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- Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:27 am
- Forum: General Scooter Chat
- Topic: R1 shock
- Replies: 2
- Views: 379
Re: R1 shock
Rubber bushes arent available as far as I know but DO NOT use brass bushes as you need some flex , You can get a kit consisting of nylon bushes and nyloc half nuts. You basically only tighten them to about 3-5 ft lb's torque. This is because the R! shock cant handle sideways loads cvaused by flex in...
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:53 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Checking Torque Settings
- Replies: 8
- Views: 542
Re: Checking Torque Settings
However, the fundamental cure for head leakage is to eliminate the weak link. I have not used head gaskets since the early 70's & will not do so again. Interesting. Is that with standard Lambretta cylinders and heads, or "special" ones? Works for any type of head but the important thing is that the...
- Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:40 pm
- Forum: General Scooter Chat
- Topic: Tank cleaning.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 389
Re: Tank cleaning.
Ideally you need to find somewhere with a large ultrasonic cleaning bath but you could try a pressure washer or steam cleaner, Careful with cleaning solvents make sure they are not corrosive. I sasw a guy on You Tube clean an old tank by putting a kilo of nuts and bolts inside it and then cable tyin...
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:36 pm
- Forum: Sports Bar
- Topic: The Song Title Thread - Pointless but Addictive!
- Replies: 23476
- Views: 1421252
Re: The Song Title Thread - Pointless but Addictive!
My Ding Aling - Chuck Berry
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:05 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Carbon buildup 1980 P200e
- Replies: 4
- Views: 712
Re: Carbon buildup 1980 P200e
AS above, 26k miles is a looong way and it will be well overdue a major service. Modern 2 stroke oil is usually 'low ash' so doesnt carbon up as much as the old mineral oil but you will have no idea what oil has been used in the past and I would expect a significant build up even with modern oils at...
- Sat Aug 22, 2020 4:56 pm
- Forum: Sports Bar
- Topic: The Song Title Thread - Pointless but Addictive!
- Replies: 23476
- Views: 1421252
Re: The Song Title Thread - Pointless but Addictive!
Its All Over Now Baby Blue - Bob Dylan
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:09 am
- Forum: Sports Bar
- Topic: The Song Title Thread - Pointless but Addictive!
- Replies: 23476
- Views: 1421252
Re: The Song Title Thread - Pointless but Addictive!
Fanfare For The Common Man - Emeron Lake and Palmer
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:13 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Won’t cold start/choke.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1139
Re: Won’t cold start/choke.
Might be irrelevant but you should always hold the throttle closed when starting from cold, many people make the mistake of wringing the throttle whilst kicking which results in a weak mixture, worht a try.
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:40 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Carb choice?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 683
Re: Carb choice?
28 PHBH would be fine with your clubman but you do need to do something about your gearing, try a 16 toth front sprocket, dyno session is a good idea
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:57 am
- Forum: Welcome
- Topic: Saying Hello
- Replies: 3
- Views: 806
Re: Saying Hello
I would go for a GTS, a friend picked up his new Royal Alloy 300 series 2 look a like this week and already the speedo has stopped working and the ABS light is faulty. +1 for the Vespa GTS but go for a low mileage GTS250i about 2007 year as they seem to have the best build and paint quality. The la...