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Problematic dead Pluramatic PK - 4 speed repower project
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I'm down for Athens scooter riding and repayment of the souvlaki

but my budget may be lacking

I'm impressed you pulled this off!!

If you are at Rides of March, I will repay souvlaki or food of your choice though!
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Hey! I get a say in setting the rules TOO!

ROM sounds good, and how about alternatively the big Athens rally next year? You'd love it John, and Greek souvlaki is the REAL thing! And I'd just assumed we were talking authentic souvlaki...
Next year will be held somewhere else, there's a chance in my town, since we have filed a petition to be the organizers. Each year the National Vespa meeting (winter & summer) is held by a different Vespa Club. This year was held by the Vespa Club of Athens. Winter meeting was held in Athens and summer meeting will be held in Nafplio...
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I'm down for Athens hopefully VERIA scooter riding and repayment of the souvlaki

but my budget may be lacking

I'm impressed you pulled this off!!

If you are at Rides of March, I will repay souvlaki or food of your choice though!
I'll find you a killer fare and put you up for a while, even get you a scooter to ride!
Meanwhile here are your rolling shots to encourage you to pay up! Me going down the block fully legal.
Meanwhile here are your rolling shots to encourage you to pay up! Me going down the block fully legal.
Me coming back
Me coming back
Me being happy it fired up today!
Me being happy it fired up today!
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So cool!!!😎
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The best part of losing a souvlaki bet is you still get souvlaki, even if you have to pay.
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More work on this stepchild Plurimatic conversion. I mounted the tail light w/ screws, installed my favorite rack and added an air filter, all three donated by poor no-papers scrapped PK50XL2.
Tail light from an older model
Tail light from an older model
And with the rack installed
And with the rack installed
Tight fit in there
Tight fit in there
I had to cut off most of the plastic housing, using just the front that contains the filter element
I had to cut off most of the plastic housing, using just the front that contains the filter element
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Looking Plurtastic!
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I know someone that has a NOS engine for one of these. I could check to see if he is interested in selling it. PM me if you you have any interest.

Never mind, I didn't read this thoroughly before posting, you were swapping a shifty motor in.
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A new friend & member of the Pireaus Vespa Club came walking by and saw the Plurimatic now with a basically PK50 motor and got excited because he had a gift for me. He showed up later on his gorgeous Cosa and brought me this NOS Leo Vince racing pipe. I bet it's gonna be noisy and I think we'll soon find out!

PS I think I will call this one SNOWFLAKE in honor of Roland and his SNOWBALL and because his is legit and mine is so much flakier!
Also switched seats, I pulled the original heavy Piaggio one w/ steel frame & springs for this sexy & lighter, more comfy MotoVespa seat I got in a swap with Nuttmeg long ago
Also switched seats, I pulled the original heavy Piaggio one w/ steel frame & springs for this sexy & lighter, more comfy MotoVespa seat I got in a swap with Nuttmeg long ago
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I had a small problem I finally fixed.
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Back to cutting & welding, this time minor and me stick welding it. I'll need to seamseal and poprivet a patch over the triangular hole. No welding, cables & wires behind

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Good clearance all around. I taped over the hole for now.


That tape ain't gonna last long, time for steel, pop rivets & ShoeGoo to seal it.
That should do a good job keeping water & mud out of the tunnel.
That should do a good job keeping water & mud out of the tunnel.
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