> Overpriced Parts Wrote:
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> > Graham Motzing Wrote:
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>
> > cost/simplicity it doesn't really pan out.
>
> >
>
> > by the time you buy a new carb and intake and reeds you are about even
>
> > with a polini, and the polini has much better performance out of the
> box
>
> > using the bing carb. the polini/14 bing is a 45+ mph setup all day
> and
>
> > the only thing you have to buy is a 230 dollar kit
>
> >
>
> > now, if you want to plunk down the extra cash and do the VM20 on the
>
> > treats reed, that combo is a winner, but it still wont make the power
> of
>
> > the polini all things being equal until you do some porting.
>
> >
>
> > polinis with bings on conservative points timing with the torquey
> pipes
>
> > like i mentioned are very reliable and easy to tune. don't believe the
>
> > hype. The reputation for them blowing up is people that don't know
> how
>
> > to build/tune and people pushing the envelope with big pipes.
>
> >
>
> > plus due to the polini piston design you can keep the stock head
> saving
>
> > another 50 bucks (but they run much cooler, faster and more reliable
>
> > with THIS ONE )
>
> Kit is only 215$ plus 18% off treats sale and free shipping to 6th
>
> My first polini kit was like 260$ plus shipping back in the day bought
> from Chris at Mopedwarehouse,
>
> I bought it over the phone, he next day the large Jets over the phone
> order and help me tune it over the phone, (because it took such a large
> jet I was stumped at first)
>
> They take a 86-90 size jet with 15mm bing, 217 atomizer when I was used
> to 76-80 size for piston port kits and it took a richer needle clip
> setting too
>
> Best money I ever spent! The kit still runs today, of course I changed
> the ring then put a new piston and ring in, it’s got somewhere around
> 15-17k mi on it
>
> I have another polini around same time from steve’s moped that has hi mi
> on it and still runs good with ring and piston maintenance too,
>
> At one time I had 6 polini bikes (now only 4) that even with mild tune
> and mild pipe (estoril pipe) go 55-60 mph, some had 4 petal and phbg
> carbs but 2 have 15mm bings and go over 55mph and climb hills great,
OK, what size range of jets should I get for the 15 Bing? Stock 1.5hp Puch head is OK?