Modern Vespa

That's rad.

I did the storage space boogaloo.

Swapped spaces to get "the move in special". About 50% off for 6 months. Sucks no one will offer a 1 year contract anymore. After the special rate expires rent will go up every 3 or 4 months.
Criminal.

The bonus of the space is the way it is oriented to the door. The old space was a long deep cave where this one has better access to scoot storage.

^^^Great assortment of sweet looking scoots. Kudos!

Impressive!! How many do you have at home?

This is the entire herd.
(Minus a 100 project not pictured in either shot.) Grazie!

8000 mile refresh on a p200 w/ malossi mhr kit. Surprisingly little to no wear! Clutch looks almost brand new, also.
I don't get it, out of all my scoots, this motor sees the most abuse, and least amount of maintenance.
Hours of +80 mph smiles.

There was a video a while back (I think I shared it here) where a Lammy Youtuber visited a shop that re-plates cylinders. The owner of the plating shop said in the video that if people would just run air filters, modern cylinders will never wear out.

In theory I agree, but....... this setup has never had a filter. I like to live dangerously

Unprotected motoring? Scandalous!

In that series of PHBH jetting videos, he strongly recommends using no filter. I think he says at some point "we have clean air in England" which always struck me as strange.

After a 200 mile break in using Italian air, I then strictly use English air, for all tuned engines.
Oddly , imported air remains unaffected by tariffs

That cylinder doesn't look like an MHR. And the piston is 2 ring. Any chance it might be an old cylinder?

+1 for no air filter. The extra performance outweighs the extra wear.

You're right! Older kit, to go with the older(failing) memory

I only use Italian air in my tyres. Far better performance than that Chinese junk. Interesting. Can you quantify that in some way Jack?

I run filters on some of my bikes. I have one on the GL since it's primarily a commuter, plus it helps keep spitback off the motor. I have tried to run them on my Lammy, but the only one that doesn't choke the motor is a pod filter that requires me removing the cowl.

My gravel driveway is about 600 meters long. I could start out with a spotless clean air filter, and by the time i get to the county road, the whole underneath of my cowl with be caked with dust (no exaggeration). The stock air filter (with the bellows still in place) will also be dirty as well. This is why we can't have nice things.

Free puppy: Confirmed.

60psi of compression. Poked the borescope in the plug well. No obvious signs of damage. 9500 miles on the clock, so the rings are probably worn down.

At least I salvaged the battery, so that's a tick mark in the plus column.

I'll do something stupid to it later, but it'll get a basic rebuild for now when time permits. I need more time off without any holidays or familial obligations...

In other news, I finally got the KLX owner to agree to a new wiring harness, after much hemming and hawing. He couldn't argue when I put that mess in his hands.

All depends on the engine. If after removing the filter it feels more responsive, it was restricting the engine. If it actually needs an up jet, then was really bad.

I never knew air filters and tariffs had so much in common.

Don't drink and surf the internet late at night. It may harm your wallet

NOS T5 headlight (glass), found on the Italian eBay (it was cheap though, 90€ including shipping)…

Nice.

The Rally I posted before is in pieces and the parts are getting ready for the powder coating shop...

Also, the cancer on wheels, called PK125S Automatica made its way to me. I've been avoiding it for over a year now having been called by a lot of friends but my answer was always firm, I'm not doing work on these...

At one point my father was called by a friend of his and told him he had a Vespa that needed some TLC. I came home from work and there it was. I told my father it's his problem now...

That yellow is ace!


…and the automatica makes me feel much better about my gt160 engine!

Over the weekend, I decided to replace the rear turn signals and battery on the GL. The battery was no longer holding a charge, so I replaced it with a Lithium battery about the size of a paperback book.

For the turn signals, I fabricated a new bracket by bending welding a piece of aluminum bar stock onto a piece of tubing which I tapped on each end for the signals to screw into.

Paint it black and bolt it on.

Tonight I'm traveling back home from a business trip in Nashville. I am now in the Saint Louis Airport waiting for my connecting flight and this vending machine caught my eye!

Hec

Very neat!

Tell me more about the lithium battery. I've been thinking about this for some time now, currently (pun intended) I use a 2ah SLA battery that just fits into the space behind the tank. They last a couple of years. I've been thinking a (nominal) 12v LifePo4 with a built-in BMS would be good there, the type with the individual cells.

The ones I use (I now have four of them in different bikes) is actually designed for electricals in cosplay costumes. It includes a BMS with a circuit breaker.

I get them off Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MF70BPU

They make larger versions, but running all LED's, this one is more than adequate for my needs.

So you just charge from your scooter's system? Like DC from the regulator or the normal battery charging circuit (if you have one)?

Correct. I'm running DC Vapes, so it's all the same circuit after the reg/rec.

If you're wanting to order anything expensive and heavy from SIP, looks like right now might be the time.

https://www.sip-scootershop.com/en/blog/sip-blacker-than-black-week-2025-mega-rabatte-fur-vespa-lambretta-fans_p5458

Only free shipping in Germany though

of course. I didn't read the fine print because I'm hopefully not going to be ordering anything.

Wishful thinking on your part!

A girl can dream!

Yeah I got the email this morning too. I am thinking of pulling the trigger now on a Vape DC Static system for my P. Ya know, it's another Grade AA - first-class repair! It's been in my cart along with some spare gaskets for a while now, but 10% off is is 10% off. It'll give me something to do in the off season!

Hec

Neat, clean looking set up. Good man.

with tariffs and all, it might just cost less to buy one from a US dealer. I just bought another P series Vape DC static kit from Scooter Mercato a few minutes ago.

https://www.scootermercato.com/Scooter-Parts/Electronic-Ignition-Kits/51007RD0_2

I bought a P series CDI bracket at the same time.
https://www.scootermercato.com/Scooter-Parts/Electronic-Ignition-Kits/16484500

whodatschrome,

Man I think you are right! The difference between my Scooter Mercato Cart and SIP Cart is $41 and that's including taking the 10% SIP Discount into consideration! I will gladly pay the extra $41 to avoid any tariffs and future grief.

Hec

How do you know those batteries are for cosplay costumes? I've only seen you in your standard uniform of Docs and jeans, which kicks ass by the way.

That's me cosplaying as a human. I'm actually three raccoons stacked in a trench coat.