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Making Sure You Are Seen on Your Scooter

Daniel — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:18:53 +0000

If you enjoy riding a scooter, you wish you could head out on the road and be carefree. Letting the wind blow around you without a care in the world. That isn’t the case though. You are always on the lookout for traffic around you, as you should be. You have to worry if they […]

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How to check if your Scooter CDI is restricted

Daniel — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 04:59:59 +0000

I am getting a lot of people asking me, if their scooter has a restricted CDI, how to check if it is restricted and how to derestrict it. First of, I want to explain why CDI’s are restricted in the first place. Why are some scooters having a restricted CDI? To get one thing straight: […]

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How To Quickly Determine The (Dell’Orto) Carburetor Main Jet Size

Daniel — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:38:04 +0000

Update: Hey guys, sorry for some confusion on this article. This formula here mostly applies to small engine Dell’Orto PHBG carbs (12-21mm). It might work for others (tho definitely not for Kehin PWK’s). Keep this in mind! Generally speaking tho, the default main jet +15% is often the limit for most carburetors! Determining the correct […]

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How To Check Your Spark Plug for the Correct Carburetor Setting

Daniel — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 05:00:19 +0000

Running a tuned scooter requires attention to details. Especially the carburetor needs to be adjusted when increasing the performance by installing a new cylinder kit, or exhaust pipe. The spark plug is a great indicator, to see if the carburetor settings are correct. If the carburetor is set incorrectly you face a power loss at […]

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Roost Intake with VForce4 and new Havoc 70cc Prototype Images

Daniel — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:30:16 +0000

The guys over at Roost don’t sleep! After they finished their 98cc Monster Cylinder and announcing the 70cc model, they have more newness. This time it is the new Roost Intake System for Piaggio engines, which uses the brand new VForce4 Reed Valve System (successor of the legendary VForce3). Besides that they’ve also presented some […]

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Malossi Univers 2014 Brake Catalog Out Now

Daniel — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:41:13 +0000

Malossi just made their new brake catalog available for download. Brakes might not be the most interesting tuning topic but they certainly saved all our lives more than once. Thus, be smart and invest in your brakes! Malossi brake pads, shoes and disks are top notch and used by professional racing teams across the globe. […]

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How To Maintain A Scooter

Daniel — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 08:04:18 +0000

We all love our scooters, especially when they are new and shiny and perform well. However, over time the performance of a scooter will decrease and we might up with a broken scooter if we don’t maintain it regularly. Here are some tips that should help you maintain a scooter and keep it in great […]

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Roost Havoc 100cc / 70cc Cylinder and Exhaust Kit

Daniel — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 05:45:55 +0000

Slovenian High-End exhaust manufacturer Roost, has been working on a secret project for a while. The so called Roost Havoc Cylinder Kit is a 100cc big bore cylinder for 50cc Piaggio engines (and soon 50cc Minarelli too). It features a new water cooled exhaust outlet design that’s new in the scooter scene and promises about […]

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Super Sunday 2014 Annual Ruckus Meeting

Daniel — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 08:28:34 +0000

The Super Sunday is an annual Scooter Ride Out event taking place in Southern California. It is open for everyone but especially known for the insane Honda Ruckus (Zoomer in Europe/Japan) builts, that show up each year. Organised since 2008 by Killer Scooter, the event attracts about 150 to 250 scooterists every year. Steady Garage provided […]

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Polini Announces Original Muffler for 50cc Scooters

Daniel — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 08:08:00 +0000

The good folks over at Polini have today announced their Polini Original Muffler series. The product targets the market for stock replacement mufflers and is not expected to increase the performance of the engine. All mufflers are UE homologated, which means you can legally ride them on the road. Polini Original Muffler Compatible Models The mufflers are […]

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