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Does anyone know will an aftermarket rear shock from a Ruckus work on an '85 Aero? I found one cheap and was just wondering. Do you know the exact length? My memory wants me to say it is going to be too short. I believe aroud 270mm is stockish on the aero - unsure. So the one from the Ruckus would ...

Does anyone know will an aftermarket rear shock from a Ruckus work on an '85 Aero? I found one cheap and was just wondering.

Wow - looking at Sip Scootershop and that is a strange site, a mix of German & English. If those prices are in US dollars they are reasonable though.

[/quote] i actually called VTcycles up a few weeks ago and tried to place an order, but they informed me that they don't sell bores for the af05e anymore :( tried sip scooter shop, put an order on a cheap airesal (or something) big bore and gears for about 200 dollars, but the site was wonky, and i ...

"If your P. O. can't be relied upon to know enough to reinstall the cooling shroud, chances are he didn't jet the carb correctly either." I thought of that too about the jetting, haven't dug into the carb yet to see if they did anything there. Looks like I will probably either go stock or...

Greetings: Welcome, Boojadean! Stock Aero piston was 41mm. There was an off-brand (Taiwanese?) 46mm bore kit somewhere - maybe VTCycles? - at one time. If the cylinder/piston are scored, it may be tough replacing individual items, because and oversize piston may or may not exist. There are 47mm AF0...

So I bought an '85 Aero 50 off of Craigslist that supposedly had a blown head gasket. I went to pick it up and the kid had it all put together loosely, but assured me that it was just a blown head gasket. I asked him if the cylinder and piston looked good, and he said they did. I also asked him if h...