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29824
Yep, perfectly good bikes filled the scrapyards of Italy due to taxation and incentive laws designed to keep Piaggio afloat. (e.g. lost your registration?...
l0nd0nbabe
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Aug 1, 2006
2:44 pm
29825
I run a malossi head on a polini, but my barrel is bored out to malossi diameter and I run a special piston. I don't think you can just swap them due to the...
Max
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Aug 1, 2006
3:21 pm
29826
And i don't even talk to you. ;) Markley doesn't ride much ever since he goosed a tiny deer on a 5am ride in the county. He had a little fur on his...
so1o_m
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Aug 1, 2006
3:51 pm
29827
if you don't mind me asking, would you kindly send me some pics of it? and is there a price tag for it? thanks. oh, and yeah i'd like to say that i kind agree...
Rachman Gunawan
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Aug 1, 2006
5:02 pm
29828
holy jesus....all in one digest,,,durso talk about markley, and neil butts in and rings the mittenhands nick (had forgotten completly), then niall butts in as...
Francois Lemarbre
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Aug 2, 2006
12:26 am
29829
Quoth Francois Lemarbre <flemarbre@...> on Mon 31 Jul 2006 ... Hope to see you then! Maybe it will be cooler . . . -- Chris Schachte...
Chris Schachte
supergome
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Aug 2, 2006
2:11 pm
29830
... Not looking likely, sorry to say. -- Chris Schachte...
Chris Schachte
supergome
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Aug 2, 2006
2:18 pm
29831
You cannot reasonably run a stock Malossi head on top of a Polini cylinder/piston. The reason is that the Malossi piston is almost flat, and the Polini is not,...
Antoine JALABERT
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Aug 2, 2006
2:27 pm
29832
thanks, i'll leave the head in the pile of parts for now. I'll se if i can find some instruction on how to modify it later. as for the carb, thats the same as...
cutbackblack
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Aug 2, 2006
3:01 pm
29833
You should maybe worry for an air-leak… ? What is your exhaust ? _____ De : vespasmallframes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vespasmallframes@yahoogroups.com] De la...
Antoine JALABERT
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Aug 2, 2006
8:00 pm
29834
the exhaust is a polini.... have ported pretty much for the reed if that makes any difference. don't have any other signs of air-leak. ... find ... and from ...
cutbackblack
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Aug 2, 2006
8:48 pm
29835
If you’re talking about the Polini Banana (old pipe), then it is suprising… But, I have noticed that with my KOSO, not far from the PWK, if the main jet is...
Antoine JALABERT
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Aug 2, 2006
8:54 pm
29836
yeah, it's the banana. It's not seizing, been thrashing it at 7-8000 rpm at the highway for 1-1,5 hours a day the last 3 weeks. I't will not rev higher with...
cutbackblack
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Aug 2, 2006
9:05 pm
29837
I'm thinking of fitting a 50 special type rear light to my PK. I've seen a few pics and they look pretty good. I gather that they are really designed for 6v...
rawcliffehank
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Aug 3, 2006
9:54 am
29838
Hi There can anyone help me with websites/ links help or information on how to shoehorn a px 200 engine into a 1960's small frame body. Looking forward to your...
ragboynz
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Aug 3, 2006
12:34 pm
29839
Search the archives as this frequently comes up. John Collier...
John Collier
johnboydcollier
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Aug 3, 2006
12:51 pm
29840
Just switch out the 6v bulbs for 12v bulbs and you're good to go. -Matt...
mtplanet
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Aug 3, 2006
12:53 pm
29841
Also, join SIP's forum - theres a very detailed post about putting a 150 super engine in a smallframe....
rawcliffehank
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Aug 3, 2006
1:03 pm
29842
Hello all im new to this and to Scootering to be fair, I have had my 1972 90cc small frame racer for a couple of months now. Its a great little runner in great...
jonnytindal
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Aug 3, 2006
3:32 pm
29843
Sounds like a fuel shortage problem. Check that the gas cap vent is not clogged. Pull the gas line off the carb and turn the fuel tap on. You should get a...
Max
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Aug 3, 2006
5:02 pm
29844
Yeah, I dunno how many times i've detailed the job on this forum! :) . . . gotta dick with either the swingarm or the frame, sometimes needs a smack to the...
The Model Citizen
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Aug 3, 2006
10:35 pm
29845
and while you're at it, crap in the carb. -M1 ... is not ... You ... the hose ... tap. Also ... seizing. ... had my ... am ... (as if ... makes is ... i let ...
so1o_m
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Aug 3, 2006
10:44 pm
29846
"soft-seizing"? c'mon, a seize is a seize, top-end or bottom-end, no such thing as soft or hard... :) anyways, you're talking about a REAL 90 Racer? hell,...
The Model Citizen
citizen72
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Aug 3, 2006
11:13 pm
29847
... So I got the correct jet and installed it. The Vespa 90 has the same preformance as before. It's kinda baffling considering that the scooter by definition...
crs12161968
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Aug 4, 2006
5:17 pm
29848
Initially I'm voting for flywheel seal. any takers? -M1 ... when I put it in gear it bogs...
so1o_m
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Aug 4, 2006
10:10 pm
29849
I've been collecting smallframe bits towards building a scooter to my liking. I want a streetable minimalist scooter with a built motor.... I've read lots of...
keithbatt
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Aug 4, 2006
11:10 pm
29850
Charles.....you have a classic fly side air leak coming from a worn seal (fly side). remove fan guard, flywheel, stator plate, remove sela, replace qith...
Francois Lemarbre
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Aug 5, 2006
6:46 pm
29851
He Neil, I just picked up an old 90ss. It,s in great shape and was shipped to me from this young up and coming college student who has just bought a real...
Francois Lemarbre
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Aug 5, 2006
6:56 pm
29852
Keith, I don,t want to sound like an ass, but after reading your post, i think building a stock scooter may even be too complicated for you...meaning you,ll...
Francois Lemarbre
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Aug 5, 2006
10:54 pm
29853
Hi, It is a new seal but at this point I am getting desparate so I will put in another. Hope this works. charles ... worn seal (fly side). remove fan guard,...
crs12161968
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