I've been working on my Moby 7 for a while now and the biggest upgrade I did was throwing a delorto Sha on it. The old gurtner was spitting gas and I could only get to about 23mph. The Sha brought me up to 28. Looking at the 3 different models released, it looks like I got the slowest rated to go only 20 mph. So I got my hands on a 15mm intake that I installed today hoping to see a difference from the stock 10mm. Low and behold I still top out at 28mph. What gives? I just want to hit 35mph to keep up with traffic. I guess I'm let down that this part didn't make a difference, advice?
Making my Moby 7 faster
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Good searching in the wiki
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Read the Wiki about porting your cylinder and opening your pipe up
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Somebody recently tried to tell me about an adapter bracket for the 7, is this a real thing?
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> Born to be WillD Wrote:
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> Somebody recently tried to tell me about an adapter bracket for the 7,
> is this a real thing?
I don't see how it could be. Frame doesn't have enough clearance to be variated.
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that's what i thought too. i've never had one nor really considered it, just trying to piece together this incomplete patch in my knowledge
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I have always wanted on to mess with. I have seen pics of one with a Tomos topend but idk if it ever said how it ran.
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> Born to be WillD Wrote:
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> Somebody recently tried to tell me about an adapter bracket for the 7,
> is this a real thing?
i just picked up a moby7. the trippy thing is the motor mounts on a bracket ala pug but with two studs sticking out up top. Theres two moby rubber vibration that are perpendicular to the bike and it hangs there.
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> MPB Andyrew Wrote:
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> > Somebody recently tried to tell me about an adapter bracket for the 7,
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> I don't see how it could be. Frame doesn't have enough clearance to be
> variated.
MidMoPeds Sam built a dual variated Lucky7. Fixed AV7 to hobbit wheel, it worked fine.
..or mabe it’s that 7 engine with the trippy mounts. ;)
I love that he used horse shoes to mount the rear wheel. Hahaa (edited)
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That's pretty rad! Sure dual variation is a way to get around the usually swing of the Moby engine. But sure doesn't looks like something that could just be slapped on.
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Only "plug and play" dual set up is to find a very difficult to locate driven pulley from a old PUG BBV or PUG 104V or PUG Vogue. 16mm pedal shaft on Peugeots, so aside from shimming a little it is ZIM-ZAM-ZOOM
Or an DRG Concept pulley (made of French unobtanium and unicorn horn dust)
> MPB Andyrew Wrote:
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> That's pretty rad! Sure dual variation is a way to get around the
> usually swing of the Moby engine. But sure doesn't looks like something
> that could just be slapped on.
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Flandria Bermuda mopeds also came with dual variated pulleys. You can also probably track down a 2 spd solo pulley too. I think I would actually prefer the latter because planetary gears are so rad.
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if you now have the power, then play with the gearing
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Mild port job, SHA15:15 and a nice circuit pipe and you could be cruising in the mid 30s if you have the right gearing.
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I just was given a Moby 7 that was going to be trashed. Has tomos top end, custom intake, lil shitter pipe. Curious to see what this does. Owner said he got it in COlumbia Missouri, but I have vaugue memories of this bike being in St. Louis before that possibly.
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I remember that bike! I was always curious where it went. I always want to build a MBK7 like that.
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The PO had put it next to the dumpster and posted come and get it on the local scooter forum. It doesn't have spark, it turns over all smooth like. I am getting into yo get it running, probably do something nicer for an exhaust.
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Watch all it needs is a new external condenser ...good pickup!
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I got a 7 one time for feee and it came with a nos handy bikes engine already installed but no spark. All it needed was a ground strap.
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Wow, that bike was someone's baby at some point.
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This will get interesting FAST...
> Declan g Wrote:
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> I just was given a Moby 7 that was going to be trashed. Has tomos top
> end, custom intake, lil shitter pipe. Curious to see what this does.
> Owner said he got it in COlumbia Missouri, but I have vaugue memories of
> this bike being in St. Louis before that possibly.
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has spark, I replaced the condeser and added a ground strap. Wiring was super janky, needs to be cleaned up, several other things that need to be sorted.
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There was a variated version or maybe a prototype or something. I remember rebel postings a pic of it before. Belt tensioner style. Bike was green
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Yep - idler on the lower run of the belt - you need to shift the engine forward a little or run a smaller driven pulley though to make clearance for the idler. Can fabricate the idler pulley with a pair of 608-2rs bearings with fender washers as fences. Needs to pull up on the belt for the idler action, bonusis more wrap on the belt = better grip.
> Eric Davenport Wrote:
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> There was a variated version or maybe a prototype or something. I
> remember rebel postings a pic of it before. Belt tensioner style. Bike
> was green
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