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Point37 wrote:there is no replacement for displacement..

Except for two stroke and compression!

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On a Stella you will also need to disconnect the brake fluid line. This means new crush washers and bleeding the system.

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I don't think it's time to blame the LML piston yet, especially since you said you didn't know what top end it was. Saying that someone said the timing was good really doesn't provide any info we can use to help. If the ports weren't chamfered it leads me to believe a lot of other things weren't don...

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To change out the mudguard you are going to need to drop the front fork out.

I would suggest buying the tool for the steering tube nut instead of beating it on and off with a hammer and screwdriver.

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What top end did you use and where was your timing set at?

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That old crank is just painful to look at. Nice job.

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Okay guys any sites I can get a complete bottom end rebuild kit. Just had my scoot freeze up on me . I have a new top end on it just looking a whole bottom end rebuild . Thanks guys Please tell us more about new top end and "freeze" Sounds like a tight new top end seize or carb not proper...

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For the bottom end you definitely have to disassemble it to see what youre dealing with. What specific problems are you dealing with to make you focus on the lower end? Agree fully. Also agree with using Mercado. Highest quality bearings I have found, no counterfeits. There are parts that are sacri...

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Hard pass

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Welcome to the world of PTW vehicles. I think it annoys everyone at first, probably me too but I don't remember, but that's the way it is. Almost all speedos are off by about 10% or so. For me I just knock off the 10% in my head. Honestly though I generally don't care what it says anyway. I ride wit...

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Nice job! Two strokes are so much fun to build!

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I always go in figuring I'll need at a minimum one tire up to 3. I figure it into the price.

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I generally break in a 2T motor with crappy dyno. After break in I switch to full synthetic.

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If it's your daily rider keep it stock.

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TBH, Genuine's parts pricing is insane, bordering on criminal. I wanted to buy a new OEM front brake caliper for my '08 150. List price is $129! By contrast, I can waltz into a Ford dealer and buy a front brake caliper for a 2008 F-150. List price on that is $105! Sure, there are economies of scale...

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Alzero wrote:That sounds like a lot of money for a broken 8 year old Taiwanese scooter.

Especially since they were manufactured in India.

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You can (cough) derestrict it as long as it's legal I agree a rear rack is a must. If sored inside cleaned and waxed the metal chrome will last awhile. Along with a rear rack comes the first rule of scootering. No one never lends a bungee. When someone asks if you have one to "borrow" find...

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What one are you using?

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Sorry I'm late.

All you really need to do is remove the rear shock bolt and let it sit down. Once the motor rotates you can access everything you need for a BBK by removing the panel under the seat and flywheel cover.

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WHY RED IS RED!

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Remember it well!

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The main problems people running the Cannonball on a Buddy have had are a stator and a crank failure running WFO through the desert however Buddys have finished.

Last Cannonball I ran was 2016 on a 67 Vespa GT, 3,700 miles in 11 days. Oldest scooter to finish every leg.

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The rubber grommet is the winter plug. Pull it out in the winter for less dense air. Nobody does that! Don't forget to once in a while retorque bolts but yeah they are messy. To degrease I get a couple of cans of CRC electrical contact cleaner, put down a bunch of newspaper and spray the snot out of...

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It could be anything. Had to open a friends back up and found a woodruff key in there. Don't force anything. Agree with chamfering ports when you are at that point. I would pull the clutch out and see what happens. At least you will know if it's in the motor or gearbox. Unless you get lucky and it's...

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Make sure to give us that first ride report! Photos are required or we kick you out!

OK...you don't get kicked out...we just really like them!

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Nice job!

One of the best things is that now you KNOW that you can work on your scooter! None of us was born knowing this stuff. We all had to learn. Next belt will take less than half the time this one did!

For some of us wrenching is almost as much fun as riding them!

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Nothing at all wrong with homemade holders and tools, I love them!

However If you don't have the proper tools, including hand made ones you really can't work on it properly.

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When I first got into scooters and their care a few tools were indispensable. Impact wrench to remove the nuts, and a torque wrench to install the nuts. A breaker bar will do just as well as an impact gun (yes I have both) and doesn't need any power. A torque wrench is a must. DO NOT use a torque w...

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Vino's are a good scooter but I still think a Buddy 125 is the best bang for your buck you can get. Still running my 06 kitted to 161 strong and smooth.

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If you're gonna ride this is part of the deal. People either accept it and enjoy the ride or obsess and make themselves crazy. This horse had been beaten to death, resurrected, beaten to death, rinse, lather repeat. I find these threads highly amusing as people get so concerned about accurate indica...

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Actually, for all we know that could be a rendering and not an physical object. Either way, I kinda like it. But wheres the rear rack? I like my scooters to be useful.:) Not practical at all, neither is a Dragster but at least they don't try say they are. They better build some. Two wheel drive jus...

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I don't know, the Italjet Dragster isn't that much better. The 4T Dragster 125s are 15 hp with the 200 hitting 20 hp at 12.5 ft/lbs. My 200 Dragster 180 kitted to 172 dyno run was 23.5 hp with 19.9 ft/lbs 84 mph. Now I know one thing, I don't care what it looks like. OK I do, what's going on with t...

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If you want one that's fine. First I only use stainless baskets. It's sonic so it's sound waves we just can't hear. Air being less dense transmits sound slower than a denser fluid such as water and it travels even faster through even denser plastic. Does that make a difference? I don't have a clue b...

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If you want one that's fine. First I only use stainless baskets. It's sonic so it's sound waves we just can't hear. Air being less dense transmits sound slower that a denser fluid such as water and it travels even faster through even denser plastic. Does that make a difference? I don't have a clue b...

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The new filter I bought had a socket end on it like any other normal filter designed by a sane human. Then the other end of the socket on the tire iron fit the new socket! Yes, this is the tip every Buddy owner should follow. Use the HF197 filter with the hex on the end. And be sure to torque to sp...

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Nice! And you probably won't make that mistake again!

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Personally I would not spend another dime on that scooter. It wasn't well built to start with and may just be a money pit.

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To properly clean a carb it needs to be taken all the way apart. An ultrasonic saves time, that's it. I still soak mine overnight in carb dip then into the sonic. An ultrasonic is great. I have a good commercial heated unit that I use for cleaning antique clocks, after taking them all the way apart....

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Play in the clutch lever rattling around and/or a little slack in the cable? Could be a bunch of stuff and could be nothing. Not the smoothest idling motors in neutral. As suggested above go over the entire bike. Torque specs are readily available and I would retorque the head bolts too. You can als...

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There is no reason at all to put a tube inside a tubeless rim. Something isn't right

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I may have missed it but did you chamfer the ports, check the ring gaps and retorque the head bolts several times after heat cycles?

While not a screamer the DR is a nice solid kit when done right.

Please keep us updated

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I try to avoid oil threads, but here goes. There are a few motorcycles with dry clutches, but the vast majority are wet. If there are friction modifiers in the oil, the clutch plates will slip and won't lock. Not good. I really really avoid oil threads but WTF. These are scooters. The only wet clut...

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WHY RED IS RED!

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Lee really knows what he's doing with Vespa motors.

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Nice score! Welcome to MB.

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I also swapped for a lithium ion battery and shed about 8 or 9 pounds. I figure by the time I'm set up with spare fuel, water to drink with rider total weight should be about 415 to 450 lbs. The GTSs get hammered with a handicap of about 124% I'm running an older smaller displacement so I am at 104%...

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dan v. wrote:Interesting choice for the Cannonball!

How much fuel do you plan on carrying?

Good Luck!

A lot. 1 to 2 fuel stops a day

Altitude will the biggest challenge.

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2020 is too long for vintage. 4,250 miles in 10 days. There are a bunch of Super Cubs, interested to see how they hold up. There are also many large TNGs, up to 273cc and the SMax is a popular choice. I have a 104% handicap and I'm feeling good. This is my third so I know what I'm in for but no shif...

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Saturday Riva Yamaha in Pompano Beach had a Block Party with a free show so we entered. They also had a dyno and would give you a run for free. This is my 2000 Italjet Dragster 180 2T water cooled with a Malossi 172 kit, PM Tuning 360 chamber and other expensive stuff. This is the Team Scooter Trash...

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Very good point about the shorter 150 cc Buddy stroke. I kitted my 06 125 years ago and it rocks!

I have never understood how a "high flow air filter" makes any difference without any other modifications.

You can't get more air in if you can't get more exhaust out.

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Re: Stella 2t bottom end replacement

Re: My Tip for removing Buddy 125 (Maybe 150/ 170) Oil Filte

Dragster on the dyno