Modern Vespa

Lucky enough to find, possibly, one of the last NOS air bellows for a COSA. And it was dirt cheap, just to get it of the self. Bag had 5 pieces inside, when it reached the shop, many years ago. Gave it a wash, just to get the dust off...

Didn't drive my P because of a no start. Got home and found the kill switch set to off . Doh.

I forget about the kill switch on my Sprint about 1/3 of the time. I just hate not getting a one kick start when I do it.

I never use it so it takes me longer to find it. I suspect my kids had something to do with this....

Failed hot wiring attempt?

Most likely a bit of pretend scootering in the garage.

Po-TAY-to, po-TAH-to

^Why I made my kill a push button.

It's even worse for me when it happens in my Ninja because that bike always starts.

The Stella has a push button kill switch. The VBB has both a toggle and a push button, but I accidentally disabled the toggle at some point, so it's not an issue. As the Sprint is becoming my daily rider, I'm getting in the habit of flipping the toggle on. For some reason, I tend to forget in the morning much more than other times, even though that's the most habit-driven part of the day.

just finish cleaning my smallie after get cought on a flood yesterday, 6 hour and 1 finger damage but it worth the result

shame my camera isnt able to shoot object when the sun in down, will show it tommorow

have a nice weekend to you all and cheer

The Stella had kind've a rough week.

First, the cowl pin weld gave out, which tore the kill switch wire in two.

So I fixed the kill switch wire, considered who I know who could do a quick spot weld for me, and rode to the train the next morning.

On the way to the train, I hear a strange thumping sound. Get there and discover that every lug nut on the rear wheel is loose. Fortunately, I checked before I tried to ride it home, because I'm pretty sure that if I had, it would have come off before I got there.

Luckily it was a regular steel split rim, so at least I didn't destroy another tubeless rim, but a bummer nonetheless.

I've mostly been riding the Sprint, which remains super-fun, but I'm in the final stretch of getting my boat project wrapped up for Memorial Day, so there's not much time for dealing with scooter issues right now.

just get back from a vespa party

Had a great ride over the weekend down to visit Ninjah and some other local scooterists at his shop downtown. I took the Sprint and put some more highway miles on it. It's really happy running at about 60 MPH and feels amazingly solid at those speeds considering that it still has the stock front suspension--I haven't gotten to swapping out the damper and spring yet.

I also had the realization that I probably need to clean the air filter on the Stella since it's been sucking up dust for over a year and never been cleaned. I was thinking that it seemed like it didn't really want to rev out any more, which could be why.

And the weather is finally getting decent, just in time for Amerivespa, in a little over a month!

Took the pink out to play in rain

Best ferring. I think better than the old one.

Got a call from the lady I just bought my Allstate from. Apparently she found a couple old Vespa shirts she wanted to pass on to me. Too bad I'm a little guy and they're size huge.









Thought about cutting the graphic off the T-shirt and sewing it on a hoodie (BC I'm just punk rock like that) til I saw the back. Mario's was a local institution that closed down long before I showed up. That shirt is a freakin cultural artifact.

Hang that Mario t-shirt on the garage wall in a place of honor

Garage?? One can dare to dream, I suppose...

I managed to find this

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/portland-or/maurizio-bianchini-6103895

Apparently the guy was the real deal. I read on another site that he ran the longest continuously operating Vespa shop in the US (1957-2000) how he survived Vespa's withdrawal from the US market in the 80's is beyond me.

fixing the no oil boy bike

he got hit by some man from behind and make his bike frame twist in the back , so i hit, weld and shrink the rear, while i doing that i think why not fix all of it, so i end up drop the engine to weld the engine mount and move it almost 1 cm forward so the bike will straight and heat the fork and smash it to the ground to make it move forward 4cm as it was bent to the back since last year and reshape his horncase, floorboard, front fender and fix the stoper in the fork as well.. basicly i end up creating more damage in his paint then the guy that hit him, but he have a straight bike now.. i hope , cause it sure does a stress release to me

when he saw his bike, he yell my bike (the best laugh i have) he have to filler it itself if he want me to paint it

will wrap it up this evening, if i still have some energy left

ride safe and cheer guys

What was the idea of moving the engine mount forward Ebeth? Not sure if I follow.

his engine isnt in the center so i muve the left side forward, if u curius why i call it a habit some folks dont use their choke but instead leaning the bike to the right every morning once their lower their jetting to get a better fuel saving, some folks dont use a jack when they put the engine back to the frame after paint, folks dont change their mounting rubber quickly when it worn, folks carry too much weight at some point, folsk dont tight their engine swing arm bolt properly.. those stress the left side frame of the engine mount and create a gaping hole, eventually make ur rear and front tyre didnt line properly

seen it a lot fix it a lot so i said its a habit

I hope you are going down to the local motor vehicle licensing authority to have all that welding work inspected and certified!

Haha. More Brother E(pic).

no need, as beside u guys here, almost no one in Indo know i can do such stuff, and i am planning to keep it that way for my method is always extreme

here's the pics of the no oil indo boy bike, maybe paint it i the weekend if the weather is nice

have a nice night and cheer

Today I actually went ahead and placed my first order for my upcoming project. Just basic shit, like specialty tools, engine stand, auxiliary tank etc. Even so, it sure feels good to get the ball Rollin.

Found that shifter ball from my smallie that I lost a few years back

Very cool. I am stealing this. Do you happen to have the dimensions for it?

Not off the top of my head, but I can measure them up pretty easily.

No hurry, but I would appreciate it!

today i fix my pink scooter, an realize not all new parts are worth it

short story, my clutch stut is worn out so i guess i will buy a whole new one of that clucth pressure plate (after all these years using a homemade one) replace it 4 days ago and yesterday when i just in the midle way to go to jakarta modsmayday i lose the clucth complete when i press the clucth handle, first i tough it was my cable that want to snap but nothing wrong in there, and i realise i dont have any pressure in the clucth so i force my pink to went home before i get stuck in the event and especially in saturday night traffic jam, 30km without a pressure clucth.. just wish my cruficix will last dont have much energy left so i just fixing it today and when i open it, the arm for the pressure plate is broken in half after 3 days..

change back to my homemade one and its alive but my engine seem louder (have to split it someay), and when i pick my wife in night, my front brake is missing.. the shock is leaking and spraying oil all over my disc brake, so i guess no more pink vespa for a moment .. its one of those day i guess

hope tommorow be a better day and cheer guys

Scored this top box for Sweet P today. This has taken this Italian shopping bike to next level ! Also patched the rear tire on the Big Ruckus not that matters on NSM

Had them for a year in the box (big thanks to Ebeth, for sending these from Indonesia). Sent two of them to be chromed (they are zinc plated) and today I finally decided to mount one. Drilled a hole on each side and tapped the headset with an M5 tap to secure it better, because it's only being held by the bottom headlight screw...

The sticker

Looks great Safis!

Stripped and cleaned carb & put in new gaskets. Changed oil and spark plug. Repaired a puncture and rotated tyres. Pulled a stripped wheel stud. Degreased the motor. Good days work. Love these scoots. ...oh and found this guy living behind the battery.

Is that one of those Australian spiders that if they bite you a body part fall off, decay, or death?

That's a lady, not a guy!

Honestly, it just followed me home...

Pulled off the fugly rack and ordered more parts. Sor far up to $320 in parts, and that is before getting into the motor.

Yeah nah... the funnel web will f u up. Maybe. Autonomic storm.

Redback...

Lactrodectism
Local: Over 1 hr - pain, sweating and piloerection (pathnognomic triad) + erythema
CVS: HTN, tachy
GI: Abdo pain, N&V
Other: Shivering, symmetric sweating, restlessness, lymphangitis, m. fasciculations, weakness, priapism

Yes you read that correctly... priaprism... a painful hard-on that won't go away. Pretty specific for redback bite