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I'd laugh if it was snow. Ice is not to be messed with.
Growing up in Texas, I saw snow twice in 25 years, but major ice storms at least two years out of three. The combination of giant elevated highway interchanges and dumbasses in four wheel drives was always comedy gold.
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Growing up in Texas, I saw snow twice in 25 years, but major ice storms at least two years out of three. The combination of giant elevated highway interchanges and dumbasses in four wheel drives was always comedy gold.
at least with snow, you can build a snow man. ever try and build an iceman? impossible. can never get that jaw line right...
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There's a fair amount of PTSD from last February. Didn't come close...yet. but, our one month of real winter isn't finished yet. Raods passable by car at least where I'm at for the moment.
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at least with snow, you can build a snow man. ever try and build an iceman? impossible. can never get that jaw line right...
You can't build an iceman by conventional means. Have to be a bit of a maverick about it and goose the jawline a little to get it right.
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Nope. Still not fine.

And the smell from the final drive oil. Lordy!
Mud in the darnedest places.
Mud in the darnedest places.
Piston shows signs of blow-by and the coke build up is remarkable. This engine has 3089 miles on it.
Piston shows signs of blow-by and the coke build up is remarkable. This engine has 3089 miles on it.
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Still cold and chilly here, and some rain most days but I went on my first decent ride except for just putt putting up to get the mail. WheresWaldo came over so after hot tea and yapping about what we've been up to besides scooters we mounted up and hit the road. And eventually hit light misty rain sprinkle which is ideal for freezing your face off Facepalm emoticon

I should have grabbed the full face helmet I can see now, I think I should just get used to using it in case something happens where I really need a helmet I know.
Stella power meet Stella power Wise man, fullface helmet AND TermoScud!
Stella power meet Stella power Wise man, fullface helmet AND TermoScud!
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Nice one! I see you rode Sunny-side-up! Razz emoticon

But what we all want to know: did you wear your camel hair coat?
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Today I took SM out for dinner. She mentioned in passing that I have 3 scooters. Opportunity. The opening I've been waiting for to mention that Voodoo gave me another one for free. Make that 4 scooters.

https://modernvespa.com/forum/topic170688?highlight=voodoo+smallframe

I may have glossed over how far it came from, what shipping cost, or what the The Voodoo Smallie engine bits will be worth.

Voodoo smally is officially in the work queue.

Happy wife, happy life. Got to play the long game sometimes.
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Today I took SM out for dinner. She mentioned in passing that I have 3 scooters. Opportunity. The opening I've been waiting for to mention that Voodoo gave me another one for free. Make that 4 scooters.
Been there, done that.... Of course, I was having to play it on the fly since I'd just been outed on #4, but she hasn't asked me about selling one for like a year, so I'll take that as a win.
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So..... whats the play when you get up to a bakers dozen?!.... I look in the mirror, and say to myself "you have 12, do you reeeeally need another?" Yes. Yes I do.

Looking forward to seeing your black magic work on the VooDoo smallie
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in NSRC (non scooter related content) it was too chilly to work in the shop so while I was sequestered to the living room I got bored and made this:

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the war department just gave me the "you are too much right now" look and walked off. and I didn't even show her the air support!

in SRC, I ordered parts that I definitely don't need, but wanted anyway. for, like, future projects.
Since she's the War Department, you should have gone with something that would have appealed more directly

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Worked from home today, so I used my lunchtime to remove the gaskets off some crankcases and cleaned up the mating surfaces in preparation for rebuild.

While it's not painting or welding, it's a little bastard of a job in it's own right.

Also got some more shipping boxes in. They may have arrived full of project parts, but I need those and it saves me from paying for new boxes.
AF05E from an '87 SE50 and CT90E from a '69 CT90K1.
AF05E from an '87 SE50 and CT90E from a '69 CT90K1.
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Replaced both switch sets and a starter relay on a Vino 125. Seems to e-start more consistently now.

Found that a Keihin that was giving me trouble with cold starts has a crack in the bystarter's atomizer tube. Feck.

Ran out of propane on the shop torch.

Rooted around for a few parts I hadn't found yet.

Promoted the 4T Stella to the title of "Tripping Hazard", Still, it's not on this year's list.

Put up more hooks on the pegboards to help with tool resets.
Engine shelf. They all need to finish migrating there. Stella on top, Vespa on the bottom. Yes, that's a VA14T. It's a very incomplete crusty turd.
Engine shelf. They all need to finish migrating there. Stella on top, Vespa on the bottom. Yes, that's a VA14T. It's a very incomplete crusty turd.
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Same road, same result. Damn, we're all taking turns with those flat tires.
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Made an impromptu 150 mile round trip to grab this lot of parts from Craigslist. Ended up with

V9A1M - Smallframe 'smalldoor' 90: Engine, almost complete and turns free
VMA2M - Primavera: engine cases. tig welded for porting, but no porting done
VLA1M - GL150: engine cases. good shape
VLB1M - Sprint Veloce: engine, almost complete, frozen crank/cyl. broke spring perch
Smallframe tank with sweet purple paint

Not bad for $75
Primavera cases & early 'smalldoor' 90 engine
Primavera cases & early 'smalldoor' 90 engine
bit o tuner tig welding ready to go on the Prima cases
bit o tuner tig welding ready to go on the Prima cases
more tig tuner madness
more tig tuner madness
prima cases ready for a radical reeeeeeeeeeed
prima cases ready for a radical reeeeeeeeeeed
GL150 cases in good shape, good inlet. SprintV engine needs some love, or I got a sweet new doorstop
GL150 cases in good shape, good inlet. SprintV engine needs some love, or I got a sweet new doorstop
SprintV spring perch go bye-bye
SprintV spring perch go bye-bye
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Nice score!

The V9A1M is curious, having a later model brake drum on it. I thought all the small door stuff was 4-lug?
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Nice score!

The V9A1M is curious, having a later model brake drum on it. I thought all the small door stuff was 4-lug?
I thought the same when first saw the ad. The backplate and drum have been swapped out. Its obviou as there is Copper RTV sealing the backplate. Seller was not a scooteriest, just had this stuff left over from an estate sale. The lot must have come from a scooterist at some point back in the day. Looks like its all been sittin round oxidizing for a while
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nice haul! totally worth the drive.
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Started back up the hill of making the SE50 into a viable scoot.

Helping a clubmate with his GT200 in the morning. Buying myself time to decide if I'm going to kit this thing.
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Crank's back in. Love my Tusk tools.
Crank's back in. Love my Tusk tools.
Filthy stick got washed last week. Soo many spider egg sacs came out of it...
Filthy stick got washed last week. Soo many spider egg sacs came out of it...
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When you do a cutdown build, you don't mess around. Razz emoticon
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"Not bad for $75"
"Seller was not a scooteriest, just had this stuff left over from an estate sale. The lot must have come from a scooterist at some point back in the day. Looks like its all been sittin round oxidizing for a while"

Ever wondered what will happen to your scooters & parts when you pass away?
Best ensure your partner (or your will) denotes that it all goes to your friendly, supportive Scooter Club, or Scooterists... you can even stipulate that IF they sell them the proceeds are split, as WE ALL KNOW, a REAL scooterist would NEVER SELL!
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When you do a cutdown build, you don't mess around. Razz emoticon
On these things, it's more of a "peel off" than a cutdown. Razz emoticon

I do have an '80 Express II frame, an '08 175cc GY6, a modified Helix motor mount to join the two and some other bad ideas waiting in the wings for it. Don't have a death wish and a few resolutions to complete before I get back to it.

At least I got my clubmate's GT200 back into a rideable state, so there was some Vespa goodness today.

EDIT: 2/21/22 - More progress on the SE50. CVT would have been done if some knucklehead remembered to bring the new belt. Cleaning up the reed block, intake and stator tonight. Still dancing around the cylinder issue while I look for alternatives.

Also got the Super Fever on the road for the first time. Hits an honest 70kph (43mph) on flat ground. Still needs new tires and minor repairs, but I think it's ready to visit the MVD.
Rebuilt driven assembly and Multivar installed.
Rebuilt driven assembly and Multivar installed.
The ZX (Super Fever) got a Multivar too. Multivar all the fitties!
The ZX (Super Fever) got a Multivar too. Multivar all the fitties!
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Ever wondered what will happen to your scooters & parts when you pass away?
Best ensure your partner (or your will) denotes that it all goes to your friendly, supportive Scooter Club, or Scooterists... you can even stipulate that IF they sell them the proceeds are split, as WE ALL KNOW, a REAL scooterist would NEVER SELL!
currently going thru that with a friend. it's at an inflection point of it needs to happen now or it's going to happen later.

I have left specific instructions that everything gets loaded up and dumped on birbs front lawn for him to deal with.
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Chris and I have similar instructions to Greasy. Either one goes, the other one gets the lot...
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currently going thru that with a friend. it's at an inflection point of it needs to happen now or it's going to happen later.

I have left specific instructions that everything gets loaded up and dumped on birbs front lawn for him to deal with.
Feel free to throw my name on the will. I'll make clear out the shop when any of you's passes on to the next rally in the sky
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I hope you don't mind a bit of "critiquing" on the "tuner tig welds". I am assuming you bought them like that. Regardless they do not look bad but there is room for improvement and fairly easy to implement.
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I dont mind, and infact appreciate the feedback. I purchased all that stiff as you see it in the photo. I did not do the welds, it came that way. I dont know the history of where any of this stuff came from. Thanks for the detailed analysis of the welds. Its nice to get an eye from someone who knows what they are talking about! Will be helpful if and when I ever use these cases. Thank you!
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Hmmmm

Easy-out a bulb? But what bulb looks like that?

Hmmm

Maybe something off a Lammy?

Hmmmmm
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Is it a schrader valve stem from a parking violator?
hahahaha! nah, I have an entirely different and dedicated tool for that.
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idle jet from a 70's Honda twin.

the whole job is junk and everything on these is locked, wasted or stripped. what a fuck story.
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V9A1M - Smallframe 'smalldoor' 90: Engine, almost complete and turns free
VMA2M - Primavera: engine cases. tig welded for porting, but no porting done
VLA1M - GL150: engine cases. good shape
VLB1M - Sprint Veloce: engine, almost complete, frozen crank/cyl. broke spring perch
Smallframe tank with sweet purple paint

Not bad for $75
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And by that - I am not referring to the large groove in the rotary pad.
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In this case it looks like they were just using a straight setting on the machine without an adjustable amp control at all and a better technique there is to instead of finishing the weld by coming straight out with the tig to walk it off to the side on weld metal not parent metal while increasing the distance of the arc gradually, this technique eliminates the fish eyes when done correctly.

It could also be remedied by removing material at the fish eyes carefully and smoothing and blending back with the rest of the weld. Think dremel tool with a fine grinding bit followed by a polishing bit.

Lastly in this application I would highly recommend a "temper bead" technique. Basically what a temper bead technique means is that the last weld you make should be in the middle of the weld area, the last bead applied should NOT touch the area of the parent metal.
Good Stuff Skids.
Would be well worth a few show and tell pics and that same description on the welding thread.

Greasy: what have you gotten yourself into?
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Greasy: what have you gotten yourself into?
trouble, evidently.
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Now that Voodoo is off enjoying his stable of Greek scoots I'm left to comment on the state of the upper left. Well today it was just a wee bit chilly... A foggy visor is preferable to the immediate brain freeze of a clearer view for sure
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More fried rice. Slightly less crispy now.

Hard to believe it was washed recently. At least there is a significant decrease in spiders.
Stator, reeds and intake installed.
Stator, reeds and intake installed.
Recurved CDI. Installed now, since it goes on the inner fender and tucks into the rear of the frame. Hope it works...
Recurved CDI. Installed now, since it goes on the inner fender and tucks into the rear of the frame. Hope it works...
It's a roller again. Waiting on a correct CVT belt, kicker clips and clock spring and some top end bits.
It's a roller again. Waiting on a correct CVT belt, kicker clips and clock spring and some top end bits.
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Got the 90 going and started teaching my daughter how to ride. She did good.
Made it around the corner
Made it around the corner
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One minor mishap with the bins. Forgot to brake…. She was fine
Scooter vs rubbish bins
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