SBF Classic Vespa's Cafe 2009 / 2010

[Wildswans]

You just be steady lah...

 

Sure can one...

[etwy]

Zen: You bought a PX200 with disc brake too? How much you paid? What plate isit?

 

Did Zen paid about $2k for a FM plate? or was it another lady?

[fluffpuff]

Also can....

 

So 1.45?

 

haha 1.45 will be a good time

[etwy]

where can I go to get my brake disc "skimmed" ?

[-ResiDue-]

Saw a disc brake kit on scootrs.com and I was wondering if it could fit on my scoot without having to change the fork and headlight set??

[Sharpey]

Disk skimmed.... erm... you're probably better off just buying a new disk $80 or so... they do wear out...

 

Hendra mentioned to us that there is a shop selling LML Vespa spares in little india somewhere... likely a cheaper alternative to buying from overseas, and they should have the diskbrake hub in stock... You will have to change your handlebars (or have a master welder alter them)... the new style have the mounting for the hydraullic reservoir on them... which you kind of need....

[-ResiDue-]

ouh,forgot about the reservoir.....

dangit.....

also thinking of the 24/24 keihin carb with manifold......

do you think there's a noticeable improvement compared to a 24/24 del orto carb?

[etwy]

Hey Cep, the carb thingy, will it suit a stock engine with "tong" pipe?

[Sharpey]

Really no point buying a new carb unless you're looking for topend speed... A 24/24 is a 24/24 doesn't matter if one's a kehein... they'll perform about the same AFAIK..

 

Save up for a pipe Much more BANG for your $

[-ResiDue-]

but a 24/24 d-slide + manifold....

etwy,not sure really.u could contact the guy.don't even know what needs to be done to fix the carb on.

n sharpey > the exhaust will be the ultimate thing to get.the top of my list. alongside bitubos.if I had the cash i would've gotten your rear shock.

[etwy]

sharpey , how's riding 2 up with the Bitubo?

[jonah]

yo peeps.........anywhere to get Bridgestone battalax 10" tyres for my scoot at a good price??

[-ResiDue-]

yeah,and the newer discbrakes are fully hydraulic...

not like the older grimeca kits

little india eh???...

well,maybe maybe..is there an exact address?

 

you could try TA...not too sure how much they charge after the GST increase.

last I checked it was 40 or 45 per tyre

[jonah]

40 to 45 sound reasonable to me...can get me front brakes checked out also..........

[-ResiDue-]

ooo...what's wrong with your front brakes?

[jonah]

just to let you'all know that there's this rider letting go of his PX150 for 400bucks check it out

 

http://main.slackriders.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=32081.html

[jonah]

ceph>> i tot i discussed it once wif ya...it's S H I T T Y! you recommended intermittent braking which is helping...but still i think needs to get the brake pads checked in such...also when i hard brake the front brakes or go over on humps my fron suspensions squeaks....scary bawlsss

[-ResiDue-]

ouh....yeah yeah,change brake pads...costed me $20 before..

sorry ya...time now moves in a seamless blur for me.I can't even remember when I last went out with friends.ahahaha

[jonah]

ceph>> touching on the front shock absorbers aka suspensions is it costly to overhaul them?

[Sharpey]

Erm... I still have the bitubo... not in a rush to sell...

 

If you want to do 2up riding (my wife and I are rather heavy)... you need to ensure that the preload is cranked up really high... thus increasing the spring tension.. According to Andrew Morrice (Bitubo Importer & Servicer) mine was set too soft for twoup riding and over time the constant bottoming out caused it to fail... Doh! He's reset it now... should be peachy

 

 

As for the keihein... yeah maybe you'd get better throttle response and easier tuning (given that its more modern)... but yeah, you'd need to have a manifold made to mount it to the engine (not cheap to buy).... If you're interested in a new carb I'd also consider going reedvalve on a full-cirle crank.... that'd be the shizzle on your premix setup... I'm not interested as I'm a lazy bum who wants to keep my autolube...

[Sharpey]

LML Auto Machinery on Verdun road.... that's all I know... Thanks to Hendra for the tip

[jonah]

SHarps>> i'm pretty heavy myself.....hmmm my scoots kinda ol skool should i get the suspensions changed?? how much does it goona hut the pocket?

[-ResiDue-]

jonah > overhaul?should cost ard $30 bucks upwards i think?sharpey knows better...

 

sharpey > yup yup,alot to do.again contemplating whether to keep the original px sideboxes and mudguard or to slap on a sprint's. but all qns for another day

[jonah]

you guys are awesome.......it really helps my transition to riding a vespa pretty smooth.......i round of teh halia tarik on me....should we meet up someday

[jonah]

ceph>> the sprint's sides looks cool man....then u'll have to change to a single seater like the racing ones.....