Modern Vespa

went for a blast on the bull ..... why is it set up for shitty cold weather ..... ohh yeah thats our 90% n this summer was just freakish .... it flew like a beast .... said 70 in a 40 n it still had some .... dint dare more as i built it

Got to work on my smallframe clutch exchange. Tired of slippage on hills in 4th. Got to clutch nut and realized that the torque I used + the loctite I used were stronger than the clutch spring. Holding the top end doesn't do much good if the spring slips on ya. Going to have to man up and buy an electric impact after all this time. That should free the bugger.

Today I saw this folding BGM kickstarter on Scooter Center's website here http://www.scooter-center.com/product/BU6123N/Kickstarter+KLAPPBAR+Piaggio+Schwarz



Do they fit our bikes? P's or the older style? It's in German & I can't tell

Anybody tried one? Or maybe know where I could get one of those old Buzetti ones like this?



Found a close up:

I wondering what problem does this solve. I know I didn't ride long before I took apart my scoot but I had so many injuries to my right Achilles' tendon. After kick starting ...if I didn't put my foot and leg behing the kick start and if lunged forward for any reason I would get hit with the kickstarter in the back of my ankle. At that time it had no rubber on it. OUCH. Is that the purpose or do I need to get more experience with my clutch

That was one of my first lessons... Left foot on th ground

Part of the issue I think is my height. I'm only 5' 6" and I sought of tippy toe on both sides to keep the scoot vertical. To save my Achilles heel,

I guess the solution will be to ..

A. try to tippy toe on the left foot and keep my right foot on the floor rail prior to letting the clutch out. And not fall down.

B. Get a second lower scooter

C. A and B

Hmmmm

D: eat your weetbix

You could always stand beside the scoot when you kick it. As oppposed to astride it? Start it, give it a couple blips, pop in the choke, hop on and go

Sorry, it's for various Piaggio 50cc TNGs (FYI, if you click the British flag in the upper right, it goes to the English site.)

them buzzettis are quality .... especially when ya foot slips off .... it turns n slides all the way up ya ankle ...... shweeet

I heart my shindaiwa's .love

I made an engine stand out of some black iron pipe and fittings, and a piece of 3/4 plywood.

Post a pic!

Here ya go. I used a 2x4 post bracket or something for the rear shock mount mount, and I used tees with plugs drilled out to 1/2" for the swing arm mount.

Also going to pop a pair of these lights into the bar ends as side marker lights. Had already been thinking about how to add some side reflectors/lights that would be unobtrusive and blend into the scooter unlike the stock reflectors I removed because they looked stuck on (because they were) and ugly, and were too low to work. Already thought about using bar end indicators but too expensive, too high wattage, and too difficult to install. Then I saw these on Amazon. Also thinking about putting two inside the taillight to shine to the side, since the reflector directs all the light back and none to the sides.

Damn, installing those lights was even easier than I thought. Main difficulties were the cold and a cluttered garage. Wires fed right through the tubes, spliced right into the parking light wire. And they are fucking bright, almost too bright for side markers, but everyone else can suck it, I get blinded by HIDs and misadjusted headlights all the time. If only I could wire them to work as both side markers and turn signals, maybe some sort of relay/transistor that will cut the circuit when it receives a pulse from the turn signal wire?

Bought a new Michelin S83 to put on the spare.

Wrestled with it for an hour but couldn't get it on the rim... tried everything... soap, Windex... stood on it, kneeled on it, clamped it, poked it... the damn thing would not fit. Which was strange since I had no problem putting two on last summer.

Then it dawned on me.

Took the tire to the kitchen, filled the sink with hot water, and let the tire soak for a few minutes. Wahla. Slipped right on.

if you want them as indicators just splice them onto your front wires no need for relay bullshit

We tried the same thing a while back when we were looking at options for turn signals... you're right, those LED's are super easy to install, just cut a hole in the end of your grip and pop em in, and yeah, they will flash if you hook em up directly to your flasher, at least ours did...and they do put out a decent amount of light. The only downside, at least for us, is that they aren't very visible from behind.

I found they have excellent visibility from the side and behind, but can barely be seen from the front, since the handlebars angle backwards. I know I could wire them straight into the turn signal wires, but I want them to blink when the turn signals are on, but stay on when the turn signals are off. I installed them primarily to increase my side visibility at night since I felt it was lacking, the taillight shone directly to the rear and the headlight to the front, and very little light to the sides. I just think it would be nice if I could wire them as side markers and auxiliary turn signals. Debating if I still want to wire some inside the taillight as rear side markers.

And I thought I was so smart when I saw them but someone already thought of using them as bar ends.

You could use a Relay. It's essentially an electrically controlled switch. The power would come from the source you have now and the turnsignal wire would be the toggle for the switch.

Although, unless you got fancy, they would alternate oppositely from your regular blinkers.

I know what a relay is, but does anyone know of one small enough to fit two in the headset? Otherwise I would have to wire probably from the battery cowl to fit a standard sized relay.

I imagine someone in Hong Kong is producing what you need. What are your loads? I don't know anything about modern scoots, so I can't help you there.

I feel stupid No shit, search Google or Amazon.

Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Directed-Electronics-8616-Relay-Assembly/dp/B000CJ05WW/ref=sr_1_14?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1419937425&sr=1-14&keywords=relay


Pretty sure the LED draws about 700mW (that's what a different brand draws). Other than the CDI and coil, the wiring on the Stella 4T is the same as the 2T.

Picked up a SS180 for$1k

Thinking about it, I could wire up all my turn signals as running lights, but I would have to switch to LED bulbs and a solid state flasher, since the stock 21W turn signal bulbs would drain the battery in a snap.

So a 2 amp switch would be overkill, assuming 700mw at 12 volts. Sounds small, but I haven't looked at this stuff since school.

You'd probably be able to get one of those micro-sized, like a PC component.

Nice.

Man, I hope that looks as good in person as it does in photos. Good find.

I know, I used to be a radio repairman in the Marine Corps, but we were only taught the basics not how to design circuits. In practice we just tested and swapped out components. Problem I'm having is finding something that small, relays are normally for switching a high amperage circuit using a low amperage circuit. That 10 amp relay is about as small as standard ones go.

seeing the fireworks from a hospital window

happy new year 2015, wish you all the best and cheer

What's happened to you Ebeth? Nothing serious I hope.
Happy new year and all the best to you and all who keep me (relatively) sane here on NSM!

what when why ..... hope your ok??

Yeah. I hope you're ok too Ebeth! Cheer!

Happy New Year NSM!

after 3 days of a lot of work, I got my Lambretta pretty much done.. there are a bunch of little things to do yet, but it's pretty much there.. I'm going to add some floor rails to the smoked plexi boards I did.

I haven't started it, as I'm waiting on a fuel tap, but when I get it, I'll kick it over and hope my electrical works (it should.. sfvsr was nice enough to make me a diagram and walk me through it).. but it's still me and I'm not famous for my electrical fiddling.

Very nicely done there, Mr Vader! Amazing attention to detail and it's so clean you could eat off of it. Well DUH, it's obviously Vaderbilt.

PS: No fuel tap? You got spark? Put a funnel & a fuel line to the carb fitting and fire that puppy up!!!

Vader that looks uber sharp!

Looks amazing Mr. V!

Like it. Thumbs up!

I assume ebeth went to the high rise hospital for the better view, we used to do that as kids to view the sunset



skelly looks great chris