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Offline charliec

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« on: February 25, 2012, 01:27:16 PM »
this is my summer scooter!  :D


~homade Q/A throttle before you ask :P
pictures before i modded it like that
picture of the cylinder its running
blue thing is a quick disconnect
and this is my fav pic  :D

(p.s that was the first barrel i ever modded, have more pictures of the mods if any body wants?)
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2012, 02:07:01 PM »
Nice Scooter but I was expecting to see a maico and it might handle a bit better on a track too  ;D

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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2012, 05:01:49 PM »
Vespa has sold an amazing number of scooters.

Another scooter manufacturer was the Czech Tatran and they built some really nice ISDT small bores.
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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2012, 12:07:11 PM »
Vespa PK / PX are really fun.
My buddy has both an 80cc and a 200cc.
Some have crazy pipes on them!
Still popular in most european countries!
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2012, 10:54:51 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2012, 04:07:02 PM »
In the late '80's (I think) a friend of mine had a Yamaha Chappy scooter, I think it was an 80cc.  It had an automatic 3 speed transmission, shifted just like a car.  We took the barrel off an Dremel'ed out the exhaust port and the transfers a little, and that thing was a blast - although 50+ mph on pavement with those fat tires was a little sketchy...
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« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2012, 11:45:44 PM »
Nice Vespa dude!

i have a 1972 vespa 50s. I'm just waiting to get her back from painting and rebuild it. Got everything new to replace the old parts.
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« Reply #7 on: February 29, 2012, 07:17:26 PM »
Quote from: nemisis on February 25, 2012, 10:07:01 PM
Nice Scooter but I was expecting to see a maico and it might handle a bit better on a track too  ;D



there are a few who race some of these (turn down Volume!!!)
- a sprinting video (not me lol) http://s743.photobucket.com/albums/xx74/PHOTOSHOP136/?action=view&current=100_9950.mp4
- a racing vid http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae328/theiggster1973/?action=view&current=19062011015.mp4

thank you, and if your building a v50 up you should go on here, lots of help! (dont tell em ive been sneaking on here though  :<img src=" title="Roll Eyes" class="smiley"> ) http://vespasmallframeforum.proboards.com/index.cgi



thank you haha
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« Reply #8 on: February 29, 2012, 07:20:55 PM »
Quote from: MXLord327 on February 28, 2012, 12:07:02 AM
In the late '80's (I think) a friend of mine had a Yamaha Chappy scooter, I think it was an 80cc.  It had an automatic 3 speed transmission, shifted just like a car.  We took the barrel off an Dremel'ed out the exhaust port and the transfers a little, and that thing was a blast - although 50+ mph on pavement with those fat tires was a little sketchy...

hey MXLord, i'm currently doing a chappy project for my uncle, the chappy motor itself it trashed (and extremely hard and expensive to find parts for) but we swapped a honda xr50 motor in it, made new engine mounts and it fits right it. we're almost through with it, i wish we could've kept the little 2 stroke motor but it was insanely hard to find parts for it, and when we did find parts they were way to expensive, its a pretty cool little bike so far
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« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2012, 03:23:52 PM »
it's amazing how such a small engine can rev so fast and sound so good. they can be incredibly fast.

leagal road racing is pretty common in italy.

some of them pull hard!
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2012, 06:07:48 PM »
I like the monster decal on the second scooter.  8)
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« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2012, 12:36:22 AM »
A french immigrant in our neighborhood had a Vespa back in the day.
He would cowtrail with us and I have to tell you it was a fun machine.
The gear shifter was the left handgrip. You pull in the clutch and twist the whole grip to shift.
Seems like it had a leading link fork and just soaked up the bumps in that pasture, and stuck like glue too!
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« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2012, 11:29:52 PM »
the shifter is funny, imagine going from 2nd to 3rd gear with your clutch lever pointing to the ground.

the newer model from early 80's had better shift linkage than my model 50s, but both of them are a PITA to tune.

about breaking, forget it! you'll go straight from no brakes to locked rear wheel, imagine riding a tunned bike with stock hub brakes, scary!!
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« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2012, 05:40:09 PM »
Quote from: nemisis on February 25, 2012, 10:07:01 PM
Nice Scooter but I was expecting to see a maico and it might handle a bit better on a track too  ;D



Is that your 490?  I can see it has a reed valved cylinder.  Tell me about it.
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