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by GoodJuan
Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:27 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Converting bystarter to manual choke
Replies: 10
Views: 6040

Re: Converting bystarter to manual choke

Has anyone actually installed this and found it to be a viable alternative to a bystarter?
by GoodJuan
Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:00 am
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: 86 Spree swap from an 87 Elite! Need some input
Replies: 47
Views: 13392

Re: 86 Spree swap from an 87 Elite! Need some input

Are you still running this spree? How is your shock mount holding up?

I'm about to do an se50/se05 swap into my spree and am weighing my options for shock mounts.
by GoodJuan
Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:50 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a spree
Replies: 24
Views: 8273

Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp

So i have read and read and read and i am still not 100% sure. what forks will bolt into a spree without mods? I think Aero50 is the only one but i have read everything i could on here and never got a for sure answer. Front forks That I have swapped on to a spree: elite e elite S 1987 elite 50 expr...
by GoodJuan
Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:13 am
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a spree
Replies: 24
Views: 8273

Re: okay so question on the front suspension changes on a sp

So you weld where the holes were drilled, not around the circumference of the cut?
by GoodJuan
Thu May 19, 2005 5:21 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: New automotive program SOCAL
Replies: 0
Views: 1909

New automotive program SOCAL

Hey everyone. I just thought i'd share a program I just recently came across for those who are interested in working in the high performance aftermarket industry. If you're like me, you've been frustrated with automotive education options (ex. don't want to be a service tech working on minivans all ...
by GoodJuan
Thu May 19, 2005 5:13 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Woo Hoo!! Just scored a VF500F!!!
Replies: 1
Views: 1985

Woo Hoo!! Just scored a VF500F!!!

Im about to pick up a Vf500F interceptor from a friend in LA this weekend. It appears being a gearhead has it's advantages. http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~john/vfr/specs/pics/86-vf500f.jpg First I was offered the Spree since my uncle figured I could fix it. Now a friend's gf offered me her old VF500F cuz s...
by GoodJuan
Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AIM Rollcall
Replies: 6
Views: 3860

aim: trublueeq or LGNLGNOT
by GoodJuan
Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: San Diego to San Francisco trip
Replies: 1
Views: 2022

San Diego to San Francisco trip

I've been playing around with the idea of putting a Spree trip to go from Del Mar to Golden Gate Bridge. I mean people do it on bikes all the time, so why not on a scooter? I figure at least two Sprees with freshened engines/clutches/brakes/tires. MSR bottles carrying emergency reserves of fuel in c...
by GoodJuan
Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: California vehicle code
Replies: 7
Views: 4969

Motorized Bicycle 406. (a) A "motorized bicycle" or "moped" is any two-wheeled or three-wheeled device having fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power, or having no pedals if powered solely by electrical energy, and an automatic transmission and a motor which produce...
by GoodJuan
Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: California vehicle code
Replies: 7
Views: 4969

California vehicle code

after spending a good amount of time on the dmv's website www.dmc.ca.gov i was able to find some info that was just beweildering. "21224. (a) A person operating a motorized scooter is not subject to the provisions of this code relating to financial responsibility, registration, and license plat...
by GoodJuan
Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: winter riding
Replies: 7
Views: 5520

i think a custom windshield will help out tremendously...keep the wind off your core. the only part that gets cold for me are my hands and neck/chin...other than that it's easy to cover with warm wind blocking clothes. sheets of lexan (from home depot) are cheap and easy to bend with a heat gun. I'd...
by GoodJuan
Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: took the spree to school for the first time!
Replies: 16
Views: 5481

whoa sweet. Good luck with the ninja. Is that a good price for one? Spree's go for that much 8O
by GoodJuan
Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: took the spree to school for the first time!
Replies: 16
Views: 5481

Actually, the route to school isn't so bad...There's a seperate bike trail for 90 percent of the route-and the rest have pretty good bike lanes. So far any gesticulation i get is usually a thumbs up from a superbike dude. A suggestion for you Jim, Try fitting a thrift shop baby seat to the back of y...
by GoodJuan
Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many mpg?
Replies: 12
Views: 8144

i managed around 60mpg today(my first time out on the scooter).

Jerry,
Do you have any tips to get your kind of mileage? what kind of riding do you do? On what kind of terrain? 90mpg seems really optomistic, but not impossible.
by GoodJuan
Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: took the spree to school for the first time!
Replies: 16
Views: 5481

took the spree to school for the first time!

well after a week of waiting for parts, refreshing the scooter, and finding out you don't need to register a spree(i called the local pd)- I finally took it to school and back. I'm so excited now that i know i can reliably ride this thing to school and back! I want to thank the forum for all the inf...