SBF Classic Vespa's Cafe 2009 / 2010

[reddy]

guess i might not be able to join u guys for the meetup cos i have a shoot to crew for..sigh

btw the battalax tyre is 35 at tong aik. i just changed mine yest. the prev Duro tyre brings me shivers,bruises,cuts,sprained body parts etc etc.

[Sharpey]

Sorry to hear that Reddy.... Hope your shoot goes well....

 

See you around

[-ResiDue-]

oooo..

well, didn't know that....

so i guess all that is left is the jetting n whatnot for the carb eh?

thanx for pointing that out....

so any suggestions on what to do???

besides fork n disc brake...

small stuff....

[Gweester]

Sharp Sharpey indeed....

[Sharpey]

appart from front brake and tyres....

 

those things from clauss studios (although not cheap) are well worth the money as they'll make your scooter handle soooooo much better through turns, finally allowing the rear suspension to work properly (when you compare the stock shock mount to the clauss one you'll be amazed)....

 

I'm not much into cosmetic mods myself.... Stainless steel screws are good though... as are the nice domed nuts for the wheels... Ask your local scooter shop for more info....

[-ResiDue-]

Duro tyres?

[JbAtRaCeR]

Duro..makes scary bike tires..but for a MTB...they make goood cheap tires...

[-ResiDue-]

MTB?

Duro??

what's the full name?

[JbAtRaCeR]

Duro Wildlife Leopard...comes in size 26x2.35/2.6inch or 24x2.6...great tires for muddy trails...u want more grip,juz lower the tires pressure...cheap also...35...

[-ResiDue-]

ooooo...

okok....

muddy trails for a scoot?

[Gweester]

So here's the firm up for this friday....

 

Classic Vespa Meet-up

Date: 12th Jan 2006 (Friday)

Venue: Prata Cafe along Evans road (opposite the former NIE)

Time: 7pm

 

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Who's Going

1) rae07 - 9423 4461

2) machine k - 9183 9381

3) planescape - 91053866

4) Sharpey

5) Gweester - 98731112 (scoots wont be ready hence will be on my other bike)

6) reddy (tentative hehe)

7) Apachezulu - 92763038 (Rainer)

8) cephelix - 93360364

9) itsonfire - 81333152 (pple livin in the east do call me aight or sms me)

10)

[vespamama]

Originally posted by Gweester@January 03, 2007 11:12 am

BTW, usually pple don't stiffen the spring, when the spring is soft, we usually change it.....cost about $10+ for the spring...chrome ones are at $18 if i rememeber correctly....

 

 

May I ask how do you feel if the spring is soft? How often will the spring last before it goes soft?

 

I've been riding over the scoot for more than a year and still learning about it albiet very slowly

[reddy]

Originally posted by vespamama@January 09, 2007 05:59 pm

May I ask how do you feel if the spring is soft? How often will the spring last before it goes soft?

 

I've been riding over the scoot for more than a year and still learning about it albiet very slowly

i think when u ride over a hump with a pillion and it hit the roof of ya suspension. u can *bounce* ya suspension easily too when ya spring is soft. jelly like feel.

i just changed my spring too. got a cheap one tho. 48 for an Escort brand.

 

yeah never buy the duro brand tyre no matter how cashless u are. better save up for a better one. skidded last fri when i ride over a drainage cover and superman myself on the road. fortunately bike is still in moving condition. now the bike got this huge battlescare to add to its collection on its side. heh

[Gweester]

vespamama, for the previous post on the spring, i was referring to the front spring (those are the ones that cost about S$10 or S$18)....

if you feel your front suspension dives, it can mean 2 things....either your front spring or your shock absorber.....

 

As for the rear suspension, "soft" spring causes in-stability (e.g. wobbles when cornering or what reddy said, the bump when you cross the hump on a heavy load)....

 

there are some enhancement for more stability on shock mounts posted by Sharpey, you can check out those posts...there are some pix too...

[itsonfire]

well gweester talking about shocks, i think mine is in a very bad state. cos whenever i go over any little bumps on the road, it feels almost like i dun haf any suspension at all. almost bicycle-like. Anyone noes whts the prob? or issit normal. but i doubt its normal. haha

[Gweester]

what kinda of front suspension are you using?

3-legged? disk?

 

if it is the 3-legged fork like mine, like i mentioned, it gotta be either spring or the shock absorber.....

the 3-legged fork is not the best as it dives more than the usual fork...

i have just change to the garbriel shocks....havent test it out but many recommend it for the 3-legged forks...

[reddy]

Originally posted by itsonfire@January 09, 2007 07:52 pm

well gweester talking about shocks, i think mine is in a very bad state. cos whenever i go over any little bumps on the road, it feels almost like i dun haf any suspension at all. almost bicycle-like. Anyone noes whts the prob? or issit normal. but i doubt its normal. haha

i guess u must be talking abt ya back suspension.. my new suspension is also rock hard as well. i guess it comes down to the quality of the suspension u got. bitubo the best, should be like water bed feeling. normal ones like escort are cheap but hard. either u invest in a good one or learn to live with it.

[Gweester]

reddy, are u using a bitubo rear suspension? cost?

heard that the gabriel rear shocks are good as well...

[maz]

Gweester. do u know the price of the gabriel shock front and rear? think of trying. so far the original piaggio front shock reliable ah but i need to find a stiffer spring for the front. wondering where to custom the a stiff spring in singapore.

[reddy]

Originally posted by Gweester@January 09, 2007 09:57 pm

reddy, are u using a bitubo rear suspension? cost?

heard that the gabriel rear shocks are good as well...

nah i didnt use bitibo. sharpey is the guy to go to regarding bitubo..

im using escort brand. donno the verdict of that yet. but its sure is hard.

[Gweester]

Originally posted by maz@January 09, 2007 10:12 pm

Gweester. do u know the price of the gabriel shock front and rear? think of trying. so far the original piaggio front shock reliable ah but i need to find a stiffer spring for the front. wondering where to custom the a stiff spring in singapore.

maz, not too sure about the price of the rear gabriel shocks....

but the front i think is about S$28...if i am not wrong....must check again....

as for the rear, will get back my scoots then test test b4 i decide on the rear shocks...might also consider the gabriel ones....

 

guess for the spring, all the front spring are almost the same....as long as it is stiff, it should be fine...

[Gweester]

Originally posted by reddy@January 09, 2007 10:13 pm

nah i didnt use bitibo. sharpey is the guy to go to regarding bitubo..

im using escort brand. donno the verdict of that yet. but its sure is hard.

yeah...i noe sharpey is using the bitubo.....

sometimes having too hard on the rear just stiffen up the riding....

it also depends on your physic...if you are big, u would need a better shocks to counter ur weight or load....otherwise, as long as your shocks gives you the stability, that's fine....for my scoots i am more concern on the front as it is the 3-legged ones....

[-ResiDue-]

wah, all this spring stuff...

thinking of getting one for my front....

rear, so far so good..

no problems with turning..

only scared to turn too low...

but the bends sometimes abit difficult to negotiate..

so must slow down quite a bit first..

sure the car behind me curse n swear...

ahahaha...

 

what to do what to do.....

waiting for friday n saturday!!

my pay quite meagre(correct spelling?) this mnth....

[Gweester]

 

turn slowly or riding slowly?

we are scooterist mah....

scooters are not build to go fast...so we should be forgiven....

[itsonfire]

hahaha yup. i almost hit the berrier the other time while riding but get to slow down in time to negotiate the bend.. haha lucky sia. well u guys must ride safely. haha btw gwee, i was refering to my rear shocks and reddy, i see why now.thanks. will upgrade next time after i haf done fairly well with the insides. and btw i still hear this whistle like sound in my engine area whenever i ride at low rpm. dunno wheather this is the pinging sound u guys are talking about. well this friday maybe u guys can hear it for urself.. anw cant wait for this friday. its gonna be fun, hopefully. ahah!!!