r/Ruckus

Just bought a used 2003 ruckus with 1500 miles. It has an upgraded cdi but that is it. Its really sluggish and has a topend of 32 on flat ground.

I've sent my flywheel to JCRacing to have it lightened, when I removed it I'm not sure if my brand new flywheel puller came with a washer stuck to the end of it because after removing the 17mm nut that holds it, I pulled the flywheel out and when I removed the flywheel puller, a washer appeared, but it was stuck to the flywheel puller, not the flywheel, is that washer from the flywheel puller or from the stock flywheel from honda, it's a black washer and fits over the driveshaft, but it looks brand new with only one ring of wear that I'm guessing that it was created by removal. Anybody ever remove the flywheel on a stock GET 49.4cc engine? Is the flywheel only held by a nut or does it need a washer? Will their be any space for threads left at the end of the driveshaft for the washer? Is their suppose to be a washer on the flywheel when I reinstall it?

So, long story almost short, we pulled our Ruckus's out of storage, cleaned carb, oil changed and it didn't feel right at top speed, kind of bucking feeling. I do some research, realize I probably needed to redo my CVT belt, so I get a new one (Gates PL30509 785x17.9x30), new OEM clutch springs including torsion. I also grabbed some 6g rollers. I get everything installed, belt not picnhed, torqued down properly. Feels ok with CVT cover off., put the CVT cover back on and it feels worse than it did before the change. Feels like there is no power and it kind of bucks or hicups.. hard to describe, but just doesn't feel like power is getting to the wheel.

Any thoughts on what I could be doing wrong? As far as In know rollers didn't come out of position, the belt is within tolerances, the springs were genuine Honda. I redid the whole thing a while ago and it is still the same.

I’ve been having an issue for the past week or so and I don’t really know what to do. I’ll be driving down the road going around 30 mph. Every 2-5 seconds the scooter noticeably slows itself. It feels like it’s being pulled back. It’s the strangest thing. Has anyone had any similar issues? I’m convinced that a certain spot in the road “fixes” whatever issue this is because every time I drive down it the same 50-150 feet it’s opens all the way up and quits bogging….for like ten seconds. Then I pass this spot and it starts pulling again.

I just bought a 2012 that’s been sitting a long time. Overhaul, or replace the carb? I’m comfortable with the overhaul but I know that sometimes it’s more practical to replace. What’s the case with a Ruckus?

Have a Honda ruckus with a polini variator, 5.25 Dr.Pulley sliders, 5k clutch springs, and a blue contra spring.

When I have new sliders I can hit 42 mph or so, but after about 1.5k miles the sliders develop flat spots at the corners and then I can only hit around 36 mph.

Does anyone else have this issue? Do I need to go back to rollers? I thought sliders would last longer.

The long (sorry) story so far. Pulled my 2016 ruckus out of the shed to get it running for the season and it wouldn't start. Seemed like the spark plug and low gas was the issue. Replaced the plug/fueled up and it started right up.

Rode it off and on for a week or so with no issues. Then one morning I start it up and it revs up like crazy right out of the gate. Peaking over 5k. Given a couple minutes to warm up it evens out but is idling a little high. I adjust the idle screw and run some errands on the ruckus. No problems.

Next morning, same thing. Then it's idling too low so I have to adjust back up a bit. I research the problem and check the usual stuff. I look for vacuum leaks I make sure no hoses have come loose,etc. I find nothing obviously wrong.

I suspect the bystarter could have gone bad, and I've been meaning to clean the carb. So I pull the carb and clean it. I notice some corrosion, it's not really much but the bike is 10 years old so I figure all this is my cue to replace the carb entirely.

Bought a full OEM carb assembly from Partzilla and installed it. This includes the bystarter, so everything is new. Except for the jets. The jets on my old carb were spotless and unclogged, they were mods from stock because when I did an airbox delete like 5 years ago it came with replacement jets to help tune things for the new intake.

So now when I start the bike cold it revs up too high like before, but not as intense and immediate. It kind of climbs in stages. Revs hard and eases up, it repeats this until it fully warms up and then it drops into a relatively normal idle.

While it's doing this revving up and down cycle it runs rough. I tried recording it but I can't capture the sound it's making, the engine noise is cancelling it out.

TLDR: It's making a kind of dull quiet coughing sound. It reminds me of what it sounds like if you put the palm of your hand over the hose on a vacuum and then pull it back off. A dull puff of air sound followed by the rev down. Then it revs high, coughs and drops again.

I don't want to end up replacing every single thing one by one and not fix the problem. Does this behavior sound like anything obvious other than what I've already checked or replaced?

Sadly, my ruckus was stolen two years after I bought it and was gone for 3 years. The police recovered it when it was sold on Craigslist and the poor young naive kid who bought it without a title tried to register it. The asshole who stole it abused the shit out of it and I have no idea what he may have done to it. So I can't properly speak to its full history and what might have been messed with. That said, when I got the bike back I cleaned and repaired everything I could and it was all running fine for the last 5 years since. Now, all of a sudden, weird revving and idling issues for no obvious reason.

Any help or insight is greatly appreciated. I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets genuinely bummed out when my ruckus is sick. I can't get the problem off my brain.

Thanks!

I got a brand new spark plug boot and CDI ignition coil and spark plugs and it still doesn’t have any spark any tips could it possibly be wiring? I really wanna get this thing fixed before the fourth.