texastoast on Nov 16, 2009 23:08:38 GMT -5
Did you buy your CBR before you bought your hyosung ?
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Post by bananazx on Nov 17, 2009 11:24:44 GMT -5
Yes I did. I bought it in May 2008 and I got hyosung this November.
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Post by bananazx on Nov 17, 2009 15:23:25 GMT -5
My front tire constantly leaked air but I could not find any leakage or nail. I went to walmart and put some slime in and no more leak. I'm planning to put slime in the rear and the tires in my car too.
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Post by bananazx on Nov 18, 2009 9:05:41 GMT -5
Today I revived rear turn signals. It took about two hours.
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Post by harrywr2 on Nov 18, 2009 9:19:50 GMT -5
Today I revived rear turn signals. It took about two hours. Nice!!! Details on the turn signal project please..suppliers etc. |
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Post by bananazx on Nov 18, 2009 9:44:02 GMT -5
I bought 60 pieces of 12V(resistors already soldered) 5mm amber LED(5000 mcd) from ebay. When I took out the rear light unit, I found out that it's hard to disassemble it. I've seen some technique to use oven but that's not for me. Instead I used Welller soldering gun and cut the rear part of where LEDs should be. I used glue gun to glue each LED in the place. The LED hole was 1-2 mm bigger than 5 mm. I'll post pics when I open the rear again to install an alarm. Alarm should be arrived in a few days. The LEDs I got are not as bright as I expect them to be. It's still visible in daytime but not as I want. So when you buy LEDs, choose something very bright. The below is what I got. cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330365382419&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT |
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Post by harrywr2 on Nov 18, 2009 9:52:28 GMT -5
+1
probably a little more work then I'm looking to do.
You didn't happen to email richard at richardhyosung parts to see how much the 'real' OEM lights would be?
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Post by bananazx on Nov 18, 2009 9:55:16 GMT -5
No. Probably it would cost much more than I want to spend. My project cost me less than $20 + time. Thanks for the bone.  |
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Post by djd on Nov 18, 2009 21:50:22 GMT -5
To Bananazx,
I am the one who brought up the scotch taping of every screw when you remove things. Unless some else posted it too. My friend had to take his cowling off and I forced him to scotch tape every screw close to the place where he took it out. Guess how many screws we lost putting his cowling back on? None. He did not do this taking off the two metal panels for his feet and out of 14 small screws he lost 4.
Some on the internet posted they converted one low beam headlight to two. What also happened was the lights were dimmer. The generator on scooters can put out only so many watts. Some have no extra wattage to spare so when you add more electrical things it overloads the generators and you lose something.
On the better made scooters the generators put out more than the scooter needs just in case someone add devices. On the cheaper made scooters there is NO reserve wattage in the electrical system so adding more load on these scooters can cause problems.
When I say "better made scooters" I don't mean just Chinese to Taiwanese or Japanese.
I also mean Chinese to Chinese scooters. Some Chinese scooters are built better than others and have less problems.
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Post by bananazx on Nov 19, 2009 4:10:44 GMT -5
+1
Thank you for the taping tip. It made my work a lot easier. I used to draw a picture of things and put screws on the picture. Not anymore.
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Post by hakuin on Nov 21, 2009 21:58:32 GMT -5
I haven't been saving my gas receipts to enter into Fuelly until today, but my mileage since the previous fill-up is an equally-dismal 51.877mpg. Mostly urban stop & go type driving has hurt my mileage alot over the past month or so.
The LED amber conversion looks very cool! Bone for you!
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Post by harrywr2 on Nov 22, 2009 10:42:34 GMT -5
Are you guys running 91 Octane or better gas.
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Post by bananazx on Nov 22, 2009 21:10:58 GMT -5
Yes I am. I often ride 80+ GPS miles on highway with rpm around 8000 for one hour. Would that reduce mpg?
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Post by Kiwiscoot on Nov 23, 2009 3:26:22 GMT -5
Yes I am. I often ride 80+ GPS miles on highway with rpm around 8000 for one hour. Would that reduce mpg? That would, that will be way past the efficient RPM range of the scoot. What speed do you do then?? Wind resistance comes into it then too. My MPG goes down with highway riding due to wind resistance. |
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Post by bananazx on Nov 23, 2009 8:04:47 GMT -5
If I remember right, about 82~83 mph by GPS. The redline is at about 10,500.
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Post by harrywr2 on Nov 23, 2009 10:48:13 GMT -5
Yes I am. I often ride 80+ GPS miles on highway with rpm around 8000 for one hour. Would that reduce mpg? My S'wing gets all of 30 MPG at those speeds. |
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Post by Kiwiscoot on Nov 23, 2009 14:33:32 GMT -5
If I remember right, about 82~83 mph by GPS. The redline is at about 10,500. I see your scoots compression is high at 12:1. Do you run it on premium fuel as with such a high compression you'll need too. I could not find the max torque RPM or the max HP RPM. I find that if I keep my scoot sort-of between those RPM's I get the best performance vs economy with high-way use. Nice scoot you've got. I probably would've gone for one if they were available when I was looking. The 25 horsey ponies sounds good, but at full blast they may get thirsty. ;D |
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Post by harrywr2 on Nov 23, 2009 15:09:39 GMT -5
Max Torque is 6900 RPM, Max HP is 8500 RPM.
Cruising at 70 MPH with me at 5'6" and 200 pounds the tach stays between 6500 and 7000 RPM's.
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Post by bananazx on Nov 23, 2009 22:30:45 GMT -5
I'm 5'8" and 168 pounds. At 6000 rpm 60mph(GPS), at 7000 rpm 70mph(GPS), and at 8000 rpm little over 82 mph(GPS). I don't remember the exact rpm but when I did 90mph(GPS) the speedometer was about 105 and rpm was 8600 ish.
Yes my scoot sucks up the gas at high RPM. After riding it at 8000+ rpm for one hour (about 80 miles), the fuel gage was empty and only .4 gallon was left. 40ish MPG.
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Post by harrywr2 on Nov 24, 2009 10:43:07 GMT -5
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Post by Kiwiscoot on Nov 24, 2009 14:14:46 GMT -5
that chart will be for an aerodynamic car and not for a scoot. My guess is the chart for a scoot will be even worse on higher speeds.
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Post by harrywr2 on Nov 24, 2009 14:53:50 GMT -5
that chart will be for an aerodynamic car and not for a scoot. My guess is the chart for a scoot will be even worse on higher speeds. Yep-- Drag co-efficients... www.bgsoflex.com/airdragchart.html Vehicle Drag Coefficient Description Low Medium High ---------------------------------------- Experimental 0.17 0.21 0.23 Sports 0.27 0.31 0.38 Performance 0.32 0.34 0.38 60's Muscle 0.38 0.44 0.50 Sedan 0.34 0.39 0.50 Motorcycle 0.50 0.90 1.00 Truck 0.60 0.90 1.00 Tractor-Trailer 0.60 0.77 1.20 |
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Post by hakuin on Nov 24, 2009 16:03:18 GMT -5
My drag coefficient is quite high...I'm 6'0" and 260lbs. I try to lean back against the roll bag I've strapped to the backseat to cut some wind-drag, but I cannot do much about the weight (this is my stable weight with hitting the gym 2-3x weekly).
And affirmative on running premium fuel.
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Post by Kiwiscoot on Nov 25, 2009 14:49:51 GMT -5
Now I patent this idea as i think it's novel and original. ;D Visualize this: An inflatable collapsible aerodynamic tail-cone for a m/c or scoot. Inflatable tail-cone strapped to the backseat, with shoulder straps so the rider straps him/her in to keep the bag close to the body. The bag is rigidly inflated and reaches up to the shoulder of the rider (you get the size S - XXXXXL). The bag has elastic to enable it to retract to a flat and small size if deflated. It has two air compartments (backseat and tail compartment), to enable the backseat compartment to be deflated in the case of a passenger. Passenger sits on the backseat compartment. The tail compartment unzips from the backseat compartment to reveal another set of shoulder straps for the passenger. All shoulder straps are attached in such a way that they rip and release the rider or passenger in the case of an accident. It inflates using two of those marine inflatable life jacket cartridges. Final inflation by mouth. Wouldv'e been great to whip up something like that and test the theory. ;D ;D Can just see the cagers go "what the heck is that??"  |
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Post by Kiwiscoot on Nov 25, 2009 14:51:26 GMT -5
Sorry nothing to do with a MS3-250.  |
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Post by bananazx on Nov 25, 2009 17:14:41 GMT -5
Like... transformers? I have been wishing a windshield that covers front half of my scoot so I don't get any wind and more aerodynamic.
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Post by hakuin on Nov 25, 2009 17:19:58 GMT -5
Just bought an NGK iridium CR7EIX plug for my scoot. Maybe this will help with engine efficiency.
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Post by bananazx on Nov 25, 2009 17:23:45 GMT -5
At 500 miles, I changed oil again. There were not very much metal particles but still I could see them. This time, I used Valvoline Full synthetic 5W30 for over 75000mi I bought for $2 from Walmart. Oil strainer also had a few pieces of very small metal things. I didn't bother to change transmission fluid.
It seems like no one want to buy oil filters I'm selling. I have oil filters that will cover 122,500 miles. I hope my scoot last that long. LOL.
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Post by bananazx on Nov 25, 2009 17:26:56 GMT -5
Just bought an NGK iridium CR7EIX plug for my scoot. Maybe this will help with engine efficiency. Great. Let me know if that helps. |
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Post by bananazx on Nov 25, 2009 17:29:12 GMT -5
My next project is to correct the speedometer. I have several ideas that come to my mind. I'll post it soon. I hope to come up with some kind of template that we all could enjoy.
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