tonypcota247 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I have a 1974 247 Cota and an extra flywheel among other spare parts. Has anyone tried to lighten a flywheel for the 247? If so, how much have you lightened the flywheel? I have been told that "back in the day" some 247 riders had a selection of flywheels at different weights for different conditions. Or does anyone have a suggestion for how much to lighten a flywheel? Since I have a spare I just thought that it might be fun to experiment a little and maybe get a little snappier throttle response. thanks for all input! Tony P Unionville, NC USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keychange Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 "back in the day" there were plenty of spares - sounds a bit short sighted to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for artie Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 "back in the day" there were plenty of spares - sounds a bit short sighted to me non sequitur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belldane Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 My feeling is the same as the others. Don't waste time and just ride with what you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Tony I have gone through the process of lightening the flywheel on a couple of my TY250 motors. I did it in stages removing a bit at a time and trying all different types of riding to see what suited me. It took ages bgefore I was totally happy and I enjoyed the process. Flywheel effect is such a personal thing there really is no way that someone else can say what will be ideal for you. The two Cota 247s I have ridden had standard flywheels and while the 247 motor is slower at pickup than a modern bike, in my opinion the 247 motor performance is quite well suited to the handling and overall behaviour of the bike. Sure a lighter flywheel would be better for obstacles requiring double blip, but will be inferior in many other situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keychange Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 non sequitur Well spare parts are hardly common so why take the risk if ruining a perfectly good spare flywheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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