Scooterotica

oh also let's see some pics of the yellow small frame & spec etc :fb:

rondon wrote:oh also let's see some pics of the yellow small frame & spec etc :fb:

think it was a scootering feature scoot a while back ...is it lc???

Well; it's up to you of course. But it would be a pity to destroy a pretty little scooter like that.

Spent 20 mins on it today and it was running so I'm going to rebuild engine and forks and leave as is I think. The small frame is the wifes but it's to light for her first bike as is a fully tuned mallossi 135 with reed valve and all the bits this is whY I built the skelly this year.there are lots of pics on my flickr of it. It was in scootering about 7 years ago and has done 15 miles

plenty of pics of engine strip down on my flickr

dont listen to them! scrap values are at an all time high!! you could weigh it in and buy parts for something where there is a remote chance you may get a little bit of your hard earned back again if the recession gets worse. alternatively you could buy a coco the clown outfit and do novelty childrens visits> :biggrin:

you won't say that after reading this road test
http://www.icenicam.ukfsn.org/articles3/art0051.html

mark wrote:you won't say that after reading this road test

good read
"...the only happy cruising speed seems to be stationary..."

byron wrote:

mark wrote:you won't say that after reading this road test

good read
"...the only happy cruising speed seems to be stationary..."

clearly everything old isnt either cool or worth saving.I always marvelled how people got upset when old rovers were made into stock cars for banger racing then left the stadium in their nice new fords. i@ve never shagged an ugly bird or a fat one just because they were in the boozer at the same time as me.

love the quote below from the redtest of said beast>>

"The front brake doesn't really appear to be a brake at all, it's just a lever you can pull to no obvious purpose; and the foot pedal manages little more than any mild retarding effect, seemingly irrespective of how much pressure is applied.

If you ever might need an emergency stop, then the brakes on this Hobby are only going to take you to oblivion!

The 'suspension' didn't suspend much, as these front forks tended to stick in compression and not come up again, after which the rider just receives a steady battering until they might (or not) decide to return. Any rear suspension benefit you may gain from the compression rubber swing-arm is pretty minimal, it seems more of a 'delayed effect' jolting system, so don't be expecting much sympathy from the back end. Basically, bumps pretty much came down to just the rider and the foam seat!

Underway, riding Hobby was like sitting on a washing machine full of brick rubble, and running spin cycle! The CVT seemed to maintain the engine speed at constant max power, so there was always lots of frantic revving, rattling and vibrating going on, irrespective of whatever speed the bike was actually running. 15mph or 35mph, the engine was always angrily going at it just the same, and the only happy cruising speed seems to be stationary - basically the single time it's not revving its nuts off. Only then does Hobby feel at ease, ticking over and going nowhere! :anbrgin; :anbrgin; :anbrgin;

Yes but ...........












i do have to restore it and mot it so i can get the reg number back then it may get a rework