> Aaron Blair wrote:
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> Ahh going about it the completely wrong way I see, just as I did! Moby's
> are horrible first bike but as a plus you will DEFINITELY Learn the
> moped basics from it......it's like accelerated learning.lol you'll get
> alot of the standard moped problems alot more often...nothing encouraged
> me more than it breaking.over...and over....
>
> Moby's are my favorite now tho.shhh
>
> Your gonna want to ditch that gurtner carb quickly....a dellorto sha
> 15:15 will fit on the stock intake but won't benefit power much. But as
> a replacement it's a magnitude better reliability wise. Pair that with a
> malossi shorty av7(your engine) Intake manifold and you'll gain alotta
> pep. Don't forget, whenever you change anything dealing with air/fuel on
> a moped you need to re-jet the carb...the oils in the gas Soo too little
> gas=seized engine.....dont worry about buying gaskets, well cut cereal
> box gaskets soaked in two stroke oil work fine for most bikes. Xacto
>
> But Soo many people have done the dellorto swap the needed jet size is
> s out there...
>
> Change that drive belt and buy a grease gun....gotta have a grease gun
> for a moby, many zirc fittings that lube moving parts.
>
> Edit, but FIRST. NEW TIRES N TUBES. Those old tires will fail and hurt
> you!
Digesting all of this & will run it by Amber & figure out next move. Tires & tubes & go from there ... got the puch & it's not running so we gotta figure that out hopefully just carb.