MOPED ARMY

Also,Scott,you need to get the proper airbox for it which faces rearward with the intake holes to keep it from getting road dirt and water in it.Handy Bikes has the air box.(614-299-0550) Is the mesh filter in place? The round insert that has screens of mesh in it that fits INTO the intake end of the carb and is covered by the airbox?

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Dead on,Zippy! And it's THAT PRETTY even without the matching side supports and without the plastic fairings.I love `em!Got 3 Motomarina Sebrings(one bright red,two; red,white and blue).Listen,Scott! I see that engine has the forward facing intake so I'm betting it's a one-speed that sounds like a 2-speed because of the clutch spring tensioning.BUT it's a 2-speed if it has the filler plug on the right top clutch cover and the plug is also a dipstick.That would be an MO2 engine.When I got my first Sebring,I thought for sure it was a 2-speed because of the clutches grabbing so solidly and then letting the rpms come up when you hit a hill.But it was a single-speed,MO1 engine.Make sure you tell them at Handy Bikes that the intake pipe faces forward.

Don

I'm sure it's a 2 speed. When driving down a flat road it does shift into another gear. It does have the dip stick on the right top side of the motor. Sometimes it has a hard time shifting when going up a hill but that might be normal I don't know.

Scott

Right,Scott,then it's a 2-speed.Here's how to straighten that shifting problem out.Drain the fluid from BOTH bottom plugs and refill with dexron III transmission fluid.Take it for a mile ride where you know it'll have to shift in and out several times before you get home again.You should notice quicker shifting as the crud comes loose from the components inside.If you haven't noticed it in a mile of riding,keep riding for another mile.THEN,drain the tranny fluid again and refill it with either reg.10W30 oil or Exxon Synthetic 10W30 from Auto-Zone.After that keep an eye on it for the next 100 miles or so and drain it if you see it darkening with dirt...............................ON THE JET SIZE:My 2-speed came with a number 48 jet and I installed a #52 with no problems.But I did increase the air intake box by prying out the inserts and drilling 2 more holes(1/2" diameter) in the plastic airbox.So Ron is right when he says you can probably increase the jet size.BUT make sure your exhaust port and muffler is clear of carbon.Also,I've noticed that the timing can be advanced a little for more acceleration.Just find TDC for sure.Don't trust the markings on the magneto.Use only a Bosch plug.It's the long-threaded one.Crosses with an Autolite #64.Then use a timing light to set it.That's a great bike.!