Honda Ruckus / Scooter Thread
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Re: Honda Ruckus / Scooter Thread
then it wont be a ruckus anymore. with me i love the ruckus for it simple and clean lookin not too crazy, yea u can do it but it will just look funny
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Re: Honda Ruckus / Scooter Thread
I'd be interested in how you would get it to cool and charge, route the exhaust, and flow enough fuel.
Flip tried telling me that the weather change is going to make the ruckus go from running well to running like dick
Flip tried telling me that the weather change is going to make the ruckus go from running well to running like dick
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Re: Honda Ruckus / Scooter Thread
If I were to attempt something like that I wont be able to start it until after I move anyways. Cool thing is I have most everything I need.
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Grant- Ok after reading a bunch last nite and thinking about what the carburetor was doing I have a better idea of what I think is wrong, just can't fully understand why it is still doing it.
I have come to the conclusion that the scooter is running lean. Here is why. When we leave the top breather valve (the one that connects to the top of the carburetor) connected and operating like it should the scooter bogs down and runs like shit any time you give it a lot of throttle. That needle diaphragm moves up and down depending on the vacuum. So when we disabled it, by putting our finger over the hole or kinking the line, it would sit almost all the way closed and allow you to rev through the RPMs. But when you took it for a ride like that it would only go to 25mph because the carburetor still wasn't fully opening and allowing in full air/fuel mixture. So for some reason, even after cleaning it, you are still running lean.
I think we need to get a different carburetor put onto the scooter (just like BC said) and see what it does, or also when you get there today make sure I put the carburetor back together correctly after cleaning it out with carburetor cleaner last nite since I was kind of in a hurry.
Hope that some what helps, going to do some more reading today and see what I can find.
I have come to the conclusion that the scooter is running lean. Here is why. When we leave the top breather valve (the one that connects to the top of the carburetor) connected and operating like it should the scooter bogs down and runs like shit any time you give it a lot of throttle. That needle diaphragm moves up and down depending on the vacuum. So when we disabled it, by putting our finger over the hole or kinking the line, it would sit almost all the way closed and allow you to rev through the RPMs. But when you took it for a ride like that it would only go to 25mph because the carburetor still wasn't fully opening and allowing in full air/fuel mixture. So for some reason, even after cleaning it, you are still running lean.
I think we need to get a different carburetor put onto the scooter (just like BC said) and see what it does, or also when you get there today make sure I put the carburetor back together correctly after cleaning it out with carburetor cleaner last nite since I was kind of in a hurry.
Hope that some what helps, going to do some more reading today and see what I can find.
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Re: Honda Ruckus / Scooter Thread
one of my friend died yesterday on his 2 wheels. everyone pls be cafeful on the road. i wish the best for his family
http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-virgin...,6506183.story
http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-virgin...,6506183.story
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Re: Honda Ruckus / Scooter Thread
Grant- Ok after reading a bunch last nite and thinking about what the carburetor was doing I have a better idea of what I think is wrong, just can't fully understand why it is still doing it.
I have come to the conclusion that the scooter is running lean. Here is why. When we leave the top breather valve (the one that connects to the top of the carburetor) connected and operating like it should the scooter bogs down and runs like shit any time you give it a lot of throttle. That needle diaphragm moves up and down depending on the vacuum. So when we disabled it, by putting our finger over the hole or kinking the line, it would sit almost all the way closed and allow you to rev through the RPMs. But when you took it for a ride like that it would only go to 25mph because the carburetor still wasn't fully opening and allowing in full air/fuel mixture. So for some reason, even after cleaning it, you are still running lean.
I think we need to get a different carburetor put onto the scooter (just like BC said) and see what it does, or also when you get there today make sure I put the carburetor back together correctly after cleaning it out with carburetor cleaner last nite since I was kind of in a hurry.
Hope that some what helps, going to do some more reading today and see what I can find.
I have come to the conclusion that the scooter is running lean. Here is why. When we leave the top breather valve (the one that connects to the top of the carburetor) connected and operating like it should the scooter bogs down and runs like shit any time you give it a lot of throttle. That needle diaphragm moves up and down depending on the vacuum. So when we disabled it, by putting our finger over the hole or kinking the line, it would sit almost all the way closed and allow you to rev through the RPMs. But when you took it for a ride like that it would only go to 25mph because the carburetor still wasn't fully opening and allowing in full air/fuel mixture. So for some reason, even after cleaning it, you are still running lean.
I think we need to get a different carburetor put onto the scooter (just like BC said) and see what it does, or also when you get there today make sure I put the carburetor back together correctly after cleaning it out with carburetor cleaner last nite since I was kind of in a hurry.
Hope that some what helps, going to do some more reading today and see what I can find.
Mike, John, and Chris are all friends of mine, deff a terrible situation, suck for them all.