Hi I thought I would introduce myself... My name is Shane and I have a zstar hco90 pocket bike... not sure if its a 49 cc or 47cc? the frame says 47 but I noticed gio frames are the same as well. the exhaust points straight down. the thing has been sitting in the garage forever. I cut the exhaust off just under the airfilter to try to let it breath better( seemed to work a little).
I installed new fuel lines and fuel filter, ngk spark plug, high flow airfilter, and purchased some slicks that seem gripier than the oem tires.
I tried to remove the old tires off the rims with 3 screwdrivers but no luck... I was only successful in pinching the tube haha. I snapped one of of the allen head bolts for the rotors in the rim and had to drill and tap it out. I was pushing so hard trying to break the bead that i didnt want to bend the rotors. Then the fuel tank basically crumbled into pieces while reinstalling it... guess the heat of sitting in the garage for years made it become brittle.
So my question is are these zstars even worth putting money into or is it just chinese quality i need to sort out with better hardware and parts. I would really like to pimp it out for my daughter so she can ride at the track with me.
How do you remove the tires off the rims? do I need a tire spoon kit?
I would like to put a stage 1 kit into it and I have started to paint it with a decal job to match my track bike
Thanks
Shane
I installed new fuel lines and fuel filter, ngk spark plug, high flow airfilter, and purchased some slicks that seem gripier than the oem tires.
I tried to remove the old tires off the rims with 3 screwdrivers but no luck... I was only successful in pinching the tube haha. I snapped one of of the allen head bolts for the rotors in the rim and had to drill and tap it out. I was pushing so hard trying to break the bead that i didnt want to bend the rotors. Then the fuel tank basically crumbled into pieces while reinstalling it... guess the heat of sitting in the garage for years made it become brittle.
So my question is are these zstars even worth putting money into or is it just chinese quality i need to sort out with better hardware and parts. I would really like to pimp it out for my daughter so she can ride at the track with me.
How do you remove the tires off the rims? do I need a tire spoon kit?
I would like to put a stage 1 kit into it and I have started to paint it with a decal job to match my track bike
Thanks
Shane