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LIKE 200i / Re: LIKE200i rear wheel removal, REVISED
« Last post by slwelsh on May 13, 2024, 11:20:17 PM »
Quote from: Stig / Major Tom on May 13, 2024, 10:04:45 PM
That ain't Topeka....where we at here Sean?
Florida,  Bahamas ,  Da Nang?
Nice boat, BTW!

Anchored off the beach at Egg Island, near Spanish Wells in the Bahamas. Taken by another cruiser in the anchorage last month. The flat tire is from a fish hook I picked up riding around Great Harbour Cay. And, thank you. It is our only home.
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LIKE 200i / Re: LIKE200i rear wheel removal, REVISED
« Last post by Stig / Major Tom on May 13, 2024, 10:04:45 PM »
Quote from: slwelsh on May 13, 2024, 08:33:09 PM
I probably should get a better shot from on deck, but it's raining ATM so you'll have to just zoom in on this one instead. In this shot the Buddy is in front of and partly obscuring the Like.
That ain't Topeka....where we at here Sean?
Florida,  Bahamas ,  Da Nang?
Nice boat, BTW!
Thanks for the photo.
STIG
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LIKE 200i / Re: LIKE200i rear wheel removal, REVISED
« Last post by slwelsh on May 13, 2024, 08:33:09 PM »
Quote from: Stig / Major Tom on May 13, 2024, 07:50:52 PM
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Good luck - would love to see a photo of where your scooters live!


I probably should get a better shot from on deck, but it's raining ATM so you'll have to just zoom in on this one instead. In this shot the Buddy is in front of and partly obscuring the Like.
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LIKE 200i / Re: LIKE200i rear wheel removal, REVISED
« Last post by Stig / Major Tom on May 13, 2024, 07:50:52 PM »
Yes, I've seen some pretty rough looking scooters when we vacation along St Pete Beach and go into St Petersburg!
Stopped and inspected a LIKE200i like mine parked under a Publix near Clearwater beach once. The chrome was pretty rough! Seat torn, muffler scraped, it'd been down a time or two, poor thing. But it was still running fine... on a pair of dry-rotted Kendas!
I daydream about owning nothing but a scooter in Florida - all a man needs is a rain poncho and a way to hold my DunkinDonuts coffee!

Good luck - would love to see a photo of where your scooters live!

Stig
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / 56°F is an awkward temp at sunrise
« Last post by Stig / Major Tom on May 13, 2024, 06:59:16 PM »
Need the scarf - need the gloves but not turned on, mesh is too airy.
(but it's not 24°F - so should stop whining)








Stig




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LIKE 200i / Re: LIKE200i rear wheel removal, REVISED
« Last post by slwelsh on May 13, 2024, 06:10:22 PM »
Quote from: Stig / Major Tom on May 13, 2024, 05:56:16 PM
(Sean - some of us use postimages.org to host and load photos here.)

Darn - "on a boat" ? Saltwater, or ?
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Heat is obviously cooking the bearing - which - judging by your troubles is already shot. So would be replaced in any event.


Yes, the boat lives mostly in salt water. Which is why this is a used Kymco and not, say, a Vespa on the deck. We actually have two -- the other is a Buddy 125. They're stowed on the boat deck, which is around 10' or so above the water, so they don't see any salt spray, but get plenty of salt air. I'm on my third Kymco in a decade; the first two (People 150 and another Like 200i) were both stolen, so they don't seem to last long enough to rust away.

I've got a new bearing on the way, NSK 6203DDU (seals on both sides, rather than just one). So I'm going to try even more heat, and I guess if that does not work I can pull the cage out of the race, worry the balls out, and get the fork off that way. Then I can cut the inner race off the shaft.

Thanks for your help. Further suggestions from anyone are welcome.

-Sean
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LIKE 200i / Re: LIKE200i rear wheel removal, REVISED
« Last post by Stig / Major Tom on May 13, 2024, 05:56:16 PM »
(Sean - some of us use postimages.org to host and load photos here.)

Darn - "on a boat" ? Saltwater, or ?
Anyway - you've probably found what I'm finding - this is a common enough problem with scooters and motorcycles.
One comment from a mechanic dealing with a flood scooter....after 3 or 4 hours he gave up.
Common enough that Scooterwest actually makes and sells a special puller tool for stuck Vespa swingarms. Fits only Vespa bolt pattern.

Heat is obviously cooking the bearing - which - judging by your troubles is already shot. So would be replaced in any event.

Man - I see only two options....
(one) continuing to apply a penetrating lube with the periodic wiggle action to the arm, vibration?, and some puller action within reason.

(two) take it to the dealer to have a new rear tire fitted.

Did read of a fellow drilling out the bearing, dropped the balls out and then managed to pull the fork.

I'd keep going with the penetrant,. and some way to vibrate the fork to move along the oil.

Hopefully - others will chime in here with something to get you moving with your tire replacement!
Good luck!
New swing arms are @$115 - so not catastrophic.
But somebody is going to have to get that fork off!
Stig
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Xciting 500 / Re: Cold start problem and other issues.
« Last post by wymple on May 13, 2024, 04:12:51 PM »
Well it's been awhile now, and the 2nd battery has made all the difference in the world. BTW, I always give the injection pump 2 or 3 primes with the key when it's a cold statr.
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LIKE 200i / Re: LIKE200i rear wheel removal, REVISED
« Last post by slwelsh on May 13, 2024, 03:22:12 PM »
Quote from: Stig / Major Tom on May 13, 2024, 01:38:54 AM
... but I think that fork casting is pretty stout! ...

This area of your scooter seems unusually stubborn!
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I've no other trick for this to release from the axle. Some lubricant, and try every 24 hrs with your puller. Tap tap with the wood.

Thanks for your insight. I went ahead and put a lot more pressure on the puller -- to the point where I am galling the threads of the puller. No luck. Pictured is the current state of affairs. Yes, I know my shocks are rusty. The scooter lives on a boat. That's probably the reason the bearing is seized to the shaft.

-Sean



Hmm. I tried to include a photo but the img tag does not seem to be working.
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General Discussion / Re: 2006 kymco espresso 150 exhaust info
« Last post by Ruffus on May 13, 2024, 02:26:50 PM »
Yes, its been done.
 Take any aftermarket silencer which fits from lenght and widht, cut off this pipe which comes from cylinder and weld it on this aftermarket piece. Bolt it properly and deal done.
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