Modern Vespa

There's always something horrible somewhere that is "a delicacy". They should change the dictionary meaning of the word.

I've had a few pms from new members saying they are personaly offended by my posts so ill take a break for a few weeks.

Tata

Seriously???

... the hell did I miss?

Maybe when he asked for advice on installing a teapot holder on the cup holder thread. Maybe they should stick a can of toughen up in their cup holder.

I bet they also ride twisties or Harleys & likely brought a bodge!
We ride steel scoots, not plastic!
I thought you were real gent. or was that a real ....? Its not like you are giving anyone special attention... you bag us ALL ('specially if we have dumb questions that have been covered so many times the search function can see them coming if they ever went there) & we accept & love you for what(ever) you are.

Shit, Monit & RetroGuy still come here & I have a wee feeling they may have got a hard time to start with as well.

Was it the posts about the Magpies? I hear they can play for crap!

You're a voice of reason around here.

Oops accident reply to scones new thread


After your replies I reckon stuff it. Wait till I have a few beers after work n post some nonsense

That's the spirit Josh.

Lovely clear crisp day so decided to ride to work got to work and just kept riding on past...... about 5 km down the road get seen by work mate heading to work...... no pulling a sickie after that

Acted all surly and grumpy all day till home time..... rode home like a loon the long way

Started my weekend carving project.

Spot the different ???

No cowl tabs?

What scooter is that? P something...

[quote="astromags"] No cowl tabs?

What scooter is that? P something...[/quo



Yes . An its a px


Hoping to have the basic shape done by tomorrow afternoon. Not enough light now


Baboon arse taillight will be going soon

god i i took a break everytime i pissed someone off id not come back ....
fuck em if they dont get ya humour or whatever it was ....... if ya wa wi me when im building youd learn new swears perversions n some stuff thatd make ya toes curl ..... what you lot see is a toned down me n ive got 5stars ... sod em n carry on

newbies are funny when they say ya should only talk scoots on here .... silly lost bstards



ya making a wooden tank??

... refilled my fournales w/ oil and installed a new valve.

It had blown it's seal or something funky so Fournales sent me a couple spare valve stems with built in filters.

Nice pics, Vader!

Cleared out some space in my attic plus parked some bikes that are on hold for rebuild/tuning. Next plan is to build mobile shelving.

Thanks Astro.. I WAS happy earlier today when I did that.. THEN the tide turned as I went to the DMV and registered my new-to-me LiSpecial. $448.00 FOUR HUNDRED AND FOUTY EIGHT bucks! F'in racket! They're robbing me/us blind here in CA.. they've got me on the hook for 5 bikes now.. and where are my roads paved with gold? I swear!.. grumble grumble grumble..

So much for my Paint the P fund.. just went down the drain and into the CA coffers. It's a friggin' scooter for cryin' out loud.. not even a daily driver.. grumble grumble I swear! AGAIN!

ok vent over.

Another lammer vady?

They must figure if you have the coin for bits and bobs you can afford to be screwed

I don't think so.. same price goes for joe w/ NO money and needs a car or scooter to get to work. they don't discriminate when it comes to who to rip off.

Hey Chris, good news about the Fournales, sorry to hear you got bent over by the DMV.

On the bright side, (1) you're legal and (2) you have a whole year before the next outrageous registration fee is due.

Just sayin'

haaa thanks Mike.. yeah!! a WHOLE YEAR! damn racket I tell ya!

Today we start tearing down the 50r. The headset is getting replaced and a long arm clutch cover too. Taking the new headset and wheels to the powder coater and when diagnosing the ET3 we found out why it was burping gasoline. Here's some pictures. We are going to do a reed valve on the ET3 I guess. ☺️

I don't get it G! tell me!

I like my antique registration and plates. $60 every five years, no yearly state inspections required. One of the good things about living in Texas.

Collector vehicle plates in Washington are a Lifetime Registration. Pay once to transfer the title/registration and never again. Having 16 scoots in the garage is really awesome since we don't have to pay any annual registration fees. We don't have vehicle inspections either, unless the title is lost. If the title is lost we will just go through Vermont and bypass the stupid state patrol inspection anyways. Texas is not bad but I will stick with Washington.

I believe the term is "plate swapper"

Basic shape done .next this arvo is strip it completely and getting ready for hours and hours of work with a file

So what exactly are you doing to it Josh?

Gees Josh, some stole half your bike while you were doing wood carving with those darn Magpies. Gotta watch our for the ferrels down your way

We need pics of the new scoot. You know we do. So please and thank you.
With sugar on top. DO IT!

josh please dont use that standard light on a cutdown ...... if you see one done youll know what i mean ...... if you can weld do tunnels .... n if you need indicators by law car side repeaters come in all shapes n sizes
ohh n trim ya muddy n put a slim seat on



some cutdown ideas http://www.freewebs.com/eastangliancamouflagescooterregiment/

V oodoo will hopefully like this post.
We polished the 50 and put on some new rubber bits. Put the floor rubber back on good and snug. Added the rear badge and are now taking off the tires and rear hub. I need a long arm clutch arm installed. The rims and new headset are going to the powder coater. This is a clean little bike V oodoo! After going through the ET3 and all the gunk it's pleasant to deal with a clean scooter.

yep light is off not going back on,, thinking sprint/super light

ill weld up the bellows hole, sight glass hole and theres a few little ones i wont need anymore.

havnt cut the muddy yet, might do a jimmyb cut on it but not sure

Thanks. I also HATE trying to fix a dirty motor, so first thing was a good scrub for everything. It's looking REAL good and I believe it found the right new guardian.

Sorry about those ugly washers on the stand bolts, please fix?

cant see the link mate ?

Might try this shape

Never heard of velcro number plates V?

Yeah yeah got it.. 3 of my bikes are on Plate Sliders (bought here) w/ velcros. My P is on Velcro only at the mo because I stole the slider for lammy and even though I love them, at 60 bones I can't yet bring myself to buy a 4th.
In short yes! I'll velcro and swap plates on my next one.. I'm not paying that kind of reg fee again.. In all honesty it was my fault as I used the true, signed bill of sale and paid the tax plus reg fee plus plate fee and it all added up.. Next time I'm going back to "creative paperwork"