Re: Apria 125
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 9:01 pm
Welding is a bit out of my comfort zone so I'm going to have to farm that part out. I was hoping that I'd be able to get a detailed spec, dimensions etc from someone who has already done it and then get the fabrication done locally. if not then I'll have to have a rethink. I know a guy who builds choppers, soft tails and cafe racers from scratch who defo has the skills but he would be starting from scratch when it comes to working on lambretta. I'd sort of be paying for his learning curve, having said that he is cheap...tonydevon wrote:yeah cool, more than happy, Im no expert but my ol banger seems to work LOL
the trick with building things like this is to use what you can and what skills you have, work around things rather than having to make things or spend money to sort it later. planning is a huge part of it, before I even cut the first bit of steel, I knew exactly how I was going to make that scooter, obviously final details are sorted on the fly, but this way theres no nasty surprises, they tend to either cost money or time
it all depends on budget of course, if you got the money to have custom made expansion to fit it etc, then fairplay and go for it
for me the big buzz is making things for as little money as possible, the greatest feeling at the end to be able to say, "I made that" and mean it, rather than just listing a shopping list of people and suppliers etc.
have you got the gear change on the headset or the floor?
Ta