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by adark248
Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:38 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: muff cleanin
Replies: 14
Views: 2902

Re: muff cleanin

Any person in their right mind knows that. i know that when i was like 11. lol Kinda like if you mix drain-o and tinfoil, and put it in a 2- liter. it'll blow up. lol I knew a guy who did that in a folger's coffee can and it blew the lid right into his face, he had a ring imprinted where the edge o...
by adark248
Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shopping Spree (a long, not very entertaining story)
Replies: 11
Views: 4238

Re: Shopping Spree (a long, not very entertaining story)

Greetings: Pics please! In no particular order: Spreeders Cleaned-up Spree before and after 24 year-old Spousal Unit. :lol: :lol: :lol: I saw another Spreeder today. Maybe the biggest one yet. I didn't get a pic though. Next time I see one I'll bust out my phone. Unfortunately I failed to take pict...
by adark248
Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:16 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: New Workspace
Replies: 18
Views: 5998

New Workspace

Cleaned out the stuff from the screen printing business I used to run out of my house today. So I had my workbench all naked and useless. I moved it out in the garage and set up a scooter shop, backed my Aero and the new Spree right into the little nook there. I brought a radio out, hooked up my iPh...
by adark248
Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:00 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: muff cleanin
Replies: 14
Views: 2902

Re: muff cleanin

freshman year one of the cleaning ladies in my dorm hit a pretty bad stain and decided to mix up a super powerful cleaning solution: bleach and ammonia. She basically made mustard gas in an enclosed bathroom, passed out immediately and set the alarms. I watched firemen dressed in haz-mat gear, full ...
by adark248
Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shopping Spree (a long, not very entertaining story)
Replies: 11
Views: 4238

Shopping Spree (a long, not very entertaining story)

Just a story about trying to find a new scoot. It's long because I'm excited. It's not that interesting, so feel free to skip to the end. Nothing blows up, explodes, no one dies or falls out of a truck, my uncle doesn't almost run me over on a lawn-mower and the police aren't involved. If you're loo...
by adark248
Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:12 am
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: in need of a cheap, yet effective motor swap!! ('86 Spree)
Replies: 13
Views: 3907

Re: in need of a cheap, yet effective motor swap!! ('86 Spree)

Fastest way to make a spree do 80 is to put it in the back of a truck. there needs to be a way to mark posts as your favorite, so you can go back and reread them later. to OP, I guess you got the feeling that people aren't very supportive of your idea. I have to say I'm not either, it sounds like a...
by adark248
Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:20 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: muff cleanin
Replies: 14
Views: 2902

Re: muff cleanin

I used both the above methods on mine. Except instead of draino I was using oven cleaner. I had an idea that I thought would work well but didn't ever try, which is to cut a length of tube that will fit over the nozzle on a can of the foaming oven cleaner, poke some holes on the other end and slide ...
by adark248
Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:52 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Carb screws stuck and/or crazy
Replies: 2
Views: 1151

Re: Carb screws stuck and/or crazy

Greetings: It's been a while since I've examined/handled a stock carb, but if memory serves the throttle stop screw always protrudes and the spring remains exposed. ORLY? Ok. My Aero isn't like that so I got confused. I thought they'd be more similar than they are. I can't tell much from the Tech D...
by adark248
Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:00 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Carb screws stuck and/or crazy
Replies: 2
Views: 1151

Carb screws stuck and/or crazy

On my new Spree the carb seems to have been rigged by a lazy monkey. The throttle stop screw (top) is probably from a different bike, it's sticking way out and the spring is exposed, but the spring is too big to be turned into the carb body... how far into the carb throat should the screw stick turn...
by adark248
Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:55 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Spree Tire Question
Replies: 19
Views: 8163

Re: Spree Tire Question

thank you for the post wheelman. you have a knack for explaining things to a layman.

my tires are holding air but "have more cracks than the great wall of china" (great quote :lol: )

I want white walls for my wife's spree sooooo bad. I'll look for 90/80 and 80/80 I guess. Thanks
by adark248
Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:48 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Spree Tire Question
Replies: 19
Views: 8163

Re: Spree Tire Question

So I'm assuming that 2.75 x 10 won't work? does anyone know how the #/#-10 numbers work, is there any type like 90/90-10 that are comparable to 2.5 x 10 or are the #/# ones much bigger?
by adark248
Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:25 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Spree Tire Question
Replies: 19
Views: 8163

Re: Spree Tire Question

I'm not very knowledgeable about tire sizes, but I found this site that says it has whitewall tires in size 10" and 12" any thoughts? The basket system is odd, I'm thinking this site might be for people looking to import large numbers http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/GeneralManager?&d...
by adark248
Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:45 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: rear wheel?!?!?!
Replies: 12
Views: 5075

Re: rear wheel?!?!?!

any safety issues with putting these back on? If it takes that much to get it off, what should you use to put it back on? I'm assuming your standard ratchet isn't gonna cut it :?
by adark248
Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:34 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Spree Tire Question
Replies: 19
Views: 8163

Re: Spree Tire Question

I'm also looking for Spree whitewalls. I'm going to start investigating and see if I can find anything. I don't hold out much hope for whitewalls that size though :?

If anyone finds any please PM me and the OP!
by adark248
Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: To Rack or Not to Rack?
Replies: 14
Views: 5099

Re: To Rack or Not to Rack?

Wheelman-111 wrote: Maybe if you found a red one? Orange??
yellow, definitely yellow :wink: