1cam tom

awesome scoot! and im way jealous of your da, its way nicer then mine

da9licious

Have a special box or two shipping from Japan this week that should make this scooter Incredibly unique! i'm pretty excited...

da9licious

this isnt the big package from japan, however i got some new mirrors i ordered today. i like them ( especially because i wont have to tuck my elbows in to see behind me anymore)



If you can't tell the ones on the right are the new ones...

da9licious

Today was that day...

new brake handles



before



after



and the long awaited body kit.

out of the box...




before



front piece...



looks cool but what really sets it off...



them sides tho....



could be batmans scooter now.. i'll have more/better pictures once I paint it ( i'll probably paint it tomorrow) it looks like a totally different bike now (duh)

da9licious

i got the bike all painted the weather is almost nice...

da9licious

here is picture from a slightly different angle. i also put a big brake kit on the front, nothing more then that currently



i havent been doing much riding this year. it seems to want to rain during all the scooter rallies...

The_Head

The front view pictures are starting to remind me of the bike in the new Robocop movie.

Charlie Moua

iTrader: (3)

cool project

Rockstar21

any updates on the aero?

da9licious

^
None on the aero, I guess I never posted them here but I did get a DJ-1RR and two elites that i've been working on. the DJ-1 is similar to the DIO (same engine) I put a 80cc big bore kit on it and a large carb, new wheels and what not, as far as the elites one has been stripped to the frame to be converted into a "drag scooter" (lol) and the other will remain stock for my wife to drive. I also converted my reflex to a hard tail (rear) and slammed it. It's a bit tricky to ride now as it gets stuck on curbs and speedbumps but I still like it. I took some pictures a few days ago but wasn't happy with how they turned out

Black R

How fast are these compared to the ruckus?

da9licious

All the bikes I mentioned in my previous post except for maybe the older elite are quicker then the stock ruckus. They are all 2 stroke and pretty peppy the largest one that the thread is about is a 250cc i've had mine up to 83 mph the stock ruckus top is only around 25-30 mph. plus the ruckus is expensive. There is a reflex (like my big scooter) on my local craigslist for $1200 with only 2000 miles (mine has 14,000) personally I dont know why they arent more popular.

amblamps

Nice scoot!

What's the silver toggle for on the new brake lever?


Looking forward to more updates!

da9licious

the silver toggle for the new brakes adjusts the distance of the brake lever to the grip so you can have them closer or further depending on how you like them. I have actually lowered the scooter about 5 inches in the back the wheel is tucked into there the under-seat storage usually is (i had to remove it) i took some pictures of it but didnt like how any of them turned out so i didn't upload any. the scooter is pretty low now i have to rock it off the curb in my driveway and have bottomed out on a speed bump or two. i need to buy a cutoff wheel and make an adjustment to the lower part of the frame. maybe when i get around to that i'll post more pictures, i also have to take a few inches out of the kickstand as it has become worthless.

da9licious

its been a while i realized i haven't posted my hard-tail conversion yet.



basically what i did was make struts that lowered the scooter to where i determined the scooters lowest "drivable" point (you can see the strut in black)



first i had to take out the under-seat storage and determine where the best height was.



i left it where the rear wheel has about an inch from touching the rear frame



this also left about an inch and a 1/4 clearance from my supertrapp muffler ( not sure if i ever posted that yet, i like it because you can tune it with discs rather then tear the carb apart every time) to the fairing



This is basically how it looked sans-fairings when i determined i was happy with the height of it. i had to remove the center stand and the kickstand was too long.



i tried to shorten the OEM kickstand but the metal was really thin so i just melted it trying to weld it, THANKFULLY japanwebike sold one that was about the perfect length for my drop





and here is the final product next to my lowered honda civic for ride height comparison. The front lip on the civic is exactly one cigarette pack ( standing as displayed upright) off of the ground. As far as the ride, it's more bumpy yeah but handles normally otherwise. Thanks for looking.