r/Ruckus

Mixing variator weights
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Mixing variator weights

Ive had 7g sliders in for around 10k miles, 170lbs rider, top speed 46mph, mostly 40-43, decent acceleration but bogs off the line a bit.

Tried different combos between 5g and 7g of dr..pully sliders and landed on using 3x 5g weights and 3x 7g weights. Better acceleration and still 45 top speed, seems to pull much better up hills and against the wind.

Still bogs off the line but its better than before. Curious if anyone has tried different clutch springs (not the contra spring) to raise the engagement rpm. Stock is 3k but there are 4k and 5k springs available. Figured the extra rpm would give me alittle more torque at launch or am i thinking about this wrong?

Ncy variator and drive face, dr pully sliders, other than that its stock.

u/SumDood952 — 21 hours ago
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Missing parts

Can anyone tell me what parts should be here. I was driving in the parking lot today and heard a rattle and when I peeked down I noticed my muffler was bobbing up and down 🫤. My theory is one popped out a while ago and the stress of the remaining one popped the other out. If anyone could tell me what goes in its place on the marked areas in the picture I would greatly appreciate it

u/tanichols24 — 2 days ago
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High revs but no speed after bearing replacement and cvt upgrade

I just had to replace the rear wheel bearing on my ruckus cause it blew when I gently dropped it out of a truck lol. Tool apart the cvt and the final drive, bearing install seems to be successful, no more crazy play in the rear wheel. Think I put everything back as it was but there seemed to be a washer missing compared to my parts diagram. Filled the drive back up with 75 90 gear oil. Since I already had it open I decided to drop in my polini variator upgrade while I was there. Since doing the work the speed dropped from like 36 max to 28 max. I changed the rollers and got it back up to 35 but it still feels like it's revving really high and not really being responsive on the throttle. It's also just got a high pitch whine to it and just feels like something's wrong.

I think that it's actually the belts gone bad, I remember it being much more annoying when I installed it and now it seems real loose. My shitty caliper broke but it seems to be right at a 17 mm width which is below usable, usable being like 17.2??

However is there a chance that something with my install on the final drive or the new cvt is the cause of this? Or is this just what a performance variator is supposed to feel and sound like.

I plan to swap back in the old variator this weekend and see if I can eliminate that as a cause but any insight would be appreciated)

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u/wooperdedoope — 1 day ago
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ruckus won’t start

so i just bought this thing the guy had to jump it and got it to run after a lil so im guessing thats the case that i just have to jump it im new to scooters

u/Potential-Bench-4146 — 3 days ago
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Troubleshooting Taillights and blinker help

Installed custom LED sweeping lights in the back

The taillights had yellow, black, red, blue, orange and green. Black was earth, red was taillight, left turn was blue, right turn was green, yellow was brake light

Everything worked fine until I removed the turn signals up front, two wires from the ruckus- blue and orange , both connected to a 2 to 1 connecter for ground- green with black stripe

One blinks bright, the other blinks dim both come on when switch left or right indicators, three wires total from custom turn signals red, black green hooked black to ground and red to power.

I’ve used a multimeter checked everything and both lights come one when hooked to battery

I’m racking my brain with this, hopefully I don’t have to remove the custom taillights, and help would be grateful

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u/SubcoolSamurai — 3 days ago
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Ruckus speeds up to 25 mph full throttle then bogs then I have to roll back the throttle to a quarter turn for it to barely hit 30. Any ideas why?

2008 Honda Ruckus

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u/fescon — 3 days ago
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Promotional Ruckus?

I have 2 of these with the VIN numbers of 310 and 317. My searches show them in the extremely early production of 2003 for the Canadian market manufacturered in 01/03.

I picked them up near Montreal

The seller told me they were used at the 2003 Honda F1 as promotional bikes. The tag on the keys say "Promotions Pierre Boutin"

I cannot find any information on this claim. Does any one have any information that can confirm this ? Or deny it?

It's no doubt they are early production and a few numbers of their VIN numbers , just wanted to see if the sellers story checks out .

TIA

u/Illustrious-Cow-9021 — 4 days ago
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Where to find a Ruckus OEM Exhaust / Muffler?

Looking to get a true OEM exhaust to replace an aftermarket exhaust I have right now. Ideally anything under $200

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u/DirtyDans_Backyard — 4 days ago
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Picked up a metro to replace my best friends taotao... moving on up!

u/SumDood952 — 6 days ago
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Anyone knows why my temperature light lights up?

Just started it and havent driven it for more than like 30 seconds and the light is flashing but not completely lit up.

u/onlypako — 7 days ago
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Some custom parts I made

I've been working on my girlfriend's Ruckus for the past month, and I finally replaced the muffler guard, only for it to fall off while we were riding the same day. Thought I would make something custom rather than buy the same part for the second time in a week. Wound up deciding to paint the whole exhaust white and make a red guard, I'm definitely super happy with how it came out.

The gastank steps, peg spikes, radiator cover, and muffler guard are all 3d printed. If anybody’s interested in any of the files, feel free to ask.

u/Holiday_Illustrator2 — 7 days ago
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LED Rear Brake Light &Turn Signal

Was never really a huge fan of how bulky the rear brake light and turn signals were. Just swapped to this LED set up and love how much more sleek it looks.

u/USCGandy — 8 days ago
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Exhaust stud/ screw?

Took the exhaust off, broke one of the dowels holding it into the engine. Fighting to get it out of there right now but when I do… what can I replace it with? It’s a m6 dowel that’s threaded 1.0 on both sides, has anybody replaced theirs with a regular m6x1 bolt? Do I need to order a new oem one and wait? Any suggestions welcome

u/Holiday_Illustrator2 — 7 days ago
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Before and after 😁

Picked this ruckus up for my girlfriend about a month ago, got it stripped down and took off the nonsense accessories they had on it. Gonna add some taller red risers under the gas tank steps I printed.. Pretty happy with the progress on it, any suggestions?

u/Holiday_Illustrator2 — 10 days ago
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Turn signal just dies

Okay guys I might need some help here… I just installed these new turn signals on my Honda ruckus and they seem to work but only for a couple seconds… after like 10 seconds they will just die and not flash anymore but also, after like 7 seconds they’ll come back on but it’ll do the same thing… does anyone know what the issue could be

u/Ok_Marionberry_4596 — 12 days ago
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Emergency Tools?

Just purchased my first Ruckus and wanted to see what emergency tools people are carrying with them. Thanks in advance!

u/Joeoraccoc — 13 days ago
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Possible airflow issue

Hello! I just purchased a 2015 Ruckus model on FB marketplace and it will start working and then stop after it gets revved up to about 3000rpm. Fuel line looks good and everything was recently cleaned and fixed. It runs fine when just turned on, it’s only when its throttled ti a certain amount that it chokes/stalls out. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I’m pretty new to this and confused.

u/efross14282 — 13 days ago
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Am I screwed ?

Took the ruckus out for a spin haven’t really done anything to it. I bought it used about a week or two ago went for probably the longest ride 10 miles. Pulled into the driveway. Heard an awful loud noise like something was screaming, took off the face cover and found this. What are the next steps and how screwed am I and is this possibly an easy fix, and is this drive face? cracked and in need of a new one

u/Sea_Development7601 — 13 days ago
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Best way to clean fuel tank?

I have some metal shavings in my fuel tank and wanted to ask here what is the best way to get those out? Could I siphon them out or should I just remove the fuel tank and flush them all out?

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u/jmaddock10 — 11 days ago
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OEM harness reinstall

Hi everyone. I’m having trouble reinstalling my OEM harness. I’m rebuilding a 2015 with a gy6, and I’m using an add on wiring kit that works with the stock harness. Of course I forgot to take pictures or videos when taking apart the original ruckus. Does anyone have pictures or videos of how the wiring runs through the battery box? Any help is appreciated.

u/hteseth_01 — 10 days ago