Modern Vespa

That'll be next. I didn't have time to clean off the rust or do surface prep, so no paint yet, but I'm really happy with how it turned out functionally.

Snaps on and off easily, but holds tight when it's in place.

I dig it man!

had some work done on a set of P2 engine cases that needed some love. These were converted to reed valve long ago, with material added to clutch side of intake to be able to open up it larger.

One of the carb stud holes was stripped and wallowed out by a previous poor repair, and the cylinder mating surface was marred and scared.

I had these areas tig welded, as well as extra material added for port matching. I also had the area around the primary shaft reinforced and patch work done to the bottom of case where it had been worn away from road scraping.

Al Harpman of Hot Rod scooters then did the machine work to deck the intake, install a steel insert for the carb stud and resurface the cylinder area.

Hot Rod AL is the man! If you need anything like this, crank building, or other custom work; do yourself a favor and hit him up!

Yes, Hotrod Al does great work! He has kept all of my scooters working for more than a decade, even after stepped back from his business for a while. Now that he's back Doing Vespas full time, he has really been helping me with upgrades and basic repairs.

He know his stuff and does top quality work so !'m really glad he's back

Now that it's passé to die from covid, i figure it's fine to make light hearted humor about it.

A buddy's Kymco AK550 is having low-speed performance issues. Dug into it a bit and I suspect the clutch.

Someone had been in it before because the clutch plate separator springs were installed randomly. The steels and the corks looked good to me. Rebuilt it, installing the separator plate springs like a T MAX and it was still misbehaving. I think I need to order new pressure plate springs, since I was able to compress it to install the snap ring with little effort.

Yesterday I made pastrami for my pal that turned 90. He really dug it and the pastrami turned out bitchin.

Greasy, you listening?! Let's do it after it starts getting cooler.

Jewish rye, Tillamook Swiss cheese, Beaver Brand deli mustard and dill pickle. Boom! 🤤 Of course quality beer, too.

I just got home from my burritos n' murals ride and for some reason, I'm already hungry again...

Some Bollocks from the '84 Untouchables ride in LA —- you know the one….

Rode the stock super to LA from SD twice that year kids on mopeds whizzing up the 5 without helmets

not a moped

Flash forward 40 yrs to old man status. Not the same super but when I saw this one…had to grab it.

Lookin' sharp! That's the same thing I wear for the DGR ever year!

Those are just his work clothes, 🤫 he's a Secret Service Agent!

Ha! We had the fortune of participating in a Bosstones video a few years ago in the California Salton Sea wasteland, just coming out of Covid. Super fun after 11 months of lockdown. They provided the suits, coffee and food which was our payment.

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Did you get to keep the suit?

Yes your setup and look for that ride are boss each year !

Today I... got Speedy back from Rolf's place... it's been there for months, I haven't ridden for far too long (due to broken wrist & thumb) .
He was amazing & has added a MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP, retuned, rejetted, fixed leak from rear wheel seal, fixed hole in seat (very nicely).

Now all i need to do to get it ready for The Mille & ridin there with Il Ginchi is... rewire it, change to fast-throttle (so wrist & thumb survive the 3200+km ride to the start of The Mille), add better headlights, USB Charging, Battery (mainly for the horn), get myself fit, remember to do MAPS before The Mille starts....etc...

Did this again…

It looks like you've taken a break to go and collect some kindling and matches!

That's my high tech, state of the art, engine installation apparatus. Look out for a mass produced version available on SIP soon!

It's like scooter jenga… but, nobody's a winner.

Finally got the bus slider done.

Looks great! You have to be pleased with the results.

You could have painted a whole scooter with that quart, y'know.

While it was nice to ride on my weekend road trip, I'm increasingly convinced that all Lambrettas are effectively suicidal. I noticed a couple oil drips underneath and discovered that one of the exhaust mounting case nuts had vibrated loose and also wallowed out the mounting bracket.

Now, I need to get more M6 Nylocks since nuts with washers are not holding.

Nightmare. Usual, lammy exhaust. A modification of that bracket to use a rubber mount and a new bit to connect to the case, might save it. Cylinder studs are the worst.

Yep. I'm thinking a steel sleeve inside the rubber mount. It'll be moderately annoying to fabricate, but much less annoying than my exhaust falling off while on the road.

So uuu was swapping the exhaust, just spinning on the nut for the new one and....

Didn't even use any force or power tools

OUCH, thats rough. Hopefully the threads in barrel are ok

Yeah they seem somewhat intact at least. Put a bolt in instead and it threaded in nicely but I was too scared to torque it down all the way. Just had to get it home for the day and I'll have to look at that another time. Seems to be holding in the exhaust gases for now at least but I haven't ridden more than 15min yet

I'd chase the threads as they may be packed with those from the stud.

Good thinkin!

Measure the depth of the hole and then get a stud long enough to bottom out. You'll get maximum threads and also that will help lock it in place.

And if that's not enough, you may need to fix it with a Time-Sert or other thread repair insert.

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Looks like a helicoil repair fail(?).

Yeah, next step is going to be inspecting the threads.

My phone camera doesn't get a direct view into the hole though so I'm gona have to find a small mirror somewhere....

Modifying my BBS v2 to a slip on / o-ring type. Turned a stub on the lathe and adapted it to the downpipe. Welding tomorrow and also new spring hooks. Never liked clamp type exhausts on soft aluminum...

Nice work man! As Always.

Fixed a hole in small frame block, using jb weld, rivets and a metal plate. Not structural just needs to direct the airflow for cooling.

good sorting

Want/need

Window in the door. Door on the bus. Bus out the door.

Good looking door!

Thanks. Eventually the whole thing will look like that. Lots of work.