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Post by drc174 on Jul 7, 2017 22:42:04 GMT -5
Oh man, Pinasco did not disappoint What a glorious design and a smart product! The shocks are a little underwhelming, but they also are dirt cheap and well... yellow! I will ride the shit out of this! Tomorrow I will make a video comparing all tires and mounting all the things.
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Post by drc174 on Jul 16, 2017 23:11:33 GMT -5
I will keep you all entertained:
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Post by drc174 on Jul 19, 2017 23:22:46 GMT -5
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Post by drc174 on Jul 21, 2017 22:32:55 GMT -5
Pinasco brake is on the way as well as a prototype floating brake disc
I also bought a KTM 530. Which is probably after the P my dream bike.
It was a good two years!
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Post by spaz12 on Jul 21, 2017 23:03:15 GMT -5
Are you going to turn it into a supermoto?
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Post by drc174 on Jul 22, 2017 7:21:49 GMT -5
As well yes
I am dead set on deepening my enduro skills (the long con is to get a proper adventure bike in the future)
But there is also no way I am NOT getting a set of 17"
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Post by drc174 on Jul 24, 2017 0:46:15 GMT -5
The conclusion to my series!
Hope you all enjoyed.
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Post by spaz12 on Jul 24, 2017 0:54:04 GMT -5
I wish all wheels where made like that. I don't know about anyone else, but I hate changing tires. I hate even more paying to have tires changed.
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Post by drc174 on Jul 24, 2017 1:03:47 GMT -5
It's one of those things you look at and you think to yourself: "Why the fuck took it so long to come up with this...?!?"
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Post by Florida Antique on Jul 24, 2017 9:44:29 GMT -5
Hey drc174, Maybe you can put this to rest... All of the CL ads for Stella's around her proclaim that they are the same as Vespa. I know that LML was licensed to produce P series at one time (although I don't know if any of the LML produced P series ever made it out of India). Since you have extensively worked on both, do you see any quality differences between your P200 and the Stella? Is the metallurgy/fit/finish similar enough to say they are the same? Or is it (like the Vespa riders would have you believe) the Stella is merely a cheap copy of the original P series?
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Post by drc174 on Jul 24, 2017 13:09:50 GMT -5
If you want a "true" Vespa, do not get a Stella. A true Vespa experience includes: lots of old shit on the bike. Questioning your skillset, frustration, lots of money to invest to get a decently rideable fast bike. But mad respect from people around you.
The stella, if you never had a vintage shifter is a really great way to get into it. It is not the same paint and sheet metal qulity as an old Vespa. However, it rides like one, heck even better. decent stock shocks and disc brake, what do you want more?
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Post by fugaziiv on Jul 24, 2017 13:56:23 GMT -5
If you want a "true" Vespa, do not get a Stella. A true Vespa experience includes: lots of old shit on the bike. Questioning your skillset, frustration, lots of money to invest to get a decently rideable fast bike. But mad respect from people around you. The stella, if you never had a vintage shifter is a really great way to get into it. It is not the same paint and sheet metal qulity as an old Vespa. However, it rides like one, heck even better. decent stock shocks and disc brake, what do you want more? Having owned both bikes myself (Currently riding an '85 PX150) I think this is a very accurate statement. Stella/Star is a great entry into shifter scoots, and is less of a headache than an actual old Vespa... unless you score one of those few early to mid-2000's PXs that are kicking around, those are new enough to be pretty reliable and they also feature a front disk. Stella/Star is still faster stock though. Here's what happened to me... I ended up liking riding a shifty, and I knew that no matter the heritage and pedigree that LML has regarding this bike, Stella/Star wasn't actually a Vespa. This kind of just gnawed at me and I ended up getting the Vespa, and all of its included headaches. An old Vespa needs EVERYTHING replaced to be a daily rider. At one point I even got so angry at it being unreliable and, well, junky that I sold it... and then didn't find any other bikes that I enjoyed riding nearly as much to replace it. I recently was presented the opportunity to buy my old Vespa back and I jumped at it. I'm pretty sure I need to do a front disk conversion on my bike. It easily out-rides the front brake. This is the fun that comes with old Vespas. They always need something. Oh, and it's leaking oil from somewhere. And the fuel gauge doesn't work. The turn signals mostly work. I wouldn't have it any other way. Matt
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Post by drc174 on Aug 1, 2017 22:20:25 GMT -5
I did some audio based dyno runs and kept running into issues where the bike didnt rev out properly. I ended up tearing the engine apart while in the frame, to find that one of my rings was stuck. The rings are far gone, need new ones. But I cleaned it all up and decided I should go ahead and open the exhauist port a little more. So I opened it sideway and upwards to get 63% sideways and 167/111 port times with a box exhaust. The gains were rather minor on paper, but what it did is move the peak power into higher rpm, which translated into 5+ more high speed mph.
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Post by drc174 on Aug 1, 2017 22:22:24 GMT -5
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Post by drc174 on Aug 6, 2017 18:20:53 GMT -5
My P200E engine needed a quick revision so I decided to take the time and fiddle with it as well as talk a little about the mods done to it so far.
Enjoy!
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