The UK's biggest automatic scooter forum.
Separate names with a comma.
I've been researching 'soda blasting'. Watching a few DIY videos on youtube. Think I could make a blaster for real cheap, that will hopefully...
The turn in the sink made a little bit of an improvement, combined with fairy liquid & some washing powder. Still, no where near what I was...
Managed to remove the bearing with advice from above (cheers). Here's a few more pix for what I'm doing next... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just a bit of a bruised leg & ego. Ped is fine (I think), apart from when it went down the first time, it went down on the exhaust side. It's...
Well, as I use my ped for work each day / night... This morning on the way back from work, I managed to finally 'fall' fowl of the weather....
Painted the exhaust, but there is a small run in it (I hurried the job)... [ATTACH] Now, back to the engine strip down & rebuild. Managed...
Took the engine to my scooter mechanic & he advised that the bar will just come out, when persuaded wiuth a copper mallet (which he demonstrated...
I had managed to get some circlip pliers from a friend next door, thats helped me get to where the pix above show. The bar that goes through the...
Almost there, just a few silly bits holding me back (for now...)... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Need to get hold of some circlip pliers now to remove the circlip from the end of the crankshaft... [ATTACH] Two of the studs on the intake...
Just got some goodies in the post today :cool: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The problem with scooter / bikes is that they appear small on the road & to a car driver / larger vehicle driver, they do indeed appear to be...
I wonder if this could aid in braking, too......
If changing the pads doesn't give you enough stopping power, then I suggest change the brake fluid & possibly think about going for some stainless...
I have an MBK Ovetto 70, which is basically the same as a Yamaha Neos. It has a brembo front caliper. All I've done is fit a set of EBC HH pads...
Couldn't afford to run a car & my R1 anymore. I work 25miles away & have to pay for my car parking, so the costs were making me use the R1...
[media] [media]
Just been for a quick blast to Asda & got the ped wound up on the way back... The rumbling / growling started to happen again, but as I got onto...
I've done just that. Arriving tomorrow, can't wait! :p
How do I remove the shaft that goes through the bushes, first?
