worksalot
06-23-2007, 09:30 PM
Hey all, i have been reading your posts and gleaning info for the past few weeks to help me with my new china bike purchase. I purchased a Hi-Bird qh200gy 2 weeks ago and have been doing the usual....rear sprocket change from 56 to 40(thanks Bruce at endless journey cycles) it works great on the highway with my 17 tooth sproket. I have also added the cone air filter and relieve the muffler abit. Today a spent most of the day getting rid of annoying vibrations and fixing my speedo. here is a list of stuff I did to quiet the vibrations.
1. took off the front fender and put silicone adhesive betwwen the metal support and the fender before bolting it on also check and found a spot that had been rubbing so I bent the metal in a little to avoid the rub.
2. I had some issues with my tanks cover, so I put some silicone about an inch out from the filler hole all around it to stop any noise from the cover and gas cap bumping together.
3. The 2 tabs under the seat broke off the first time I took the tank cover off. I noticed the rear area of the tank rubbed on the cover under the seat so I sanded that portion of the tank cover away to avoid the rub.
4.My head light assembly cover was also rubbing on the mounting brackets near the side screws that hold the headlight number plate surround in place so once again out came the sand paper.
5.Speedo- my speedo had been working fine until the other night then it started reading a good bit faster than i was going 55mph actual was reading 80phm on the speedo. After taking it apart i found that a bug had gotten lodged in the cup from the speed cable and caused friction between the cable cup and the needle rotation cup. removed the bug reassembled and viola. I hope this post helps someone else just as many of you have helped me.Thanks :D
1. took off the front fender and put silicone adhesive betwwen the metal support and the fender before bolting it on also check and found a spot that had been rubbing so I bent the metal in a little to avoid the rub.
2. I had some issues with my tanks cover, so I put some silicone about an inch out from the filler hole all around it to stop any noise from the cover and gas cap bumping together.
3. The 2 tabs under the seat broke off the first time I took the tank cover off. I noticed the rear area of the tank rubbed on the cover under the seat so I sanded that portion of the tank cover away to avoid the rub.
4.My head light assembly cover was also rubbing on the mounting brackets near the side screws that hold the headlight number plate surround in place so once again out came the sand paper.
5.Speedo- my speedo had been working fine until the other night then it started reading a good bit faster than i was going 55mph actual was reading 80phm on the speedo. After taking it apart i found that a bug had gotten lodged in the cup from the speed cable and caused friction between the cable cup and the needle rotation cup. removed the bug reassembled and viola. I hope this post helps someone else just as many of you have helped me.Thanks :D