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by Drifter562
Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:15 am
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Upgrading Front Brake Assembly On 87 SE50
Replies: 3
Views: 2606

Upgrading Front Brake Assembly On 87 SE50

Hey guys I have an se50 and I have a 94 elite brake assembly what do I need to make this possible do I need sa50 brake cables? Can I keep the se50 brake cables
by Drifter562
Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:21 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Engine Vacuum' Oh My!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2516

Re: Engine Vacuum' Oh My!!

Well I figured key issue on why gas was not flowing properly, the gas tank was well rusted had to go buy some evapo rust and things are looking alot better however I noticed that the oil light is on but theres oil in the oil tank I cleaned out the oil line in the spree maybe I should pull the oil pu...
by Drifter562
Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:52 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Engine Vacuum' Oh My!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2516

Re: Engine Vacuum' Oh My!!

tried motor mikes suggestion and wala it started working i feel slightly ignorant but moving forward i did notice that the oil seal was not in place like somehow it slipped off but not completely as it was still on the drive face side any ideas i did hear once that you can install the drive face oil...
by Drifter562
Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:43 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Engine Vacuum' Oh My!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2516

Engine Vacuum' Oh My!!

So I picked two sprees within the last two weeks. One is an 85 spree, and the other is a 87 spree. So, I cleaned everything out on both machines. I even put a verified working petcocks in both. I did notice the 84-85 spree petcock will not fit the 87 spree gas tank. It's too small, so I grabbed the ...
by Drifter562
Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:36 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: afo5e parts interchange
Replies: 0
Views: 2228

afo5e parts interchange

Are the stators interchangeble I know I heard somewhere that the SE50 stator is unique but not quite sure
by Drifter562
Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:23 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Motor Swap Shock Mount
Replies: 5
Views: 3020

Motor Swap Shock Mount

Hey guys just had few questions im doing a swap on my spree I have a 85 spree and im swapping in a se50 motor I got everything done but the shock mount devenex told me about an rd34 mount but I guess the member nonlonger makes them. Im going to do it on my own but how would I go about doing so, I wo...
by Drifter562
Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:23 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Rebuilding a crank
Replies: 9
Views: 4379

Re: Rebuilding a crank

Who knows what size die I could use to fix the splines for the flywheel side and those are the same crankshafts I thought I saw on racing planet, I might be interested in having a motor built, your alot closer than Hawaii and thanks wheelman I knew the goonies and honda had some underworld pact on c...
by Drifter562
Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:37 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Rebuilding a crank
Replies: 9
Views: 4379

Rebuilding a crank

Hers my issue i have two cranks for an Afo5e engine, one crank has a stripped drive face side and the other has a stripped flywheel side, how would i go about rebuilding it. could I just switch the sides on them and wouldn't i have to true it afterwards?
by Drifter562
Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:53 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Hello all new to the forum [oil advice]
Replies: 9
Views: 5884

Re: Hello all new to the forum [oil advice]

Everyone know your suppose to use honda 2 stroke injector oil but me i personally like yamalube its purple viscosity is not so thick like some other oils and its perfect for breaking in new pistons and stuff also its pretty costly but hey you get your moneys worth
by Drifter562
Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:58 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Carb Jetting Not For The Faint
Replies: 3
Views: 2250

Re: Carb Jetting Not For The Faint

I figured as much being that the link to carb tuning is for a vespa but it did say that the bike (vespa) will continue running without a main jet which is far out, anyways i understand two strokes will smoke but i don't believe a properly tuned two stroke should smoke only at 3/4's throttle it could...
by Drifter562
Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:40 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Carb Jetting Not For The Faint
Replies: 3
Views: 2250

Carb Jetting Not For The Faint

Hey guys here's my dilemma, i got an 87 se50 with 99sr carb in it main jet is an 82, the bike will idle which is a good sign hehe anyways so when i got the carb it was missing the main jet so, my bike started fine and idled but then after a minute it started bogging out then wouldnt start upon furth...
by Drifter562
Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:55 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Carburetor Slide
Replies: 9
Views: 3521

Re: Carburetor Slide

Yes there is supposed to be a dowel that keeps the slide from rotating, some are steel, brass or plastic. Plastic ones can be broken by forcing the slide. If you think you also bent the needle, just remove it and roll it on a flat surface, it will be abundantly clear if it rolls or not. The cable h...
by Drifter562
Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:08 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Carburetor Slide
Replies: 9
Views: 3521

Re: Carburetor Slide

Checked the cable by doing pats test it operates well enough no snags also checked the throttle body cap threads on fine and not causing any interferance the spring is on correctly, it might be that the needle is bent and also in the carburetor slide body isnt there suppose to be like some type of g...
by Drifter562
Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:41 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Carburetor Slide
Replies: 9
Views: 3521

Carburetor Slide

Hey guys need some input I have an 1987 honda Se50 that I have got running now I had went to change the needle clip to one notch below for richer jetting the scooter doesn't get as hot anymore as it use to and no more white smoke coming out of exhaust however as I was driving I pulled on the throttl...
by Drifter562
Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:10 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Cylinder Honing
Replies: 7
Views: 4403

Re: Cylinder Honing

Yeah i wish I could go to machine shop but most of them out here in Vegas told me they don't have machines that little but thanks for the input guys I cut and polish granite and to leave I nice polish you would have to use 80 to 1500 to leave a nice mirror polish while you apply water but that's sto...