tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32240961308118426632024-03-12T18:14:51.694-07:00The GY6 Scooter ProjectTim Wehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05579550070576755514noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224096130811842663.post-25193047341626967352015-05-01T13:01:00.003-07:002015-05-01T13:01:52.863-07:00GY6 - Buy or RebuildIt is decision time - Do I buy another engine or rebuild the one I have? I am not sure there is an easy (no-brainer) answer to that. But ultimately, I did make a choice. Here is the though process I followed.
Looking at the prices of parts, they all seem pretty reasonably priced. But I quickly discovered that buying a lot of $30-$50 parts would add up to a pretty high bottom line. On the other Tim Wehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05579550070576755514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224096130811842663.post-13010107112646274422015-04-26T07:37:00.000-07:002015-04-26T07:37:24.215-07:00You Start with What You HaveLike I said yesterday, I did not initially know this was going to be a project. I thought I was just going to get a new battery, drain and refill the oil and the gas tank, and be ready to ride. Well.... I quickly learned it was not going to be quite that easy.
As I started tearing into it, I found some of the wiring was damaged from the lay down; mirrors with embedded turn signals were missing; Tim Wehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05579550070576755514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224096130811842663.post-63503018577725891982015-04-25T13:29:00.000-07:002015-04-26T05:58:38.362-07:00The GY6 Scooter Project OriginsI am always looking for a project to keep me busy, both mentally and physically. It can be anything from designing and building CNC routers and laser engravers/cutters to yard work. This year, I am going to rebuild a 150cc GY6 engine and the scooter it came out of.
I didn't know I was going to make scooter mechanics a project. It just sort of happened. Last summer (2014), I happened onto an Tim Wehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05579550070576755514noreply@blogger.com0