canthai55

http://www.cyclepedia.com/scooter-servic/

Read 'The Clutch' in the link you posted above

Up to you. But if you go down, do not expect those rivets to do much. Are they steel or aluminum ?

If the displacement - bore and stroke - stock, then the stock pipe dimensions are probably as good as it gets. Increase diameter of exp. chamb. to move peak power up the RPM band, narrow and lengthen to provide more of a 'torque' type powerband. If you use the stock pipe, might be a good idea to cut it in half lengthwise, remove the accumulated carbon sure to be there, and reweld back together. If the pipe is not so thin with use over the years that it is hard to butt weld. In that case get a strip of thin flat bar and weld that to the EC, keeping the original cut line in the middle of the new flatbar. This will keep you away from the edge and allow for enuf heat to be used. Hopefully.

Might consider taking the assembled boxes to a shop that can GTAW the butts and seams. Great increase in strength.

If you want a road bike, do you mean hiway ? City ?  I spent many hours welding expansion chambers in my 2 stroke racing days, never had a power valve motor, but understand for a street bike they are the way to go, as you vary the exhaust timing but for a bike for the hiway, where you run 100K plus more or less constant, a properly designed and built exhaust will get you by. Did Yamaha ever import RD's here ?  Never seen one. Or Suzuki had the ATC (?) system, never seen one of them here neither.

2 hours ago, robblok said:

If politicians can't make money from being in government they won't be willing to unleash violence on their opponents and they won't be buying positions because its not worth it financially.

Tell me one country on planet Earth where this does not happen ! No need to single out any nationality same-same everywhere.

Don't trust your life on any analysis. Things change - conditions differ. Saying "This is the way it is" will get you injured or killed. When I first came here the driving style was described to me by a 30 year Expat as "Think of it like a flow of water. It will flow into any vacant space" Best description I have heard yet.

Good luck with the repair.

Nice of you to help him. He made a mistake. See post #8

I rest my case ...

The clutch allows the scooter to idle with the engine running by isolating the rear wheel from the transmission. It operates in much the same way as the variator, being of a centrifugal design. As you twist the throttle, the engine increases its speed and the belt drive spins the clutch. As the rotational speed increases, centrifugal force causes the clutch inner to expand, and begin driving the clutch outer, which is connected to the rear wheel

Correct info is essential for those not conversant on the subject.

True. I should have quantified - when I had my H1 and my Norton drag racing was my thing. This is what I was referring to as fast. On the handling part - the H1 had a hinge under the seat somewhere. Scary to ride that thing quickly around corners. Panic stop from 70 mph and the front brake lever came back to the grip when you were still going 30-40. Learned then why they do not put buttons on motorcycle seats - you would bite them off.

Loved my Norton. Almost as fast as my H1 ... Almost. But handled way better.

On 1/4/2017 at 7:23 PM, giddyup said:

 Is the actual program called 13th 2016?

called 13th https://thepiratebay.org/search/13th/0/99/0

Just read this on another Forum. Effective 30 Dec 2016

https://www.flickr.com/photos/phillipgibbins/31741817010/

Don't care what the Chinese - who made the product in your link - call it. That is not a torque converter.

Words of Wisdom RQ. Would love a Multistrada - but Duc service in LOS appalling. Agree with BMW too - never was a fan. Overpriced and Fugly. But IMO only. Others will have their own opinion. To Each their Own.

On 1/3/2017 at 10:57 AM, AllanB said:

Actually the Filano we just bought is a good choice, not cramped, easy to ride a reasonable amount of power with it's 125cc via a torque converter.

This is the post to which I replied.

A centrifugal clutch is a component of a CVT transmission, which your Filano and my PCX is equipped with.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmission

^^^  555 Argue with Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_converter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_clutch

The Dalai Lama - "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

13th 2016

I thought the Criminal Justice system in the USA was bad, but after watching this ...

5% of the worlds population,  25% of the worlds population incarcerated.

Big Business.

TV doing its thing again - can't Edit, double posts. PITA

Try it. Just a little drag is all you need - not enuf to slow you down, close as I can describe it is it seems to 'stretch' the bike, almost making it seem longer, which in turn makes it more stable. I realize this makes no sense, but is as close as I can to describing it. And when/if you see the Twit described above, jam that rear on and the bike will tend to oversteer, especially leaned over. You for sure do not want the understeer which will happen if the bike stands up, or you will be eating Mr. Twits grill. Same as if you snap the throttle closed mid-corner - bike stands up. Always best I have found to ride the bike with the throttle.

Try it. Just a little drag is all you need - not enuf to slow you down, close as I can describe it is it seems to 'stretch' the bike, almost making it seem longer, which in turn makes it more stable. I realize this makes no sense, but is as close as I can to describing it. And when/if you see the Twit described above, jam that rear on and the bike will tend to oversteer, especially leaned over. You for sure do not want the understeer which will happen if the bike stands up, or you will be eating Mr. Twits grill.

You did not have an accident - you were involved in one.