Where is the variator on a scooter?
The variator is driven off the engine crank with a roller weight actuated variable pulley. A belt stretches between the engine and the rear wheel, where the clutch and spring pulley are located.
How do you Derestrict a 50CC variator?
How to Derestrict a 4-Stroke 50CC Scooter
- Detach the kickstart from the variator system.
- Open up the variator system.
- Disengage the front pulley wheel from the pulley system.
- Extricate the washer from its position around the front pulley rod.
What is a variator on a scooter?
A typical feature of motor scooters is the variator, an ingeniously simple means of achieving continuously variable power transmission. Proper maintenance and correct adjustment of the variator will improve the road performance of your scooter.
How fast can a Derestricted 49cc scooter go?
Youll go from 30mph to around 35–40mph max.
What do lighter rollers do on a scooter?
Rollers simply set the rate at which the bike moves up through the gears. People often make the mistake of thinking heavy rollers give you more top end speed and light rollers give you acceleration. This is true to a point as lighter rollers will make your bike rev higher thus giving more acceleration.
How much does a 150cc variator roller weigh?
For a 150cc scooter you can get rollers weighing from around 10gm to around 15gm. Which one is best depends on the scooter, the power of the engine, the gear ratios, the design of the variator, the weight of the rider and what you want from the scooter (maximum economy, maximum performance).
How does the gear change on a variator work?
The weights operate the “gear change” through centrifugal force. The faster the variator is spinning, the greater the force, and the heavier the weights, the greater the force.
What kind of battery does a variator scooter use?
They are easy to use and run using small internal battery so you don’t have to wire them into the electrical system of the scooter. A small wire wraps around the outside of the spark plug lead to pick up the signal which is converted to RPM.
Where is the brass screw on a superior power scooter?
Adjust it so the engine will idle at just fast enough speed to stay running. The brass color screw located lower on the side of the carburetor next to the choke lever is for the high-speed mixture. Start by turning this screw in (clockwise) until it stops. Don’t turn it in tight, just until it stops.