slevin
Joined : 12 Apr 2008
Posts : 3
|  Subject: >50cc riders? April 12th 2008, 6:00 am | |
| hey guys, saw the forum ad on craigslist and thought id join.
i have a 2008 honda ruckus that i have been riding for about 5 months now. i simply love it, but hate the fact that i can't find other people to ride with me.
hit me up if you in the reno area and wanna go for a cruise.
Scott |
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NVGR-Tim
Admin
Joined : 09 Apr 2008
Posts : 26
Location : Reno, NV
Bikes : 2007 Suzuki AN400
| | Subject: Scoot Reno April 15th 2008, 12:22 am | |
| See the web site http://www.scootreno.org
We ride every 2nd and Last Sunday of the month. The 2nd Sunday rides are definitely suitable for a 50cc Ruckus. If you get me an e-mail address, I'll put you on the list to get notices of rides.
Once I get some details, I'll be updating the calendar here on NVGR to keep the two sites in sync.
FYI, there are 2 scooter rallys around here: Tahoe in July and Reno "Doomtown" in September. I know you're thinking that no way will a 50cc Ruckus make the trip to Tahoe. Last year, a guy rode his 50cc Metropolitan from San Jose, around the lake and vicinity for 3 days, and then rode back home. No excuses!  |
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slevin
Joined : 12 Apr 2008
Posts : 3
| | Subject: Re: >50cc riders? April 15th 2008, 2:20 pm | |
| ah ok, looks like i missed the sunday ride for this month then right ? maybe next month then...
lol how would i go about getting from reno to tahoe... I-80 ? lol |
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NVGR-Tim
Admin
Joined : 09 Apr 2008
Posts : 26
Location : Reno, NV
Bikes : 2007 Suzuki AN400
| | Subject: Re: >50cc riders? April 16th 2008, 11:53 pm | |
| You have 3 options to Tahoe, depending upon how much time you have. (The rally last year started rides from Camp Richardson.) I'm also assuming that your Ruckus is de-restricted, which means that the top speed is about 45-55 mph instead of the restricted 35 mph.
1. Go over Mt Rose and go counter-clockwise around the Lake to Camp Richardson. (+)It's a bit shorter, there are pullouts on the Mt Rose Hwy. (-)You'll be going slow over Mt Rose.
2. Head south through Carson City following old 395, then go over Hwy 50 and clockwise to Camp Richardson. (+)It's not quite as steep as Mt. Rose, 50 is mostly 4 lanes so you've got lots of room. (-)It will take longer.
3. Take the scoot up to Tahoe on a trailer :-)
I've done option #1 on my 50cc Aprilia scooter, and it takes a while to get over Mt Rose. Top speed on the steep parts was around 30mph. |
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Millah
Super Member
Joined : 16 Apr 2008
Posts : 13
Location : Sparks
Bikes : S&S custom fatboy, 2-08 honda ruckus scooters
| | Subject: Re: >50cc riders? May 13th 2008, 1:17 am | |
| | How do you de-restrict your ruckus scooter? |
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slevin
Joined : 12 Apr 2008
Posts : 3
| | Subject: Re: >50cc riders? May 16th 2008, 11:24 pm | |
| i have a posh cdi, that bumps the rev limiter from 8,500 i think ? to 10,500.
check these site out millah, totalruckus.com bowlsla.com battlescooterstore.com
totalruckus is a nice ruckus forum site and the other two are aftermarket parts places.
pm me sometime and maybe we could meet up for a cruise. this is what my ruckus looks like right now.
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Millah
Super Member
Joined : 16 Apr 2008
Posts : 13
Location : Sparks
Bikes : S&S custom fatboy, 2-08 honda ruckus scooters
| | Subject: Re: >50cc riders? May 17th 2008, 5:37 am | |
| | cool I just need to go a bit faster. Mine are just stock 08s I been to a few of those sites. I guess I could change that pdi thing. |
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