How many miles do you have
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How many miles do you have
on your rattler? I am curious how many miles I can expect to put on my rattler before the engine goes out. I currently have close to 7000 miles with only one minor problem (a broken oil hose) that was covered under warranty.
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Well, I have close to 9k on mine, but I did have to have it rebuilt around the 7.5k mark, I'm still under warranty for a little less than a year to go, so it really wasn't a problem getting it fixed.
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Just wondering what you had to have done to your Rattler at 7500 miles?Wheelz wrote:Well, I have close to 9k on mine, but I did have to have it rebuilt around the 7.5k mark, I'm still under warranty for a little less than a year to go, so it really wasn't a problem getting it fixed.
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I have just over 9600 miles on mine. Rebuild at 4000 and about 6000 miles. Determined the factory called-for plug was too hot...caused detonation and fried the piston, rings and cylinder each time. They call for a "too-hot" plug to make emission requirements. At my altitude, it burned things up. Had no trouble since I changed to a BR8HS instead of a BPR7HS.
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pretty straight forward piston and ring replacement. I was riding my rat pretty hard and alot as I was using it to go back and forth to work 30 miles a day. I have since moved and now only go about 12 miles to work and back, I have had absolutely no engine trouble with the rat since then over 11k miles now. I did have my exhaust stud break about 2 weeks ago, getting it replaced now, no biggie really, chalk that up to vibration and wear.
I will have had it for two years in May.
I will have had it for two years in May.
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I'm guessing that because the CVT keeps the engine rev'd pretty high, extended WOT seems to wreck scooter two-strokes much faster than geared two-strokes. Then again, in general it extended WOT is horrible for a two-stroke.
Most of the people that I've heard of with engine problems on the Rat are people who ride them hard. The nice thing is that the parts for a rebuild are really quite cheap (at least in my experience of motorcycles and cars), so it's not a big impact on your pocketbook.
Plus two-strokes are fun enough that they're worth blowing up every now and then.
Most of the people that I've heard of with engine problems on the Rat are people who ride them hard. The nice thing is that the parts for a rebuild are really quite cheap (at least in my experience of motorcycles and cars), so it's not a big impact on your pocketbook.
Plus two-strokes are fun enough that they're worth blowing up every now and then.
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