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Post by chcknugget on Oct 3, 2005 17:03:30 GMT
Hey guys, I thought I'd let you in on my latest project - a 1980 Vespa Si. Since the Chinese scooter is working well again I needed a new toy, so I got a real moped nearly complete for $61 on ebay. This is the ebay pic These are the before cleaning pics: So far I'v pretty much stripped everything from the bike and cleaned it. The wiring is somewhat messy, and I still have to find out if it runs! |
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Post by Ginger Phil on Oct 3, 2005 17:40:17 GMT
Got any pics of the two cars in the background?  |
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Post by chcknugget on Oct 3, 2005 21:26:42 GMT
Hahaha, Michigan is SUV heaven. Here's mine: 1996 GMC Jimmy, 4.3L V6 vortec |
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Post by Ginger Phil on Oct 4, 2005 12:09:07 GMT
What's that Ford one in the first pic? The scooter looks good too. |
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Post by chcknugget on Oct 4, 2005 13:34:08 GMT
It's a Ford Explorer, it is perhaps the most common SUV in america.
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Post by hypojam on Oct 4, 2005 15:40:54 GMT
American Cars Are HUGE  |
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Post by chcknugget on Oct 4, 2005 16:11:27 GMT
hahaha, in America my jimmy is considered a "minitruck". Ford makes 2 SUVs that are larger than the explorer, the expedition and the even larger excursion. They aren't so popular anymore because of gas prices. Here in Michigan it is so snowy in the wintertime that you sometimes can't get around without 4 wheel drive. I would not let my girlfriend get a vehicle that didn't have at least all wheel drive, so she got a subaru Legacy AWD.
Though larger cars do not brake as well, they fair a lot better in collisions than small european collisions do... People feel safer in bigger cars even if it means they'll have to pay some extra bucks each year for gas.
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Post by hypojam on Oct 4, 2005 17:07:21 GMT
Give me a turbo charged japanese car anyday!
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Post by Scootin on Oct 18, 2005 4:35:45 GMT
Give me a turbo charged japanese car anyday! Japanese cars are nice, but when it comes to bumper deep snow, I will take my Jeep Cherokee every time. And thats my bumper, not yours  . |
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Post by chcknugget on Oct 18, 2005 14:06:38 GMT
Hey guys, I got the vespa running! I found out the breaker points needed adjusting because they were completely closed! The previous owner spent over $100 to get it running but couldn't get it going. I feel happy, but it only goes about 20mph which is too slow.
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Post by Scootin on Oct 18, 2005 16:57:46 GMT
Sweet!  Got to love it. Yes 20MPH is too slow! ;D |
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Post by Badobsession (the real one) on Oct 19, 2005 23:11:30 GMT
Keep your 4 wheel drives this will waste anything in the snow.  |
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Post by Badobsession (the real one) on Oct 19, 2005 23:33:06 GMT
That scoot looks like a puch maxi #emot114#
They were slow as s*** too. #hammer#
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Post by Badobsession (the real one) on Oct 19, 2005 23:39:21 GMT
 Had one of these as my first bike when i was 8, stole it off my sister (no thats not her in the pic).  |
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Post by chcknugget on Oct 19, 2005 23:43:30 GMT
In the US there is a huge group called the moped army. They restore old mopeds like these and form gangs and such. Scooters are not allowed into the groups, just mopeds (with pedals). The Puch Maxi is probably the most famous moped on that forum, and people have gotten them pretty fast! There is also Tomos, Vespa, Motobecane, Mobylette, Sachs, etc... I'm hoping to go to one of their rallies in Kalamazoo as soon as the vespa is in legal condition. I've learned a lot about moped and scooters from their very active forum: www.mopedarmy.comThey diss chinese scooters for the most part, but you know I have the background to defend my scoot, and I do when I can. This is a very organized and active group, check it out! |
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Post by Badobsession (the real one) on Oct 20, 2005 10:13:26 GMT
Found this on the site its the same as the one i had but mine was purple. Cant believe these are popular over there.  #WTF# |
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