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Old 04-06-2016, 08:44 PM   #81
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Old 04-06-2016, 09:12 PM   #82
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Thanks! Sold my silver Tomos Sprint and my 2005 Tomos this week so I had the room. Made a couple hundred bucks too!
Getting rid of a couple more scooters next week and will almost certainly be picking up a 78 Puch Maxi I have a line on.
I have nothing to do all day so scooping up the moped and scooter bargains has been fun and gives me something to do.
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Old 04-06-2016, 09:35 PM   #83
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I just got a 650 burgman to go with the honda helix and honda Aero 125, anyone wnat to buy a 2003 KTM 640 adventure, or a 89 honda PC800, or a 73 Suzuki TS125?
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Old 04-06-2016, 09:43 PM   #84
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Whoa! all cool stuff!
Post up a pic of the TS125 if you can.
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Old 04-07-2016, 05:49 PM   #85
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here it is, only picture I have on the computer right now
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Old 04-07-2016, 06:58 PM   #86
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RAD!! I love old enduros.


So I've been admiring my latest moped. Its not ACTUALLY a Puch. Its a Manet, made in Slovakia!







Really well built machine. I'm in love!
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Old 04-07-2016, 09:35 PM   #87
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I had one of those TS 125's !
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Old 04-08-2016, 05:01 PM   #88
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So no pics yet, but I spent the afternoon stripping and painting the stock Tomos cyl head. I used VHT Flame Proof flat black. Did the pipe too. Been running a thin-ish Aluminum head gasket but took that off.
These SHA carbs are hard to tune for lower RPM's and midrange. So I broke out the old bench grinder my grandad left me and put a NICE angle on the engine side of the slide. Should lean it out a wee bit down low and let me run nice and rich up top. Will jet till it starts four stroking then go down a size.

Fun and addictive as all hell.
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Old 04-08-2016, 05:02 PM   #89
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I had one of those TS 125's !
BUT- I'll bet you've never owned a Manet!

Gotta love Slovak stuff.
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Old 04-08-2016, 05:45 PM   #90
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No, but most of us have monets hanging on our walls.
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Old 04-08-2016, 08:46 PM   #91
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ECCB, cool little bike and if the motor on your weed wacker gives up the ghost, you could make a fast repair by installing the bike motor in the weed wacker. Zoom Zoom
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Old 04-09-2016, 08:22 AM   #92
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My chainsaw has a bigger engine than my mopeds!
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Old 04-12-2016, 08:09 AM   #93
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Well now this one actually has a bigger engine than my chainsaw @ 65cc

I ended up doing a bit of sanding and dremeling to the original head and then shot it with the VHT Flameproof header paint in flat black. Looks great, and its running really well with the current setup.
Its topping out close to 50 now. Going with a bigger front sprocket today or tomorrow and should see a few more mph.
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Old 04-12-2016, 09:34 AM   #94
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My chainsaw has a bigger engine than my mopeds!
Years back, my Yamaha drag bike was 1314cc-and my Datsun street car was only 1200!
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Old 04-12-2016, 10:22 AM   #95
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What a thread!

Some gems on here!
I might have pics of my old '07 yamaha zuma i had while in KW, then in Miramar....after i sold it, I was seriously considering an Aprilia MP3 400.
That thing looked as if it was out of a sci-fi movie!
Instead, under my brother's influence, i bought a '11 HD Sporty Iron.
Love every minute i ride it!

Back home we always had a Piaggio "Si" 50cc...my brother and i always modified the little motor to 75cc, change pulley and rollers with performance parts...fun stuff...
I'd give my left testicle to have an old Lambretta!!!!

Great pics on here, everyone!
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Old 04-12-2016, 10:35 AM   #96
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Some gems on here!
I might have pics of my old '07 yamaha zuma i had while in KW, then in Miramar....after i sold it, I was seriously considering an Aprilia MP3 400.
That thing looked as if it was out of a sci-fi movie!
Instead, under my brother's influence, i bought a '11 HD Sporty Iron.
Love every minute i ride it!

Back home we always had a Piaggio "Si" 50cc...my brother and i always modified the little motor to 75cc, change pulley and rollers with performance parts...fun stuff...
I'd give my left testicle to have an old Lambretta!!!!

Great pics on here, everyone!
Are you FROM Italy?
I like the "Si".
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Old 04-12-2016, 10:39 AM   #97
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Are you FROM Italy?
I like the "Si".
Well, i was born in Chicago, but grew up in S.Italy...I don't like to say "I'm from Italy", because i feel more american than i feel italian.
But yeah, i grew up in italy.

I used to love our Si. Even though i envied my buddies with the "new era" scooters...the Booster, typhoon, NRG...then you had the old schoolers with supped-up vespas that would smoke a honda 250 2cycle lol
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Old 04-12-2016, 11:02 AM   #98
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Nice, you've definitely seen lots of cool scoots then.
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Nice, you've definitely seen lots of cool scoots then.
Yeah...those were the long lost days!
this is my current ride:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...mVGLWZlRVFTRzQ
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People, look at this gem!
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