You know, this makes sense now that you write it. I know generally how the whole CVT setup works, but never made a connection with that last part about the linearity of rpm and speed when variator is maxed out. DUH!!Wheelman-111 wrote:Greetings:
You know the variator is uh... Variatin' when the groundspeed rises but RPM does not. You know it's maxed when the RPM rises linearly with speed.
I need to get my RPM and CHT KOSO gauge and install it to see what rpm is really at, also need to design something out of a long tube sock i'm thinking, along with some plastic ziplock bag and duct tape to wear my gps on my forearm cuz i don't like holding the handle bar with 2 fingers and 3 fingers holding my $250 gps for a 1/4 mile at a time testing top speeds :p
Well i didn't check the exhaust or jet yet, but i assume they are from the S and restricted. I have an SR exhaust and a V8 small bore exhaust coming today courtesy of another forum member and jets from bikebandit, also 9:1 and 8.4:1 gears from burnttoast. Also sometime i should get this stock ruckus variator from ebay and slap that on too.Wheelman-111 wrote: BTW Flash 3 got to 49MPH on pure-stock power with a smaller ~90mm Elite Polini vario and 9:1 gears, running 7.5 rollers and somewhere around 8500 RPM. Is your S exhaust washer still in there? Running a 78 or bigger Main? I wonder why it isn't faster than 41.
I'm hoping that with the ruckus variator i do see more top end from the belt botoming out more in the rear pulley. But then with the bigger exhausts and 9:1 gears hitting 49 would be cool. I just wanted to leave my S exhaust stock and not drill anything out in case i want it back to stock, that's why i bought an extra one. Basically i'm buying all these parts to see what works best on my stock scoot, and then my moded up project one.