Modifications made to my new Viva VX200SX! - Page 6

SamM · 03-30-2007, 06:41 PM

Here is one of the Viva. To the left is my daughter's '05 Yamaha TT-R125E. Ironically, it's also made in China!

The Viva was very easy to put together with 3 guys. The other two did all the lifting though. Thanks guys! As you can see there is still a lot left to do. I'm just not up for it today. I swapped out the front turnsignals to a set of smaller EMGO units I had but the headlight fairing covers them up too much to use them. I'm going to put the stock turmsignalls back on it. I have also decided to put new foam in the seat. When I sit down on it, the foam compresses to the seat pan. It's going to be like riding a board. The plan is to get some very dense foam for the bottom support and then use a foam more firm to repalce the stock foam. I'm ripping the seat apart tonight. I may post a few pictures of that too.

SamM · 03-30-2007, 06:53 PM

Another showing the TT-R and the Viva. The Viva isn't really that much bigger than the TT-R. The TT-R has the smaller wheels. My daughter is just about ready to outgrow the smaller wheels.

pumpkin · 03-30-2007, 07:20 PM

SamM,

you're welcome glad i could help just wish you where feeling better so we could have done more.

ambassador · 03-31-2007, 12:21 AM

Looks awsome brother!!! I think the chrome wheels look good...

SamM · 03-31-2007, 01:16 AM

Thanks ambassador! I like the chrome wheels too! As I said the chrome is growing on me. Normally, I don't like chrome on a bike. These don't look too bad though! I'm going to run into town tomorrow to get some plumbing supplies. I may swing by the motorcycle shop and pick up a set of aluminum handlebars. I'm pretty sure they have the ones I want.

If Viva Motorsports sends the aluminum wheels, that will be cool. I ordered the bike with the blue wheels and I want them, as I believe they are much better than chrome steel. I tend to not wash my bikes much. Living on a gravel road, you can never get ahead on them. If I go on a trip I'll hose it off at the carwash. That's about it! I'm going to get some Teflon spray wax and wax the chrome wheels before I ride the bike. This should help keep them cleaner or make cleaning them easier.

On a side note. My buddy really liked the Viva. He spent some time this morning helping us assemble a few things and commented a couple of times that it was nice for the money. Not sure he's a convert yet but it's a start. He liked Pumpkin's bike too!

ambassador · 03-31-2007, 01:38 AM

Sam,
Glad to hear your feeling a little better, bikes looking good, awsome to see that your daughter rides, I have twin 8 yr. olds and looking at quads for them B-day/X-mas and gonna teach them how to ride, not like some folks...Post some more pics when your up to it and let us know how things turn out...

SamM · 03-31-2007, 02:19 AM

Yes, I'm feeling much better! Still stuffed up but most of the body ache is gone. Don't you hate body ache? It's the worst! Nothing makes you feel better when you have that. Still have a slight fever. Nothing major.

My daughter wants a quad in a bad way. I have basically told her no! She needs to get the basics down on a motorcycle, before we step up to a quad.

SamM · 03-31-2007, 02:23 AM

Oh, I forgot to mention. This is my daughter's second bike. Her first was a Yamaha PW80YZinger. She got that bike when she was 7. The TT-R has a clutch which is a whole different experience for her. She's getting it. Last year, she didn't get to ride much as we were framing up our new house.

SamM · 03-31-2007, 07:09 PM

Battery installed! Positive cable rerouted. The bike turns over nicely. Sadly, no gas though!

EDIT: Later this evening, I worked on the turnsignals and got them working and beeping correctly! I hope to get some gas in it tomorrow and fire it up!

SamM · 04-02-2007, 01:53 PM

Today, I finally felt better and finished putting the Viva together. It still needs a few things. I'm hoping to get the oil changed this week and a new sparkplug installed. My wife is picking up a new NGK tonight along with a small portable air compressor. I need one for the shop. The handlebars seem way too low for me. I'll probably be changing them soon!

Overall, I like the bike. It doesn't seem to vibrate excessively and runs well. The choke doesn't seem to do much. Anyone have any idea what the idle speed should be? It seems a little cold natured. Hopefully, the new plug will fix that.

Hey, check it out! I already have the new plate on it! That was fast!

fatboy250 · 04-02-2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamM

The choke doesn't seem to do much. Anyone have any idea what the idle speed should be? It seems a little cold natured. Hopefully, the new plug will fix that.

Initially, we had to hold the choke all the way up for it to work properly. After the carb, filter, and exhaust mod the choke is very rarely used on ours.

Jason

msRandi · 04-02-2007, 03:49 PM

Stock ours would not idel under 900rpm, rach's idels at 1000/1100rpm after I did the needal thing to the carb. on mine it idels at 800rpm hot or cold.and I never use the chock now.

TheOtherRide · 04-02-2007, 03:51 PM

Idle should be 950+/- 50.

Mine is tough to start (choke all the way up) & idles at about 2K when it's really warmed up. I think a carb needle adjustment is what someone recommended elsewhere on here. That'll be my next project!

TheOtherRide · 04-02-2007, 03:54 PM

msRandi, you beat me to it AGAIN! LOL

justjoe · 04-02-2007, 05:25 PM

Congrat's Sam for gettin it up and runnin(and also for feeling better,those achy flu things are the worst)

I took the plunge and ordered a Viva from Viva Motorsports-$1029 to my door in Jersey Went with black/2nd choice Red

Interestling though the sales guy(Antoine)told me the blue came with chrome wheels with no prompting from me so I guess the whole shipment of them are chrome

can't wait now for it to arrive(like a kid at xmas!)

Joe V
06 Suzuki M-50
07 Viva 200vx

03-30-2007, 06:41 PM	#76
SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	Here is one of the Viva. To the left is my daughter's '05 Yamaha TT-R125E. Ironically, it's also made in China! The Viva was very easy to put together with 3 guys. The other two did all the lifting though. Thanks guys! As you can see there is still a lot left to do. I'm just not up for it today. I swapped out the front turnsignals to a set of smaller EMGO units I had but the headlight fairing covers them up too much to use them. I'm going to put the stock turmsignalls back on it. I have also decided to put new foam in the seat. When I sit down on it, the foam compresses to the seat pan. It's going to be like riding a board. The plan is to get some very dense foam for the bottom support and then use a foam more firm to repalce the stock foam. I'm ripping the seat apart tonight. I may post a few pictures of that too. __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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03-30-2007, 06:53 PM	#77
SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	Another showing the TT-R and the Viva. The Viva isn't really that much bigger than the TT-R. The TT-R has the smaller wheels. My daughter is just about ready to outgrow the smaller wheels. __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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03-30-2007, 07:20 PM	#78
pumpkin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westover wv Posts: 443	SamM, you're welcome glad i could help just wish you where feeling better so we could have done more. __________________ 06 american lifan 200 gy-5
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03-31-2007, 12:21 AM	#79
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Looks awsome brother!!! I think the chrome wheels look good... __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-31-2007, 01:16 AM	#80
SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	Thanks ambassador! I like the chrome wheels too! As I said the chrome is growing on me. Normally, I don't like chrome on a bike. These don't look too bad though! I'm going to run into town tomorrow to get some plumbing supplies. I may swing by the motorcycle shop and pick up a set of aluminum handlebars. I'm pretty sure they have the ones I want. If Viva Motorsports sends the aluminum wheels, that will be cool. I ordered the bike with the blue wheels and I want them, as I believe they are much better than chrome steel. I tend to not wash my bikes much. Living on a gravel road, you can never get ahead on them. If I go on a trip I'll hose it off at the carwash. That's about it! I'm going to get some Teflon spray wax and wax the chrome wheels before I ride the bike. This should help keep them cleaner or make cleaning them easier. On a side note. My buddy really liked the Viva. He spent some time this morning helping us assemble a few things and commented a couple of times that it was nice for the money. Not sure he's a convert yet but it's a start. He liked Pumpkin's bike too! __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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03-31-2007, 01:38 AM	#81
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Sam, Glad to hear your feeling a little better, bikes looking good, awsome to see that your daughter rides, I have twin 8 yr. olds and looking at quads for them B-day/X-mas and gonna teach them how to ride, not like some folks...Post some more pics when your up to it and let us know how things turn out... __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-31-2007, 02:19 AM	#82
SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	Yes, I'm feeling much better! Still stuffed up but most of the body ache is gone. Don't you hate body ache? It's the worst! Nothing makes you feel better when you have that. Still have a slight fever. Nothing major. My daughter wants a quad in a bad way. I have basically told her no! She needs to get the basics down on a motorcycle, before we step up to a quad. __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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03-31-2007, 02:23 AM	#83
SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	Oh, I forgot to mention. This is my daughter's second bike. Her first was a Yamaha PW80YZinger. She got that bike when she was 7. The TT-R has a clutch which is a whole different experience for her. She's getting it. Last year, she didn't get to ride much as we were framing up our new house. __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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03-31-2007, 07:09 PM	#84
SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	Battery installed! Positive cable rerouted. The bike turns over nicely. Sadly, no gas though! EDIT: Later this evening, I worked on the turnsignals and got them working and beeping correctly! I hope to get some gas in it tomorrow and fire it up! __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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04-02-2007, 01:53 PM	#85
SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	Updated pictures of my Viva VX200SX Today, I finally felt better and finished putting the Viva together. It still needs a few things. I'm hoping to get the oil changed this week and a new sparkplug installed. My wife is picking up a new NGK tonight along with a small portable air compressor. I need one for the shop. The handlebars seem way too low for me. I'll probably be changing them soon! Overall, I like the bike. It doesn't seem to vibrate excessively and runs well. The choke doesn't seem to do much. Anyone have any idea what the idle speed should be? It seems a little cold natured. Hopefully, the new plug will fix that. Hey, check it out! I already have the new plate on it! That was fast! __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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04-02-2007, 03:49 PM	#87
msRandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Douglas, AZ Posts: 220	Stock ours would not idel under 900rpm, rach's idels at 1000/1100rpm after I did the needal thing to the carb. on mine it idels at 800rpm hot or cold.and I never use the chock now. __________________ Love from the Arizona High Desert
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04-02-2007, 03:51 PM	#88
TheOtherRide Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 403	Idle should be 950+/- 50. Mine is tough to start (choke all the way up) & idles at about 2K when it's really warmed up. I think a carb needle adjustment is what someone recommended elsewhere on here. That'll be my next project! __________________ ~Pauli~ Former 2006 Viva VX200SX owner
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04-02-2007, 03:54 PM	#89
TheOtherRide Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 403	msRandi, you beat me to it AGAIN! LOL __________________ ~Pauli~ Former 2006 Viva VX200SX owner
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04-02-2007, 05:25 PM	#90
justjoe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 76	Congrat's Sam for gettin it up and runnin(and also for feeling better,those achy flu things are the worst) I took the plunge and ordered a Viva from Viva Motorsports-$1029 to my door in Jersey Went with black/2nd choice Red Interestling though the sales guy(Antoine)told me the blue came with chrome wheels with no prompting from me so I guess the whole shipment of them are chrome can't wait now for it to arrive(like a kid at xmas!) Joe V 06 Suzuki M-50 07 Viva 200vx
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