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by geepee
Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:44 am
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era
Replies: 11
Views: 7262

Re: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era

Bit easier to get down the side of the house as well :D Time and money with the GP, was quite an easy tidy up rather than a complete from scratch build. indeed it is this was what i was looking to replicate, as i came across this picture a while back and thought it looked cool and as i already had ...
by geepee
Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:41 pm
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era
Replies: 11
Views: 7262

Re: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era

Cheers Dom
Just wanted to make it more usable on a
Daily basis as it was a right carry on like it was
Am pleased with its new look

Stype is looking good, colours work well
How come you didn't use the other gp?
by geepee
Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:52 pm
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era
Replies: 11
Views: 7262

Re: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era

Mr G in NYC wrote:I love that scoot just as it is..........fantastic.
Brings back fond memories.......West Yorks
circa 1970-1976..... nice picture. 8-)

G.
Cheers "G"
by geepee
Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:51 pm
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era
Replies: 11
Views: 7262

Re: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era

I built this bike to look like the bikes often seen in the early 70's ridden by suedheads etc definatly with the back rest although i though the suedhead look was a skelly style ... good luck with the project :D skelly's were around at the time too usually when you had just bought a knackered s2 fo...
by geepee
Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:02 pm
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era
Replies: 11
Views: 7262

Early 70's style GP, Suedehead era

I built this bike to look like the bikes often seen in the early 70's ridden by suedheads etc and then later on in the 70's by northern scooterboys however i have decided its time for a change (been like this 4 or 5 years) so i thought i'd stick up a couple of pics before the change over http://i56....
by geepee
Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:33 am
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: old feature scoots
Replies: 132
Views: 69081

Re: old feature scoots

future shock thread got me thinking and there was a guy asking after script for a jesters tear on face book as he used to own it , so any one got an old feature scoot and have some resent pics?? http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg199/ricspeed1971/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg This was in Holland at the we...
by geepee
Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:43 pm
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: show your series one pics
Replies: 136
Views: 49369

Re: show your series one pics

Image

mine at Camber last year
well its got a s1 horncast :bigsm:
by geepee
Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:33 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Series 1 wiring diagram, battery model
Replies: 9
Views: 3110

Re: Series 1 wiring diagram, battery model

My S1 has the 3 pin brake light switch and the brake light works off the battery, so i would imagine the 3rd wire powers the switch up from the battery, so with only a 2 pin switch the engine will need to be running for your brake light to work. that makes sense and i have traced the wire that powe...
by geepee
Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:56 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Series 1 wiring diagram, battery model
Replies: 9
Views: 3110

Re: Series 1 wiring diagram, battery model

Some models (even with a battery) were not fitted with brake lights from new, but have had them added later. Early models also used the blue stator wire to charge the battery, whereas on later ones the blue is unused and sheathed. so last night i wired up a battery just to see what was working and ...