Yamaha Scorpio SX-4W basic maintenance

[cruza]

Oh, i will need a
hacksaw.
silver paint
file

i can get these things at repco? Anything special?

Just hacksaw and a flat file to round off the rough edges, don't worry about the paint. makes a world of difference, was first thing I did on my partners bike as it was so annoying!!

Take gearchange lever off bike first and put in vice, makes job so much easier

[Dlewy88]

91 vs 95 for the scorpio? Any consenus of opinion on this.

[Custom-R]

91 vs 95 for the scorpio? Any consenus of opinion on this.

Hi, 91 is fine for this motor and will not damage it at all.The engines compression ratio is 9.5:1 and the stock ignition doesnt throw out much advance...so there will be no chances of detonation. Your better off spending the extra cash on regular oil changes..

[Mackgyver]

Scorpios all drain their batteries when sitting turned off. Disconnect one of the terminals if you're going to park it up for more than a few days.

Good to find some recent posts on the Scorpio. Your advice re the Metzeler Lasertecs sounds good, but I was wondering if you run them tubeless, or with an inner tube? The manual that came with my bike was very militant about only using the IRCs and only with an inner tube. I'm keen to get better rubber, but always get nerdy wobbles if I have to do something that the owner's manual says not to do.

Also, by the sounds you have worked on a few Scorpios. Besides better rubber, are there any other upgrades you recommend?

[Dlewy88]

Ive got the stock tyres on and I'm losing about 4PSI a week in my front tyre.
Slow leak?
Should I just bite the bullet and replace both with...
Any recomendations for tyres?
A good place in wellington to purchase from.

[dogsnbikes]

Good to find some recent posts on the Scorpio. Your advice re the Metzeler Lasertecs sounds good, but I was wondering if you run them tubeless, or with an inner tube? The manual that came with my bike was very militant about only using the IRCs and only with an inner tube. I'm keen to get better rubber, but always get nerdy wobbles if I have to do something that the owner's manual says not to do.

Also, by the sounds you have worked on a few Scorpios. Besides better rubber, are there any other upgrades you recommend?

Just remember although a manual is good its just a guideline.....as for upgrades just keep it too basics,tyres,brakepads,chain and sprockets and make sure your suspension is set up ride for you...if your not sure how send a SOS out on here and someone local too you may help otherwise next time you have time go into your local shop and ask for help

Ive got the stock tyres on and I'm losing about 4PSI a week in my front tyre.
Slow leak?
Should I just bite the bullet and replace both with...
Any recomendations for tyres?
A good place in wellington to purchase from.

You may need a new tube but cheak that your valve is in the stem properly..if you need tyres you have several options in Wgtn depending on where you are and suits your timetable...but try WGTN motorcycles,Motorad or Boyals in the city or TSS and motomart in the Hutt,Ask around as its your money and you want the best you can afford

[bluerider]

Hi Cloggy,

Would you mind sending me a copy of the workshop manual ? Would very much appreciate that I bought a second-hand bike, but the guy didn't have a manual and I am a newbie too

You can send it to bluefall7 at gmail.com.

Cheers

Great little bikes. I bought mine new to do my BHS and learning on. More than three years on and I am still riding it and still learning. I ride mine everyday, rain, hail or shine over the Wainui hill and don't share the sentiment that the IRC tyres will cause you to crash this winter. They may not be the cutting edge of tyre refinement but they are just fine on the Scorpio. Got a Michelin on the front but it's not lasting nearly as well as the IRC's. Just stuck another IRC on the back as at least I know I get some reasonable mileage out of them. I wouldn't have done that if I felt these tyres were dangerous.
My Scorpio has been ultra reliable, hasn't missed a beat yet. The only wee problem I had was with a weeping front fork seal and that may have been my own wrong doing.
Keep an eye on that chrome, it's not the best quality and need a regular polish especially if you ride in any weather.
The main reason I have kept my Scorpio is that it so cheap to run and maintain. And it's ideally suited now to commute to work and back every day. Whatdamean petrol is really expensive, I hadn't noticed.
I've got a PDF version of the workshop manual if anyone is interested. PM me your email addy if you want a copy.

[Tigadee]

Scorpio Owner's Manual if you need it...

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Bit of a gravedig but I recently found the service manual and a parts catalogue. May come in handy to someone someday

Couldn't upload the service manual as it was too big to attach to this post, so I have put it on Rapidshare. It is 300 pages long, although some of those are in Indonesian.

http://rapidshare.com/files/38850501...corpio_225.pdf

[SMOKEU]

Do Sport Demons fit these bikes? I used to have them on my old CBR250 and they were great, I'm thinking of buying a Scopio soon.

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Do Sport Demons fit these bikes? I used to have them on my old CBR250 and they were great, I'm thinking of buying a Scopio soon.

Scorpio is 90/90 front
100/90 rear

Looks like you could get a rear at least:

http://www.colemans-suzuki.co.nz/pro...ort_demon.aspx


http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/parts/yamaha/2039.aspx#Tyre - Battlax

[ninja250]

Scorpio is 90/90 front
100/90 rear

Looks like you could get a rear at least:

http://www.colemans-suzuki.co.nz/pro...ort_demon.aspx


http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/parts/yamaha/2039.aspx#Tyre - Battlax

I have just recently bought a 2007 model Scorpio as a run around and after owning bigger bikes for so long the little scorpio is such a blast to ride, really brings back the fun of riding a basic simple bike.

Problem is that a week into owing it got a puncture in the rear, so since it still has the stock IRC tyres on it, I want to change to better tyres, but I've been having a hard time finding matching front and rear tyres that fit.

I've called around most tyre shops in Auckland and called up Yamaha dealership and the only tyre option I've been given are either the original IRC, Pirelli City demon, or the Shinko.

I was wondering what tyres are people running on the scorpio and which ones work best?

Are the Shinko any good or are they just as bad as the IRC?

I used to have Pirelli City Demons on a GN250 and I found them to be good for highway riding and straight line stability but not so stable in the corners, so I was after a tyre with a more sport touring profile.

I've looked at the BT39 and the Metzeler lasertec but no one seems to stock a matching front and rear that would fit the scorpio, has anyone managed to find a matching front a rear in those models? And do they work with an inner tube?

Also I was going to replace the inner tube myself for now so that I could ride the bike for now but was wondering would I need to get the wheel balanced if I take the tyre off or if I replace the tyre? There doesn't seem to be any wheel weights on the rim at the moment so I'm wondering whether they have actually ever been balanced and whether it makes a significant difference on a small bike like the scorpio. I asked a few mechanics and seem to get mixed answers about the need to balance the wheels on smaller bikes, so would be goo to know if I its worth changing the tyre myself or better to get it done at the shop so that it can get balanced.

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I have just recently bought a 2007 model Scorpio as a run around and after owning bigger bikes for so long the little scorpio is such a blast to ride, really brings back the fun of riding a basic simple bike.

Problem is that a week into owing it got a puncture in the rear, so since it still has the stock IRC tyres on it, I want to change to better tyres, but I've been having a hard time finding matching front and rear tyres that fit.

Give this guy a PM, I know I've read stuff he's posted about the tyres before and seemed to have it sussed out.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/me...p/3866-jrandom

[kiwifruit]

476.5969 110/90-18H LASERTEC REAR
476.5901 90/90-18H LASERTEC FRONT TL TYRE
http://www.forbesanddavies.co.nz/pro...5_sport_t.aspx

I have just recently bought a 2007 model Scorpio ..... but I've been having a hard time finding matching front and rear tyres that fit.

[ninja250]

476.5969 110/90-18H LASERTEC REAR
476.5901 90/90-18H LASERTEC FRONT TL TYRE

Thanks for the sizes.

Is it fine going to the bigger rear? Just wondering cause I've got the spoked wheel version.

Also wanted to ask, have you ever had an issue with 5th gear slipping back into 4th if you don't slam it in really hard? I've had 5th slip back into 4th every now and then and have had to kick it in harder to make sure it stays in 5th, is this a common thing with scorpios?