Modern Vespa

Noooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you ok?

I'm not too bad, bit sore. Done the old paratrooper roll on landing and dusted myself off. Do just some scuffs and bruises

poor scoot ..... youll heal but poor scoot .....



























glad your ok

Aaak! Hope u r ok and someone's got insurance.

Damn Jacko!...glad you're ok man! Cool as a motherfuckin cucumber 8)

But...fuck

Got hit while filtering. So don't really have a leg to stand on. Poor attention on the part of me and the other guy. I'll possibly axe the tool box. Get a panel better mate to hammer the leggy and muddy. Might fibreglass over the indicators and do bar ends instead. If it'll cost too much to fix the panels I'll replace

Damn I'm sorry to hear it Jack.. Glad You're ok.. The scooter can be fixed.. It's a drag but could have been worse.. Keep yer chin up buddy.

I'll cut back on the drink and try save a few quid. It needed work anyway. This just forced my hand

thats how I got whacked ...... I straightened min with a bit of wood n me foot

Pretty sure I've got a panel amongst all my shite in the garage mate...can't remember if it's left or right side though.

Anyway...you need it, it's yours.

Fuck sorry Jacko. Glad you have the ninja roll down!

Oh man, Jack! Good to hear you are OK.

Have you considered doing a cutty like bitza's old T5?

Not done considering the possibility. Might happen. If the leggy can't be straightened that's what will happen. If rather not cut it if I can avoid. Rust free mk1 squaretail frames are getting harder and harder to find
If it comes to too much I'll try source a px frame and bung engine and such into that. Try get some extended forks and a peanut tank

i wouldnt cut it if it can be avoided .... youd have to drill the spots off the arse n make it a curvy ......
i know i did it for the bull but i didnt have the right headset at the time .... i did pass the arse on though

shame ya not over here me mates just imported a spanish rust free frame for a lad that no longer wants it

That's a pity alright. Think the Spaniards are the only ones without rotten arses now. Our weather is quick to rust them up. Id say it can be straightened anyway. A friend is a panel beater so I won't be too fucked on labour. Id have him knock it into shape and run it battered but it'd rust up in a matter of weeks where the paint is missing

nowt wrong with a primer n paint scooter ...... a road going project

Ya Jack, I'm all for preserving the original frame if possible.

Scooter Center has a LML T5 frame set but it could be a pain to register the frame since they are unstamped.

Ricky Cantley here on NSM had similar but worse damage on his Jacko, looks a million dollars now. He said the bodywork was £280.

Winter project - crash damaged 1972 125 GTR

Yeah saw those frames.Mr j. Really cool.id need a new set of forks for it too. Wrong fork with a t5 front end. I had looked earlier to do the maths. If the paint is good enough that it wouldn't need painting that's not bad. A good paint job would cos nearly as much

Thanks for that ginchy. A friend does panel and paint. So I'm hoping I won't be fucked too badly on it. I might get one of those glovebox panels. Mount a spare ss90 fashion

if they have them panel boxes in sip get one .... I waited nearly a year for mine ...... just dont repaint it speed orange

Was thinking going smoothy and bar ends. If the panels and leggys need doing anyway. May as well go all out

Today, I unloaded my P200 after I brought it home from Gickspeed on Saturday. I took my first brief ride (the roads in MI are still a little salty, but I couldn't resist) after Jon Gick hooked me up with a set of teflon-lined shifter cables, a new oil tank, fuel valve and control lever, and an OE muffler that he had Jet-Hot powdercoated to keep looking nice. No oil leaks, it shifts like butter, it sounds a lot more tranquil than with the prior Sito+, and the fuel shut-off works like a charm--which couldn't be said of the previous OE plastic bits. Jon also doled out some very cool freebies: a Gickspeed sweatshirt and a handful of equally cool stickers to cover up the flaked-off paint spots on my silver '77. Thanks, again, Jon! Highly recommended to all Mid-West NSMs!

thats darn Brother J, glad to hear ur ok and from the pics i can said ut frame is still fixable, trust me as i once fix a much much more beat up then that, but to go radical is another solution as well

take some time to rest and cheer Brother J

fitted crank bearings to my go fast engine closed casings fit cylinder and head then pressure tested
no leaks

How did you go about leak testing? Did you buy or make something to test? Do you have a picture of the setup?

i did buy myself a mity-vac pump a long time ago
i will take some photo's of my kit and post later
its turned out to be a very useful tool happy i bought it
you could make one yourself cheaply and fairly easily

Cheers!

learn how to ride on dirt and grass

mind my outfit, its the best i can get

happy new year 2016 and cheer

Glad you are back, Ebeth. I always enjoy reading your posts and looking at the work you do on your scooters. Have a Happy New Year!

like the helmet. .... very 80s..... I opened the shed n had a peep .... its still there so alls good

Helped a friend buy his first Vespa. Project needs plenty of little odds and ends and labor but it should be fun to teach someone how to work on scoots.

...will never be without the right shim again.

Are you a Virgo by ant chance?

good to be back as well glad someone like my helmet here, as in my place that helmet is way too small to be use by adult but its the best lid i ever found since ages that will fit properly and it only cost me $2

have a nice day to you all and cheer

Should be a good one, what engine is in there and what do you plan to do with it?

Just gonna do a stock P200 motor and get it safe. His roommate is an auto painter so he's learning how to paint while I'm doing the motor. We'll do re-assembly in February when I'm back from work.

Yeah if it's a P200, rock it stock! Good plan.

.. and MJ dropped this little sweetheart off for me ... not sure exactly what I'm gonna do with it yet... fix and ride or keep as a donor for brownie.

I knew you couldn't stop at one . Like the color! That should be a fixer, not a donor. Even if you end up selling after fixing. Hmmm that's almost Serveta Ochre in color.... ochre...... I like ochre.....