Post by Stilts » Mon May 11, pm. Post by ArgonV » Mon May 11, pm. Post by Stilts » Thu May 21, pm. Post by ArgonV » Thu May 21, pm. Post by BuddyRaton » Thu May 21, pm. Post by Stitch » Thu May 21, pm. Post by Stilts » Fri Jun 12, pm. Post by quen » Sun Jun 14, pm. Privacy Terms. Quick links. I was in between Warrenton and Culpeper thinking, "Wow, the upjet to on this relatively new Mikuni carb was perfect! I immediately pulled over, did some side-of-the-road-diagnostics, swore a bit, then started pushing.
A good samaritan with a pickup pulled over and got me pretty close to the campground before he had to split off in the other direction and I finally got a hold of some folks at the rally site who came to get me and my bike. Of course, I didn't allow that to stop me from partying and generally making an ass of myself at least two points, quite literally by getting nekkid! So, that leads me to the big question.
Assuming it is the crank, we're talking an engine rebuild. Just a lot of driving, or a lot of hard driving? Post by Stilts » Mon May 11, pm Both.
I like long rides. From what I've read, the life of a stock crank is about 10k, so I've got my money's worth so far. Replacement interval is 18K kilometers, or about 11K miles. That may have bought the farm. At what point does a hobby become an addiction? I'm uncertain, but after the twelfth scooter, it sorta feels like the latter I've lost count Seven mopeds John K's motor had a similar issue. I suspected the chain because I found chunks of his chain tensioner in the oil after an oil change.
He had it professionally repaired so I was never able to properly diagnose it. Maybe we should buy some NOS tensioners and duplicate them in a more robust, less brittle plastic.
