Modern Buddy

I can't find the value anywhere. I know 16 x 13 but what is the weight? I'm at 208 lbs (my lord how did that happen?) and I don't believe the scoot is tuned for my "wind resistance" for lack of a nicer term...

Not trying to go nuts either. I'm pretty stoked at the performance as it stands. Just want to order a couple sizes that hover around the stock one's to play with.

TIA!

I'm pretty sure the RH50 and Buddy 50 have the same engine although I don't know if this means they have the same rollers. If they do then it's 6.5g.

I'd call these folks

http://www.scooterloungeonline.com/blac ... ttlerparts

they don't seem to list the weight like they do for the buddy 50 but I'm sure they'd know what it is

Hey thanks Jason.

It's a bit confusing. At the Scooterworks website I found this blurb:

"Stock rollers for Rattler 50 are 11.5g, and stock for Black Cat and Buddy 50 are 7.5-8.5g."

So I'm asking but probably really need to disassemble and measure I suppose. I don't even know if that span they give "7.5 - 8.5g" is all that different. I'm new to this CVT stuff.

Thanks again!

well I can tell ya that stock for the buddy 50 is 6.5g. When I went up to 7.5g it was a fairly dramatic difference. Acceleration kinda sucked but top end gained a few mph.

Yup I've seen in different places that the Buddy 50 and RH are supposed to be the same everything. I put an email in to scooterlounge like you said and am waiting for their return email.

Sounds like I want to go down and probably not too much either. I see the Prima Stage 1 comes with 5's and a pipe which runs along your nimbers....

Thanks!

yeah, I decided that I wanted better acceleration so I ordered 5g dr pulley sliders. Definitely too light for me. I
'll be mixing the 5g and the 7.5g and see what I get out of that.

Good to know Jason. Thanks!

I really despise open ended threads. Loads of great conversations that climax into "I'll test/try this and let you know."....then POOF, nada, several years later and still no closure.

So today I'll close the loop on this one. I got an email reponse that said something to the effect..."hey dumbass, look here:"...

http://www.scooterworks.com/wiki/roller_sizes.ashx

Loads of scoots listed with stock roller weights.

SteveK wrote:I really despise open ended threads. Loads of great conversations that climax into "I'll test/try this and let you know."....then POOF, nada, several years later and still no closure.

So today I'll close the loop on this one. I got an email reponse that said something to the effect..."hey dumbass, look here:"...

http://www.scooterworks.com/wiki/roller_sizes.ashx

Loads of scoots listed with stock roller weights.

This is great, Thanx, I'm surprised to see the stock buddy50 weight listed as 7.5g though as when I replaced the stock rollers with 7.5g sliders I noticed a drop in acceleration and an increase in top end speed which generally means you went up in weight. I'll have to see if I can't weigh the old rollers as I still have them in my scooter junk box

That would sum it up Jason. I'm interested in what you find. But aren't the Dr. Pulley sliders a bit different? I mean, because of the wedged shape, don't they act like heavier weights because they travel a bit further?

Still trying to rap my head around all this CVT stuff without going bonkers.

TX!

they do look and act differently but they are supposed to be designed to give faster take off and better top end. It doesn't make any sense that they would cause a decrease in acceleration if they were the same weight as my stock rollers. Who knows though, I didn't exactly have a stop watch with me so it could all be in my head (though I doubt it)

I think the wedge shape is supposed to help.open the variation a bit more and give you a slightly higher high gear vs the round rollers. So, they should act pretty much the same at the low end, maybe smoother, but get a little extra at the top.

I just measured mine on a scale:

2010 Buddy 50 has 7.5g roller weights.

I bought the scooter used but I'm pretty sure the previous owner didn't change them so they should be originals.