New Rollers & Old Friends

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:26 pm

Hello old friends, it's been a while... I've been riding all this time but not participating in the forum.

I stopped in to MB to review the roller replacement photos and tips, and thought it would be polite to say hello while I am here.

My 2006 Buddy 125 is running great at 10K miles and just needed the Dr. Pulley sliders replaced - I chose the stock rollers this time. I was not happy with the performance and longevity of the Dr. Pulley sliders. All is well with the stock rollers installed now and it accelerates the way it should and the top end is back. Lately it never totally made it into high gear and so top speed was significantly diminished and so fuel economy was horrible.

I would be remiss if I didn't thank lagerhead whose advice got me through the install last time and I fortunately remembered this time as well.

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:53 pm

What weight sliders did you have in and what weight rollers did you switch to?

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:56 pm

I'd have that question too. Mine is just over 8k miles, and everyone remarks how fast it is. I have 11g sliders in there, and my fuel economy is only impacted when I pretend I can race

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BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 2:00 pm

Good to see ya! Not many of the original Vintage Buddy peeps left around!

kungfooren · Post by **kungfooren** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:46 pm

Glad to hear that replacing the roller weights solved your problems.
I'm a bit surprised to hear that you didn't like the Dr. Pulley sliders. I've had them on 2 of my buddies (50cc) and they'be been great. I went 0.5g lighter than the original rollers and my acceleration and top speed have improved.

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:00 pm

Say, while we're on the subject, I'm about due for a transmission inspection and assuming I need replacement, what's the stock roller weight on a 150 and what's the consensus recommended slider weight?

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:31 pm

Peteh,

Most of us seem to say that 11g is great. 12g is what some people prefer for some of the more modified transmissions.

11g and I have smoother/faster acceleration, normal top end (indicated 65ish, no windscreen).

I also have the pipe.

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:08 pm

It's not that I didn't like the Dr. Pulleys - they were just different (sound, acceleration and top end all slightly different).

What I really didn't like is that they didn't perform well for long. I think I really only got about 2000 miles on them before they started failing to go all the way to the top end.

With the stock rollers back in I am happy. It was cheap and easy, and I can do it myself.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:21 pm

Don't be a stranger now, alright?

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:33 pm

lobsterman wrote:It's not that I didn't like the Dr. Pulleys - they were just different (sound, acceleration and top end all slightly different).

What I really didn't like is that they didn't perform well for long. I think I really only got about 2000 miles on them before they started failing to go all the way to the top end.

With the stock rollers back in I am happy. It was cheap and easy, and I can do it myself.

I always feel like I'm in the minority when sliders are discussed; I didn't like them. Nothing wrong with them… I just prefer the feel and performance of rollers.