SBF Classic Vespa's Cafe 2009 / 2010

[-ResiDue-]

whoa!!

ups for you vig!!!

[machine k]

yehhhh .. i won the Best European Bike Contest in the SBBF .... Best Japan won by YAMAHA dRAGSTAR and Best American won by hARley ...

 

heh, and i happened to know the dragstar owner..fierce alien bike

 

congrats vig~

[hanzer]

congrats!!

 

any photo to share ya? i was there yest.. so crowded...

[Sharpey]

Well done Vigano

[-ResiDue-]

any nice things to bring bck from your trip sharpey?

[Brembo]

there is a Vespa poster exhibition at Cathay. The event is Retro Revival.

Maybe you guys can drop by and have a look.

I took some pictures after it has been set up.

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/cyanhan/1004.jpg

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/cyanhan/1003.jpg

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/cyanhan/1008.jpg

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/cyanhan/1013.jpg

[vigano]

can collect only on tomorrow ... think i won a PDA phone ... pic i'll update soon ok ..

[vigano]

hey Brembo ... how r u man ?

[hanzer]

something seems wrong with my vespa.. its not running smoothly.. and the gear/clutch got strucked sometimes and it tends to jerk infront.. i did engaged the gear correctly but it's still strucked.. is it normal? go to ah joo he say no problem..

[vigano]

try pulling the clutch cable a little, shud be when u fully clutch in, the engine still engage a little, thats where the jerk come from ...

[azahoneystar]

More about Retro Revival. Free candy floss! Woohoo!

[azahoneystar]

Awesome...

The Spaceball.

[hanzer]

try pulling the clutch cable a little, shud be when u fully clutch in, the engine still engage a little, thats where the jerk come from ...

 

but i dint clutch in... the jerk is when travelling... then it'll happened on and off for a few sec then i got to clutch in again and shift to a higher gear or whatsoever.. im having a hard time.. really got phobia riding.. sigh...

[-ResiDue-]

your gear cross may have worn out maybe?

your gears are slipping...

[Sharpey]

Yup, worn shifting cross.... time for an engine rebuild I'm afraid Hanzer... I shall shamelessly promote Tong Aik here... Wee or Chong will do a proper job and use original parts (unless you specify that they use cheaper indo parts)... Expect to pay upto $400 (depending on what else needs to be changed)...

 

Yes, its alot of money, and yes you "could" spend less and just have the shifting cross changed. BUT given that the engine needs to be opened up to change the shifting cross, you may as well change other parts like seals and bearings (designed to wear out) and have the gears and crank etc inspected (designed not to wear out).

 

Once you've spent the money, you will know that your engine is in the best possible condition it can be in. If you're lucky you'll have an engine that is "as good as new" but this depends how well the previous owner looked after it.

 

It is most definitely money well spent.

 

If you bought the scoot in this condition, the seller should have told you that this was an issue with it... (I'm not saying shop A is good and shop B is bad... all shops will have sold scoots with engine issues at one time or another. The onus is on the buyer to know what to check before selling, not on the seller).

 

That's kind of why the wiki is there.... and why people new to scootering should read it.... and why folks with experience of stuff like this should contribute to it....

[Sharpey]

Granted the information wasn't actually on the wiki until just now.... Its their now... Do add to, or comment on it if you've got something to say...

[hanzer]

sigh.. ok.. think i'll go back to ah joo first.. cos he's my bro's mechanic...

maybe i did not engage the gear properly.. maybe maybe maybe... erm...

 

but then, ah joo actually just worked on it recently andhe told me NO PROBLEM! but then, seems like there's a huge hidden problem.. will go down this weekend again...

[-ResiDue-]

sharpey....any goodies from UK??

hanzer hanzer...well, take it slow ya?no sense in rushing....

what u have to be sure is that your scoot is in good condition that it wont cause hurt or unnecessary frustration to u

[Sharpey]

No goodies... no money to buy... no time to go to shops (all are up north, am I'm in the south west)...

 

Oh well..

 

 

Hanzer, yeah, maybe its something else... maybe a misadjusted gear cable or something... Hmmm.... there definitely IS a problem... just hope its a minor one.

[-ResiDue-]

everyone always hopes it's a minor one.....

ahahaha...

ooooo...south west eh?

[Sharpey]

yup Devon... but don't google Devon unless you want to see interesting web pages

[-ResiDue-]

tsk tsk tsk sharpey,

this is a family friendly forum......

[fluffpuff]

hanzer - i think i saw you scooting past this morning along bendemeer..u were in a bright orange jacket rite? your scoot sure is a real head turner..

[vigano]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m199/vigano/SBBF3.jpg

Getting Ready for convoy

[vigano]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m199/vigano/SBBF8.jpg</p><p> Harleys</p><p> [img]http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m199/vigano/SBBF5.jpg

big brother Gold Wing

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m199/vigano/SBBF7.jpg

The HayaBusa