waketrip
New Member
Hello everybody!
After a couple of months lurking in the shadows of this forum, I feel like I owe you all a proper presentation. Mainly because you're the ones that convinced me to go ahead and buy an ace. Wait now, should I thank you or blame you for it? 'Cause I would've never imagined just how hooked up I would get, its like a drug! ;D ;D ;D
Anyway lets talk a bit about myself. My name is Luis, I am a 24 year old lawyer from Zaragoza, in northern Spain, Although I'm currently working in Madrid, the capital of Spain. I rode a bike (like, the kind with pedals) through College, and as soon as I landed my first job I set out to get me a motorcycle.
You see, I wanted something cheap and accesible, since although I've ridden bicycles and jet skis regularly, or probably because of it, I'm a strong believer in social darwinism, and would love to not have to be removed from a lamp post anytime soon.
I started looking at some 125 cc bikes that were not the usual suspects (cbr125, kawas, etc... i don't like the superbike look on a teensy tiny 125 engine) and was torn between the mash 75, the hanway raw 125, and the Skyteam Ace
I spent quite some time worrying about chinese quality, as I couldnt gather much info about the mash and the hanway. Then I found your forum, and since the ace was getting good enough reviews for its make quality, and more importantly the readily available parts and unofficial support (OOracing, I'm looking at you), and its potential (150 mods, 250 engines, all sorts of go-fast goodies) I pulled the trigger on it (and, quite frankly, THE LOOKS OF IT, OH MY GOD SHE IS A BEAUTY, it's like having your own slice of cr110/dream 50 goodness). So a thank you all is in order!
On to the bike itself i was so excited when it arrived i couldnt even get a sharp shot haha:
I actually waited until I had about 750 km. on the bike till i started changing bits (during which time I had to exercise a LOT of self-control ;D) so I could appreciate better all the following changes.
Current mods are:
-Removed EGR
-Front fork spacers and oil replacement OOracing ( It works perfectly as I'm 1'87m. tall and weight a healthy 100 kilos)
-Blue CDI from OOracing
-Stainless steel header and muffler from OOracing (notice the trend here?)
-Re-jet kit (48 pilot, and whatever main is included in the re-jet kit, the one that still has the airbox)
-Rear Sprocket 34T
My soon to come mods, as soon as I gather all the bits to put at the same time:
- K&N performance air filter ( this model, 38mm ID, good size, I actually want something that helps performance, not some random metal mesh pod that hurts it)
-Bigger main jet 95 size, to cope with the increased air flow from the K&N filter
-NGK Iridium Spark plug model DPR8EIX-9
-Remove butterfly choke from carburettor ( I saw in the Ace resource someone did this? Crazy maybe? )
-Tune carburettor for idle mix and idle speed, it seems that when it gets warmed up, idle speed is higher than stock
-Remove rear fender, replace taillight in custom made bracket, replace turn signals (boy, they are UGLY!)
For the moment being, this is how it looks (sorry for the cluttered photo, I'm actually surprised I have almost no photos of the bike haha):
Sorry for such a long post, just wanted to say hello to the community, I'll try to be as active as my job allows!
Have a nice day!
After a couple of months lurking in the shadows of this forum, I feel like I owe you all a proper presentation. Mainly because you're the ones that convinced me to go ahead and buy an ace. Wait now, should I thank you or blame you for it? 'Cause I would've never imagined just how hooked up I would get, its like a drug! ;D ;D ;D
Anyway lets talk a bit about myself. My name is Luis, I am a 24 year old lawyer from Zaragoza, in northern Spain, Although I'm currently working in Madrid, the capital of Spain. I rode a bike (like, the kind with pedals) through College, and as soon as I landed my first job I set out to get me a motorcycle.
You see, I wanted something cheap and accesible, since although I've ridden bicycles and jet skis regularly, or probably because of it, I'm a strong believer in social darwinism, and would love to not have to be removed from a lamp post anytime soon.
I started looking at some 125 cc bikes that were not the usual suspects (cbr125, kawas, etc... i don't like the superbike look on a teensy tiny 125 engine) and was torn between the mash 75, the hanway raw 125, and the Skyteam Ace
I spent quite some time worrying about chinese quality, as I couldnt gather much info about the mash and the hanway. Then I found your forum, and since the ace was getting good enough reviews for its make quality, and more importantly the readily available parts and unofficial support (OOracing, I'm looking at you), and its potential (150 mods, 250 engines, all sorts of go-fast goodies) I pulled the trigger on it (and, quite frankly, THE LOOKS OF IT, OH MY GOD SHE IS A BEAUTY, it's like having your own slice of cr110/dream 50 goodness). So a thank you all is in order!
On to the bike itself i was so excited when it arrived i couldnt even get a sharp shot haha:
I actually waited until I had about 750 km. on the bike till i started changing bits (during which time I had to exercise a LOT of self-control ;D) so I could appreciate better all the following changes.
Current mods are:
-Removed EGR
-Front fork spacers and oil replacement OOracing ( It works perfectly as I'm 1'87m. tall and weight a healthy 100 kilos
)-Blue CDI from OOracing
-Stainless steel header and muffler from OOracing (notice the trend here?)
-Re-jet kit (48 pilot, and whatever main is included in the re-jet kit, the one that still has the airbox)
-Rear Sprocket 34T
My soon to come mods, as soon as I gather all the bits to put at the same time:
- K&N performance air filter ( this model, 38mm ID, good size, I actually want something that helps performance, not some random metal mesh pod that hurts it)
-Bigger main jet 95 size, to cope with the increased air flow from the K&N filter
-NGK Iridium Spark plug model DPR8EIX-9
-Remove butterfly choke from carburettor ( I saw in the Ace resource someone did this? Crazy maybe? )
-Tune carburettor for idle mix and idle speed, it seems that when it gets warmed up, idle speed is higher than stock
-Remove rear fender, replace taillight in custom made bracket, replace turn signals (boy, they are UGLY!)
For the moment being, this is how it looks (sorry for the cluttered photo, I'm actually surprised I have almost no photos of the bike haha):
Sorry for such a long post, just wanted to say hello to the community, I'll try to be as active as my job allows!
Have a nice day!
