Hello All-
I just recently purchased a Black Cat and am very new to the Scooter World. Is there a tutorial with pictures as to how to "de-restrict" a Black Cat scooter? I've come across some for the Buddy's and others but not for the Black Cat in specific. I'm not mechanically savvy so a detail instruction list with pictures would be greatly appreciated.
The dealer that I bought it from will not perform the task, and other dealers around me want to charge about $200 for it. I've already spent $2200 out the door for this scooter and would like to conserve some cash if it's something that a novice like myself can do by following instructions.
Thanks in advance.
De-restricting Black Cat
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That is what the dealer considers derestricting. They wanted to charge around $100 for 15 minutes of work.vespatech wrote:the easiest thing you can do is pull off you exhaust and separate the the wide washer(restrictor) from the narrow one(gasket)
I added a prima pipe, kevlar belt, 5 gram weights, stiffer clutch and torque springs and it is like a different bike. It runs around 52 down hill, 45 on the flats, and 20 up a very steep grade. This while carrying a 230 lb rider. Stock it would do maybe 40 downhill, 8 up the hill and 28 on the flats. Speed are true not indicated. The speedometer shows about 12% faster than true. (I feel like suing for false advertising over that.)
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It's a bit more than 15 minutes of work to do the full derestriction. Total real world time with a quick shake down ride is about twice that, or a little more. Some do it for free. 40 or 50 bucks seems to be about the going rate. 200.00 seems like a lot. If they are taking the time to weld off the air injection tube then 200.00 just seems a bit opportunistic.
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