SBF Classic Vespa's Cafe 2009 / 2010

[itsonfire]

Hey rainer, hi5 man riding excel too. btw a bottle of 2t can last u how long cos mine can be finished in less then 2 weeks.. urs? btw peeps, i got a prob wit my scoot. it seems tt it has loss of power especially gear one when moving of. the sound of the engine seems like dying onli. is it becos of change 2t cos was desperate as my 2t reservoir no longer has 2t oil in it and was really tight on budget so rode to LAB to get the $2.50 one. advice anyone?

 

Maz>> urs is tapes up? haha mine's too.. but onli on my speedo tt area cos it once flipped on to my lap while riding against strong winds. hahaha

 

Location of Rider

1. red-cck

2. machine_k aka kk - sengkang - 91839381

3. sharpey - first name James - Yio Chu Kang

4. gweester - aka Edwin - Holland Village - 98731112

5. rae - Tampines

6. cephelix aka ali - bedok reservoir - 93360364

7. planescape - Bt Batok

8. fluffpuff aka belinda aka bel - macpherson - 96341087

9. maz - Old jurong west

10.apachezulu aka Rainer - 92763038 - Punggol

11. itsonfire aka arie - Pair ris - 81333152

[Sharpey]

Dude... you have a pinasco already... why do you wan t a new one??? The kit she sells is not a 225 unless you run a 60mm crank... otheriwse its a pinasco 215 just like the one you already have....

 

PLease don't spend a cent on your engine until you understand what porting means!

[-ResiDue-]

sharpey > oooo..really?all pinasco is 225cc?

hmmm...shows how much i know eh?anyways no,i wont spend that kinda money yet...i was just looking around......saw the pinasco kit asked for price...

got a quote for the front suspension......

 

niways, all i'm doing now is repairing all the small things....nothing major..just maintaining what i have,making sure it runs smoothly.....

[maz]

itsonfire> my bike temporary duct tape yesterday onli. emergency. if not reach home most of the things gone. Haha

 

 

Cephelix> When alloy is mention there is onli one brand that most of use. pinasco. Malossi rarely ppl use unless they got a deep pocket. Polini not available.Agree with sharpey. dont do anything to ur engine. Get use to wat u have first. Porting and the rest leave it when u are more comfy with the bike and know the internals. its something u wouldnt want to mess with at the begining.

[-ResiDue-]

maz> yeap yeap.......

 

scsred for me arent you guys?

[fluffpuff]

cephelix - you didn't go down to ah joo's in the end? he didn't call me back the whole day, think he forgot i even called anyway, how much did TA quote for your front suspension? TA auntie not as bad as you imagined eh haha

 

machine_k - yup no one can avoid growing old, just have to hope we do it with grace and health else longevity is no longer a blessing but more of a curse, anyway a bit haha

[-ResiDue-]

no..didn't go..no more spare money to do anything..

i think i may be short on cash too!..

ahahaha..

auntie say Original Piaggio suspension $56...

is chiong suspension $30+

[fluffpuff]

oh. i sure hope you got an original suspension! yeah running a little low on cash myself. hope my bill at ah joo doesn't amount to too much!

[-ResiDue-]

hoping......

haizzz....nuts about scoots already.....

tempted to spend all my cash and not care about my endowment...ahahahaha..

 

hoping.........

[Sharpey]

All pinasco kits CAN be 225cc... provided you run a 60mm crank... otherwise.. with stock 57mm (what you and I have) its a 215cc...

 

I worry for you

[-ResiDue-]

oooo...well, i learn more everyday..

could you bring down your haynes manual on friday?if the weather permits of course....

 

possible to copy?????(i know..piracy thing)

 

ahaha..I'm lucky that way..alot of people watching my ass......

but it's a great envt for learning......

[SK I]

Morning people, I'm in Chiangmai now....I found a vespa parts shop here...maybe can get some parts cheaper than from SG...

so if anyone wanna get anything..I might be able to bring back some...unless the item is bulky...

Just let me know what you're looking for, how much you can get it in SG, then I go check the price...

if I see cheaper, I let you know...

I will try to profit a little...only if you still save money compared to getting in SG

 

I will close this offer on Thursday. Coming back next Monday. PM me..I might miss this thread...

 

 

Keith

[reddy]

heh was speeding thru in the expressway last night when my headlight cover flew off but before it hit me on the neck. luckiy was wearing a proper helmet with a visor. if not my throat would have been slit. haha. yeah like maz said, vibration is the culprit to almost every prob a vespa have esp when u have alloy block in it cos the vibrations will be greater.

so check ya nuts and bolt from time to time to make sure its all tight. u dont wanna have ya part flying off while ur riding. i ever had my rear suspension drop off and rubbed agianst the back tyre while riding at the expressway. lucky i didnt drop.

[SK I]

Originally posted by reddy@January 17, 2007 02:21 am

heh was speeding thru in the expressway last night when my headlight cover flew off but before it hit me on the neck. luckiy was wearing a proper helmet with a visor. if not my throat would have been slit. haha. yeah like maz said, vibration is the culprit to almost every prob a vespa have esp when u have alloy block in it cos the vibrations will be greater.

so check ya nuts and bolt from time to time to make sure its all tight. u dont wanna have ya part flying off while ur riding. i ever had my rear suspension drop off and rubbed agianst the back tyre while riding at the expressway. lucky i didnt drop.

You're one lucky guy

[Sharpey]

Holy Crap Reddy! Glad you're ok.... phew...

 

Shall bring my spanners downstairs this morning!

[-ResiDue-]

whoa reddy!

abit extreme eh ur soot....

hope you're ok....

guys,does TA sell tools? or toolkit for scoots?

[Gweester]

good morning classic dudes!!!

guess everybody is "vibrating" till we are nuts!!! Glad all is ok...

for scoots, bolts n nuts are to be check once in a while...especially for those going distance...u wouldnt wanna leave some parts on NS HW...

There are some nuts that is self fasten (i think it called carbon nuts or something like that) that comes with rubber in the nut itself....you guys might wanna consider it...

 

took sprinty for a ride to work this morning....sweet!!

gonna send it to TA for re-spray tonite...

think i can't join u guys on friday....scootless/bikeless....sianz!!!

[-ResiDue-]

ahaahah....gwee,can just ask one of us here to pick u up on the way there....

[Gweester]

cephelix,

the main tool should be the "T" tool for our scoots....

other tools are probably what you can get at other hardware shops...like screw drivers, spanners, etc...

[Gweester]

Originally posted by cephelix@January 17, 2007 09:18 am

ahaahah....gwee,can just ask one of us here to pick u up on the way there....

i live pretty near that place....but getting from my workplace to prata cafe is "the" killer....too bad my bicycle got stolen some months back...otherwise i could have just cycled there...

[fluffpuff]

good morning guys

 

reddy - that was really close. so scary. glad to hear you are fine.

 

gweester - i'm scootless too otherwise i think i would join you guys on friday, as intimidating as it is being the only female in the group none of you are bringing your girlfriends/wives?

[-ResiDue-]

gwee > where do you work again?

fluff > scooterless?u too?i'm not bringing my gf along.my brakelight doesn't work. tazzy jnr and the rest not coming also?

[Gweester]

fluffpuff, u can take your other form of transport mah...

 

cephelix, i work in woodlands...just beside the woodlands custom....

[-ResiDue-]

oooooo...nobody work or live near woodlands?take cab down....

[apachezulu]

Originally posted by itsonfire@January 16, 2007 09:18 pm

Hey rainer, hi5 man riding excel too. btw a bottle of 2t can last u how long cos mine can be finished in less then 2 weeks.. urs? btw peeps, i got a prob wit my scoot. it seems tt it has loss of power especially gear one when moving of. the sound of the engine seems like dying onli. is it becos of change 2t cos was desperate as my 2t reservoir no longer has 2t oil in it and was really tight on budget so rode to LAB to get the $2.50 one. advice anyone?

 

Hey Arie, check your 2T reservoir cap to see if it came loose. You'll have to remove your right side cowl, remove your rubber air inlet and peep into the air inlet hole to check this cap. Tends to pop if you close the cap back in to quickly. Happened to me the last time and I thought the reservoir was leaking.

 

The loss of power in gear one can be due to the following;

1. Dirty Carb...learnt that from AJ..

2. Almost dead sparks plug...which is easy to fix

3. Horrors of horrors, poor compression...not likely i think.

 

Excels are like quasimodo...it's ugly but it grows on you....heeeee!!