Gyro - general thread

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TIRE CALAMITY

I thought that finding a rear tire for my gyro that was going to be a nightmare. no one makes the original size anymore. I thought my gyro days were over. LOW AND BEHOLD i go down to my local WAL-MART and they have in the back of the store, tires that were 1/2 inch over the original size. i had brought my rim with me to try the size out. FANTASTIC! they fit perfectly and to top it all off, i found two new inner tubes at TSC as well.

Now this is great. i found the hardest size of tire for a scooter that i can think of at Walmart. unfortunately my front tire is pretty much done for. I thought to my self, 'finding a tire to fit the front rim should be easy! I mean they still use that size tire today!" boy was i wrong. i looked EVERYWHERE. finally jp cycles showed that they had some

SO i went to jp cycles and got this tire:

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/216-0011

I waited a week. tire shows up. i open the box and.....its a completely different tire and its the wrong size!!! i didn't think jpcycles could screw up this bad.
so i called them and they said don't send it back because it would cost to much. they are going to send me a new tire that is the right size for FREE!!! so now i have two tire for the price of one.

this is the tire they are sending me:

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/210-0225

sorry for the really long rant. just needed to blow off some steam.

i think we should create a forum for parts that we find that will work on the gyro or can make work on the gyro
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I bet your wal-mart tires kinda sorta look like this ?
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I betting on this: he found some 5.30-4.50 X 6.
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i wish i could say that. my uncle CAN though. he was cruising through some small town and stopped in at a local scooter shop aand asked if he had any parts for a honda gyro. this is what my uncle told me:

"I walked in and asked him if he had any parts for a honda gyro and he said, "yes i do hold on". it was about ten minutes and he came back and said, "I need your help sir for a minute". so i went to the back with him and he had several boxes laid out on the floor. he said, "this is all the parts i have and i cant seem to sell them". I told him that i have several gyros and i might be interested if the price is right. he said he would sell it all $500"

my uncle bought those parts, here is what all he got:

a carburetor cover

two sets of turn-signals

2 headlights

a new gas tank with lid

a speedometer

various engine components (jugs, pistons, connecting rods, carbs, ect)

two rear fenders

4 front tires

and to top it all off

4 sets of brand new still in the box dunlop rear tires!

we had enough parts to fix all of our gyros that didnt run.
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You got soooo lucky. That is proof it never hurts to ask :geekdance:

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You got soooo lucky. That is proof it never hurts to ask
Yes - that is for sure! Really don't mind parts going to our group.... jugs n tanks, tires and fenders oh my :mrgreen: :thumbwink:
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So, has anyone found a way to work with the misplaced exhaust port connector so we can use a Spree or Elite big bore kit on the Gyro? It seems like everything would work except the connector would hit the crankcase.
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So everything lines up on the crankcase?
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Do you think it is possible to stretch a gyro the same as you could a ruckus. I think it would be cool to make the arm longer but i dont want to make it to long, maybe add 3 to 5 inches of length of the back end.
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The gyro is one freaky looking gadget...I love it! They were never sold in australia and I had no knowledge that there was anything that even remotely looked like these. There looks like a lot of complex geometry involved in the rear end of the bike - would lengthening the framework adversely affect handling?
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I always wanted to throw a spoked wheel on a gyro .
And just knew it could be done ...
Well I picked up a Hobbit last week did some quick mesurements and
I think the front forks and wheel will fit .
Only problem is I started messing around with the Hobbit
got it running and it's kinda fun to ride and at 30 seems pretty fast and
there are a lot of after market up grades . I wonder what I will do with it after the front end is gone bye bye ?
I did a mock - up photoshop pic of what it might look like ,
I did it really fast just to get an idea .So go ahead and laugh ...
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OK I think I know what I can do with the Hobbit .
GO AHEAD LAUGH !
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Shet 66SIX,...that Hobbit is worth a cool $600 easy-peezy...Please keep it intact, if you must have that front end, then find it on something a little less desirable. The Hobbit looks CHERRY. you will make a ped-head soooo happy to pass this Hobbit along and buy a sweet fork from Takegawa or Kitaco with disc brake. Take a look at siggy's thread and check out the forks on some of those Monkey bikes he posted..... :urban:

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^this is what I was thinking of
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the only thing i am worried about, is that if i do stretch the rear part of the suspension unit, is that i will need a bigger shock. is it possible to get an aftermarket shock or do you think the original will work?
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Stretching the rear would improve handling in terms of increased front wheel weight.

666- look at an Urban Express front end.
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