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How's the oil pump when at idle, is oil dribbling out?

Ah, here's a link:

http://www.gearworksmfg.com/

Glad to hear you had fun. If the guy wants to go to all the trouble of driving from Seattle to Mexico to sell a $500 bike, more power to him. Sounds like a waste of time, or he just wants you to pay more. At least you got to ride it. Have you thought about expanding your search to older standards? F...

If you used WD40, make sure to get our the excess, you don't want that flung onto the belt. Use a compressor. Mine had the same problem.

Better yet buy a few and clean them all at once. They're only $3 new.

I can vouch for the oil thing. I mistakenly ran marine oil in one for about 5-10 miles. Made a complete mess out of the topend and plug. Switched to 2T injection oil.

No, not normal. Are your lines for fuel, vacuum and oil hooked up right?

Manual recommends nothing over idle for bleeding the oil system. I guess the engine is fine for the short duration, a few minutes at most. You want to disconnect it to verify oil flow. Better idle a few minutes w/o oil than drive it around at WOT without it.

James,

You only need to post questions once.

Manual lists 10-30W, Jerry recommends using 2-stroke oil. I defer to his experience.

Jerry, Old post from you from old board. These guys still around, and if so what brand tires do they sell? ------------------- Tires are $12 each, tubes are $5 each, shipping for two tires & two tubes to mi. is $9 total of $43. you can send your m.o. to; gearworks mfg. 50w620 ramm rd. maple park...

It's just how they work. The oil catches the dirt and crud. Lawn mowers use a version of this. They're a cheap filter, and cleanable. Make sure to wring out the excess oil.

Hey Jim, how are those patches coming?

Pull out the starter gear assembly (not the starter) and make sure that the gear to the starter ring is moving in/out.

Only restrictor is in the exhaust, and this only on Iowa models. If you want ideas on exhausts, look at other performance pipes on the market for 50cc mopeds. You would rather have an expansion pipe with a pass-through silencer than a baffled exhaust as in stock. It's arguable whether you would go f...

No, countersteering means that you push away from you on the right side grip to turn right (as opposed to pulling it towards you, like you do on a bicycle at low speed.) This takes effect at about 15-20 MPH, and is a bigger deal on larger bikes than smaller. I've never "countersteered" a S...