Raizer Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I was impressed at how well prepared he was having a hinge all ready to go haha! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 I think the hing and the seat was the selling point. So i put it out there if anyone was interested in the fr and my tattooest came over, viewed it, rode it and brought it. So onto the next challenge. I had been looking at vespas for a while knowingly they are semi easy to mod and parts are rather easy to obtain. Saw a 125 pop up so thought id list the fr and it sold. Also thought i better look else where to see if there where any other deals or better options. Lack of vespa knowledge i hit up @Poo cause he was the guy with more knowledge and easy to talk to regarding. Sent him the link of the 1st said sweet good. And sent him photos of the 2nd one. Which his response was "bingo thats the one" sweet so its a 1960s 150 super? Poo says its a bigger body which means the 225s fit in easy? Supposedly it has a 200px already in it. And went well but broke the fuel leaver the other day so couldn't test ride. He kicked it over and almost ran on the gas in the carb. Which i feel great. Anyway on the ute and away laughing. I'll get some better photos tomorrow/today. So much excitement going on. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Kicked it in the guts again this morning and thing started agaib with the little gas thats in it. Man the seat is uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Hi Greg. By the time I next visit- I bet that door will be hanging wonkilly from just one hinge, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Man this thing goes well. Cleaned the spark plug and put some gass in it. Temporary petrol tank... The best ever. Thanks to @Poo pointing me in the correct direction. Also need a fuel tap. This bugger is broken. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Man that’s so damn pine worthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Fuck yeah. Made it home. Need to fiddle with the headlight. Rather glad its a full moon and a clear night as i needed all the help i could get with the lighting situation. Goes so good. Would be ideal to get a bit more speed out of it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mop Head Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 15 minutes ago, 64vauxhall said: Would be ideal to get a bit more speed out of it. Awesome! Nice work man. How long is your commute home, and how fast do you reckon it was going? Cool bikes man. So many wicked things can be done to them. Have you got any ideas on how you want it looking for Eastcape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 @MopedNZ speed must be around 90kms I'd be picking. The speedo says 70mph but I'll be hard pressed to believe that when I had a car pass me slowly tonight. Ride home is 22kms Ish. Takes like 25 mins in the car. 30mins on the scoot. Will try strap the my phone to it In the morning see what my phone says. Will talk to the guys at work see what we can do. Cousin just messaged me about doing the coromandel loop we used to do when I rode my gsxr600 and my r6. He has a cbr1000 so a little extra speed would be nice to keep up haha. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 This seems like something @Poo may be of assistance with... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Yea pretty much. @Poo told me not to do skids on it. I said I appreciate the heads up. He then come back with "If you must do a skid dont change gear while skidding. 1st, skid, close throttle and let it come back to idle, 2nd, skid, etc." Looks like I'll be doing skids. Need to sort out a right hand side mirror and a cover for the battery box. Still trying to get the hang of the changing gears part. Seem to miss 2nd and go to 3rd quite easy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 funny thing going on with my lights, as i break my lights get brighter. anyone got an answer to what may be causing this? off to fill the tank today and see how many kms i get to a tank also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 OK. Really need to mod the headlight. This shit is dim as fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Could be a bad earth at the headlight? Earthing through the brake bulb causes the headlight to brighten? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 That's a good one. Still dim on the open road at night. Living a bit out of town she's pretty dark. Would like to go to a led headlight. Maybe something like this. Before I go to something like this Need to find some mirrors also. And man takes a good 6 litres of gas as well. Big tank. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mop Head Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Mod mirrors. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Was thinking just end of the bar mirrors. Will try visit retro scooter in Auckland I think it was. Have a look at there mirrors they have for sale. Who's done led light bulbs before? Need to have a look see what kinda light bulb it is see if I can get a just plug in like so. Or like this ordeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Those LED bulbs are great, but they are illegal for wofs because they smash light out everywhere, so need to swap them out at wof time. Full LED lenses look cool though, just need to get ones with DOT markings on them I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 No wofs around here m8 she's a moped..... Full sealed unit would be rad. Don't know how well it will look on the front of a vespa but will just wait and see i guess. Will price one up through a mate see what he recons be the go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geophy Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Run LED Bulbs in the Hilux and they are all good, got a wof on Wednesday with them and he was happy said the beam was nice n sharp, mine is an H4 if you want you can borrow it for a test? They are just Aliexpress specials with "Philips" LED in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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