SBF Classic Vespa's Cafe 2009 / 2010

[Sharpey]

Dude... Ah boy sells Esso Gold (fully synth) for about 13bucks a bottle (sells at a loss apparently...) This stuff costs 20 bucks in an Esso petrol station!!!

[-ResiDue-]

really?....

which is better?.....

[Sharpey]

Fully synthetic is what you want.... which one you buy doesn't really matter.... The esso at lim ah boy for 13 and the esso at esso for 20 are the SAME.

[-ResiDue-]

that i know...just wondering if esso compared to R2....

[Sharpey]

A difference.... maybe yes maybe no... is there a diff between esso petrol and castrol petrol... maybe yes maybe no....

 

Once you're at that level of quality, I don't think there are any significant differences (other than those you imagine!)....

[-ResiDue-]

yeah...i guess you're right...

but i'll just try it out...after my current r2 is finished i'll try maxima(if it's fully synth) then esso

[rae07]

Originally posted by reddy@February 06, 2007 04:14 am

already broke one screw slot after the mechanic screw it wrongly.. sigh. now it rattles at a certain speed.

try use contact cement and glue it all back. might reqiure u to sorta 'tap' a new hole. but it'll hold after that. that's wat i did with my old head.

[reddy]

i saw off the bugger after it got stuck to the cover.. so its permanently 3 screw.. no big deal... the engine noise cover the rattles. heh

[vigano]

wah .. this thread is like a racing thread man

ok lah from my experience .... plug reading is very very important ... it det our top end performance and of course our beloved money ... wrong reading means piston jam ....

last time i ever go till 160 for the main jet ... big huh .. but thats what my system require .. i go lower than that ... my plug turns white ...

so when we gonna have our mini workshop .... u guys free weekdays ...

pls do me a favour ... if there a meet up ... do sms me ok as i dun log on the net everyday ... so sometimes i lag behind

[wilsonbb]

Got my vespa back. spend about $170++ including a service.

 

Havent been riding it for 3 weeks, really missed it:) After riding the big and heavy army yamaha bike for 1 week, coming back to vespa really feel its small, light and slow..haha.

 

auntie and uncle said india coil not so reliable, got someone changed to india coil and the next day coil spoilt again. Hope I wont be so unlucky... already had my vespa towed twice in less than 4 month... 1st for the clutch cable and then for coil...

[-ResiDue-]

all the best of luck to u wilson...

 

i have a qn for all those more knowlegable than me in scoot...

for the px 200, to remove the exhaust from the main body, all that is neeed is to detach the clamp from the threaded insert and remove the bolt from the top of the exhaust right???

 

anything else to remove??kos i'm planning to respray my exhaust but afraid that i'll wreck it during removal and installation

 

any special tools needed????

[maz]

wilsonbb> Well that guy is lucky enuff to last a day. Previously the indian coil i used, failed almost immediately during the first kick.if it can last a week cross finger it will last for awhile. Carry a few cables with u. clutch cabels are notorious at snapping.plus jam nuts too. cos the chances that if it snap, the nut will get lost is high.

 

Cephelix> Eh u need a special tool. your HAND!! haha. joking. sometimes must open tyre.

[-ResiDue-]

maz > then pray i don't have to remove the tyre.....

 

pray that everybody's scoot is in good condition!

 

can you tell that i'm bored?

[-ResiDue-]

vespa games

 

in case you guys are bored like i am.....

[Sharpey]

There are two bolts to remove... 1 where exhaust bolts to engine ehaust stub... the other is under the scoot where the exhaust bolts to the swingarm. You will need to let the air out of your rear tyre to be able to remove this second bolt... You shouldn't have to remove the wheel though (spare wheel yes though)....

[-ResiDue-]

need to deflate the rear wheel???

sian...ahaha...

what's the normal psi for the rear tyre with passenger anyways?

manual states 36.7psi

should it be 36.7 or less>??

[maz]

Originally posted by Sharpey@February 07, 2007 03:42 pm

There are two bolts to remove... 1 where exhaust bolts to engine ehaust stub... the other is under the scoot where the exhaust bolts to the swingarm. You will need to let the air out of your rear tyre to be able to remove this second bolt... You shouldn't have to remove the wheel though (spare wheel yes though)....

well deflating the tyres is kindda new to me. i always remove the rear wheel. it easier removing 5 bolts then to ride/ pump a deflated tyre. hehe. to each their own way.

[Sharpey]

Which manual is that?

 

With pillion I pump 35.... but that's just me.

[-ResiDue-]

the haynes manual......

35 eh??

i'm at 29 now....

ahahahaha...

 

then must learn to remove rear tyre...but that requires the scoot to lay on it's side right??

[maz]

manual? hehe. not from any manual. pick up from the street. or shld i say i created it myself for ease of werking. my bolt extra long.. haha

[Sharpey]

Hey maz... was asking Cephelix which manual asked for such a high pressure.... Haven't read that part obviously...

 

True that taking the rear wheel of might be less hassle.... But then you need to go through the haslte of laying the bike on its side (or against a wall) which always makes it hard to start after.... Oh well.... its all a hassle I guess, no matter which way you do it.

[-ResiDue-]

it's the first page of chapter 5.....

 

so is 29 sufficient with passenger??or should i pump in more?

[reddy]

u could turn off ya petrol tap and let the engine runs until the leftovers petrol finishes before you lean the bike sideways.. it wont take long. after that, it be much easier to start

[Sharpey]

Pump as much as you reckon... there's no golden rule here... depends on your weight right....

 

True reddy, but its still not going to start after 1 or 2 kicks (mine won't anyhow).... Perhaps my fuel tap is faulty....

[vigano]

Originally posted by Sharpey@February 07, 2007 03:42 pm

There are two bolts to remove... 1 where exhaust bolts to engine ehaust stub... the other is under the scoot where the exhaust bolts to the swingarm. You will need to let the air out of your rear tyre to be able to remove this second bolt... You shouldn't have to remove the wheel though (spare wheel yes though)....

theres a technique on hot to remove the size 17 nut without deflating the tyre ... hard to describe here but u need a long screwdriver to do that .. maybe we discuss it in the near wkshop