Modern Buddy

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Huh. My only makes 13.5v. I bet thatâ€™s why my headlight wonâ€™t burn steel at 40 yards.

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Check your battery terminals, coil bracket, jiggle wires...

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That sounds like the main fuse. Even with a dead battery all the lights should work once you kickstart it.

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A quick cheap little mod to the headlights is changing the little 194 bulb in the front with an LED. looks kinda neat, doesnâ€™t really affect night riding. Costs almost nothing beyond 5 mins with a philips screwdriver and a t10 LED of your choice. I got a couple pics here: https://adamdanger.wordpr...

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A little splash of k100 or startron in the tank when you get fuel, and ethanol is a non-issue. Seriously, I run whatever fuel is convenient. I donâ€™t winterize. I havenâ€™t cleaned a carb in seven years, which probably has nothing to do with the two additives I use interchangeably.

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Ethanol attracts water. Thatâ€™s the biggest problem. Algea and bacteria like it then. They grow, and clog stuff up. Fuel injection solves a lot of that issue. Itâ€™s also hard on some plastics, rubber, some fuel tank linings and fuel pumps.

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The lance stuff is decent. Its a SYM with cheaper body parts/suspension. Sym makes good stuff.

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Msrp is $2k for the regular Rh50. Add in destination fees and the rest and thatâ€™s in that range.

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You still have gear oil changes.

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^ perfect answer

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Iâ€™ve done long days on a buddy 125 and Rh50. For comfort I will take the roughhouse any day. You have 3 good riding positions (10 if you do stupid things), wide tires with big sidewalls to eat bumps and potholes, and easy places to tie all the junk you drag along. Reliability wise, both 50â€™s are...

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Too many variables

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Itâ€™s adjustable. Turn the bottom, it either compresses or decompresses the spring.

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if by â€œjunkâ€� you mean â€œawesomeâ€� or â€œfunâ€�, then yes.

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run them off the battery.

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Helmet. Armored gear. Gloves. Boots. Training.
Everything else can be figured out as you go.

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The roughhouse does ok in the snow. Not as well as the symba did, but itâ€™s manageable. I will say the 70cc kit did not make it more winter friendly though, the power builds up quite abruptly, and then itâ€™s sideways. Not bad sideways, not really good sideways, just kinda keep your feet ready side...

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The guy with the eBay ad comes up as Georgia. Oddly enough, he kinda resembles the guy in the reflection of the hubcap.

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The black exhaust that looks like the stock pipe ?

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Spark plug wire?

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For playing around campgrounds- the fat tire 50's would be ideal. Rh50/early zuma/kymco Cobra cross (all pretty much the same scooter). They will hit honest speeds in the 40's. I'm not saying who, but I've seen them take a beating and keep running just fine.

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I wonder if any of the Asian 250's would bolt up? The sym rv motor will happy run high 70's/low 80's all day long.

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Have you tried resetting the ecu?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit ... _easy_fix/

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That was a fun ride. Can't wait for next time

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Octane and ethanol have nothing to do with each other. Avoid ethanol if you can (its rough on small motors and collects water). As far as octane- if it's still stock it will run on anything 87 and up. There is a slight difference in performance but not enough you'll be able to notice on a 50cc, and ...

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Pull the clutch in to get that rod to release. You might have the turn the rear wheel forward and backward. You might need a second set of hands. The shift cables- one pulls it counter clockwise, one pulls it clockwise. Get the shift bar moved so the scoot is in neutral. Use second set of hands to k...

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Ya, it won't be an issue for the 2t's. There will be no shortage of parts for many years. As for the others, if there is a demand, someone will make parts.

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Someone in Australia did a gy6 swap. I don't see any reason you can't swap anything within reason. You'll have to make mounting brackets and maybe an adapter for the swingarm mount and probably redo the fuel lines and wiring harness...

The motor off a SYM Rv250 would be fun.

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The only thing that comes to mind is a short somewhere between the brake light and the something in the starter circuit.

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That sounds like cables fraying or collecting dirt, or the shifter handle needing greased where it pivots on the handlebars. Could even be something binding up in the box where the up and down shift cables turn the gear selector. Cruciform usually causes sloppy shifts, or it pops out of gear. I woul...

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Pe32 is a part number. It's the same pipe. It doesn't say anything about a 70cc version.

It is the same pipe that scooterworks sells for the 70cc kit, but there is only one version. Same version as they sell for the buddy 50.

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They are the same. No real changes.

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I still want to see a Pink Floyd buddy with Mini Cooper tires.

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Someone really needs to do that. You wouldn't even need a kickstand.

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Kinda sounds like the cruciform is worn out/broken.

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Syd wrote:
JettaKnight wrote:Forgive my ignorance, but what's a Dark Mode?
Not sure. Maybe a forum about using 10" car tires on a Buddy?

I don't think they make 10" car tires. You might have to go to the Turf side on a buddy.

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My local shop has been trying to talk me into going tubeless for the last 3 tires. Having watched them change both, the tubeless was a 5 minute job, and the tube, well, it depends if I count the swearing time or the rubber mallet time.

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Mine did that. old gas was the culprit.

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Like Viney and Todd said, I've done 300+ mile days on mine, and even my normal meetup spot to go ride with friends is an hour and two mountains away. It's a tough little machine, keep good oil in the rear and good oil in the premix tank- and just ride it. With a milk crate and some cheap universal s...

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I'm 270lbs and I've held my roughhouse wide open for entire tanks of fuel at a time. Indestructible little beast.

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It's riding. It's inherently unsafe.

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Cool. Explain to her how to compensate for a front wheel slide. And then explain how to balance front and rear brakes, and how to control the natural reaction to brake harder when she starts to slide. I just figured it was easier to let her learn how to handle loss of traction and the subsequent man...

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The reason I said not to use the front brake is because it's really hard to explain how it feels when the tire breaks traction. She has no way to gauge it until she slides a tire a few times. Ideally she will go practice riding somewhere before she attempts her first 10 seconds of riding on a steep ...

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Don't use the front brake. Buy gear with armor. Wear a helmet and gloves with armored knuckles. Wear boots. Go slow, don't let the speed get away from you. Practice sliding the rear wheel with the back brake (to get used to what happens). My grandmother learned to ride in her late 40's, so don't let...

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Anything with moving parts can break at any time.

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I'll third on Carlisle cycle and scooter. I've bought 4 scoots/motorcycles from them, and they've done two fantastic motor rebuild/build ups for me. Prices are more than fair, and they treat you like family.

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Does anyone else's headlight make a "cat face" outline on the road right in front of the scooter ?

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Wasn't that px a 2t? Apples and oranges.

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You have an upgraded suspension over the regular roughhouse

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I would be more concerned with the shear index than startup viscosity. At running temps it's a 40 weight.

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