Modern Vespa

Besides the fact that the scooter looks much cooler and does not cut my lawn.

I noticed today that my lawn mower has a 190cc motor. My GTS is only 244 cc. I got to wondering what the difference is between the two motors. Is my lawn mower capable of cruising at 60+ miles per hour?

short and sweet NO. HP is not the same and the trans is greared different.

Full moon this week I guess

I guess there's only one way to find out. You might be able to improve the speed of your lawn mower by changing the cogs on the drive chain. You might also need a lighter roller on the back. I doubt you'll be able to do much for the braking, steering and suspension set up. If you have any success then we have lawn mower racing here in the UK which looks pretty good fun.

Edinburgh to London by lawnmower anyone?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8036723.stm

Your lawnmower makes about 5 or 6 hp at around 2,000 RPM. We used to put lawnmower engines in go-karts and we'd get up to 25-35 mph.

Your GTS makes around 20 hp at 8,500 RPM. We know you can cruise at 80.

Apparently there is a difference.

P.

Lawn mower engines produce fewer horsepower than motorbike engines of the same displacement because lawnmower engines are less efficient and run at a lower rpm. This enables an inexpensive engine to last forever with cheap oil and no maintenance. You can get a lot more horsepower from a lawnmower engine, but don't expect it to last very long.

Cheers,
Bob

Well I don't think I'd be tempted to transplant the lawnmower engine into the GT but if you're talented enough the other way round might be a giggle

We took apart a lawn mower when I was a kid and made a go-kart out of it. I'm not sure how fast it went though!

There's also a good film based on a trip an old boy makes across some US states by lawn mower The Straight Story - it's a actually very good film.

The difference between my lawnmower and scooter is I enjoy using the scooter.

I have seen the racing lawnmowers with tweaked engines. They can run at a good speed. really the lawnmower is meant for torque and low rpm usage. but could be upgraded if carefully done.

As noted in the old adage;
Speed costs.
How fast do you want to mow?

-Rusty
LXS150

Turn your lawnmower upside down, remove the blade housing, reverse the blades, and give it gas (while you hold on to it!)

Don't try this with your Vespa, it just won't work.

About 5,500 bucks.



Harvey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDRI8lbuftg&feature=PlayList&p=5D1988A536C163FE&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7

(start watching about 5 minutes in)

My lawn mower is powered by me

The difference between my scooter and my lawnmower is that my scooter runs on gas!

The straight story by David Lynch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OnsVDKjhpc

Excellent response
I belive 60mph is possible, in netrual, in the Rockies.
Could a blade change make it a hovercraft ?
personally I use mine as a paper shredder w/bagger of course.

Simply put,

One cuts grass and one hauls ass.....

You don't need a helmet to operate your lawn mower...but sturdy boots for both.

You can get parts for the lawnmower.

Years ago, my two sons took apart my chain saw (while I was on an overseas job) and put the engine ( a MAC-10) in their go-cart. Ran like stink!
But it sure screwed up my chainsaw.

With enough time and ingenuity, you can do a lot with an engine.

Even more exciting today, is what is being done with electric motors and adapting them to vehicles, 2 wheel and otherwise.

Boy, oh boy, another +1000

Wonder if you can use a McCuff on one of these things?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLgcqSKCfHs&feature=PlayList&p=945C5858C34B254E&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2

Your lawnmower doesn't attract the ladies.

SDG

be honest ........ your scooter dosent either

You don't have to push your scooter.

Dude back in the day my lawnmower did also.

But seriously come on now scoots attract at least a glance.

SDG