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by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:52 pm
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Re: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

* yeah, great progress! the drag custom framed bike looks sick, very nice you may like to see what I concocted with a spree and dio in similar drag form, granted its just motorless garage dust candy at the moment, the pics and build may be of interest to you :thumbwink: http://hondaspree.net/phpBB3...
by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:11 am
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Re: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

Trafficjamz wrote:You might wanna make a wheelie bar to go with that. :smile:

Is this really for you son? How old is he? This spree is way too fast for a kid. :nervous:
Ahh... he is 30... lol.... that makes me... very OLD :cry:
by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:42 am
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Re: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

I think taller gears will calm it down some, The guy I bought the motor from included some gears... 18/41. Anyone know what that will come out to and how it compares the the stock ratio? I think those are a bout 8.2:1 (stock is 12.1:1) You should go about 65 to 70mph on those gears! Wooo... thats a...
by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:33 am
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Re: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

fightingplankton wrote:i see a puch
Lol... puchs... honda's ... garrelli's... Tomos... suzuki's.. kriedler.. lots of peds in there :roll:
by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:28 am
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Re: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

I think taller gears will calm it down some, The guy I bought the motor from included some gears... 18/41.
Anyone know what that will come out to and how it compares the the stock ratio?
by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:26 am
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Re: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

After I plumbed the carb and make the throttle cable work. I wired up the CDI... being a ped guy I work with the minimum wires possible.. ignition and a simple voltage regulator for the lights... cant break my ped habbits...lol I jetted the carb with a 55 pilot and a 155 main. A few kicks and it lit...
by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:18 am
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Re: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

After everything was mounted I grabbed a old Technigass pipe I had laying around.. as you can see it has been adapted to a few peds in its time.. lol I little time with the TIG and it fit pretty nice. Again being my first scooter endeavor I didnt spend a lot of time on it... this is more of a feasib...
by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:13 am
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Re: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

So after looking the motor over I decided the guy did a nice job. I was going to tear it all apart but I decided to use it as is. First I fabbed up a mount... nothing fancy because I had no idea how this was going to all end up. then after the moter mount was done and the motor bolted up I made the ...
by ottoman
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:07 am
Forum: Scooter Showcase
Topic: Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!
Replies: 36
Views: 14921

Ped Guy tries to build a scooter!

Hi Guys... I am long time Hi perf moped guy. Built lots of 2 strokes over the years.. last year built a laydown drag bike based on a Zuma. I will post a pic just for reference. My son dragged a Spree into my garage and said he wants it to go fast.. lol So being the good dad I messed with it. Didn't ...