User:Rixwhite
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Bought my first moped at the age of 40 off craigslist. Working to fix it up. Love the simplicity of a tiny, air cooled engine. Love the feeling of zipping around town on a whopping 49cc machine.
The Basics
- Location: Fayetteville, AR
- Bike: 1995 Tomos Sprint
- forum profile
Things done
- Changed plug
- Cleaned carb
- Removed oil injection system
- Got speedometer working
- Got lights working
- Installed:
- New grip / throttle / break lever assemblies
- Petcock and fuel filter (It had neither when I bought it.)
- New break and throttle cables
- New tires
- Mirrors
Things learned
- How to do all the above
- How to drop the engine on a noped (Hint: you have to take the pegs off which also requires taking the stand off)
- How to turn off the petcock when I'm done riding
- How to make sure the rear tire is aligned properly so that your fender doesn't wear a grove in the side of your new tires every time you hit a bump in the road
- How to run out of gas
- How to tighten the spark plug cable connector on the side of the road
- How to clean a lousy spray paint job off your bike using gasoline
- How to find the flattest, most back-street way to get to where you want to go
