Thanks DenisS, I'll definitely check there.
Nemrod,
I've read a few of your posts on the Tekna where you make it out to be the Yugo of the undersea and then several posts later, somewhat retract your statements (perhaps the Tekna is more akin to a 60's British sports car?)
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I definitely sense you have a love-hate relationship with these units, particularly seeing how long you have owned them and how many too. So, I am assuming that as long as the case integrity is not compromised, they are a fine unit for someone who doesn't mind maintaining their own equipment.
Love and hate, well yes. I never said Yugo, I never saw a Yugo explode! Maybe catch on fire but that was actually a Pinto, that being Fords are rather flammable. I never saw a Tekna explode in real life but I have seen pictures. My "Red Devil Number One" went into a melt down, it was not pretty, thus "Red Devil Number 2" :shocked2:. It was partly my fault, hot wound motors, high prop pitch, well, it got kinda hot
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The Tekna was a fine scooter in it's day and the forerunner of today's high performance scooters. The shroud and propeller design and even the motor type, excluding brushless, are used by almost all modern scooters. The Tekna is fast, relatively compact and oh so fragile. Then you purchase one that is twenty plus years old, that has seen it's better day, yes, they are a PITA to maintain.
If you have a good one, if you treat it well, maintain it correctly, use modern parts, replace the bulkheads, maybe a hot wind on the motor, decent batteries (I use cheap gell cells, work fine) then the scooter is entirely acceptable for use as a fun toy. It is not up to "cave" standards IMO and I would not use one where my life might depend on it or safety compromised.
Yes, I have rebuilt five units, two were piece built from basket cases. I have completely redone the electronics, wound motors, made new bulkheads as well as getting some items from DPV Repair. Frankly, I have kind of lost interest in them and may pull the motor from my last unit and build a custom scooter from it.
I built a scooter from purchased plans in 1982. I then, being a Tekna fan, circa 1984ish bought a new Tekna DPV. I built up a beautiful blue Tekna last summer, took it to a lake for a test run, a quarry, and some fellow just had to have it. He offered me a large pile of cash. I turned him down and he cried and pouted and offered more money. I took pity upon the mere mortal and let him have it for a fair price, much less than his actual offer, I could not cheat a fellow, lol. And then I told him, when the cash changes hands, it is his problem, don't come crying to me.
Yes, I had a TR6, yep, good comparison, fast when it runs, not so fast when it don't, electrics by Lucifer, uh huh.
Good luck.
N