MOPED ARMY

not exactly sure how you would accomplish that using the stock pivot tube.

just some rubber stuff. 30 year old ones are usually still pliable.

"no. your bushing will last FOREVER!"

Like SF to Argentina is forever give me a break gaylord

It's just a rubber sleeve.

stuff a bearing in there and you will feel every link of your chain as it passes over the gear. not so harsh if you are only going for short rides or just building a racer or other short term moped. dont do it on one you plan to ride cross the country the vibration will kill you. the rubber/plastic is to dampen the vibration

Great idea, I think I will go that route.

That's true, the Maxi swingarm isn't much of a swingarm. Personally I think that when you need the extra stiffness you also have enough power to lose the pedals, but that seems to be a sensitive matter in the states :P

And why have you said too much?

I don't get the secrecy of you guys (Americans in general I mean :P). The only reason why the Netherlands is so far ahead of you, is because we share everything we know. Well, almost everything. The pro moped racers & tuners won't tell you how they do their work, but that's because it's how they make their living.

The pedals thing is a bit of a rub over here. I currently don't run em on my rigid but it can and had been a deciding factor for the law. You can get away with a lot of shit if you can prove that your bike can be pedaled.

I agree with you to a point with the secrecy thing. Yet just because I don't share now dose not mean I will not share when I have proof of concept in hand. When I know something works it is always posted so fellow mopeders can utilize it. I just like to get the kinks out first.

When it comes to stuff I'm working on in my garage I will give advice and info on threads that have the same questions I am trying to answer. But like to work things through from start to finish on my own.

I also share my secrets, but most people don't listen to them anyways. IM me sometime, I'll almost assuredly spill my guts.

nothing stays secrect for long......it comes out sooner or later.

Roald,

The reason for the secrecy is we are so spread out that we only get to see each other a couple times a year, aside from our branches. That makes it that much more special when we do get together, to bring out something nasty and impressive. I usually try to keep my mouth shut (which i suck at) until i finish my project, then i always mean to doccument, but i'm bored with the last thing, and already onto the next. Besides, i haven't really built anything remarkable yet worth doccumenting. Unless you consider a 'old style' aluminum maxi cylinder doing a shade over forty impressive. Besides i still dont have a frickin digital camera, which i really need to like, invest in soon.

:p