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Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Thu May 30, 2013 8:34 pm
Back on the scooter, only the bottom will show once the side plastic is on.
Dalrock
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by Dalrock » Fri May 31, 2013 12:33 pm
Tyler - how do I contact the fella you traded the Elite 80 body parts to? I need the front cover and knob which connects to the side covers.
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Fri May 31, 2013 8:31 pm
Dalrock wrote: Tyler - how do I contact the fella you traded the Elite 80 body parts to? I need the front cover and knob which connects to the side covers.
I'm sorry, I don't think he ships.
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:12 pm
I removed the carb from my spare ch80 and cleaned it up. I also installed bigger slow and main jets I got from Jetsrus.com
Runs a lot better and I got the top speed back after it was reduced because of the exhaust pipe and air filter.
Now I'm going to focus on getting everything painted.
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:31 pm
Spent some time doing paint work, lots of sanding/prepping. Took these pics just prior to spraying.
Kevinstonge
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by Kevinstonge » Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:02 pm
[quote="Tyler VR"]I removed the carb from my spare ch80 and cleaned it up. I also installed bigger slow and main jets I got from Jetsrus.com
How large did you end up going with the jets? Also do you know what the stock pilot jet size is? Thanks!
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:42 pm
Kevinstonge wrote:
How large did you end up going with the jets? Also do you know what the stock pilot jet size is? Thanks!
Here's where I got the jets:
http://www.jetsrus.com/a_jet_kit_scoote ... _elite.htm
TYPICAL JET SIZE:
Main Jet - 88*
Slow Jet - 40*
I went up to a 45 slow jet and got 90,92,95 main jets to try.
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:44 pm
I had the front shield nearly done painted and it fell from my crappy hanger line. All sorts of marks/scratches in my fresh wet paint.
So I'm going to have to sand it back down and repaint.
Wheelman-111
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by Wheelman-111 » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:50 am
Greetings:
Your thoroughness is admirable. Eager to see results!
Wheelman-111
Most of my money is spent on scooterparts. The rest is just wasted.
"ISO": '03 Vespa ET4 Malossi187 74MPH
Flash 9: 2001 Elite SR Contesta 72 ZX Tran, 9:1 Gears, Stock Airbox/Carb/Pipe 58.8 MPH
Punkin: 2010 Vespa/Malossi S78, 61MPH
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:38 pm
About to spray the side panels, there were a lot of scratches hiding under those stickers.
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by Tyler VR » Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:03 am
On the floorboard I decided not paint the textured area because it would most likely rub off. But I did clean the area using a couple methods before I masked it off.
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:49 pm
Painted the turn signal housings and some of the other smaller pieces too.
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:35 pm
Here's all the painted body parts, turned out good. Planning on painting the frame this weekend.
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by Tyler VR » Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:18 pm
Frame painted, I made sure to plug/mask all the threaded parts.
Tyler VR
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by Tyler VR » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:39 pm
Forks and handle bars painted too.