Scooters Rule!!!

[EastCoastCB]

I just pulled one of my mopeds out of the back of the garage. Been cruising around last couple days.

[david.dgeorge07]

I just joined the club. IMG_7481.PNG

300cc Honda Forza. Works pretty good!

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07

I just joined the club. Attachment 25604

300cc Honda Forza. Works pretty good!

I got a Cat, you got a scooter. We're getting to be more alike every day man.

[brokedown]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

The rod bearings in those almost ALWAYS go out due to a bad oil pump! Definitely replace that!

I'll check it when my parts arrive, one of the things I ordered is the tool to remove the flywheel and that has to come off to get to the oil pump!

[EastCoastCB]

Look on the Helix forums. I'd definitely plan on replacing that pump.

[brokedown]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

Look on the Helix forums. I'd definitely plan on replacing that pump.

OK fine I ordered the pump. Now I'm feeling bad about not doing the top end rebuild but this is already pushing $400 in parts!

[G Dub]

Originally Posted by crazycal

Holy cow! 100+ mph!!!

[G Dub]

eBikes!!!!

[david.dgeorge07]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

I got a Cat, you got a scooter. We're getting to be more alike every day man.

Yep! Scooter life is treating me good! 600 miles in two weeks!

[o1marc]

Originally Posted by Tango

My "scooter" history (as best I can recall):

1957 Triumph Thunderbird
1953 Triumph TR5 Trophy
1969 Yamaha 125 MX
1969 Penton "Iron Tank" MX
1971 Husqvarna 400 MX
1973 Husqvarna 400 MX
1974 Husqvarna 400 MX
1975 R75 BMW
1971 Honda 350 SL
1972 Yamaha RD 350 (Highly Modified air cooled engine for Cafe Racing)

The same bike was then converted to water cooling using half a 1976 TZ750 top end, TZ 350 crank and reed valves from a 500cc Yamaha. It ran very successfully in the 400 Cafe class, 750 Cafe class, Formulae 2 and Formulae 1 for about 5 years.

Only current bike is a 2002 Yamaha TTR 225 which I would like to sell/and or swap for an older 2-stroke enduro bike. Would love to find something like a 73-75 DT 250 to hang off the back of my bus.

You should get a kick out of this one then. I inherited this from my brother 3 years ago when he passed.
1st pic is what I got, 2nd is after I restored it.

[Tango]

Sweet resto job! Still love those old Trumpets! What year?

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by david.dgeorge07

Yep! Scooter life is treating me good! 600 miles in two weeks!

Me too. Just been tooling around on my Tomos lately. When its not raining!

[o1marc]

Originally Posted by Tango

Sweet resto job! Still love those old Trumpets! What year?

It's a 1970 Tiger converted to a twin carb Bonneville

[Tango]

One of the guys in our local racing club (Central Road Racing Club) used to run a triumph twin at the events at Texas World Speedway. Racing it in the 750 Production Class, he ruled over the multi-cylinder Japanese bikes as well as everything else.


More amazingly, Roy has no right hand. Not even a prosthetic. Just a stump with a leather cover. That means his throttle, clutch and front brake had to all be on the left side of his bars. I never could figure out how in Hell he managed to even ride, let alone kick butt the way he did. Most of the competition had him on top speed, but he would slaughter them on the infield turns and put more than enough distance on'em to consistently take the checker.

[brokedown]

I mean, if you've only got one arm, you've got a lower CG.. And a lower CG helps in turns!

In my racing days (CCS) I had a mostly stock tuned SV650 (just a pipe because the one that came on the bike was smashed) with basically everything else upgraded. Slicks, shocks, brakes, bodywork, rearsets, etc. Kind of the same deal though, in open sessions I lost ground in every straight and picked it up in every turn. The back straight at gateway International was good for around 155 on my GSXR but my little SV never broke 110. During the actual races the other bikes were either other SV650s and Buells and a few random other things. The Buells had the power advantage but always came in last.

During open sessions there was a guy on a Thruxton that was my nemesis. He was just fast enough in the straight and slow enough in the turns that I was passing him in every turn and he was passing me in every straight.



Good times were had by all.

[2kool4skool]

Interesting ride.

[Tango]

Brokedown --- Roger the "good times". Speed is a beautiful thing!


2kool --- Whaz'at!? A low rider Vespa?

[EastCoastCB]

Buell was a pretty lame attempt by HD.
Nowhere near as cool as a SCOOTER.

[brokedown]

I don't hate on Beull, I almost bought a Ulysses (got my V-Strom instead). I guarantee that 2007 me on a Buell Lightning would have left 2007 me on my SV650 in the dust. Which doesn't sound controversial unless you know that CCS rules put them in the same class.

There was a Very Large gentleman who ran one. By then I had my lauch down to a science, flag goes down, front wheel goes up about 10 inches and stays there through 3rd gear. Except one time that this jolly fellow on his Lightning discovered a fun rule of physics, that pushing his 500 pounds of plush forward was more work than trying to double over backwards, requiring some careful collision avoidance off the line.

I got all my parts in for my Helix today. I figure I'll do the work saturday morning after this hurricane passes through.

Edit: I do agree that Buell after the HD buyout lost any appeal it had before.

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by brokedown

I don't hate on Beull, I almost bought a Ulysses (got my V-Strom instead). I guarantee that 2007 me on a Buell Lightning would have left 2007 me on my SV650 in the dust. Which doesn't sound controversial unless you know that CCS rules put them in the same class.

There was a Very Large gentleman who ran one. By then I had my lauch down to a science, flag goes down, front wheel goes up about 10 inches and stays there through 3rd gear. Except one time that this jolly fellow on his Lightning discovered a fun rule of physics, that pushing his 500 pounds of plush forward was more work than trying to double over backwards, requiring some careful collision avoidance off the line.

I got all my parts in for my Helix today. I figure I'll do the work saturday morning after this hurricane passes through.

Edit: I do agree that Buell after the HD buyout lost any appeal it had before.

I had to work on Buells at MMI in the Harley program. I'd never want to own one.
Post pics of your Helix repair if you can!