Its been awhile since i played around with my scrambler as i was focused on my t555 project.
But i managed sometime too clean it up a lil' and make a few minor changes.
I never intended to do a true restoration even though it couldve been a easy restore ,but thats been done many times, and im not out for resale value or too please the purist/collectors...just myself
lol!
I still need too install the seat cover snaps and mount the converter cover.
I cut a new piece of seat foam from some firmer different type of foam instead of the sofa cushion foam rupp used, i had expressed awhile ago i didnt care for the original "tall" looking seats on rupps that are usually taller than the tank,
so this piece is about half the thickness of the original foam but it is firmer and way better feeling on my sensitive diminished glutes.
Im gonna fold the edges of the cover about 1- 1 1/2" and install the snaps through the double layer of material.
Hopefully once the cover is pulled taught the top of the seat ends up just below the tank seam.
I went around and blasted clean and polished up various dodads on the bike.
After much personal debate over color choice, i finally settled on chevy orange...yes im a diehard.
I wanted something that was kinda brite but not blinding.
A mellow yellow was my second choice.
I followed previous advice and installed a new gates belt, thank you all for that advice.
Also installed a new pin style 11 tooth sprocket on the jackshaft, that was much needed.
Kinda modified the rear fender plate bracket, drilled out the holes, cut it shorter, narrower and cut off the plate holes. I would've never put a plate on it anyway.
In my earlier pics i had what i think is a oe black widow pipe on it with what im gonna call a manifold/ flange peice i made from scraps.
I decided to kinda duplicate that pipe but in a larger diameter.
I put a few extra bends in it too follow the seat pan better and give me a little bit of extra fender clearance since i shortened the plate bracket and a tweak up front too clear the fuel line a little better.
The manifold/adapter peice was the toughest one i made yet as you can see its much bigger than the one i had on for the bw pipe.
That one matched the port exactly, the new one is slightly larger than the port that was previously opened up and polished out.
I also kinda generically safety wired the bolts on the flange too keep them from coming loose and blowing the gasket out.
Im keeping a eye open for more aggressive tires too keep the mx look going once i find some im gonna break the wheels down again for a good going over.
I had it out last weekend for a buzz around get it back into tune and verify everything was working properly and after a bit of carb tweaking, i hit a max of 40 mph on a straight flat road , but i really feel like there is a bit more in this little hs50.
From a dead start it certainly leaves my trike in the dust until around 25-30 mph then the trike just blazes past like the bike is sitting still lol.
Its funny while racing the scrambler and trike, the bike pulls way ahead and its crackling high exhaust note blasting away like its running for its life,
Once the trike catches up its deep pounding exhaust note just stomps all over the lil' hs50's crackle until your just past the bike and cant even hear it anymore.
Like the poor little bike is being chased down by a thunderous tire humming monster.
