Modern Vespa

Glad to see everyone start this 2015 with a good start

Sorry to took time reply but i just have some headache so the silly doctor took my Holiday and send me straight to observatorium for 5 days

Now i am all good and ready to cheer

that's great to hear E.. Cheer on!

yesterday the bull fell over .... me own fault I parked it on a feckin slope at work ..... new one wil have a center stsnd too

n hello e ... always good to hear from ya n cheer

Good to hear that, Ebeth!!! Back on your scooter soon I hope.

ouch, been there

Bitz, wish you were local, I'd send you one of my sidestands converted to RIGHT hand, as they should be made. I've altered the angle so the bike is nearly upright to solve the flooding problem and it's still a hundred times more stable than the LH stand I still have on my Cosa.


was pretty ugly after I extended it to avoid flooding & a muffler full of gas


much better


and completely out of the way when I kick it

that was me problem .... twas stood too upright

Hope you didn't fuck your panel bitsa

scratched it but not too bothered as its gonna be stripped n painted someday ........

dont swap a px headset for a lml select one without cutting the inner tubes or youll be grinding after paint ...... bollox

Picked up the ET3 I have been trying to buy from a good friend for a few years now. Put some gas in the tank, cleaned the carb, air in tires, a different seat (until an SIP order is made), changed gear oil and a few kicks and she is a runner! Well almost..... it died in one of the test runs but we think we know what it could be.

Today I found that I was £2.50 short for this......
Shame

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vespa-50-SS-/301470651104?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item46310d12e0

Not today but last week. Visited a mate that lives down the coast. Took his Super for a burn around town and snapped a shot next to this E type Jag.

Did it make you appreciate the P more?

Yep definitely Apart from the lack of power (lots of hills in Bermagui) everything felt sloppy. And small. Still heaps of fun though.

are you saying that because its waaaaay overpriced or because you had to buy three tins of baked beans instead

-2ºF this morning. I will NOT be doing ANYTHING scooter related until it warms the heck up.

Rant over. Please continue to post so that I can live vicariously through all of you.

was loading a counter id made at work into a van n the driver spoted me vespa ......
whos is that .....
mine .....
ive gotta px what is it ......
t5 .....
than he walked over n shouts back i like it apart from the bulls n flashed me a rhinos shirt ... i said turn round n look under that cover....
whooooaaaa fuck thats sweet.. get me number off ya gaffer n give us a bell when its done mate ..... made me day

yesterday - drove home with no lights after dark, seems the Serveta stator has finally crapped out. That sucked. Fingers crossed for the P200 headlight that "fixed" itself the other day. I've at least got wire, electrical tape, and a wiring diagram stowed away in there to run the light off the battery if need be.

Today we put the engine back in the 1964 v90.

We have spark! I repeat. We have SPARK!

Nice one bitsa. Did it snow up your way? I had to ride home it it yesterday. Fun. Would have been grand but all the cagers playing whacky races

noticed something funky going on w/ disc brake.. I took the caliper apart and found that one of the pistons was stuck... so I took 'em out lubed the pistons and seats, cleaned the passage way, tested it and that fixed that.

you did well to get it apart ..... one of mine was so stuck I resorted to binning it .....
like the sticky book for a mat .... my haynes is the same

Buttoned up the Primavera, clutch feels good without running it but need a test drive! Maybe it will make it to Mods vs Rockers yet...

SD....was it the primi you took last year too? I'm riding scoots with Vader, old scoot and others on saturday night. I'll be on the lammy in my avatar. You hanging out on saturday night too?
Vade....i cant wait to see you and your new ride.

Recovered the SS seat with a new cover from SIP. Turned out nice but was a pain to do. I actually broke a sweat.

Rufio - pretty sure I had my Serveta out last year. The year before I had my blue P.

If it goes well for me I'll have the orange Primi out. I was only planning to do the Sunday ride at this point. I'll be on the lookout!

I'm really hoping to see you brother.. been too long.. we'll need to stop of for breakfast sweets!

Vader is the Lambretta your plan? If the primavera isn't ready I'll be on that blue P in my avatar.

its rainny season in my place so i found lots of holes in most streets due to bad pavement

as in result this morning i hit one huge potholes that hide under a flooding water and destroy my standart pipe so i put a extention shock bolt and put the pipe i got from Scoot once more and cross my fingers it wont scratch the pipe

ps: i miss 10' tyre badly

have a nice rainny season to you all and cheer

Oh I don't know. I may ride my small frame.. I have to do those things to my brake.. the pic of the caliper above was my spare.. it was stuck too.. and one of the pistons on my lammy is similarly stuck.. so I have to take it apart and do the same thing or swap it for this other new one.. and that means taking the wheel off, disconnecting the hydraulic line, bleeding the brakes again etc.. if I get that stuff done by the 28th (28th right?) then maybe I'll bring it down. if now it'll be the smallie, P or sure.. lol

Word to anyone installing a new caliper.. take it apart, and make sure both piston function (you can do it w/ compressed air.. then blow the pistons out, use some copper "grease" on the pistons and a light smear on the backs of the pads and make sure it's working as it should before you go through all the trouble to install it.. I've had good luck w/ 3 others, but both of these calipers were brand new (but who knows how long they sat in a warehouse) so it's a good idea to check them.. and doing so is very easy.. just don't let the tiny o-ring that seals the two halves together get lost.. it's a little 'n!

well I've been looking forward to seeing that smallie anyways!

You just may!

.... today I Book Review... also finally got my imported book I ordered from the UK.. "Skihead an Archive"

I've got a nice collection of Rock, Punk other Music, Bands, SubCulutre books, and this will make a nice addition to my collection..

It's a beautiful book.. beautifully bound and printed on top quality paper.. very well done.. much of the content and pics I've seen before, but there's a lot of new-to-me pics.. I have't really dived into it yet.. don't wanna burn through it all at once. But for anyone who collect similar books, Music, subcultures etc.. I've really a nice piece. £53.00 but worth it.

Chris I'm not quite sure where you're putting the copper grease, but it shouldn't be in contact with the rubber seal of the piston. Plus I'm not sure if it'll do anything to the brake fluid itself. For rebuilding any kind of brake calipers you need to use rubber grease.

Hey Vadre19 , Rat Scabbies (The Damned) and the Search For the Holy Grail is a great read in that vein of litature .

Ginch, the grease isn't anywhere near that little rubber seal. thanks for bringing it up though.

Antler... I'll check that book out.. thank you.

Good man Ginch I was gonna mention that. The copper grease dried out goes rock hard and wrecks the seal. Grand on the backs of the pads though

Where have you been me old mucker?

Hey Jackson!

i know....i know.... Ive been MIA here for a bit. Im sans scooter, so its hard to come up here now a days. Since ive been away, ive been taking my 10 yr. old son out to the El Mirage dry lake bed so he can open up his little 80cc suzuki, and i'm still playing with the big wheels myself. Currently, I'm turning one of my hondas into a dirtbag chopper it once was. I need some little wheels for myself in my life again, but $ is tight. So, I'm lent a scoot whenver I need one...but its not the same. Hopefully soon though!

sorry guys.. I mispoke.. I used a smear of white lithium grease on the backs of the pads.. just a light smear.. but more importantly I used CRC Brake & Caliper Grease on the pistons.. made for it and will not effect or harm rubber seals.

THIS! I did the same when rebuilding my cb500 front brakes.

Even at £2.50 it was overpriced. I'd want change too. I reckon I could get get more than three tins for £2.50 at the local Lidl*

*Other supermarkets are available