Modern Buddy

Does this mean I need 7.2-gram rollers? I keep reading about Dr. Pulley Sliders. Would I order the same weight for those? I am noticing that my take-off acceleration isn't what it was in the past, and I am a heavy dude (260#), and I am approaching 3000 miles on the Buddy Kick. I was thinking it's time to change the rollers.

If they are 7.2, I would install 6 gram Dr. pulley sliders. I would dissamble the variator, and weigh what is in there now. Buy 1 gram (closest you can get) lighter. Are you current on it's maintenance?

Yes, every maintenance item is current. This pic in the service manual threw me off because everything I read, the rollers are 11 grams.

Smurfe wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 10:52 am This pic in the service manual threw me off because everything I read, the rollers are 11 grams.

You have to be careful with the Buddy Kick 125 since a lot of people(and parts sellers) confuse it with the Buddy 125. From a quick look I can only find weights listed for the J-Bubu(the name for the Kick oversea,) the weights I see are 7.3g and 9g. The Buddy 125 uses 11.5g or 11g. I can't even find dimensions for the Kick rollers.

If you have a small scale it might pay to weigh the current rollers just to be sure, https://www.harborfreight.com/1000-gram ... 60332.html


*I don't own a Kick and have never worked on one.

Don't do anything until you weigh them. No matter the source, don't assume you know the correct weight until you can verify. Do you have a Post Office in the back of ACE Hardware near you? They will weigh them for you.