Modern Vespa

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Nikasil failure!!

Otherwise, well lubed and healthy... sucks!!

I'm thinking the nikasil coating was defective! Thoughts?

Upon getting to home base I pulled the plug and had a good peek at both it and the cylinder head. Both are fine, save a bit of blow by at the threads. Wiped them down with a shop cloth and reinstalled plug. She runs and starts as she should now! 8)

Well crap, I can't say much from the pic, it does look pretty badly disturbed. Whether it's fixable or not I'll leave to those with experience. Nikasil def has its advantages, but seems like I've read this story before and more than once.

I just snagged a clean used alloy Pinasco kit and now I'm thinking I only want to use it on an autolube motor. Do you guys think that would help when I have to deal with situations like this?

Turned out I don't have to do 1200km in the brumby as my uncle is picking up the beater px200.. happy dayzz


My brumby has done nearly five hundred thousand kms so I wasn't keen on stressing it anyway

Today I passed my Module 1 bike test with no faults so now I have a full bike license and no more jumping through a million fucking hoops to obtain one... Time to give the 'L' plates a Viking Funeral. It was interesting taking the test on on 600cc Yamaha but they're not for me....

So.....anyone got a spare back rest for a PX?

Those things go forever. Except for the CV joints which last about 5 km. Looking forward to photos of the scoot. Maybe one of the Brumby too.

Today we visited V oodoo. We did a horse trade of sorts.
V oodoo got some pretty cool new bits and pieces and a mostly complete bike. We took the 50/r off his hands. Now we are packed and going to Inland Invasion in Idaho to play for the weekend.

Oh Hell Yeah! I love me some horse trading, they get a running smallie w/ crap brakes & no lite bulbs(will they work?) for running around the campground on the only 9" wheels around and I get a HUGE pile of stuff they don't need now but will prob wish they'd hung on to half of later on including most of a battered, but totally rust free Allstate roundtail.

Among the treasures I sorted thru after they left for Idaho, I found the long lost 3rd piece missing link mudguard for the 'alternate' costume on my VB1. I think it may now be bumped up to main costume as soon as I can wirebrush & swap the mudguard.
Two-tone is back!

Yeah that front fender came from the bike in our strawberry patch as a planter. I'm so glad you like your new to you goodies. We will do some campsite rear brake repairs and I will be riding the campground on 9" tires.

Here's the old boxer. The p200 won't be here for a few days yet. .......wouldn't mind putting in a wrx motor and lift kit someday but that's silly money I don't have at the moment

So sorry to hear that Gaz.
This is the exact situation you need a big idle... at 65 and the throttle closed where is your only lubrication coming from? The idle. Go as big as you can stand.
In that situation the temp is not the seizing factor.

Looks in good nick Josh for 1/2 a million kms. A mate of mine that lifted his chewed through CVs even faster. I didn't know you could drop a WRX in them. Could be scary. You wouldn't want to crash it at speed being a monocoque body. You wouldn't get your money back on it either. I'd just enjoy it for what it is. Do I sound like your dad?

yeh nah, wrx motor will never happen dad

Roo bars !! Love Em shame we can't have Em over here something about mangling pedestrians good when you plow into them

No roo bar allowed eh..oh well no bloody roos jumping out in front over there either I guess

just did a bush track mission to my mates house who needs ground clearance when you got low range and a run up

Dan fixed the rear brake on the 50/r at the Idaho rally last night. He is going to ride it in the gymkhana soon. I need to get my hands on a long arm clutch cover so I can ride it. It's a great little scoot.

Pulled up at a light next to a cute girl on a Buddy... Pulled a 20ft wheelie when it turned green... hope she didn't realize it was an accident....

Replaced a gear cable in the GS today. housing split and I don't have a spare, had to pull the tank to line things back up and feed the cable through. Should last through next weekend but clearly a cable set is in my near future. Also moved the front tire to the rear and put a new tire on the front. Changed the oil and spark plug. All stuff I should have done a year ago.

yay

cut off some cunt in a Tundra... he confronted me... i replied... "fuck you" he said he was calling the cops.... i laughed...

went inside and bought my beer...

came out he was standing by my bike saying the cops were gonna come to my house n nail me dui....

too bad its not registered, twat, lol... shot 'im the bird 'n went home....

eventful ride then

Normal Saturday night in Oregon

Tonight i qent with an old friend to Winter Solstice Bonfire... Forgot how cold hands/fingers get in 5deg (celcuis) weather... But the bike ran like a dream, & being a cold sunday night roads were quiet.

Happy dayzz :mrgreen here's its good side. Runs like clockwork but

Nice one Josh. Shame about the seat...

Saw an electric motorcycle on the street for the first time. Not a scooter but a big proper bike. He was quiet and fast, I was loud and slow.

And received a package from China. An LED headlight but not the type I ordered. My first ebay dispute. Yay.

yeh needs a nice shape seat in black



powerpipe first

Just Had to check yes baby its virgin still a 116

Nice one Josh. Years of riding pleasure there. What are your plans with it?

quick cheapo spray over the bog in the panels,,nice slope back seat, jl rz mk1 pipe..new grips from a pushbike store to start that should do it.
clutch feels strong enough

Sounds good. Just be careful with that lighter.

Today I decided to sell the PX125e and buy a 200.

If anyone's interested give me a shout. I'll stick on here for sale too in a bit...

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Found I couldn't stand the machine gun sputter from the next size pilot up, or the rich jet needle position. Once that was gone, so was the top end!

My new Pinasco SS is installed now. I spent 1 hour installing it, and 1 hour getting the pipe on. The manifold was a bit too big and needed sanding and filing. Gah.

Riding home from work today I BROKE MY CLUTCH CABLE, literally as I coasted into the driveway... I guess if it's going to break that's when you want it to happen.

Speaking of broken cables... I'm pretty sure I have the wrong cables for my levers. My levers have a big hole, and the cable ends are a lot smaller (see red dot below). I'm assuming I need the cables with the brass thing that the cables go through that fits inside the bigger hole.

I just don't know what to call that brass thing, or exactly what cables work with it. Can someone point me in the right direction?

I wish I knew the answer to that one. It really bugs me that it's such a loose fit. Maybe you're supposed to use one of these (but I seem to remember trying one once and the cable end wouldn't fit)



Or one of these, a "solder nipple"?

Yeah those barrels take a clutch cable with a big fat, short tapered "cone" on the end.. Hence the bevel in the silver barrel.

Aren't they called pear nipple or pear end?

Can you link to one V?