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Spreetard wrote:

Wheelman-111 wrote:Greetings:

Quoth Spreetard:

40 on a stock bore??? Who would make a claim like.... oh, that's my bike. Too bad i nuked the crank last night

Yea, verily: There is Glory in the achievement. So what conked the crank?

Stupidity. I didn't have the front pully tourqued on well enough, and the outer pully half chewed the splines completly off the crank. I had to put case bearings in anyways, so it's not like the crank didn't have to come out already. It'll be back with improvements. It's just unfortunate it had to happen while the weather was so nice, and that it had to happen while I was miles out with no cell phone in the middle of the night. It was a long push...

ill lend my shoulder to weep on. OUCH! i've read alot of ppl nuking their cranks via the loose pulley syndrome!

To desertsage: Beautiful spree!! like plankton said, Very clean!! and to comment what bear said about 25, someone with your petite build oughta be able to get 30 or so outta a stock spree so check your vin like he stated. i just sold me spree for the same, scooter unfriendliness reasons.. (my road is a freakin speedway! lol) But good find, good price, Keep on scootin!!

Ok have to ask, how do you modify an 87 Spree? I thought you couldn't do it? Any help here would be fantastic I have an 87 Spree and 89 Elite Can you mod the Elite? Drop another engine on it? Would love to get more acceleration out of it for hills... Thanks fellas.

Here's some pics of my 98% Gyro, enjoy:

These are posed, I don't wear flip-flops riding.


Gratuitous low shot.


Tilt!


Tilt the other way!


See? I'm incognito! 'Cept you got my house number. And plate.

98% because of rear bumper and fuel sender.

i even know which street you're on...so ha

(ps. anyone want a really nice looking gyro? i know where we can pick one up really cheap)

fightingplankton wrote:i even know which street you're on...so ha

(ps. anyone want a really nice looking gyro? i know where we can pick one up really cheap)

Nice!

Looking at the pictures, I need to do something about those front blinkers, they sure do take away from the overall look of the scoot.

i saw some nice blinkers at o'rileys, but they were red so you can have em up front the were shaped like < and > and flush mount.

Get those Kijima circular signal lights.

thats a nice gyro a guy came it today with a ratty looking one. can you put a dio in that? haha 72 corsa ftw

i just noticed the "faux-brick" on the neighbors house behind you...if it werent peeling i would have sworn it was an actual brick building

Either way, regardless of blinkers..thats the best pictures of a gyro that i've seen yet! i never really seen how it articulates n stuff before, great picture!

Ya know what would be even cooler!?..a video of ya ridin it, i'd like to try and fine one JUST so see how it turns and feels to ride. hmm......

mustangwagz wrote:Either way, regardless of blinkers..thats the best pictures of a gyro that i've seen yet! i never really seen how it articulates n stuff before, great picture!

Ya know what would be even cooler!?..a video of ya ridin it, i'd like to try and fine one JUST so see how it turns and feels to ride. hmm......

It's kind of squirrelly riding through intersections around here, where they haven't been repaved in 40 years. All the money for plates and registrations go to fix Seattle roads first.

Once second gear kicks in it takes off pretty good. People look at you strange also.

I'll try and have the wife take some video soon.

fightingplankton wrote:i even know which street you're on...so ha

And i can even tell that you are a "Lost" fan.

Spreetard wrote:

fightingplankton wrote:i even know which street you're on...so ha

And i can even tell that you are a "Lost" fan.

Good catch!!

Spreetard wrote: And i can even tell that you are a "Lost" fan.

Were a LOST fan... and what an ending it was

Fishman43 wrote:

Spreetard wrote: And i can even tell that you are a "Lost" fan.

Were a LOST fan... and what an ending it was

Yeah, really.

But once a fan, always a fan, I still watch Northern Exposure whenever I can.