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by Wheelman-111
Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1978 Pacer
Replies: 6
Views: 1426

Cool Ped

Greetings:

I agree. Check the front axle for trueness before you realign the fork tubes, however. My day just doesn't go right after the front wheel seizes...

That said, I like the bike. Looks like there's enough room under the tank to fit a spare Dio engine!. :)
by Wheelman-111
Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:12 am
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Malossi Gears From Merrie Olde England for SA50
Replies: 15
Views: 4420

67-6458

Greetings: Yes those parts are similar. Mine are 300 miles away right now so I can't say for sure until Sunday night. It seems to me that my primary reduction - the clutch drive shaft gear - had straight-cut teeth, but as I said I'm not positive. Your box indicates a 16/32 ratio. I'm sure that's the...
by Wheelman-111
Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:28 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Replacing Rings...Help
Replies: 16
Views: 4811

Ringing in the New Year

Greetings: Few people know - or maybe it's just me finding out so late in life- that the whole Honda empire was built around Soichiro Honda's Better Idea for piston rings. Honda-san was a metallurgist and perfected this hard, long-wearing material that held compression and just flat worked better th...
by Wheelman-111
Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Aero 1987 Resurrected: Flash Scootertrash
Replies: 13
Views: 3697

What Fools We Be for Love

Greetings:

Carwash in the snow? The things we do for love! At least your Aero seems to be a worthy object of your affection. Nice job!
by Wheelman-111
Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:23 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: proud new owner
Replies: 11
Views: 1961

Aero Rare-o

Greetings:

Welcome from another fellow Aero owner. We are few, we are proud...
by Wheelman-111
Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:21 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: The Timcat Thread.
Replies: 30
Views: 6530

Thread Title

Greetings:

It's amusing that the only person who hasn't posted here so far has his handle in the title.
by Wheelman-111
Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:51 am
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Time For A New Gear Swap Thread?
Replies: 13
Views: 5211

Gearing

Greetings:

CGJ, your pictures are excellent. Just look at some of mine for an example of Bad. :oops:
by Wheelman-111
Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:48 am
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Aero 50 Modification Questions
Replies: 18
Views: 4975

Land Speed Record Aero

Greetings: I have a similar scooter to yours - 87. I installed the Polini kit. I spent an evening smoothing and widening the intake "snorkel" with trusty Roto-Zip tool. Some time I'll get around to posting Photos. Carb and reeds are stock, tuning ongoing. I have a Keli HSV with 9g weights....
by Wheelman-111
Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Aero 1987 Resurrected: Flash Scootertrash
Replies: 13
Views: 3697

Plastic Money

Greetings:

I'm well aware how lucky I am to have found an Aero with mostly intact plastic. They wouldn't cost much more if they were made of Platinum. :)
by Wheelman-111
Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:26 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Cold Start/Hot Start
Replies: 7
Views: 1503

Leaner Idle

Greetings:

Thanks, guys. I will try to lean out the idle and see.
by Wheelman-111
Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:25 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Shocking! Owners of Pre+Post 1994 Elites?
Replies: 8
Views: 1757

Gratitude

Greetings: Noisy, MadDog and Evil1, you are the greatest! Thank you!! :D I didn't plan on messing with the fronts for now. As long as rear preload is adjustable, extending the shock length is what I'm after. Longer stroke, softer springs... :oops: One last :?: : There is no issue with the bracket, b...
by Wheelman-111
Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just picked up 94 SR
Replies: 67
Views: 12755

DIsappointing Results

Greetings: You signed up for a dip in their tank. They obliged. You got what you paid for. There's nothing to complain about. If you had just scraped some of the gasket material and insect abodes off before you sent the parts, you would have had a better outcome. Live. Learn. Organic materials and s...
by Wheelman-111
Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:23 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Time For A New Gear Swap Thread?
Replies: 13
Views: 5211

Time For A New Gear Swap Thread?

Greetings: Simplify. Tranny has 3 shafts. Let's name them: 1. Drive - has clutch on outside end, small gear inside case. 2. Countershaft - 2 gears, bigger one -2a- is pressed on and mates with Drive. Smaller gear -2b- is machined into shaft, mates with Axle. Whole thing spins backwards. 3. Axle - bi...
by Wheelman-111
Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:41 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: carb cleaning
Replies: 9
Views: 1672

Cleaner Carb

Greetings:

Beware WD 40 residues. Clean with solvent, lightly oil with 2-stroke, wipe clean.

Or you could save precious storage space and let the carb soak in the bucket until spring... It oughta be almost completely clean by then! :)


YMMV
by Wheelman-111
Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:23 am
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Dio Gears in a SE50?
Replies: 113
Views: 45270

SE50/SA50 Gear Swap Concise

Greetings: It may be time to simplify. Reading through eight pages of sometimes contradictory information did not provide reliable step-by-step information. I'm going to look for a used rear cover with which to experiment. If I find one I will chronicle my own gear swap - see new Performance Tech th...