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May 11, 2007 12:54:06 GMT
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didnt wanna start a readers ride thread on it as there arent any bike/scooter threads so i thought id see if peole were interested in here first. its vespa douglas p125x, built in bristol 1982, exported to italy, imported back in 2001 then bought by me in 2006. it was resprayed last year, no idea what the colour is but i like it alot, its quite pearly looking in the sunshine. only ridden it once on a private lane but I'm hoping to go out on it today properly. no real plans for it yet execpt ge it run in properly as it had a new barrel and piston recently. i would like a new seat too but thats staying on until ive done this years coast 2 coast. Coast 2 coast means i have to ride to blackpool stay over a nite, then ride form blackpool to harrogate then to whitby all in one day, probably about 7 hours riding in total. so if any of u guys are in blackpool on the 1st of june, or harrgate or whitby on the 2nd then look out for us, should be about 3000 scooters there.   hope u like it guys |
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Icey
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May 11, 2007 13:05:42 GMT
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Maybe you could recover your own seat - make it a bit more personal then too! ;D
Cool stuff!
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May 11, 2007 13:17:12 GMT
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i thought about doing that but the shape of it is terrible. I'm gonna get a race seat for it. they're nice and slim, my mates got one on his  |
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May 11, 2007 13:18:23 GMT
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Damn it, I'll be near Whitby about a fortnight later!  Scoot looks good, bet it's easier to get bits for than my Lambretta too! I know that inevitably one day I'll end up with a nice reliable Vespa. ;D |
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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May 11, 2007 13:24:48 GMT
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what lammy have u got, stick a pic on here man!! i was looking at a very nice black lammy last nite, a bloke i know is selling it for 1900quid, stll under warrenty, is gorgeous. luckily I'm not into lammys i do like early vespa tho, gs's and rod models etc.
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May 11, 2007 13:27:40 GMT
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Nice scoot  I got one when I was 16 with the intention of restoring it. Spent MANY an hour over the winter in the back garden with a bit of sandpaper getting it back to bare metal, then respraying it with rattle cans, only to find out when I tried to put it back together, that the chassis was naff  Absolutely gutted I was! Bought another chassis but I was a bit deflated by then, ended up giving up and selling it on. Thinking about it now I really really wish I hadn't!! Considering getting another one now though  Just got to work out whether to spend my money on tarting up the car, or just get it running and then buy a scoot!      The first chassis was a v90, the second one was a primavera. Had a v50 engine to go in at the time because I was only 16. God I wish I'd not given up That last pic is how it was eventually sold. (Good seat as well that, nice and cheap from SIP in Germany) |
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May 11, 2007 13:32:09 GMT
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Nice  wondering whe we'd see this. Future WY meet? |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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May 11, 2007 13:34:23 GMT
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i know a bloke who has over 30 v90's, his garage is like a museum for em, wicked place to look around. one of my fav scooters by far. u can fit an 110 head and barrel to em, then they go faster than p200's they're wicked.
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May 11, 2007 13:36:22 GMT
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Doesn't fancy giving/selling me one of them does he?!  I'd like to get a primmy 125 lump with a 135 kit one, then it'd shift for sure!! |
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May 11, 2007 13:38:44 GMT
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i know a lad with a primmy aswell he stacked it into a wall a year ago and has just finished re building it.
no he wont sell any of em, the greedy sod haha, he just buys em and lines em up in his garage unless they need restoring then he restores em and lines em up haha
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May 11, 2007 13:42:46 GMT
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Really?? That's a shame IMO, they're "rare" enough as it is, would be good to see em being used regularly.......
But oh well, if that's what he wants todo and he can, then it's up to him!!
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May 11, 2007 13:46:37 GMT
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oh he looks after em well enough and uses one of em daily, dunno why he needs 30 of em tho. probably a retirement fund or something.
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Bioshock
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It aint hip to be square.
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May 11, 2007 14:49:47 GMT
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That yellow and black one is the same colour scheme I had on my PX 200! I had the usual bits and bobs,210 Mallosi kit,Fresco.big Dellorto carb etc.Theoretically it was good for about 85mph,but the handling is so dire with 10 inch wheels and sports profile tyres that my bottle used to go at about 60! ;D I often get Scootering magazine and toy with the idea of another one.......................... You'll have a lot of fun on it  |
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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May 11, 2007 15:45:53 GMT
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Okely dokely, here's my Lambretta J125:   Bought in 1998, got it running, one day it stalled and wouldn't re-start so it got stashed away until last summer. After a lot of messing about I got it running but then the flywheel spun on the crank, chopping the woodruff key in two and scoring the crank taper. I'm currently trying to summon up the enthusiasm and cash to get it sorted but given the value of the scoot as spares, and the fact that if it needs a crank, I'm screwed, as none seem to exist anywhere - it may meet a sad end. I'd sell it to the right person, but I know I'll regret it...  |
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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May 11, 2007 16:09:47 GMT
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That yellow and black one is the same colour scheme I had on my PX 200! I had the usual bits and bobs,210 Mallosi kit,Fresco.big Dellorto carb etc.Theoretically it was good for about 85mph,but the handling is so dire with 10 inch wheels and sports profile tyres that my bottle used to go at about 60! ;D I often get Scootering magazine and toy with the idea of another one.......................... You'll have a lot of fun on it do u have any pics of ur px200, i cam up with the design for my mates scoot and we painted it in his garage. would love to see another one similar. jonnysierra - don't give up on it mate, have u tried to find a new engine for it, perhaps something larger?? i might be able to find the bits and bobs ur after if u want?? |
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May 11, 2007 16:15:48 GMT
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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jdmini
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May 11, 2007 16:16:46 GMT
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i'd love a vespa, i think they look cooler than lambrettas. where i live though noone else has one, and i'd like the idea of a scene i could be part of.
i'm still looking in to doing that cbt test though
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May 11, 2007 16:17:58 GMT
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Nearly forgot this one! Circa 1986?  |
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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May 11, 2007 16:34:07 GMT
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nice scoots there mitch, have u got anymore of the red cutdown? ive never seen legshields cut like that before?
jdmini - move up to yorkshire and u can join mine, we're the biggest club in west yorkshire now, last nite over 100 scoots turned up to our thursday nite meet. it was brilliant
really glad theres a few scooter lads on here though id get shot down straight away.
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May 11, 2007 16:55:44 GMT
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i'd love a scoot but cant find one with gears thats cool cheap enough, even projects seem to be pricey these days! wanted one for age's, just keep my eyes open for one near me right conditon right price n all that, had no luck though |
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Mini 998cc grp bonnet & boot, lightend shell, 6-point cage, soon to have a turbo on the 998 engine (t2 frm a r5gt) rs turbo intercooler, hoping to get 120ish bhp?
father is building a Mini Van 1330, 45 weber, 100bhp@wheels
'RIP' 1.8 Metro GTi, 15.23 1/4mile
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Just got to work out whether to spend my money on tarting up the car, or just get it running and then buy a scoot!
wondering whe we'd see this. Future WY meet?
