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Too Many piles of Junk that need too much work and too much money
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I just wanted to drop a post to say Happy New Year to everyone here on Modern Vespa. It has been an interesting year, full of ups and down's, gain's and losses, !new scooter projects! and all the while doing my best to keep moving forward. Even if only a little. I am thankful for the MV community, from which I have learned alot, laughed even more, and have made some truly great friends. Thanks to all for sharing your knowledge, tips n tricks, opinions and experience, the horror stories of explosions and delays; and all the ham. I wish you all the best year yet!!
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Happy New Year, GeekLion and to all the NSM folks that have helped me get my project going. Hope 2023 is good to everyone! 🍻
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 66 Lammy S3
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Yep, here's to ending 2022 on a high note and a strong start to 2023. Of course, I shattered the smallstate's crankshaft today, so maybe not such a high note for me, but I've also had worse days. I'm not in the Emergency Room, at least.
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^^^ LOL
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Happy f'n New Year!
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Sergeant at Arms
Weird 80's Vespas & Cool Vintage Lambrettas
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a big up to all my NSM hooligans
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greasy125 wrote:
a big up to all my NSM hooligans
I love it! I was just thinking of that movie a couple hours ago..."Beef jerky time!"
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Happy new year to all and thanks for all the help the last 2 years!
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Molto Verboso
1964 Allstate Cruisaire, 2022 Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, 1972 Suzuki T500J
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Nenge? Nenge Mboko? It is me, Lionel Joseph!
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1979 P150X, 1983 P200E, 1987 PK125XL Elestart, 1988 T5, 1995 PX200E, 2011 Yamaha Fazer 600 S2
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Happy New Year to all NSMers from me and all of our Club's members...
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Molto Verboso
'07 GTS250, '07 LX150, '81 P200E, '78 P200E, '74 VBC1, '64 V90 and 3 Ciaos
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Happy New Year's, gents.

No new resolutions, just want to wrap the existing ones. Visiting the machinist again today, since he didn't deliver yesterday. We did do a pen and paper sesh to ensure he "got" it, particularly that Serie 1 clutch actuator. GL, if you still have that early 90 engine, we may need to talk.

Seriously, I need to clean my garage, run some circuits and make space for a lathe. Then wreck some scrap until I can use one competently.

As a sidebar, would any of you touch a Cushman Super Silver Eagle if the price was right? White bike, whitewalls, extended Hurst shifter and a Cadillac taillight. I'm tempted.
Update: Machinist fixed the sketchier aspects of my screwy axle shaft. I get the clutch shaft by Friday. At least I can start assembling the bottom end now.
Update: Machinist fixed the sketchier aspects of my screwy axle shaft. I get the clutch shaft by Friday. At least I can start assembling the bottom end now.
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Cheers all.

Hoping to get 6 of 6 going at once in 2023.
(One can dream.)
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1968 VBB150
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Cheers, All!

Great bunch of people here. A-1 First Class
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 66 Lammy S3
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Birdsnest wrote:
Cheers all.

Hoping to get 6 of 6 going at once in 2023.
(One can dream.)
Gotta have dreams!

I'm currently sitting at 3 solid runners, 2 need some attention, and the Smallstate...well we all know about that at this point.
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Going to be 60 plus and no rain tomorrow and Tuesday, buttoned up everything I needed to in order to go for a ride! Sip speedo is still non op, just waiting for the black box to return to stock is all now.

Can't wait for a super rare January ride!
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Happy 23 to everyone !
22 has been a good year as I fell into Vespa's world, my VBA is almost done and I hope 23 will bring me another Vespa project !
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az_slynch wrote:
Happy New Year's, gents.

No new resolutions, just want to wrap the existing ones. Visiting the machinist again today, since he didn't deliver yesterday. We did do a pen and paper sesh to ensure he "got" it, particularly that Serie 1 clutch actuator. GL, if you still have that early 90 engine, we may need to talk.

Seriously, I need to clean my garage, run some circuits and make space for a lathe. Then wreck some scrap until I can use one competently.

As a sidebar, would any of you touch a Cushman Super Silver Eagle if the price was right? White bike, whitewalls, extended Hurst shifter and a Cadillac taillight. I'm tempted.
Had to google that, that was fatal, now I want at least 2 lol
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Anyone else catch this Rose Parade float?

Scooter-Speed helped build it.
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Love it!
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1979 P200, 1960 Lambretta s2, 1975 Rally 200
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GeekLion wrote:
I just wanted to drop a post to say Happy New Year to everyone here on Modern Vespa. It has been an interesting year, full of ups and down's, gain's and losses, !new scooter projects! and all the while doing my best to keep moving forward. Even if only a little. I am thankful for the MV community, from which I have learned alot, laughed even more, and have made some truly great friends. Thanks to all for sharing your knowledge, tips n tricks, opinions and experience, the horror stories of explosions and delays; and all the ham. I wish you all the best year yet!!
Happy new year everyone! lets keep wrenching in '23
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'74 50s x3 '87 PK125XL '92 PK50XLS Plurimatic - & - '58 AllState '68 Sprint '66(?) Super125 '72 DanMotor Super150 and '04 Bajaj LML hybrid
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Happy New Year ppl, I was thinking of you all today as I rode my scoot up the hill into the brief sun for the first ride of the year and since nearly a month ago when we got froze. It's a sharp bunch we got here so I predict a fine 2023 for the NSM crew, w/ plenty of tasty ham slices earned and awarded.

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^^^
2023 is looking good!
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We need a ham award I think
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