THE RESTORATION OF MY N.S.U.
After having a Vespa scooter for two years and over that time experienced several spills and slides, one of which resulted in a few days in hospital my father decided that I should have a change of machine. It was also partly because I had experienced problems with the cable [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Scooter restoration
Posted by Delrond in August 31st 2007
Cushman Scooter
Posted by Delrond in August 30th 2007
Check out this great little article I found about how useful a Cushman scooter was to somone in the Air Force. Enjoy!
She wasn’t much to look at. And she didn’t run all that well. But “Old Orange” was a god-send out there on the flight line and around the base. She was a vintage [...]
Vespa Wiring Diagrams
Posted by Delrond in August 29th 2007
Has anyone ever tried to find Vespa wiring diagrams on the net recently? Its a nightmare!
So I have set about to try and alleviate this by rounding up as many diagrams as I could find and make them available on this post. If you need any specific diagrams - please state which diagram you [...]
Go green with a Vespa
Posted by Delrond in August 28th 2007
Did you know?
According to Vespausa.com if every American swapped their SUV for an eco-friendly Vespa motor scooter for 10% of their daily travel this would equate to reducing the amount of fuel consumed by 14 million gallons of petrol per day. This reduction in the amount of gas burned would mean that carbon dioxide emissions [...]
Advice for buying your first Motor Scooter
Posted by Delrond in August 24th 2007
This post is an article about buying your first scooter, I hope it helps the budding scooter enthusiasts out there!
When you are buying a first scooter there are several items to think about. There are so many brand choices on the market. But the key is to know what your needs are. If you do [...]
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Peugeot scooter
Posted by Delrond in August 22nd 2007
For the last few weeks I have been looking at getting a more powerful scooter to add to my collection. There have been a number of possible options but I think this scooter may be the “one.”
I was reading an article from: Motorcycle news
It comes with:
A four-stroke 500cc engine
12V [...]
Mods! Book Review
Posted by Delrond in August 21st 2007
After digging through my attic I found Mods! It’s an old book that I loved in the late 1980’s. I have also found a great little review that adequately describes how influential I found this book.
Mods! by Richard Barnes (1979) was another Townshend-sponsored project. It remains a great first-hand observer’s account [...]
What the hell are super pocket bikes?
Posted by Delrond in August 20th 2007
The latest trend to grip the UK in the past few years has been the mass use of super pocket bikes or minibikes as they are more commonly known in the UK. These mini versions of scooters and motorbikes appear to offer non-license owning people the experience of riding a motorbike or scooter… or does [...]
Get all your Bajaj scooter questions answered!
Posted by Delrond in August 17th 2007
When I went to Kenya last summer I remember feeling very foolish when I thought I saw hundreds of Vespa scooters riding around the city of Mombassa. On close inspection the scooters revealed themselves as being made by the Indian scooter manufacturer Bajaj. Vinny from Motorcycle diaries recently mentioned these scooters in a comment from [...]
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Save the world with a Piaggio Hybrid Scooter!
Posted by Delrond in August 15th 2007
According to the UK and US media, global warming will soon destroy us all.
Now I don’t want to enter a debate regarding the scientific material regarding these fearful claims but like most scooter riders I want to do my bit to reduce my strain on society. Now it seems that we can take an extra [...]
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