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Break-in= more oil in your mix and idle for about half a hour and you want to run it rich. This will give all the parts lubrication and time to break in. I do this on all the motors I rebuilt and new ones too. I hope that this helps you out. I'm building a 1978 Vespa Grande but I am having a hard time finding covers and some snowflake wheels, any leads
My favorite line " There goes our hero , riding into the sunset." Great video, Jake. I am sorry that you had some problems with the moped. I am enjoying the content on this as well as your other vehicles. Mopeds remind me of my childhood in the 70s. Looking forward to your next video.
In England we got screwed over in the 70's and at 16 all you could ride at 16 was a moped, (it used to be a 250cc before they changed the rules). Before all the Garellis and Fantics came in the Puch Maxi was the go to. My pal Norm was 6 foot 3 inches and weighed 230 lbs. He used to rev his maxi to flat out on the centre stand and then we'd push him off. It would do a very small wheelie, bog down and pull away. Total abuse but it just kept ticking like a Timex watch. When trucks drove by you the speed would slow 5 mph then speed up 5 mph with the air displacement from the truck. Absolutely dangerous but the rule still is there. At 16 it is 50cc 6 bhp and max 30mph.
Jake my boy. Everyone and his mother rode these in England in the 70s. Fantastic and reliable little bike. The telegram boys rode them for the post office office
Jake, you have some bad luck, but at least you figured it out, and are gonna give it another try. I will be waiting to see the rebuild again, and i hope it goes well. G-d bless.
When I was a teen my dad had a Harley shop. He had a streak of rebuilds due to seized valves, caused by bronze valve guides. As I understood it, the determination was that bronze valve guides are bad for air cooled engines. The reason given was that air cooled engines get hotter. Thus, bronze attracts carbon and allows it to bond. The carbon became a cutting agent, scoring the valve stem until enough built up to seize it. Ever since then I’ve basically been leery of using bronze anything on air cooled engines
Taking a low power scooter and increasing the power has always been a boondoggle for me. It exposes every other weakness in the system, from cooling to transmission problems and compression. Turns out most of these components are already close to their limits.
The second you said it doesn't even smoke I new something was wrong. 2 strokes are supposed to be smokey. Got too hot because it was way to lean you need to up the jetting
Understandable error, since it's an European bike 1 = 1litres which is about a quart. Also why do you have garbage containers just for Lies (goventment papers maybe?)😉
Sometimes no smoke out of the exhaust is a bad thing. Glad you figured it out and will be taking another whack at it!
You’re over 30 thousand subscribers. It’s hard to believe I was your first subscriber, it seems like yesterday. Great content and great videos, your projects are with automobiles and bikes we can all relate too, keep up the relatable entertainment.
How do you know you were the first?
@@NoGGy right place and time! Lol
Break-in= more oil in your mix and idle for about half a hour and you want to run it rich. This will give all the parts lubrication and time to break in. I do this on all the motors I rebuilt and new ones too. I hope that this helps you out. I'm building a 1978 Vespa Grande but I am having a hard time finding covers and some snowflake wheels, any leads
My favorite line " There goes our hero , riding into the sunset." Great video, Jake. I am sorry that you had some problems with the moped. I am enjoying the content on this as well as your other vehicles. Mopeds remind me of my childhood in the 70s. Looking forward to your next video.
In England we got screwed over in the 70's and at 16 all you could ride at 16 was a moped, (it used to be a 250cc before they changed the rules). Before all the Garellis and Fantics came in the Puch Maxi was the go to. My pal Norm was 6 foot 3 inches and weighed 230 lbs. He used to rev his maxi to flat out on the centre stand and then we'd push him off. It would do a very small wheelie, bog down and pull away. Total abuse but it just kept ticking like a Timex watch. When trucks drove by you the speed would slow 5 mph then speed up 5 mph with the air displacement from the truck. Absolutely dangerous but the rule still is there. At 16 it is 50cc 6 bhp and max 30mph.
I also blew my Airsal 70cc upgraded engine from doing the exact same thing. I feel your pain Jake.
That 120mph fly by at the 14:00 mark though ❤
Jake my boy. Everyone and his mother rode these in England in the 70s. Fantastic and reliable little bike. The telegram boys rode them for the post office office
My first motorcycle was a Honda CX500 which also had a reputation as a courier/postie bike. Great fun.
@@100PercentJake i had a couple 500. I rode it to the monsters of rock festival to see mettallica in 95.
Ok...I've missed any mention of the sunburst yellow NA. Would like to know more.
Yes!
When are you going to work on the new Honda Insight?
I had one of these…I should have never sold it! I loved the video, the bike looks killer! Please don’t give up!
soon as it fired up and didn't smoke I kind of knew what was gonna happen, never mind all fixable, I am on the lookout for one to do myself 😃
Jake, you have some bad luck, but at least you figured it out, and are gonna give it another try. I will be waiting to see the rebuild again, and i hope it goes well. G-d bless.
That's a bummer 😕. Though, good video. 👍
Interesting stuff. No wonder it ceased to proceed. Oops. Still you know for next time. Good luck, Jake.
Brilliant when a rebuild after a major malfunction requires $200 to $300 in parts :)
When I was a teen my dad had a Harley shop. He had a streak of rebuilds due to seized valves, caused by bronze valve guides.
As I understood it, the determination was that bronze valve guides are bad for air cooled engines.
The reason given was that air cooled engines get hotter. Thus, bronze attracts carbon and allows it to bond. The carbon became a cutting agent, scoring the valve stem until enough built up to seize it.
Ever since then I’ve basically been leery of using bronze anything on air cooled engines
I was wondering about needle bearings when you were happy and installing stuff =D
Our hero riding off into the sunset 😂
Jake, your my hero! Your level of bad luck makes my life look so much better!
Check Engine Light *screaaaaam*
For future reference; 6 ft/lbs=72inch/lbs. Harbor Freight FTW.
takes a big man to admit a screw up, nice job, but at least you get to rebuild it again,
100PercentJake 160% 100% of the time.
Keep up the good work ( no pun intended )
Evocative, great word! Vocabulary lessons with Jake!
Any way to add an oil tank and a feeding system off another old 2 stroke like my old TS 185 Suzuki?
Love the moped madness!
Taking a low power scooter and increasing the power has always been a boondoggle for me. It exposes every other weakness in the system, from cooling to transmission problems and compression. Turns out most of these components are already close to their limits.
the zero smoke should have been a warning. You always want a little bit of smoke if you want a 2 stroke engine to last. ya live and ya learn.
The noise to power ratio on that is similar to a Harley but I would rather have the Puch. Bummer about the stoner move on the oil mixture.
I thought this thing would annoy people due to the noise but everyone is happy to see it because its so damn charming.
1:59 That's fair.
I always run 32:1. Let the arguing begin! Lol. And I use klotz benol.
The Piston is just the size for a keychain
Oops!!! 🙄
Was this just a case of your carb needing to rejetted a lot more rich to compensate for the big bore kit?
Nope. Just didnt have enough oil in my fuel.
@@100PercentJake DOH!!!!
A18:29 that would be fuel to oil ration, not oil:fuel if you're saying 160:1 and 50:1 😀
Oh well shit happens
Whoops, at least it's an fairly easy fix and you didn't blow *blow* it up!
Did whoever finally get off that person's butt? He sounded upset.😢 (15:21)
The second you said it doesn't even smoke I new something was wrong. 2 strokes are supposed to be smokey. Got too hot because it was way to lean you need to up the jetting
Only rule of two Strokes “if it ain’t smoking it ain’t going”.
See you at the next moped rally
ahhhg. damnit! An expensive 'live and learn' moment. :9
Plug temp is critical
So the Puch puked. Hope you didn't get any on ya.
oh, and FIRST!
Wrong
What a Bore!? 🤦♂️
Mistakes were made, but realized! Hope it all goes well next video.
_FMG_
Well it wouldn’t be 100 percent Jake video with out stuff going off the rails by the end❤
I'm pretty sure you needed a few more leaves and maybe some grass clippings with a little dirt mixed in for a proper engine rebuild.
It adds flavor.
That type of mistake is why the metric system is used in the rest of the world. Good luck with the re-re-re-built! 🙂
No wonder it did'nt smoke.
I thought no smoke was going to lead to something bad 2 strokes should smoke a little
Don't go ninjin things that don't need ninjin.
Should have been a red flag to you when there was no smoke coming from exhaust.
Yeah the lack of smoke was a worry. Feel bad for you but know that in doing this you make a bunch of people feel better about making rookie errors …..
One of the benefits of the synthetic 2 stroke oil I use is supposedly minor amounts of smoke, so that didn't set off any red flags.
Understandable error, since it's an European bike 1 = 1litres which is about a quart.
Also why do you have garbage containers just for Lies (goventment papers maybe?)😉
ev swap it!!
Get yourself a Honda 125 engine or one of it's Chinese clones and put that on the bike. That will wake up the moped....
Jfc I'd hate to be your neighbor
Math much?
@100percentjake i sent you an email like a week ago have not heard from you.