Modern Vespa

Ludicrous!

As honorary Club Mascot of this exclusively high-risk ludicrously fearless elite group, Blue and I are always cheering at the sidelines with choc chip oatmeal cookies and lemonade* at the finish line.

GO GO GO!!!!!!

(I'm a bit jealous and wish I could achieve plaid, but Blue's motor is a feisty kitten, not an upgraded tiger)

Congrats, newest members!!!!





*or a whiskey shot if your nerves are a bit frazzled....

Love the "Going Plaid" achievement on my profile!

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies and a shot of Tequila, I mean Whisky!?! Dangit, I missed out on those!

Got my sticker! Thanks, SoCal!

Not till they have a 70/8 club!
However, 80+/10 on INDIAN rubber is AnaKey's best! Scary Quick... while looking at tyres to see they were still there, when I should have been watching the fast-approaching T junction! I did give the ute I passed the thumbs up though

100/8 sounds far better... we use km/h, so 60 just isn't that exciting.


BTW; how does one request membership in this club?
(When it runs) Speedy uses digital speedo('s, as there are usually 2 coz I had a spare) & easily gets 60/100 on 8", with 70/112+ being achieved whenever possible, however, once I've worked out that once it gets to 73/118 it's probably time to stop looking at the speedo & look at where I'm going, so I've never seen anything above that except on the Dyno where it got 82/132 before I buttoned off (& still pushing 10hp)... all on 8", coz 10" is less agile (& boring)

Rad! Great pics.
We make membership on your honor.... with one requirement. Post up a GPS screen grab from your mobile device. If you have already done so in another thread just post the thread link. That simple.

The exact requirement for membership in the 60/8s (or the 96/20's.... Kmh/cm) is below: You are a shoe-in! Jump on in!

DO IT, JUST DO IT... You now you wanna, so just do it, feel the joy!

Well on my first ride with 8" wheels and I blew right past that 60mph achievement and took out the 70mph one too

Wasn't even near full throttle either.

Boom goes the dynamite! Congrats.

I think Mike may have some stickers left?

Holy crap!
Nice work. I chickened out at 61 mph.

all that out of a SI 24.24 ER carb. go figure.

Those SIP tubeless 11'' rims are really throwing me a curve ball. The math is telling me 90's on 11".

Welcome to the club, Friday! Well done.

PM me and a coveted sticker will be promptly dispatched for you to display on that worthy scoot of yours.

Well...it happened.

Somewhere between 56 & 59 the pure terror turned into a peaceful zen. And then I was scared again.

60 plus on a stock geared 3 speed Sears catalog Vespa. Honestly fairly proud...where's my damn sticker?

In addition to that I'm swapping my gearing asap. I wanted to know if I could do it, but it doesn't need to happen at 1 million rpm.

Congrats, HMC. Ha, yeah gearing helps. Post up the GPS verification, pm me an address, and you shall receive a couple of coveted stickers to display.

I think we also need a 70's on 8's sticker. Maybe it says "Go Plaider" and 70/8 Club and just make the color bold like a neon type setup?

I can't be the only GPS verified member, that can't be right.
Anyone else out there?

Been mentioned before but an 80/10 sticker would be welcome.

Lemme know where to send my GPS Verification

Shit how could I forget the most important upload!

Build as follows: Pinasco 177 cast, Mazz cut crank, stock gears & ignition, SI 20/20d, BGM Big Box.

I maayyy be able to hit 70 after the re-gear...but I really don't want to!!! Hahaha anyone else do 60 plus on a stock gear 3 speed??

Again...I DONT RECOMMEND IT 😂 and I just realized I screen shotted once at 40 cuz I was afraid the app would glitch and I'd lose it haha

HMC - is that a 2 port 177?

Well there it is...
and here ya go...

(The digital version anyway.)

Ludicrous!

Congrats.

Absolutely is. Cast. I'm really happy with it, especially on a 60s scoot. I feel it's fitting but I will say the squish out of the box is laughable. I have the Malossi head on the way. Then comes the regear and ignition.

That's great. I have my VBB project awaiting assembly and I built the 2 port engine stock but if I like the bike, the 177 will happen.

You'll like the bike when the 177 happens.

I said very similar words after I brought the All State home.

And can I make a recommendation...start with a long stroke crank. Especially if you don't wanna modify the Pinasco head. Do it. Go plaid. Join the club. Haha

Also...look up the VMC Stelvio kit if you wanna get gnarly.

NSR, but I just realized that the Honda Motocompo is an 8" bike, for those who want some serious next-level plaid-ness.

One for sale on facebook right now if someone wants to go there.


By AB12, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=694895

Manufacturer Honda Motor Company
Also called AB12, Trunk Bike
Production 1981-1983
Engine AB12E 49 cc (3.0 cu in), air-cooled, two-stroke, single[1]
Power 2.5 hp @ 5,000 rpm[1]
Torque 0.38 kg-m @ 4,500rpm[1]
Transmission single-speed, automatic clutch
Tires 2.50-8-4PR
Dimensions L: 1.185 m (46.7 in)[1]
W: 0.535 m (21.1 in)
H: 0.910 m (35.8 in)
Weight 42 kg (93 lb)[1] (dry)
45 kg (99 lb) (wet)
Fuel capacity 2.2 L (0.48 imp gal; 0.58 US gal)
Oil capacity 1.0 L (0.22 imp gal; 0.26 US gal)
Fuel consumption 70.0 km/L @ 30km/h
Turning radius 1.3 m

I wish I could find that video of the guy doing 70MPH+ on a Motocompo on the highway.

Truly a person after my own heart.

I know which one… it's insane.

From experience I'd say mine was at roughly 1 million rpm.

Just barely made it today. Sixty on the nose.

Rear wheel cotter pin? Check. Tire pressure? Ditto. Then, I snuck onto a local highway connector for a mile and a half run. Finally got those revs up enough to push past a small headwind before the red light at the intersection.

GPS speedo app is Speedometer Simple:

Ludicrous!!!!

Congrats.

Molto grazie!

Does that app show a history in addition to the max speed? Would be good to find an app that plots your speed over the ride. Any suggestions?

Eat Sleep Ride (ESR).

Turns out, it sort of does. Wasn't very familiar with it until now as I've only used this once or twice. Here are some screen captures from that short ride history (showing speed graph and other stuff like altitude and course map):

You're in. PM me for a coveted sticker to celebrate the achievement.

Thanks much SoCal. Glad I made it over the line.

Awesome Zach, thanks for the screen grab