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- Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ‘New’ Buddy 125 Owner here
- Replies: 19
- Views: 272
Re: ‘New’ Buddy 125 Owner here
Take a look at these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/520-Series-Rea ... SwXwBfs09H
- Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buddy 50: What fuel filter? what plugs?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 70
Re: Buddy 50: What fuel filter? what plugs?
Any 1/4" inline fuel filter will work. You can get one from the auto parts store, or the home center for a lawnmower. NGK BP7HS is the plug you want. You only need one.
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Promotional sale from Dr.Pulley
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1467
Re: Promotional sale from Dr.Pulley
I have a set. They were new in the package under the seat of a C3 I bought at the end of summer. I've moved on to using the Motoritech tech pulley flying rollers. I was having trouble finding the weight I wanted in Dr. Pulley sliders.
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need new front tire. Time to quit waffling.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 359
Re: Need new front tire. Time to quit waffling.
I think the best tire for the money is Kenda. I mix and match everything, knobby, street tread... whatever is handy. You're on a 10" rim going 50 and below for the most part. I've found the front usually lasts 2 to 3X the rear. Check the pressure often. That little tire can be down to 12lbs and...
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Buddy Pamplona 150cc
- Replies: 6
- Views: 213
Re: 2009 Buddy Pamplona 150cc
Ask for maintenance records. Scooter should have had 3 engine oil changes, at least 1 gear oil change and a valve check at 4,000. If your brake fluid is original, it is way past due for a flush and bleed. You are coming up on a belt and roller service. Scooter prices have really gone up since the st...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tire age? New tires over 6 years old.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1326
Re: Tire age? New tires over 6 years old.
I pay no attention to the date on my tires. If they hold air, and there are no cracks or damage, I ride them until they are bald. I just replaced the 12 year old front tire on my Burgman because it was bald. I have a 2007 C3 here, that has the original front tire on it. It's important to check your ...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OEM Parts needed.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 222
Re: OEM Parts needed.
Scooterloungeonline: http://www.scooterloungeonline.com/blackcatfrontshield
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need a bolt size please.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 191
Re: Need a bolt size please.
It's listed as a M6 x 14L Pitch is probably 1.0. Looks like a trip to ACE is in order.
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 110cc and Under Scooter Choice
- Replies: 18
- Views: 612
Re: 110cc and Under Scooter Choice
I've owned 5 C3s since 2011. This is my most recent. It hits 48.8mph GPS verified and gets 115mpg. I sold one last summer with 34,000 miles on it. It's still going strong. https://scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/106488108_1457666054439239_2007006407027740207_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=2&_...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 110cc and Under Scooter Choice
- Replies: 18
- Views: 612
Re: 110cc and Under Scooter Choice
I doubt I know a thing more than the next guy. Skipper20 comes here about every 15 months asking the same questions with a different set of scooters. Makes me think he's looking for company more than sensible direction. I have a 50cc and a 400cc. I put 3X the miles on the 50 I do on the Burgman. Lif...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 110cc and Under Scooter Choice
- Replies: 18
- Views: 612
Re: 110cc and Under Scooter Choice
You're still playing this game of mental masturbation after all these years? Can't make up your mind? Looking to others for input? At some point, you buy a bike and ride it. A 110 rattler is a crappy choice no matter how you look at it. In most states it requires the same registration and license as...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How do you delete messages on this new site?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 196
Re: How do you delete messages on this new site?
Thank you scootERIK. I would have never figured that out.
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How do you delete messages on this new site?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 196
How do you delete messages on this new site?
I can check them, but there is no delete button. Anyone know how this works? Thank you in advance.
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's a reasonable sale price for my 2016 Buddy 50?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 417
Re: What's a reasonable sale price for my 2016 Buddy 50?
Check Craigslist and FB marketplace near to you see what others are asking. You're in Florida with year round riding season. In Colorado right now, that bike would bring about $900. Between Memorial Day and the 4th of July maybe $1400 to $1700. Has it been stored inside out of the FL sun? Does it ri...
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT Taiwanese SMAX
- Replies: 8
- Views: 624
Re: OT Taiwanese SMAX
Onboard computer that stops power going to the rear wheel in case it senses too much movement there, ignition that starts without a key.... How do you fix this thing when it won't start one morning? Give me a Buddy 125 any day of the week.
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: which battery should I buy?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 920
Re: which battery should I buy?
$24.00 AGM 7Ah, 180 CCA https://www.ebay.com/itm/YTX7A-BS-Batte ... SwkHJfmzwp
- Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acumste Top Cases?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 405
- Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acumste Top Cases?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 405
That looks like a lot of top case for the money. I like the mounting options of the monolock type base. If you were to buy that size of case in a Givi or Kappa, you would be looking at 2 to 3 times the money. Here is same thing for $20 with free shipping if you buy 2: https://www.zcpsdotpk.top/index...
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Scored a winter project.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 498
Scored a winter project.
I just picked up this 2012 50cc with 900 miles on it for $500. It's been parked protected in a parking garage for 4 years. Gas tank looks good. It has a thick layer of dust and a dead battery. Should be a good winter project.
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hooligan 170 vs Vespa GTS250
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1947
IS the blur a 220i? Not a bad bike. Vespa prices have gone crazy in the last year or so. Could find $2000 GTS250s all over the place a year ago. It's not even winter yet. Get your searches set up, and be prepared to act fast. One will come along. I bought a scooter from Texas last year. It cost me $...
- Fri Oct 16, 2020 3:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hooligan 170 vs Vespa GTS250
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1947
I did a full service on a Kymco Grand Vista with 32,000 miles this summer. Scooter never had a valve adjustment. It's a 250 water cooled with carburetor. If I didn't know the odometer reading, I would have guessed 6,000 miles on the bike. Valves (two of them) were spot on.No signs of the slightest w...
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hooligan 170 vs Vespa GTS250
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1947
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hooligan 170 vs Vespa GTS250
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1947
Get the 250. Skip the step where you buy the Hooligan, spend time convincing yourself you made the right move, end up selling it and buying a Vespa anyway. I'm a huge PGO fan, but come on. Steel bodied, Italian design. Lineage of where it all started. Be patient and hold out for the large frame mode...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't remove air filter guard - howdya do it?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 695
The single screw holds it into the housing. You have probably removed that by now. Get a pair of pliers and squeeze the prongs of the spring clamp together. I think it is a little too stiff do do with your fingers. When you squeeze the prongs together, this removes the tension on the clamp. The filt...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2012 buddy 50 - when to replace tires ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 578
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't remove air filter guard - howdya do it?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 695
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't remove air filter guard - howdya do it?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 695
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't remove air filter guard - howdya do it?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 695
- Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A mid-50MPH Buddy 50 build...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2043
- Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A mid-50MPH Buddy 50 build...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2043
Have you left the 3 small clutch springs alone? On my Yamaha, that is where I get the most bang off the line. Stock springs are 750. I put 1k in the 3 small springs, and add a stage6 soft for the contra spring. The stage6 is about 125rpm increase over stock. My 50cc didn't have enough grunt to make ...
- Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buddy 125 bogs down
- Replies: 8
- Views: 705
- Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buddy 125 bogs down
- Replies: 8
- Views: 705
You should post more info when you are asking for this type of help. How many miles on the scooter? Was it running fine, and then started acting up? What is the maintenance history? A lot of good mechanics on this site, very few mind readers. Triple check the diaphragm. Take some plumbers grease and...
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Advice on a 2009 Buddy International italia 150cc used!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1371
- Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Strange idle, now will not start
- Replies: 4
- Views: 464
- Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Which belt do I buy for my Buddy 170i?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 480
743 20 30 https://www.ebay.com/itm/fits-Polaris-R ... 2851516467
Gates Powerlink makes one. I believe Bando comes on the bike when new. Maybe install some sliders why you are at it!
Gates Powerlink makes one. I believe Bando comes on the bike when new. Maybe install some sliders why you are at it!
- Mon Aug 31, 2020 12:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mirror problems... help me find a solution, please.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 597
- Mon Aug 31, 2020 12:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mirror problems... help me find a solution, please.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 597
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bubby 170i power loss on extended rides
- Replies: 4
- Views: 629
If you're doing this in 100 degree heat, and the engine is not broken in it is entering into limp mode. You are over taxing the engine and it is restricting itself to avoid internal damage. Things return to normal after you give the engine a break and let it cool down. That is, until you over tax it...
- Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buddy 50 stator and rectifier
- Replies: 4
- Views: 460
Here is a better buy on the stator: https://www.scooterdynasty.com/stator6c ... ddyrh.aspx
Last time I needed on I paid less than $75.00 off ebay.
Last time I needed on I paid less than $75.00 off ebay.
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buddy 50 stator and rectifier
- Replies: 4
- Views: 460
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buddy 50 stator and rectifier
- Replies: 4
- Views: 460
http://www.epfguzzi.com/scooterpunks/parts/buddy.html
A generic gy6 regulator will work
A generic gy6 regulator will work
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Best lock ( college campus ) HELP
- Replies: 9
- Views: 729
This lock gets good reviews, and the price is right: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086K2FZHB/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza Are you talking about locking it up during the day while you are in class? Or are you talking about locking it up night after night in the same place while you are asleep? Will the ...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Best lock ( college campus ) HELP
- Replies: 9
- Views: 729
- Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: White sidewall tires?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1128
- Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: front rack ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 465
I'll tell you this much, the front rack is way more robust than Prima's rear rack. It has three solid mounting points to the front of the scooter. The footprint is fairly small, and best of all no vulnerable bends or welds to snap. I didn't like adding a bunch of weight up front, because it made the...
- Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SOLVED: Buddy 170 fuel delivery problems
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1416
Good for you, and thanks for updating this thread to close the loop. I just followed something similar with a Yamaha C3. Owner replaced: ECU, Injector, and throttle body. Sold the bike out of frustration. New owner started to trouble shoot why it wouldn't run, long story short, ended up being a $10 ...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buddy 170i TRIKE (not mine) on ebay right now
- Replies: 4
- Views: 659
- Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tire Recommendations for Buddy 125
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1225
- Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tire Recommendations for Buddy 125
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1225
I like Kenda: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNT- ... gzEALw_wcB Great tire for this price.
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Caliper rebuild kit?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 415