Well, I took the scooter out for a run today, twice. The first time, I started the motor and ran it for a little while. Adjusted the carb a little. Sounds good now. So I sat on it and gave it some gas. It moved about 12" before spinning the rear gear off the hub. I didn't know that the gear was threaded on the hub.
So I went out and got a jackshaft. Took me a couple of hours to put it on the scooter. But when I was finished, I took it for a ride. It's not fast on the take off because of the clutch having allot of bite. But after it starts moving and gets to about 5 to 10 mph. It will go pretty good for a 2.5 clone with a 235lb. rider. It still had more power when I let off the throttle around 20 to 25 mph. I just don't have a lot of trust in those little tires on it. It will be great for just cruising in a campground, or around the pits at VMP this weekend.
That's one slick little scooter!:thumbsup:
How much fab work and reinforcing did you do to the frame?
What chain and how did you get the rear sprocket to fit?
Brakes, how they working?
Let us know how it performs.
Thanks
I had to remove the electric motor and all the other stuff that was with it. Then remove the battery box from the bottom and add a sloted plate to the top to mount the motor.
I put a 1" x 1" square tube in the middle on the bottom, with two 1" x 1/8" straps welded on each end and to the tube like a truss (you can see it in the pic above).
It has #35 chain to everything. The rear gear, I got a 60T sprocket and laid it on top of the original sprocket that was the same size while it was laying on the bench and spun it slowly to get it centered. When it was centered, I used two vice grips to hold it in place. Then used the holes in the new sprocket as pilot holes for the drill. Removed the new sprocket and cut the spokes of the old sprocket to remove the gear. Then bolted the new sprocket back on in the new holes.
The brakes are the original brakes that were on it. They work very well.
cool ride very cool
