Not show quality or anything but cleaned my engine up enough to verify that it is indeed aluminum and not some Hi-Tech Italian modelling clay.
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Not show quality or anything but cleaned my engine up enough to verify that it is indeed aluminum and not some Hi-Tech Italian modelling clay.
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xianricca wrote: Please someone tell me I'm not the only guy to strip a nut while using a torque wrench... |
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yes but no but
ive snapped studs on rims using the torque wrench for extra lever.... them cheap made fa italian shit cheese wheels ................
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came out of the post office to find murderöné on the floor ...... horncover n grill smashed n a nice long dent in the panel ...... cuntin cunty cunt cunts
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T5bitza69 wrote: came out of the post office to find murderöné on the floor ...... horncover n grill smashed n a nice long dent in the panel ...... cuntin cunty cunt cunts |
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That sucks Bitza. Does it look like someone hit it with a car, or was someone having some fun by smashing it? Really awful thing there.
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T5bitza69 wrote: came out of the post office to find murderöné on the floor ...... horncover n grill smashed n a nice long dent in the panel ...... cuntin cunty cunt cunts |
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Dunno but I can't repair it .. needs a new cover n paintin but work will think I'm takin the piss if I ask .. just gonna bodge summat to keep with the rat look .... things happen n cunts will live on .... whatever went on in rollin it over
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Sorry to hear this. Proper bellend move knocking someones bike over.
T5bitza69 wrote: Dunno but I can't repair it .. needs a new cover n paintin but work will think I'm takin the piss if I ask .. just gonna bodge summat to keep with the rat look .... things happen n cunts will live on .... whatever went on in rollin it over |
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anybody holding?
![]() sigh ![]() ![]() So that long pointy horncast w/ a grille? Is that T5 only? I have a long pointy one from a PK50xl2 I could send you or a similar non-pointy & boring PX piece for now if you like. ![]() cutdown, early version w/ PK horncast it's long pointy but no grille Better yet, anybody holding a real T5 horncast? |
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Yesterday was "fix the frozen rear brake pedal on the Stella" day.
The damn thing gets salty water sprayed on it all winter and gets stiffer and stiffer. It had gone from 'presses down, then has to be pulled back up with my boot" to "presses down, then is too stiff to pull back up with my boot," so it was time for a cleanup. My thinking was to drive the hinge pin out, clean, sand off any pitting, grease everything, then re-assemble with a new rear brake cable. The brake arm itself got cleaned & lubed when I rebuilt the motor this spring, so it's about as good as it will ever get. Sadly, the pin refused to come out. It's just press-fitted, but totally frozen into the housing. I was able to work at it with PB Blaster enough to get it back in service, though. To make matters worse, I didn't have a spare brake cable after all (which I *know* I had, damnit!), so reinstalling the old one required me to unwind and clip off a broken strand of the old cable. It's all back together now, but it'll be coming apart for a new cable as soon as one arrives. Needless to say, this all would have been much more enjoyable if I had a motorcycle lift instead of crawling around on the garage floor. |
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I've got some px horn covers but they'd need painting n I hate em so I'll fuck wi this un n make it goodish .... found a copy grill in the shed so it's happening..... might just stay bust ......
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T5bitza69 wrote: I've got some px horn covers but they'd need painting n I hate em so I'll fuck wi this un n make it goodish .... found a copy grill in the shed so it's happening..... might just stay bust ...... cheerz anyhoo stay smile and cheer Brother Jim |
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Makes me think of the bit in a Pulp Fiction when Travoltas car gets keyed... fuckers...
My scooter nonsense for the day.... i made an online t shirt store. |
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Sorry peeps this is not a place for emotions it's vespas ..... seem to have depression. .... I'll kick it .....
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T5bitza69 wrote: Sorry peeps this is not a place for emotions it's vespas ..... seem to have depression. .... I'll kick it ..... The scoot was bound to be attacked. ... I was spat at when I rode the silver one with motörhead decals on |
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T5bitza69 wrote: Sorry peeps this is not a place for emotions it's vespas ..... seem to have depression. .... I'll kick it ..... The scoot was bound to be attacked. ... I was spat at when I rode the silver one with motörhead decals on I also had that scooter pushed over while on its main stand one evening. On another occasion the square headlight lens smashed. People are dicks. |
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T5bitza69 wrote: Sorry peeps this is not a place for emotions it's vespas ..... seem to have depression. .... I'll kick it ..... The scoot was bound to be attacked. ... I was spat at when I rode the silver one with motörhead decals on I'd be livid if this happened to me and I'm pretty pissed on your behalf. Random criminals? Or enemies? Depression is a mean animal. Don't try to kick it alone. You've got a lot of friends here. |
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Kimono32 wrote: Depression is a mean animal. Don't try to kick it alone. You've got a lot of friends here. |
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V oodoo wrote: Is anyone holding? Nothing worse than a good friend having a bike F'd up.. Jim.. if you need some ENGINE parts... let me know..... I don't have any "body pieces" but I may have some engine bits you may want...... they're yours if you need them... ie: clutch, M210 cylinder etc...... just let me know, and I'll go through my stash.. and I'll send 'em to you. |
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oi!
I would just wanna venture to imagine what would have happened if you would've come out as the knobs were jacking murderone..... best you didn't mate...jims beard woulda made an example outa them I'm sure....
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Received my parts for my new setup on Monday and today we put an "old" Malossi 210 on a friend's P cause he soft seized it for the 4th time (he always WOT's it). It was a used kit, with a bit of piston play. New rings, modified stock head and kept squish at 1,5mm. No work on ports or crank. We also put on a lighter flywheel from a COSA engine, after removing the starter ring. Started with a 128 main jet. Really revvy and with lots of power although it can't reach it's full potential without work on the cases and crank. The P is he's daily rider so he needed it ASAP...
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That's a sweet set of base and head gaskets, where did it come from? Would love to have a "library" of them. Instead I keep ordering them one by one from Germany .
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Everything is from MRP. Packers come in 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm for each end and made from aluminum...
https://www.mrp-racing.de/navi.php?a=394&lang=eng Again out of stock. Guess I'm lucky... |
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SaFiS wrote: Everything is from MRP. Packers come in 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm for each end and made from aluminum... https://www.mrp-racing.de/navi.php?a=394&lang=eng Again out of stock. Guess I'm lucky... |
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SaFiS wrote: Received my parts for my new setup on Monday . Good stuff SaFiS.. |
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Just got this from my brother Ebeth... who most certainly rocks!!
I had the more rectangular version but this one imo is just perfect for the P and enhances the lines. It's for a longer-term project based on a 2007 PX that I bought without a motor. In the second pic it's sitting a little high - I'm replacing a broken headset on a mate's 2015 PX150 so it was a handy model to show off the Exclusive headset. Just sitting a little high because the cables and wires are not threaded through. Thank you once again E!! ![]() ![]() |
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I've decided to take this baby down to the original paint. There are 2 layers of spray to bust through. I got through 1 cowl last night. Look at that shine. You could eat off of it.
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SaFiS wrote: NICE!!! Welcome to the Club Will you be modifying it for a brake master cylinder?? But I imagine it's going to be realistically a couple of years before this project hits the road. |
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SaFiS wrote: Fresh from the paint shop. Tomorrow I am putting it on. Can't wait!!! |
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