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09-23-2015, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Wellington, Florida
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Drives
So the question is... Which is preferred chain drive or belt drive?
Found a scooter, same make but must be different years, older one is belt drive, newer one chain drive. Both new scooters and chain drive is $300 more |
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09-24-2015, 07:15 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Hyde Park, NY
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I don't know of a scooter with chain drive but if there is go with the chain.
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2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting. |
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10-23-2015, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Las Vegas, Nv
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Would I be correct in thinking that the one with the chain is a clutch and shift setup, since the primary use for a belt on a scooter is so that the cvt can work? Advantages of a chain drive is primarily long life. Disadvantage is that it must be cleaned and oiled and adjusted for tension periodically. Either is good in the environment it is designed for.
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10-23-2015, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Hyde Park, NY
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This guy never came back but now I can't help wondering if the "Scooter" was a trike. Most of the ones I'm familiar are chain final drive but maybe newer ones are belt.
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2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting. |
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10-24-2015, 03:51 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: NE oHIo
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chain drive
I have a scooter with a Chain drive:
 1981 Honda Passport. I can't believe anyone would say that's not a scooter.
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12-28-2015, 10:43 AM
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Quote:
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12-28-2015, 10:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Southeast Mchigan
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The final belt drives are of fixed ratio on cogged pulleys so there is no ratio changing movement of the belt on those pulleys since they are of fixed diameter. And, this is on motorcycles, not scooters. I think the big Suzuki Burgman 650 scooter could benefit from a belt final drive instead of the whole series of same sized gears that delivers the power to the rear wheel of that scooter.(The CVT is integrated and closer to the engine proper than with other smaller conventional scooters)... Well maybe that is a subject for another place.... (Just thinking out loud)
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01-04-2016, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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Drives
In my younger years of much Drag Racing , I would prefer the chain because I could (easily) change the gear ratio. Now at 71 , I just want something dependable! I still want power but a 1/4 of a second doesn't matter anymore!
  Irish
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