Modern Vespa

think ive got orange uns somewhere I have too many

Like a fucking wizards cuff......
Or a yawning donkey.....
Or a clowns pocket.....

me rear light has had an intermittent problem so yesterday i redid the earth ...... still there so today i made another rubber gasket to pack the lens out ..... i think the lens was touching the bulb .... seemed ok coming home .... we will see

ordered some new 'bar end indicators' ..... really do like the ones i have but you cant see them from the front square on.... not fun for turning into a side street ... arms are good but not that good

I really like the ones you did, but understand why you want to switch 'em.. which ones are you going to get?

these ..... http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/it/side-repeaters-round ..... the bulb sits in the orange bit so its seen all round ..... i do prefer the others .... maybe ill add them as extras on the bull when it gets new clothes

^ I like those. Know what kind of bulb goes in there?

not yet but im expecting 5w like standard car repeators

I did wonder about that when you first showed them. But you got through the MOT with them didn't you?

I did ..... its more a safety thing

thought the clutch cable had snapped on me way to work this mornin .... turns out it was nip slip ..... had this years back on me yellow t5mk1 .. even 2nipples wouldnt hold it so ended up with a cosa clutch n that sorted it out ..... that was when ya could get a clutch for 20quid ....
fingers crossed it was a one off

While the wife's away

now that would never work in our house. .... she is the dishwasher

I currently have a VERY understanding GF... for another week anyway

Swapped out the Sito Plus for a SIP Road 2.0 tonight. It was a great thirty minute job that turned into an hour and a half by the time I realized I had bunged up the threads on the long bolt. A quick trip to the hardware store and three dollars later and all is well.

She pulls really hard in all four gears now. I haven't checked the top end yet, but it felt like I had plenty left at nearly 60 mph.

Oh, and after the last two pics my wife loves me very much. And our garage.

hope you got a bolt that's only threaded at the end ...... them fully threaded fuckers will cut right through ya casings

Glad I read this it seems I have replaced a missing exhaust bolt with a full length threaded one will have to pull it put it on the lathe and put back there after.

Yep, just threaded on the end. I was really surprised that our local Mom & Pop shop had one to match. The only difference was that the end wasn't tapered, but the good threads grabbed right ahold.

That little bike pulls like a train now. Yesterday from a light my front wheel caught air and I hit a smooth 60 before I slowed down. Think I had some left, too.

been hunting for a bag to go inside me spare wheel ..... found some that are perfect size but the pictures on em are not for me .... all i want is a plain black one ...... then i can spin an ali disc then bolt it to the spare bracket with a spacer between .... somewhere to keep dirty tools n cables so i dont ruin me toolbox

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/9-Inch-Kids-Character-Backpacks-Skull-Round-Bag-For-Children-Pirates-of-The-Caribbean-Jack-Sparrow/32465424752.html

I like it. The back is not printed on, so maybe if you keep it turned around?

Or this one...

Why when I post sometimes, does it make a duplicate post?

Don't know how that would look on Bitza's orange T5. Have they got one that mentions Feckin' Bollocks?

You have a stt,sttt,sstttttuttter?

think that pink un would look like im carrying cake I dont care about

yesterday before I left work I wired in me new indicators ...... from man nipples to lady nipples .......
dont use white grease on ya brake pedal youll only be pulling it to clean n put lithium in there

Like em a lot... look like little mini Hellas.

Totally agree about white grease. It's a mess.

Bitza, that scoot is super nice...
You did a great job...

hey, those still look good.. nice work B.

Shit! I went on a long-ish ride w/ Jimmy today and I knew something felt weird on the way home.. I just went to move my bike to clean it off and the rear tire is nearly FLAT. I had just checked the pressure before we left this morning. I need to investigate and fix this. ... haven't had a flat in a zillion years. My rear tire is about bald anyway, so I'll replace it and get to the bottom of why it's flat. I don't see any nails or anything. hmmm glad I made it home.

My Vespa has a spare.

haaa

Today I....went to the hardware to buy some cable cutters, picked up some milk for extra points on the home front. Into the glovebox of the PX. It fits a 3 Litre carton easy. Done it a million times before. Cruising home at 80kmh. Nice day, not at work, all is good. Look down at the floorboards. They're white! The milk carton has exploded in the glovebox and has leaked through onto the boards! Great contrast with the red paintwork. Anyway after a bit of clean up later, I'm reflecting, thank God it wasn't a six pack or bottle of vino

Day -2 for the start of the Mille down here. Sorting out Maps, tools, spare bits and bobs, enough 2T oil etc etc. Tomorrow we head down to the island and go through those final checks of bolts etc to make sure nothing falls off somewhere in the alps. Wish the weather would improve, could be a long wet ride on Day 2. Have all the wet weather gear I could wish for ready. Old rusty rack seems a nice fit and addition on the front of the Rally.

Be a good ride I trust. Nice to have PTPX to ride with, and ginchi and Subetherbass will be somewhere behind us zipping past as many of the earlier starters as they can. We'll probably be breathing their exhaust sometime before the end!

1,000+ km of nice riding is planned.

Man I wish I was going. Good luck to you all. Warhorse are you going?

Me too. Beats cleaning milk.

you coming to the National Bobo?

I just hope my scoot lasts the distance. Would hate to break something significant and then miss riding over the next few days as well. It;s been ridden as much as I could over the past few weeks and seems to be holding up well. Getting excited now! 8)

Nah couldn't get a leave pass. I'm planning some long rides on the south coast over summer. Stay safe and have fun.

Speedy got its first real Shakedown test for the Mille... & clutch ring fell off... Worst bit, it was the furtherest point from home, & at 02:30am (a great time to ride in metro areas).

2.30 am -stranded - that beats milk too.

Some more tweaking on my 2 bikes.

P200 - has had erratic high RPM lean-outs. I've been playing with jetting but it's inconsistent up there. So I decided to have a look at my old nemesis, the self-loosening carb bolts on the SI carb. They were last left at 12 ft-lb with loctite. Checked and - 3 ft-lb. ^%^&*^%. I don't understand how they self loosen. Time for new studs and hardware.

Primavera - after a recent change on the main jet from 95 to 92, seemed like a bit of power was lost, so I put it back. I also wanted some margin as I decided to try the leaner slide to fix my low throttle burbles. The last time I tried this was with the leaner needle bushing, this time I will try it solo. It was way too lean with the needle bushing before. This might work....