Modern Vespa

my ET3's got a similar (lower quality) seat on it. Meh, hangs over, but it works. I don't think it sticks out as much as we think when we stare straight at it

R U using that new one piece pressure plate?

I feel the same. Dunno if it's the weather or just me but the scoot feels just right. Good luck Michael. Fingers crossed you don't have any dramas.

Swapped the "geared plate" part of the clutch for one in Callum's stash and all was good.
Yes I'm using the ball-bearing type pressure plate. Works... hopefully it'll stay put.

Excellent. Now we await the tale of the first ride. 8)

Well it was dark, bloody freezing, the headlight was extra extra dim and then fell out, hanging by the wires. Other than that it was just peachy.

Well that sounds just dandy. You sound Mille ready. Nothing a bit of gaffa tape and a torch cannot fix

Went camping.

i thought it was just a dirty picture of a tree

Posted some old pics of my mum & dad on bikes in the 60s on the modern side.

Meet the Ancestors

Great pics on there Bobo. Ummmm, how did your Dad and his new brother-in-law get on??

Ha. They got on fine but my uncle was a real bruiser. His advice to me when I was eight was if you see someone approaching you and it looks like they might hit you, be sure to get the first punch in.

Mighty fine advice. And when doing that, make sure the bugger cannot get back up to return the favour!

worked all day.. Labor day.. got home, waxed my small frame.. made me feel better.

... so much to do on lots of stuff.. no time lately.

I looked it up on Urban Dictionary but couldn't find it!!?

I should have posted a pic.. I also put wax on my V90.

ouch.. that wax really hurts about an hour after... but damn is my torso SMOOOOOTH. Nice!

No pics please... or at least label it NSFW.

i used to have a smallframe ..... vod n coke n bitter n lager n rum n whiskey n cider has ruined that .... maybe the 'odd' fry up too .... its more like a cutdown with a big tank now

Love it or hate it.. it's done..

I heated it up w/ a heat gun, pulled the fabric up, marked it, cut it w/ my angle grinder (easy to cut), pulled the fabric back down, cut off some excess, sprayed the back of the seat w/ 3M spray adhesive, and pulled it tightly so there are no kinks or wrinkles.. then I put the Aquila badge back on. Done. The entire process took less than 1 hour.. I was on a mission.

It's very comfy, mostly because of where it puts my butt.. I'll be interested to see where I'd be sitting on the small frame version when I get it tomorrow.

I'm a little bummed I spent the money on the small frame version because personally I'm really loving how it turned out... and there aint another one out there like it.. at least I've never seen anyone do it. A touch of Lambretta style on the Small Frame.

I love that scooter, beautiful colour.

Any more pictures.

Thanks GL.. there are a few more in here:

Vaderbilt v90

whats the where you get bag thingy spare inside ..... cool excited

Took guts to chop that seat up V... not sure I could have done it. Definitely a different look. Is there room to stash a bottle or something up there in the back now?

I love the simplicity of it. Perfect!

Where's that tool bag from Vader? I want one.

Thanks guys... I was hoping you'd like it Astro.. Mike.. I did stand there w/ the angle grinder spinning for about a minute.. then just said f' it.. and got cutting.

John, B... I came up w/ that bag a couple years ago, and had it sewn together by a friend who does really good upholstery work...

Holy crap.. I was just driving in to work, and a motorcycle cop zoomed up next to me out of nowhere.. I had just picked up my phone, my office was calling.. I dropped the phone in my lap put my hands at 10 & 2 and just looked forward.. he stayed right next to my passenger window for 2 blocks and blocked me from my left turn into my office street.. so I just waited and went down the next street..

I don't usually talk on phone while driving but it was work and I figured it was some king of fire to be put out.. figuratively.. I need to get the hands-free installed in my car but it's 600 bucks that was so damn close.. they're out in major force today..

You not get one of the parrot minikit ones? Clips on the visor. Bout 50 sheets

No.. I'll look it up.. 50 sheets sounds better than 600 bucks, but I need to google "sheets"


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just looked it up.. that's great Jack.. bluetooth and everything.. looks like just what I need

might just get a small cargo net then ......... love the seat .... it looks well on the scoot n ya can still see the frame hump n everything

Thanks B.

They are decent enough. The old man has one. Cos its not hard wired he can take it from his car to the rig so handy. Noise cancelling too. Grand yoke for the money

all the good stuff is custom . I think the seat is working for you BTW.

Thanks John.. I'm super happy with it... gonna keep it.

Speaking of seats.. The small frame version of that same Ancillotti seat was delivered today, but it wasn't delivered to ME! Arghhh. I have the shipper looking into it. tracking said it was out for deliver most of the day then it changed to Delivered.. but it didn't go to either my home or office. USPS FTW! Again!

Thanks for the seat mate. Fits perfectly

lol.. i hope your scrotum gets infested with the fleas of a thousand camels!

Hate when that happens, especially when you're waiting for parts to get the scoot back on the road.

Do you have a picture from behind of that seat V?

This is about as far around back as I have now, I'll take a tight shot of the rear after work.. I put a nice black hole plug in the hole where the usual seat post screws in.