2000 Honda Elite SA50P - Part recomendations needed!!!

[shiba]

i believe i already emailed limp...not sure, i'l pm him tho....

reason i say that, is because i emailed the person @ http://sleepyscooters.yolasite.com/, and they said they no longer carry scooter parts...and that same url is in Limp's profile...

as far as DayWot parts goes, how about these for gears (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FINAL-DR ... arQ5fParts)
are those keli? i dont see a brand name on them anywhere, which would lead me to believe they arent that good...? anyone w/ experience with gears from DayWot?

hopefully someone can confirm that they are good, so i can order them along with the keli variator and new belt.

anyone running a belt other then OEM? and if so why, what improvements do you see, if any, where did u get it, and how much??


Thanks again guys!!

[Lunytune]

shiba, your link must be broke somehow. I just clicked on Sleepy Scooters and had every indication he is in business as usual. Maybe his email address is screwed up. I suggest you try sending him a forum PM.

Daywot sells good stuff. You may not like his prices, but he does stick with quality merchandise, no China. It's either Taiwan, USA, or in the case of Polini (Italian?).

There is debate over which gives better performance, OKO, Keli, Ruima, etc. But most of these better known brands are good products.

[shiba]

shiba, your link must be broke somehow. I just clicked on Sleepy Scooters and had every indication he is in business as usual. Maybe his email address is screwed up. I suggest you try sending him a forum PM.

yea, it looks like he is still in business, but when i emailed him (and i just double checked the email) he said he was no longer selling parts....i sent him a PM on the forums just incase (Limp)

Daywot sells good stuff. You may not like his prices, but he does stick with quality merchandise, no China. It's either Taiwan, USA, or in the case of Polini (Italian?).

There is debate over which gives better performance, OKO, Keli, Ruima, etc. But most of these better known brands are good products.

i'm not really too picky on prices...just good products..

[Lunytune]

I think I misread what you posted. In reread, sounds like Limp has responded to you by email that he's no longer selling. Interesting. His website is still intact.

[shiba]

yep, just got a PM back from limp, he said he hasent had time to take down the site yet sad to hear, the prices were great....

[808BMW]

Whatever he stocked at first he tried to finish selling off, and doesn't intend to make any more orders. He said he's moving to gy6 parts. I don't think he updated the site since it was brand new.

[shiba]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/POLINI-S ... 502wt_1026

how about that bad boy?

EDIT:
never mind that...i forgot to click to the dio section

[shiba]

Ok, so i got parts fron honda, and vt cycles....everything is on and my scooter is back to running normal after some carb troubles..

the one thisn that i havent installed yet and will hopefully really make the difference in speed if the gears...

a friend of mine has a press although i'm not sure how stong it is...is this something that should be fairly easy to do given the right tools (a press)...like is there a notch that will stop the gear from being pressed too far onto the shaft?? if so awesome...if not and it is something that needs to be pressed on in exactly the right spot...then i guess i'll have to take it to the honda place near by (although a phone call made me realize they really arnt sure what i wanted to accomplish/do/anything when i talked to the guy)

so assuming i get the gear pressed on ok, will i be fine using the same gasket? or will i have to wait another 2 weeks for honda to send me parts... OR is there some kind of liquid gasket maker thing i can pick up at advanceautoparts or oreilly's...

also.. oil, i'm assuming it would be bad to pour the same oil that i drained out of the tranny..and was reading in several places on here that i could use 10-w30 or the like regular car oil... i have a TON of old 10-w40 laying around, maybe 8-10 quart bottles...but they are several years old...i also have very small amounts of 5-w30 and other common car oils laying around from left over oil changes on my/gf's cars...

thanks again guys!!! hopefully i can get this done before the weather starts going to s***!
~Shiba

[Lunytune]

The oil thing is not as critical as it sounds. 10W40 will do just fine.

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

Shiba Axt:

OR is there some kind of liquid gasket maker thing i can pick up at advanceautoparts or oreilly's...

You need the gaskets. Sealing is one half of its function. The other half is more critical: Spacing for the various shafts. With goo, the cover may press too close to the gearcase, risk pinching the shafts by the ends, and perhaps misalign the gears. Get the gasket, it's about $10. Deepinnaharta always gets stock parts in 2 days if there's one in a Texas warehouse. It shouldn't take 10.

YMMV

[shiba]

alright, i'll order a new gasket, may as well get the tires done with aswell.. SL26's is a deff...now for the tubes...

From a different thread:

Greetings:

Tubes are sold in sizes that fit more than one tire size. One source I found has tubes sized as "2.50-3.00", "3.50-4.00", etc. Sprees and SB50s use 2.50 tires. If you're getting a 90/90, use the 3.5-4.00 size tube. Too-small tubes stretch too thin when they fill a bigger tire. Too-big tubes fold and crease when inflated, increasing the chance for abrasion/perforation. Your tire vendor should be able to recommend the best match for whatever size tire you're getting.

BTW a 90/90 is 3.54" wide but only 3.28" "Tall". Fits both ends of older and newer Elites. Rubs the front Aero fender at full compression though.

need help deciding which tube to get..

http://www.bikebandit.com/irc-motorcycle-tubes
or
http://www.bikebandit.com/kings-tire-motorcycle-tubes
or
http://www.bikebandit.com/kenda-dirt-bike-inner-tubes

as for the sizing, to my understanding i want the size that is 'rim size' = 3.50x10 and 'tube size' = 4.00x10, correct or should i go one size down...??

thanks again!!
~Shiba

[jesse1234]

wheelman, do you just order your gear gaskets from hondasan?

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

Yep, Honda has the gaskets. Deepinnaharta Honda has yet to take longer than 2-3 days to get whatever I order.

[jesse1234]

and they're absolutely necessary to change when you close up the gear box?

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

Jesse1234 Axt about the gearbox gaskets:

and they're absolutely necessary to change when you close up the gear box?

Affirmative,
Side-thrust tolerances are pretty close. Maybe you can get away with smearing goo on there instead, but will involve removal of some/several thrust washers with unknown effect on the shaft/case durability and/or gear alignment. Save yourself the trouble of doing it over for the low-low price of $6.59. Is yours a 1999 Elite? If so part number is 21395-GBL-870. Read that number to your dealer's parts dude and see if he scores a hit.

Sometimes a liberal coating of grease applied to both sides of the gasket allows it to be removed and re-used a couple of times. Otherwise, get a couple of gaskets if you plan to go in there again.