Trying again: 150cc craigslist scooter

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

It's really cool that you've made the scoot run under it's own power already.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Today I put fresh gas in it (gauge works, yay! and took it out for a backroad run of a few miles. Some smooth oiltop, some rougher oiltop, some dirt, some gravel. The gravel wasn't much fun.

It was a good ride. The odometer worked. When I was trundling around slowly the revs dropped down to around 2500. Under max load it it was 4500-5000. I liked the CVT's adjustments and may just leave it there.

I got it up to an indicated 55mph. The variator must have been topped out because rpm finally climbed to 6000 at that top speed. I could get a little more in that straight but just after 55mph the chassis started to feel unsettled/squirrelly so I backed down. It could have been the uneven road surface but I didn't want to go any faster.

The tires on this thing are kind of a sporty low-profile look. It makes for odd inputs on cambered surfaces. When I replace them I might go for a more traditional round tire profile. I had a similar issue on my street bike; the OEM rear had a shape that made the bike want to "fall in" on cambers/turns. When I replaced the rear with Conti Motions that tendency went away completely.

Working on headlights tomorrow.