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Post by Dandy Dan on Nov 5, 2004 0:06:56 GMT -5
yup thats right. just yesterday i hit 10K. roughly 6000miles. I gotta say my ruckus has held up great. 1 burnt out brake light and 1 flat tire. The rest of the work was just me playing with stuff. Also the brakes are as strong as ever. I can still lock em up. No mechanical failures so far. The only weaknesses i can think of are:
- battery is often dead, especially after cold nights
- make sure you lube your kick start
- change that rear shock, my new one is in the mail.
- soup up the engine, at least get lighter roller weights. they're so cheap, easy and make a noticable difference.
Oh yeah. that's 10000km in just 6mths. I only got it in May.
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Post by tedsmini on Nov 5, 2004 2:05:28 GMT -5
Motorcycle batteries are notoriously short lived. Small alternators, big headlights, vibration and short rides all contribute to an early demise. There is one battery conditioner on the market that has saved me untold money on batteries. The trade name is Battery Tender. It is a float regulated charger. It brings the battery up to 14.2V and then floats the charge at a miniscule amount of amps
keeping the battery up to snuff and never sulfates it or cooks out the electrolyte. No commercial interest in the product except it makes batteries live forever. It comes with two harnesses and all you do after your ride is just plug in a polarized little plug that is permanantly attached to the bike and forget it. If you want to know where to get them at a good price just IM me and I will give you the details.
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Nov 5, 2004 10:46:01 GMT -5
Post by fox on Nov 5, 2004 10:46:01 GMT -5
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Nov 5, 2004 23:02:34 GMT -5
Post by tedsmini on Nov 5, 2004 23:02:34 GMT -5
You're damn skippy..  Got it beat by 22.5%. Check mawonline.com/batteryt.htm they have it at $33.95 and $6 shipping. Ebay $39.95 and $9 shipping. AND if you watch MAW (Motorcycle Accessory Warehouse) they sometimes even have free shipping. The item in question is the Deltran Battender PLus 12 volt with two different harnesses and fresh in orig factory packaging. |
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Nov 5, 2004 23:20:18 GMT -5
Post by zoomerman on Nov 5, 2004 23:20:18 GMT -5
- make sure you lube your kick start Why lube it and where do you lube it? I've only used it twice, just for fun. I'm talking about the kickstart, lol |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Nov 6, 2004 1:59:53 GMT -5
after a bit of use it gets really stiff. it doesn't rebound back and its a pain to start if you gotta kick it back for every stroke. especially if its cold outside and takes a few trys.
with that said i haven't actually lubed mine. it got stiff pretty early on but i never used it much until recently cuz my battery beens suckin more. I imagine you could lube it with pretty well anything. just pop the varitor/clutch cover off and you'll see the inside of the kickstart. i'm just gonna through lube all in there and maybe some on the outside were it enters the cover.
i think it was abe who mentioned how this needed lube and maybe a cleaning. i just haven't got to it yet.
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Post by Vishnuk on Nov 6, 2004 3:32:39 GMT -5
Mine started sticking at around 400 miles. It got to the point one day where I could put my 90kg on the kicker and have it not move at all. With a little lovin' I got it to kick over, but really..."edit profanity"! Anyways, keep it lubed, keep the ladies happy.  |
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Nov 6, 2004 14:28:23 GMT -5
Post by fox on Nov 6, 2004 14:28:23 GMT -5
could you not use the junior for only 20$?
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Nov 6, 2004 18:26:58 GMT -5
Post by tedsmini on Nov 6, 2004 18:26:58 GMT -5
Tried the little Battery Tender and it didn't do the job of making a mcy battery last 7 years as the battery tender plus in 12v and still going strong as on my 1.5 litre honda. My Helix went 10yrs on one battery and it could still be going but I sold the scoot so I don't know.  |
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Post by lolakey on Nov 7, 2004 8:34:16 GMT -5
Thank you for making me spit coffee all over my screen! Watch out for the sticky kicker...mwahahahahahaha I think people are just too scared to touch that one..... ha ha ha |
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Nov 7, 2004 22:25:57 GMT -5
Post by Duster on Nov 7, 2004 22:25:57 GMT -5
Kimikazi has a sense of humor that's rare. Just can't understand why she's single. Hey, you north-west guys---WAKE UP. ;D
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Post by abe on Nov 9, 2004 4:27:37 GMT -5
I think people are just too scared to touch that one..... ha ha ha Yep. We are gentleman here With all this battery tender talk it should be a topic. Look for it. |
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Nov 9, 2004 18:41:50 GMT -5
Post by lolakey on Nov 9, 2004 18:41:50 GMT -5
Yep. We are gentleman here  REALLY? |
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Nov 16, 2004 22:59:00 GMT -5
Post by Hakaida on Nov 16, 2004 22:59:00 GMT -5
Thats alot of riding!! my 2002 MetroRat has 10,400 miles..and the only thing I have replaced besides oil was drive belt and 2 halogen bulbs.. |
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Nov 21, 2004 20:32:26 GMT -5
Post by abe on Nov 21, 2004 20:32:26 GMT -5
Lolakey, I'm glad you got to that one before I did. I've been called many things, but a gentleman isn't one of them!!! I didn't mean the ladies. I was refering to the men, or boys in my case  |
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