I had an idea to have a tool that I could attach to any bike and record acceleration times between any two speeds to aid in tuning. For the express purposes of determing if the bike was getting faster or slower while I was tuning. Smart people might say they already have this technology, in …
I think I am the only person who loves a stock Gurtner carb. Well, not the Peugeot carbs. Or the AR2-10 because you can’t remove the diffuser. But that AR2-12 and the AR1 carbs, that’s me all day. Years ago, when Handy Bikes was a wonderland of NOS parts and lore for those in the …
So far I’ve done only street testing with a butt dyno, which are notorious for weak accuracy. To be a bit more scientific I called up my friends at Scooter Swap Shop and set up a dyno session on their rolling dyno. They are super nice guys who know their tuning so if you are …
There were issues with the last test part. The rubber was still too soft with the 60A blend and the airbox would try to fall off when I rode. The plan was easy, just get the next harder rubber and make another. Well, thing is, that was the hardest rubber they made in that compound …
The first test was really successful. My only issues was the softness of the rubber , the fleshtone color (not very A E S T H E T I C) , and how well it stayed attached to the airbox. The original rubber was a urethane compound with a shore hardness of 40A so I …
First up, I love the A55 Tomos. They are great. I’ve owned a handful, I used to work on them when we sold them at a shop, and my girl currently owns one. I’ve built 3 different gila A55, piles of other kitted ones, and run 10 of thousands of miles on stock ones. Easily …