Recent content by Skutorr

Where in Norcal are you? I'm near Yosemite in Coarsegold and all there is to ride with around here is SLOW, old fat farts dressed like pirates on Hardleys....

I've got a 2009 Yamaha Tmax with a complete set of touring luggage, adjustable windscreen, upgraded suspension, tires, brakes, variator, exhaust, etc. It handles and brakes amazingly, was purchased NEW by me, has low mileage, is very quick and is the nicest Tmax in the country, period! Familiar...

This is what you start with. Makes a BIG difference off the line and in Mid-range response! https://www.malossistore.us/EN/tc-unit-o2-controller-lambda-emulator-bmw-c-sport-650-ie-4t-lc-euro-4-2016-652ea-5515721-bmwc650s-M-P

A bit of History. Here it started... https://www.autoevolution.com/pdf/news_attachements/bmw-recalls-c600-sport-and-c650gt-maxi-scooters-for-potential-stalling-issues-83162.pdf

It's still a grenade you are riding on. Even with the 3rd redesign hydraulic tensioner, all the timing gear eventually fails and destroys the motor. Every internal part is/was made on the cheap and wears out/fails prematurely. Remember, it's not even a BMW motor, much less one of the great older...

Especially at your height, I'd try the KYMCO AK550 also. Like an BMW Sport 650 but without all the defects! Big BREMBO brakes, plenty of power to go or cruise anywhere, etc. And only $1,000 more for a real maxiscooter than the little C400 Gt. And, if they bring the 2023 over, it will have a...

As long as it's apart, treat yourself to the most effective upgrade you can do for the $$ and install Dr. Pully Sliders instead of the OEM rollers. Which, by the way, NEVER ROLL, but slide, leading to flat spots...

Make SURE it has been upgraded to the latest Hydraulic Timing Chain Tensioner. Not just the first 3 iterations, which all eventually fail and kill the motor. Or, get a Tmax or Kymco and then no worries...

And what has BMW said about it???

....and you still bought another one???

Mitsuboshi MAKES the OEM Belts for both BMW and Yamaha. They even have the SAME part numbers!

...and all this is why BMW no longer imports, makes or sells the C-Series Scooter anywhere on earth. They decided to just AXE the poor design permanently, rather than spend any more $ on trying to make it EURO-5 compliant. (Everyone else did though...)They even axed the C-Evolution electric...

No, it's a BMW-designed engine, made in China as cheaply as possible and supervised by KYMCO. That's why it had so many recalls, timing chain debacles, etc. KYMCO has NEVER built anything that slipshod...

...and that is why I'm hoping for the Honda Forza 750 to make it to the US.....

The 600 mile oil change is to: 1.) check for leaks, etc. and 2.) remove the oil that has the metal particles in it from the initial piston ring/cylinder wall break-in...