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Old 08-27-2008, 08:44 PM
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Default All I needed was a Huffy, Duct Tape, and a Briggs

And it still won't run hahaha

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Old 08-27-2008, 10:14 PM
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So have you traded your bike for a scooter..... say it aint so.
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Old 08-27-2008, 10:25 PM
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lol, I am a traitor I know..but I was able to get a hold of the scooter for a great deal and it is a 150cc.


I still will be working on the bikes...next spring when I have the money for some good parts. And I will be doing the scooter too.
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Old 08-28-2008, 07:26 AM
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lol, I am a traitor I know..but I was able to get a hold of the scooter for a great deal and it is a 150cc.


I still will be working on the bikes...next spring when I have the money for some good parts. And I will be doing the scooter too.
The scooter is a good idea. If my wife didn't drive I would be using my car more. Sometimes you just need to go somewhere and be back for sure in a hurry.

These home brew bikes are fun and the big ones will do most anything I need, but I have pushed a lot of them home as well. It would be hard to explain to the boss about that broken motor mount on the third or forth time.
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Old 08-28-2008, 07:45 AM
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Default Re: All I needed was a Huffy, Duct Tape, and a Briggs

If that is a chinese scooter, you will soon find that it is just a glorified version of the china in-frame bicycle engine kit, and you will still become a mechanic.
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Old 08-28-2008, 06:46 PM
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If that is a chinese scooter, you will soon find that it is just a glorified version of the china in-frame bicycle engine kit, and you will still become a mechanic.
Oh It is a Honda Elite Deluxe, Water Cooled.
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Old 08-28-2008, 07:29 PM
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No worries.
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Old 08-28-2008, 10:09 PM
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No worries.

yes, from my research everyone who rides them absolutely loves them...and the pop up head light haha. They run great...now if I could just fix my carb and get it to run at all.

The Electric Choke is broken and the carb was gummed up major. Together my cousin and I have gone through idk, how many things of Carb cleaner and Mineral Spirits. We got desperate today and soaked some pieces in sea foam and that did some serious work on the clogged jets.
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Old 08-29-2008, 04:09 PM
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It would be nice if you could find a rebuilt carb for it cheap.
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Old 08-29-2008, 07:23 PM
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Try Berrymans B-12 carb cleaner, it's great. The "autobystarter" can be bought at the dealer or on ebay.
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