Modern Vespa

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PROJECT BASTARD!

Superb !, mate you are totally off your box.

Hi Bart, well spotted. The truck pulled out to make a right, which happens all the time here in Maine.

The speedo is working, though after 55mph it's useless really.

Project Bastard will sit comfortably at 75mph all day. Nae sayer's will have to wait for the video

It's going to get colder here, i just want to ride.

Cheers

I think i like your name better mate

Glad you like it sparky.

Cheers

theres nowt wrong wi a 75mph scoot .... me bitza would do that n it had slightly more metal than yours ......... wonder what itll do when i put it in a full frame



picked mine up ...... clutch lever nipple hole was worn so bad it looked like foil ... amazed how it didnt snap right through ......... least its running now

ohhhhh i also renamed the 'new un' ... tis now bastard

Took a 1/2 day at work and did some overdue stuff before it gets tooo cold in the garage.


Put a new throttle on my P

took the motor out for new bearings / seals

ready to open up

put some new levers on Super

sounds like one alright. a neighbour of mine was dead cert my dog was called bastard

Went for a nice Sunday ride and am now about to work on my Lambretta build.

its fine mate atleast u can ride the bike

this morning before i went to office i am cleaning up mynot so normal smallie after i change the colour from lummy yellow to yellow orange and my excel after i paint the cowl, front fender and the dash in sunday











now i think i am quite happy so until i can save more money my blue blues (sprint v 74) and my koenig mellow (vbb 64) alongside my cronk (new super 150) just have to wait their turn to be repaint

have a nice day and cheer guys

today I removed plenty of skin from my knuckles struggling with awkward to remove scooter parts

today I winterized the scoot and put her to bed for the winter

ya puff

it snowy up your way already? iv been hearing about forecast snow for a while now. fuck it, just have to wait till it happens

Screw you I don't do cold

took this pic before I left for work

Carburetor Reclmation...


After

Before

keep ya pants on i was pissing wi ya

Just in time too,gritters are out round our road.
Rock salt + Vespa = nightmare

went home in rainny cold day

i am sorry but i do love cold day

have a nice day and cheer mate

the scooters do seem to run better in the cold

Today i.......

Cheers

Went to harbor freight and picked up wire wheels, bondo, self etching primer, filler primer, and a feeler gauge. Installed new shift dog onto primaveras drive shaft and a DRT reinforced spring. took both primmy cowls down to bare metal with wire wheels.

phew.

Dude, that was killer... I actually found myself check my blind spot... Gopro good. Nice one...

thats sure was a fun test ride Jimh, dont u love riding in duo

wonder hows ur cam can survive the wind without fallin apart, can i see hows u attachment

have a nice day and cheer mate

today i..

remove my old floorboard and felt so sad seeing so many rust hiding under my most precious bike (this is the first bike that i have and also my birthday gift from my dad when i am 16yo) kinna like my soul mate



wish me luck and cheer mate

today i started buffing polishing and glazing my project bike.

today i receive a $10 weird stuff..

my friend ask me to find a cheapo lammy 3 series, after several months searching and spreading news to my Indo friends i could only found this lammy headset which i dont know from what series, hope u all can gave a light to my clueless

here's the headset







have a nice day and cheer everyone

i found that 12 biottles of desperados fit in the glovebox of my t5

...festooned the GoPro on the P200 muddy and shot some x-mas lights. Yay! More christmas Lights. Mike will love it.

Seriously, it was just kinda trippy, so I edited it into a minute of holiday goodness/weirdness. Enjoy.

Replaced all cables inners and outers on my Bajaj 150 project.

Cleaned and lubed throttle tube

... Can't seem to get out of bed.

found that the bastard runs sweet breathing in really cold morning air ...... now how can i replicate this in our warmish summer

today i...






i think i should start my own new restoration topic soon

have a nice day and cheer

..went for a Chrissy shopping ride on Sophia to the local "metropolis" of Johnson City, Tn. It is about 45 miles away from my house in North Carolina sooooo I did a trouble free round trip of 108 miles with all the little side trips etc. And that was in Holiday traffic too. Had to be extra vigilant what with all the texting, phoning, and putting on of make-up. Then there was the other drivers to consider too lol.

All the best,
Drive safely,
Sir Paul.

......walked into my local convenience store and the owner threw a canvas bag, with his store name on it, at me.
"Here," he said "use this, I am sick of seeing you ride around on that scooter with your stuff in an Ingles bag. At least advertise for me when everyone stares at you on that thing".
I accepted his generous gift and told him a lot of people might get to see it, as I was thinking of doing the Scooter Cannon Ball. He is a motorbike rider himself and he was very excited about the idea. So excited in fact that he offered to sponsor me. Every time someone gives him a Dollar coin between now and the end of March he will put it in a jar that has my name on it!!!!!!! How bloody cool is that?
Also, listening in on this conversation was the owner of the local BBQ restaurant. Get this, he offered to throw in a hundred dollars for gas if I put two of his stickers somewhere on my scoot!!! His stickers are about 3 inches in diameter, good deal eh? Luckily I have built up good karma with this guy over the last 5 yrs by eating at his BBQ place on a regular basis.
Being the joker that he is, he also said that every time he goes into the convenience store for his daily Doctor Pepper he is going to pay with a Dollar coin. Hahaha. Country boys are so damned smart, he told me I should buy a drink every day too, using the Dollar coin, that way I get a soda and in April I get all my money back !!!

Anyway, the upshot is, I now HAVE to do the Cannon Ball instead of just think about it...yikes.

All the best,
Sir Paul.

bloody hell thats a right bonus .... good luck with it n hope it works out .... piccies needed when the time comes

Hi Bitsa,
I went to school in West Yorkshire, Uppermill, Saddleworth though I grew up in East Lancs, Oldham. Or as we say Owdam. Inever did know which colour rose to prefer. Walking up on the Moors was a regular past=time when I was at school.
Really miss those moors now, but I do have a lot of hiking opportunities up here in the Appalachian Mtns.

All the best Bitsa,
Sir Paul

today I put my scooter back together. painted it yesterday. pictures tomorrow. jaysis im shattered