variator on the way

MPA · Post by **MPA** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:41 pm

Scooterworks finally got the Malossi variators in and I should have mine tomorrow. hopefully it's not a waste of $

Eazy · Post by **Eazy** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:21 pm

depends, what else do you have?

MPA · Post by **MPA** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:06 pm

Prima, 2k spring, 1 size bigger jet

Groovealufagus · Post by **Groovealufagus** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:37 pm

Here's a post I recently put in an different topic, maybe this will help. BTW, the malossi variator comes with it's own spring.

Groovealufagus wrote:Had my Prima pipe, Polini filter, Malossi MultiVar2000 and a change of clutch springs done yesterday. The clutch bell sent with my HIT clutch was the wrong fit, so we have to wait for the right one to arrive from MRP, and I'm having the Malossi 21mm carb (listed on Scooterworks for Buddy 50) put on then, too.

Multivar2000 came with 2,000 rpm contra spring and 12g weights.
While we wait on the bell, we put the yellow 1500rpm springs on the stock clutch. Rejetted to 100 main, and bored out the idle jet to 46.

Current results (I weigh 155 lbs, fwiw):
Lost about 5 mph on the top end (but I expect to gain it back, plus maybe just a little more, with the HIT clutch and the 21mm carb installed).

Rips off a standing start... I hit 28 mph indicated crossing a 4 lane intersection. Gets to 44 indicated in just under 1 city block. Doesn't dog at all throughout any of the cycle now; it accelerates fast and stays fast right up until it tops out at roughly 53 mph (58 indicated).

Sounds monstrous.

Looking forward to getting the rest of the job done in about 2 weeks when the parts arrive and I'll let you know how it turns out.

MPA · Post by **MPA** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm

I thought this variator replaced the front one w/ the rollers?

Groovealufagus · Post by **Groovealufagus** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:12 am

The Malossi variator does replace the front one with the rollers and the contra spring. It comes with 12g weights and a 2000rpm contra spring.

MPA · Post by **MPA** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:31 pm

12s? Damn lol.

If anyone wants to buy the new contra spring, make me an offer and it's yours.

Groovealufagus · Post by **Groovealufagus** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:25 pm

I would use the Malossi part.

MPA · Post by **MPA** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:22 pm

I'm going to just swap the variator for now and hold off on swapping the spring.

how hard is it to put that clutch part back together with the spring anyway?

MPA · Post by **MPA** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:23 pm

well it's here.

Unfortunately the rollers are bigger (19x15.5 vs 16x13) then the stock ones, which of course I have a bunch of different weights for and there's no cheap ones on Ebay like I had in the stock sizes. They also show the part # for the kit on back with all their other applications, but there's no instruction page for the part # like there is for every other scooter.

It's like 96* here today and supposed to be the same tomorrow so I'm going to wait to install it.