Aviatrixie
11-18-2004, 04:44 PM
Hi everyone... it's me again... and I promise to try to stay on topic this time. :)
I've been a good girl and studied hard. There is a lot of information here once one digs in, I've discovered. After hours of browsing Provoscooter and this forum and riding down to discuss pros and cons with Steve, the chief mechanic in the shop at Wayne's World of Cycles, I went ahead and ordered the Michelin tires at my local shop and made arrangements for him to install stage one for my Vino. I'm ready to order, with a couple of caveats.
I really want to be able to use my Vino for serious transportation. I'm the kind of person that, given a choice and weather permiting, will always ride my bike instead of my car. When my father was in the hospital last summer I went to see him every day I could, and made many of those 154 mile round trips to Morgantown, WV on my motorcycle. I would NOT want to do that on my Vino, but I WOULD like to be able to hop on it and run to South Hills Village to do a little shopping, being more like a 50 mile round trip. To do so I'm going to have to mix it up with a lot of cars, and even tho my derestricted Vino seems to be above average in performance, I've decided I want that extra performance that stage one offers. 50 to 55 seems about ideal, and Steve agrees.
Now the Caveats... First, I see a lot of talk of loss of reliability when one stages a small 2 stroke. I suspect if the upgrade is done properly that shouldn't be an issue. I'd love to know what the peak engine rpm is on a stock Vino vs. a stage one Vino. I'm sure it's higher, and that will of course shorten the time between top end rebuilds.
Which brings up the second caveat... what about the lower end? Has the increased power and rpms shown to be detrimental to a stock crank?
And lastly... noise. I'm sure the expansion chamber is going to be louder, and I can live with a bit louder. But I live in a sleeepy little Pennsylvania town, and I do ride my motorcycle to work a lot (seasonally, of course) and sometimes I do get home late. I'm an airline pilot and sometimes I simply don't get back to base until after midnight.
I'll keep my motorcycle for the longer trips, but I'm having a ball with my Vino. I just want it to be more than a ride to the local convenient mart. Will stage one give me that at midnight without waking up the neighborhood?
TAA,
Erika
I've been a good girl and studied hard. There is a lot of information here once one digs in, I've discovered. After hours of browsing Provoscooter and this forum and riding down to discuss pros and cons with Steve, the chief mechanic in the shop at Wayne's World of Cycles, I went ahead and ordered the Michelin tires at my local shop and made arrangements for him to install stage one for my Vino. I'm ready to order, with a couple of caveats.
I really want to be able to use my Vino for serious transportation. I'm the kind of person that, given a choice and weather permiting, will always ride my bike instead of my car. When my father was in the hospital last summer I went to see him every day I could, and made many of those 154 mile round trips to Morgantown, WV on my motorcycle. I would NOT want to do that on my Vino, but I WOULD like to be able to hop on it and run to South Hills Village to do a little shopping, being more like a 50 mile round trip. To do so I'm going to have to mix it up with a lot of cars, and even tho my derestricted Vino seems to be above average in performance, I've decided I want that extra performance that stage one offers. 50 to 55 seems about ideal, and Steve agrees.
Now the Caveats... First, I see a lot of talk of loss of reliability when one stages a small 2 stroke. I suspect if the upgrade is done properly that shouldn't be an issue. I'd love to know what the peak engine rpm is on a stock Vino vs. a stage one Vino. I'm sure it's higher, and that will of course shorten the time between top end rebuilds.
Which brings up the second caveat... what about the lower end? Has the increased power and rpms shown to be detrimental to a stock crank?
And lastly... noise. I'm sure the expansion chamber is going to be louder, and I can live with a bit louder. But I live in a sleeepy little Pennsylvania town, and I do ride my motorcycle to work a lot (seasonally, of course) and sometimes I do get home late. I'm an airline pilot and sometimes I simply don't get back to base until after midnight.
I'll keep my motorcycle for the longer trips, but I'm having a ball with my Vino. I just want it to be more than a ride to the local convenient mart. Will stage one give me that at midnight without waking up the neighborhood?
TAA,
Erika