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Post by olhillbilly on Jun 11, 2010 0:24:24 GMT -6
Had ta push the freekin scooter home tonight. In my house slippers, no less. What I get for makin one last pass thru town. I'da been home. Then it coulda broke a 1/4 mile from home insteada 1/4 mile from town. Just hope its sumpthin simple.  |
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Post by dt16 on Jun 11, 2010 6:14:37 GMT -6
next take a couple goats with you that way they can pull the scooter home lol
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Post by olhillbilly on Jun 11, 2010 11:16:04 GMT -6
You ever try to kick start a goat?
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Post by papa on Jun 11, 2010 12:17:54 GMT -6
When I was a kid, a guy here in town had a little wagon and hooked his goat up to it, then just held a carrot out front on a stick and drove it all around town. It steared real well, move it to the left and bam, he turned left, etc.
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Post by dt16 on Jun 11, 2010 20:15:33 GMT -6
I got some M80's that will get them started
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Post by WVsnowflake on Jun 11, 2010 22:34:37 GMT -6
I rode in one of them lil goat carts before ! In delaware at a little petting zoo mamma used to take us to ! and he had a stick wif a carrot too !  And Hilly next time wear your walkin shoes !!! ;D |
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Post by olhillbilly on Jun 12, 2010 8:30:01 GMT -6
I only got two goats that kinda like carrots. Now a feed sack is a different story. They'd almost fight over a feed sack. It was only a belt on the scoot. Now to find one.  |
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Post by WVsnowflake on Jun 12, 2010 10:48:21 GMT -6
yeah ! least its nuthin major !!!
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Post by papa on Jun 16, 2010 19:14:08 GMT -6
Belts are easy to find and put on, lucky old fart.
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Post by buzzard on Jun 17, 2010 12:10:38 GMT -6
I learned long time ago, never wear slippers or pj's driving the car, not even just down to the corner to get the mail. Guaranteed the danged thing will break down.
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Post by WVsnowflake on Jun 17, 2010 14:10:19 GMT -6
The grimlins watch to see what you are wearing LOL
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Post by olhillbilly on Jun 18, 2010 17:30:38 GMT -6
Belts are easy to find and put on, lucky old fart. Easy!""" Negative on both parts. O'Reilly did get one in. But how the heck do ya "just put one on"?  It sure aint like a fan belt. |
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Post by buzzard on Jun 18, 2010 22:04:17 GMT -6
The grimlins watch to see what you are wearing LOL That's fer shure!!!!! ;D |
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Post by rick brumback on Jul 5, 2010 16:58:28 GMT -6
When all else fails...google it for directions.Hell with the instructions.
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Post by olhillbilly on Jul 6, 2010 0:06:01 GMT -6
I finally got it on with alil help from a friend. Now I seen a utube vid that shows the easy way. Duh! Since then I hadda push it again. Only it was bout a quarter mile. Was a wire that came from together. Now its actin kinda doggy. I spect a tune up would be in order. Gonna try to find one of them NGK plugs. Thats what the big boys online suggest. As well as whoever printed this Haynes Scooter repair book I just got. |
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Post by buzzard on Jul 6, 2010 14:22:59 GMT -6
Don't know much about em, but I member that my ex said the NGK plugs was best. Hope ya get it fixed soon.
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Post by olhillbilly on Jul 27, 2010 2:50:12 GMT -6
Ok, bout the scooter. I've had ta push it three times so far. Last time today. Theres so many things going wrong with it, I dunno where to start or if its worth it. I keep gettin this urge to run it over with the tractor. But then I seen where Harbor Freight has a 6 1/2 horse motor for $99 bucks. I wonder.............
Still I like the idea of smashing the dog piss outta it. ;D
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Post by buzzard on Jul 27, 2010 4:20:05 GMT -6
But then it'd cost ya more to get another one than putting in the $99 motor, wouldn't it?
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Post by olhillbilly on Jul 27, 2010 6:15:55 GMT -6
I have no idea if a normal motor would work in the dang thing. Just seems to be alotta high tech fancy lectronic stuff runnin that thing. Everything hasta be working or nuttin works. Parts are not cheap. The scooter was kinda. I spect it would be like buying a toyota prius or whatever them is? one of them hybrid whiz bangs and gettin it really cheap then havin to fix it constantly. No regular mechanic knows squat about it, and parts is near to impossible to find. Cept online from bangkok or sumwhere. I think theres getting to be more places in the states that handle this crap, I mean stuff. But really, wouldnt an old minibike with a briggs and a centrifical clutch work just as good? You can find parts in a local junkyard or parts store. And ya might have meybe four wires insteada 12 miles of wires.
I am kinda fasinated with the clutch and variator system, but get me past that and I'm lost.
Really I have no idea what I'm talking about cuz my mechanical knowledge, you can prolly put inna thimble.
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Post by dt16 on Jul 27, 2010 9:25:29 GMT -6
Hilly go on e-bay and buy an 80 cc motor and put it on a bike you pedal pop the clutch and away you go.
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