actually I do have a 15 tooth
but from when I tested it compared to stock up my hill seemed to make no difference in speed
but maybe that is the difference
--- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, "Anis Setyadi" <ndhonk@...> wrote:
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> Since you said the 82 seems to climb better, do you have the same gearing setup on both bikes?
>
> Anis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "mikegigabyte" <mikegigabyte@...>
> Sender: Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:54:13
> To: <Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com>
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> Subject: [Honda-C70] slipping tranny??
>
> So my friend and I have an 81
> both basically run the same transmission wise
> for whatever reason mine is faster but maybe because I just tune mine more then he does.
>
> His brother has an 82, or whatever year the 12v came out
> under 2000 miles on it
>
> Seems like the transmission may be slipping?
> if im in 3rd rolling around a corner and gun it, sounds like its in 2nd. Higher rpm's but if I lower the throttle then the rpm's slow and it then sounds like its in 3rd
>
> Same thing if im in second turning into a steep hill it will increase in rpm's
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> Now to me this is a nice feature because instead of bogging some, or just having lower rpm's to me its like a little boost keeps the rpm's higher to help climb
>
> And yes I did check the side adjustment bolt and it was still set to how the book says. I tried fine tuning that but no change so I set it back.
>
> But since I have access to 2 other same bikes they dont do this
> So im wondering if this is something on the 12v bikes or is this a sign of a problem
>
> He just bought it used im doing all the maintenance getting it all cleaned up. I changed the oil, it smelled like cigarettes believe it or not. Who knows what was used before with less then 2000 miles on it its sure stanky.
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> I was hoping the slipping was oil related but I dont think so now, unless I need to flush it out with something if the clutch pads have glazed.
>
> Should I just not worry about it, seems to do decent on very steep hills. Like I said the rpm's do rise alot more then the 2 other bike I have ridden but it actually seemed to help it climb better. At least 2 mph faster then mine on the same hills but I think I read the 12v cdi's are faster anyways
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1970-73 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw
1970-73 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw (scroll to sec.7.1 page 101.jpg)
1980-83 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/hu42c
1980-81 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec.18-1 page 170.jpg)
1982-83 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec. 20-28 page 205.jpg)
1980-81 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/z4zn6
1982-83 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/hw35c
More resources for C70 Passports and Cubs:
http://www.shlaes.com/Vehicles/Scooter.htm
http://www.velodrome.com/HondaC70/HondaC70.html
