Ruckus Rider http://ruckusrider.com Riding My Honda Ruckus In Orlando Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:18:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta1 Roll With The Changes http://ruckusrider.com/?p=23 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=23#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:18:21 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=23 I took the Ruckus in for the last scheduled maintenance on Saturday, they changed the oil, the spark plug and checked/adjusted several other items. This did not fix the problem I have been having in that the top speed has slowly gotten less and less. I used to be able to hit over 40 mph with no problem. lately it had dropped to under 35 mph. I figured it was the roller weights and had ordered parts to fix it and they had all finally arrived this week. I had new weights, a new belt (needed to change anyway), and since I figured why not, I got a new polini variator. This is what I did today.
Cover on
The cover before beginning
Removed cover
after cover removal
Old variator removed
old variator removed
Old variator
this is what I’m replacing.
New variator and belt installed
the new parts installed, I started it to make sure it worked.
Old roller weight
this is the old roller, as the name implies, it is supposed to be round
old and new roller weights
compare the old with what it should look like.

I replaced the cover and took her for a test drive. Hit 45 mph.

]]> http://ruckusrider.com/?feed=rss2&p=23 1 Scooters 4 Hooters video http://ruckusrider.com/?p=18 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=18#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:17:21 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=18 Video I shot on the scooter ride Sunday.

]]> http://ruckusrider.com/?feed=rss2&p=18 0 Scooters 4 Hooters http://ruckusrider.com/?p=10 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=10#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:44:23 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=10 We went to the Scooters 4 Hooters rider on Sunday in downtown Orlando, here are some of the Rucki that were there:




Two Big Ruckus were there.

can I get a little NOS on the side?

My battery died just before the ride, thankfully a few ruckus/scooter owners were good enough to help me get it started, I think several were from the Orlando Scooter Society, a big thanks to them.

]]> http://ruckusrider.com/?feed=rss2&p=10 3 4K on the Ruckus http://ruckusrider.com/?p=9 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=9#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 12:51:14 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=9 I’ve managed to put over 4000 miles on the Ruck in the year that I’ve had it. Still love riding it, need to get the service manual for it so I can work on it myself. Yesterday it was taken in for it’s scheduled maintenance but it still seems to be going slower then it used to. I’ll have to look into it.

]]> http://ruckusrider.com/?feed=rss2&p=9 0 Let’s Ride! http://ruckusrider.com/?p=8 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=8#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:22:39 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=8 Well we’re back, we had problems with our hosting server so we were down for a few weeks. We’ve got a new host (hosting matters) so hopefully the site will stay up.

]]> http://ruckusrider.com/?feed=rss2&p=8 0 Milestone http://ruckusrider.com/?p=7 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=7#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:00:18 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=7

]]> http://ruckusrider.com/?feed=rss2&p=7 1 Who Does #2 Work For? http://ruckusrider.com/?p=5 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=5#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:43:48 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=5 I go by the screen name of sherlock, Back in March ‘08 after our car got wrecked and we needed transportation to get to work (we carpool), I got two new scooters, a Honda Metropolitan and a Honda Ruckus (we’re a honda family). This is a blog about me and my Ruckus. WB has a blog about the Met. We live in Central Florida and this is about our travels hereabouts.

Why do I have a blog? Doesn’t everyone? I have several actually.

Who else figures into this blog, my daughter RTY who is with us part time, and then there’s Ma and sometimes my brother CPU may turn up and an occasional friend or two may pop their heads in.

I hope to post photos a lot but have to get into the habit of taking my camera with me when I go scootering, not to mention I still have to get my photography blog online!

]]> http://ruckusrider.com/?feed=rss2&p=5 1 The Times They Are A Changin’ http://ruckusrider.com/?p=4 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=4#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:48:43 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=4 I’ll be changing themes and things around for a while until I find what I am looking for for this blog. Then when I find the theme I like, I’ll be modifying it with my own personal touches! So if you drop by and the site looks different, you’ll know it’s just me screwing around with everything again!

]]> http://ruckusrider.com/?feed=rss2&p=4 2 New Blog http://ruckusrider.com/?p=3 http://ruckusrider.com/?p=3#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:14:22 +0000 sherlock http://ruckusrider.com/?p=3 My new blog about riding my scooter around Orlando.

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