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I got a tank touring too and the brakes are locking up. I think the brake fluid they put in it is expanding when it heats up, but when I blead it all to get...
Sam Y
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Nov 1, 2005
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OK-- so I am riding down the road with my Nephew on the back of the bike and my Touring 150 starts getting sluggish. I begin to smell somethin like rubber...
Tim
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Nov 1, 2005
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... I ... everything ... it ... the brakes and where to fill them with brake fluid. Jim...
tootie813813
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Nov 1, 2005
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If somone responds to this - Can you be very specific if discussing mechanical steps. I am not mechanically inclined and need all the help I can get so...
Tim
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Nov 1, 2005
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Well, I ordered a Touring Tank from BNScooters in August, it was delivered in October and I still have not received the papers to register the bike. I was told...
wrenvideo
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Nov 1, 2005
9:53 pm
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This may help. Go to the following site and download the 4 stroke service manual. It comes in part 1 and part 2. The manual is for a 50cc scooter but except...
Lee
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Nov 1, 2005
9:54 pm
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... The brake bleeder is located on the caliper, it should have a little rubbercap on it. It'll be opened and closed with an 8mm wrench. Things you'll need: ...
fulltiltone
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Nov 1, 2005
10:15 pm
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Dear Member I am having the same problem. The only thing u can do is take a 8 mm wrench and as u squzee the front brake losen the bleeder vavle and the...
Natthan Lancaster
germany392002
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Nov 1, 2005
10:19 pm
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To All I went on my first trip On the 31st. And had problems to start out. The front Break locked up but bleed it off and took off. Was fine. But had a lot...
Nathan Lancaster
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Nov 1, 2005
10:34 pm
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Thanks for the fix. Would you change to DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid?? Is this happening to everybody? We will probably need to start changing out the brake...
Dave B
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Nov 1, 2005
10:49 pm
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There are several good Dot4 synthetic brake fluids. Dot 3 and Dot 4 are compatable with eachother. Dot4 has a higher boiling point, and won't give you brake...
David
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Nov 2, 2005
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Thanks for the info. As you can probably tell, I'm not the mechanic in the shop but the person who has to find the best fixes to problems so the mechanic can...
Dave B
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Nov 2, 2005
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... Nathan, these speedos are notoriously inaccurate. Just make sure that you are using the MPH numbers and not the KPH numbers. On mine it is calibrated and...
fulltiltone
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Nov 2, 2005
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Look carefully at the numbers is it possible that it reads GY6 not GV6? GY6 is a common derivative engine that most of the Chinese Scoots use. Most of the...
fulltiltone
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Nov 2, 2005
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... Dave, that's what I was saying about the air in the system, as it heats it can make the brakes drag then more heat and more drag. It becomes a self...
fulltiltone
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Nov 2, 2005
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Quite possible, when I got the air bubble out of mine I bled a full squeeze and haven't had any problems since. ... brakes...
fulltiltone
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Nov 2, 2005
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I have gone 1300 miles on mine and have not had any problem with the brakes locking up. They do squeak some , I may take them apart this weekend and sand the...
shockingelectrician
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Nov 2, 2005
6:28 am
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I was lucky I ordered mine on the the 5th of Oct an got it about the 15th. From East Coast Scooters (off ebay no less) an the paper work came the next week. ...
kosmickid45
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Nov 2, 2005
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Yes that is ore like it it should take no more than 2 weeks to get the scoot and the paperwork from Tank...
John
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Nov 2, 2005
1:09 pm
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Taht is about what you should expect from a 150cc scooter. There are probably no restrictions in it that I know of. Some brands claim 70 mph from their 150cc...
John
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Nov 2, 2005
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The site I got mine from Extreme-Scooters.com has the top speed listed as 65mph (Governed). I assume they wouldn't want to say that theirs is slower than...
fulltiltone
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Nov 2, 2005
3:26 pm
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I need to change my oil and brake fluid. How much does the Tank Touring 150 hold?...
Tim
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Nov 2, 2005
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I got a lesson on the importance of getting rid of old brake fluid and fading brakes many years ago. I bought a used bike. It was beautiful, and ran great....
David
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Nov 2, 2005
6:38 pm
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The 150cc GY6 scooters only go 53-60 depending on the individual scoot and what direction the wind is blowing. Claims of higher speeds are pure crap. The...
Lee
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Nov 2, 2005
9:58 pm
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Hi All Update!. First the Good News. The people along with that are having headligth problems as in they keep blinking on and off. But will after u touch...
Nathan Lancaster
germany392002
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Nov 2, 2005
11:22 pm
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To All People that are having break problems over heating and things, I have wrote a letter to Tank Corp to let them know what is going on and I asoom that the...
Nathan Lancaster
germany392002
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Nov 2, 2005
11:40 pm
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Nathan, Before you change out the brake fluid try this. Bleed out one or two brake lever squeezes. I don't think it's necessarily bad brake fluid, it's just...
fulltiltone
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Nov 3, 2005
2:32 am
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Tonight I was able to work on the back brakes on my Tank Touring 150. Like others, the rear brake overheated and locked up while riding. First, I bled the...
elida_ohio_aviator_2003
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Nov 3, 2005
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This scoots will only make 100mph with a monkey on top, and more weight will slow down. Lee <4string4u@...> wrote:The 150cc GY6 scooters only go 53-60...
R&I
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Nov 3, 2005
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I have a question on my 150 touring when I brake using the back brakes I have to squeeze the lever hard to get it to brake but the front brake I barly have to...
kosmickid45
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