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Nah, we won't boot you for building a .......moped. Some of us have one too. Sides, it's automatic....still fits the description.
Couple questions......I'm curious about your muffler. Always interested in the quest for quiet. Also, where did you get your CVT. I have an idea kicking around for a full suspension stretch, and looking for an alternative to a Nu Vinci. I used to have a scooter site that carried them, but they don't anymore.
Nice job by the way......I like it.
The only dealer, that I could find, that had CVT's in stock was Fancy Scooter. Others still list them but are showing out of stock but that was several months ago. The straight through glass pack is a simple design, used on many motorcycles. It was louder than I wanted, so I made a spiral baffle from 1/8" thick flat aluminum. It will create a little back pressure, because it is inside the core tube but it doesn't create any change in direction for the exhaust gas. It did lean out the engine somewhat but a couple of carb adjustments took care of that.
The scooter muffler I bought, has a 3" outside diameter so 3" exhaust pipe can be used to extend the housing. A piece of 3/4" tubing, fit tightly inside the muffler exhaust pipe, so after drilling about 150 holes in it and welding on a 3" end plate, I had a core tube.
I created a little stir in the community yesterday evening by riding the bike up the very steep hill in front of my house. A hill I never got up before. Several neighbors wanted to know where they could get one, hummmm!!!