Just want to give a heads up to everybody.
We will not be available from October 15th-24th.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
155/164cc EXTREME results and WRRP exhaust system
Finally got dyno results for our 164cc kit, somepoint in the next month or so we will do a video of it accelerating.
So nearly 17BHP at the wheels, this is a huge amount of power for a tiny 58.5mm piston.
Also on the video is the new WRRP exhaust system.
We are very confident that this exhaust makes more power than any other pipe on the market for stock,155 and 164cc bikes.
Not only that but all within a reasonable sound level, you can ride about and nobody can tell you have a tuned bike!.
So nearly 17BHP at the wheels, this is a huge amount of power for a tiny 58.5mm piston.
Also on the video is the new WRRP exhaust system.
We are very confident that this exhaust makes more power than any other pipe on the market for stock,155 and 164cc bikes.
Not only that but all within a reasonable sound level, you can ride about and nobody can tell you have a tuned bike!.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Slight delay in extreme kit results and Force works ECU
There will be a slight delay for the dyno results as we cant get access to the dynojet until early next week.
We did book it for this morning and in fact we arrived expecting to use it.........welcome to Taiwan.
Also the ECU 'might' be delayed an extra week as the CNC factory that makes the case is running behind on orders.
We did book it for this morning and in fact we arrived expecting to use it.........welcome to Taiwan.
Also the ECU 'might' be delayed an extra week as the CNC factory that makes the case is running behind on orders.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Extreme head kits
Finally they will be arriving sometime this month at about the same time as the ForceWorks ECU!.
I have copy/pasted the below from the zumaforums, be sure to check in there for updates!.
What is it?
The Extreme kit is the final upgrade for existing Samurai 155cc and 164cc big bore kits.
What is in the kit?
A specially designed head complete with cam,valves,retainers and springs.
The valve and port size is designed to maximise gasflow from the 58.5mm bore.
The cam is also specially chosen to do the same.
What do we gain from this?
Good old fashioned horse power!.
On a 4 stroke engine, all of the power is in the head, already with just the stock head we are able to squeeze out 13-15bhp at the wheels, this head will allow us to push to the high teens (results thursday).
The whole point of this kit was to give a bolt on upgrade with only a basic knowledge of engine assembly.
No need to bore out the case, just remove and replace!.
How much will the kit cost?
No higher than $400, but you will need to have one of our big bore kits, force works ECU and a 32mm throttlebody already installed in order to use this kit.
Price may seem a bit high altogether but this isnt supposed to be down all at once, its a progression in stages with this being the final one.
What are the stages?
Stage 1) CVT & CLUTCH
Stage 2) 155/164 big bore kit
Stage 3) 32mm throttlebody
Stage 4) ECU
Stage 5) Extreme head
What about the exhaust?
Good point..... this is a major headache/problem for me.
The exhaust will need to be able to flow more gas than pretty much anything on the market, so there are going to be differences (or restrictions) in power depending on what exhaust you use.
I do have a solution for this, WRRP is making an exhaust which works better than anything else on the market with the 58.5mm big bore kits and will also work well with the extreme head.
This will be the exhaust used for the dyno test.
This thursday i will be posting pricing news and dyno results from the Extreme conversion done on my wifes bike
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Force Works ECU
Exciting news!.
We are about to start offering the Force Works ECU in mid september, this clever little box allows you to adjust the fueling on your Samurai big bore kit equiped bikes!.
As standard our big bore kits are held back by the stock ECU, as you approach about 40mph the fueling starts to go rich and this lowers your power at higher speeds, reducing your potential top speed and also drinking more fuel than its supposed to.
With this ECU installed you can take away or add fuel with a simple button press, no engine lights, no need to restart the bike, you can do it on the fly!.
Check this link for more information:
http://www.zumaforums.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=13223
We are about to start offering the Force Works ECU in mid september, this clever little box allows you to adjust the fueling on your Samurai big bore kit equiped bikes!.
As standard our big bore kits are held back by the stock ECU, as you approach about 40mph the fueling starts to go rich and this lowers your power at higher speeds, reducing your potential top speed and also drinking more fuel than its supposed to.
With this ECU installed you can take away or add fuel with a simple button press, no engine lights, no need to restart the bike, you can do it on the fly!.
Check this link for more information:
http://www.zumaforums.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=13223
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Back to normal
Since getting back online i have had a rather large amount of emails and PMs (totaling about 45) some are questions others are people chasing up their orders (rightly so!).
Shipping has returned to normal, its Monday and the EMS guy is collecting packages, invoices are being printed... everything is as regular as it used to be.
I have also started building another monster GY6 engine which is destined for Norway.
Some people get a bit frustrated by our response time, please try to understand a few things:
1) This isn't our full time job anymore, we have a large shrimp business that keeps both me and the wife busy (www.seafortunes.com)
2) Time difference, since we are located in Taiwan we are about as on the other side of the world as it gets!.
This means there is a 16-12 hour difference between us, so usually we are in bed sleeping and only get to the email another 8 or so hours after its sent.
3) Our mail server has very strong filtering, i have often lowered the filter but almost instantly our in-box just get filled with spam!.
So if you don't get an answer within about 48hrs, chances are you have been filtered out so please try again with a different subject title without CAPITALS!.
4) PM's, i am not always on the forums, the best method for contacting us is by our company emails:
sales@samuraiscoot.com & care@samuraiscoot.com
5) Please remember we are not a large business, this is purely just a hobby of ours, there are only 2 of us and sometimes we make mistakes. Its what you might call a mom and pop business.
Now there was a point where things were getting serious and we were looking to grow, after a lot of talking we decided to keep things small and simple, this way its still our hobby and not just a 'job'!.
6) We try to keep stock with the most popular items, but its not always possible to tell whats going to be popular one month to the next.
Our suppliers or to be honest all suppliers in Taiwan are just a pain in the backside, no matter how much money or how much time you give them, they can drag their feet and waste infinite amounts of time (yours and ours!) so sometimes orders can lag, we will always try to keep you up to date or let you know if the parts are not in stock.
Hope the above is some use to you!.
Shipping has returned to normal, its Monday and the EMS guy is collecting packages, invoices are being printed... everything is as regular as it used to be.
I have also started building another monster GY6 engine which is destined for Norway.
Some people get a bit frustrated by our response time, please try to understand a few things:
1) This isn't our full time job anymore, we have a large shrimp business that keeps both me and the wife busy (www.seafortunes.com)
2) Time difference, since we are located in Taiwan we are about as on the other side of the world as it gets!.
This means there is a 16-12 hour difference between us, so usually we are in bed sleeping and only get to the email another 8 or so hours after its sent.
3) Our mail server has very strong filtering, i have often lowered the filter but almost instantly our in-box just get filled with spam!.
So if you don't get an answer within about 48hrs, chances are you have been filtered out so please try again with a different subject title without CAPITALS!.
4) PM's, i am not always on the forums, the best method for contacting us is by our company emails:
sales@samuraiscoot.com & care@samuraiscoot.com
5) Please remember we are not a large business, this is purely just a hobby of ours, there are only 2 of us and sometimes we make mistakes. Its what you might call a mom and pop business.
Now there was a point where things were getting serious and we were looking to grow, after a lot of talking we decided to keep things small and simple, this way its still our hobby and not just a 'job'!.
6) We try to keep stock with the most popular items, but its not always possible to tell whats going to be popular one month to the next.
Our suppliers or to be honest all suppliers in Taiwan are just a pain in the backside, no matter how much money or how much time you give them, they can drag their feet and waste infinite amounts of time (yours and ours!) so sometimes orders can lag, we will always try to keep you up to date or let you know if the parts are not in stock.
Hope the above is some use to you!.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
PC meltdown........ again
Once again our pc went into a meltdown, both my vista and windows 7 install failed to boot and i was stuck without internet access for close to 3 days.
To make matters worse it was the only pc in the household as my wife traveled to china for business and took the laptop with her, i do believe she emailed a few people telling them of the problem.
Now the pc is fixed and healthy again (its a cooler master cosmos case which weighs 30kgs, i had to carry this to a repair shop in Taipei in the 40c heat!) turns out my 3 year old was inserting money into the air vents and caused a meltdown of electrical shorting which corrupted my hard drives (all 3!).
You couldn't make this stuff up!.
Problem is our email account is built into the website and its not just a straight forwards log in, i had the link saved on my pc before and just accessed from that, but now that link is lost and i have no way of getting into my email account until my wife returns from china tomorrow night.
If she goes online in the mean time i should be able to get the link from her.
Those of you who are trying to contact me can do via facebook.
People who made orders last month can relax as everything was shipped between late last week and this week.
To make matters worse it was the only pc in the household as my wife traveled to china for business and took the laptop with her, i do believe she emailed a few people telling them of the problem.
Now the pc is fixed and healthy again (its a cooler master cosmos case which weighs 30kgs, i had to carry this to a repair shop in Taipei in the 40c heat!) turns out my 3 year old was inserting money into the air vents and caused a meltdown of electrical shorting which corrupted my hard drives (all 3!).
You couldn't make this stuff up!.
Problem is our email account is built into the website and its not just a straight forwards log in, i had the link saved on my pc before and just accessed from that, but now that link is lost and i have no way of getting into my email account until my wife returns from china tomorrow night.
If she goes online in the mean time i should be able to get the link from her.
Those of you who are trying to contact me can do via facebook.
People who made orders last month can relax as everything was shipped between late last week and this week.
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