2002 Yamaha Vino frankenbuild is basically done

[monsterunderyourbed]

Sooooo, this build of a few different scooters mashed together has come to a completed state and is rather surprising with regard to performance and overall comfort, refoaming and shaving the seat cushion being the largest contribution to comfort and the exhaust/carb tuning/intake/variator giving smiles in the "go" department. Lowered 7/8" front and rear the right way with fork mod emulators and a scavenged "performance" rear shock have it scraping the carbon fiber exhaust garnish on one side and the center stand foot on the other (thinking of putting some magnesium blocks at both hit points for a bit of showmanship on the streets when in full lean). Acceleration is eye opening to cars beside me at lights and tops out at 51mph which is probably due to variator  being tuned to the get up and go off the line but riding in the city of Richmond Va the top speed is a bit of a glutinous pleasure with most speed limits being 35-45 mph. 

[monsterunderyourbed]

[aeroxbud]

Very nice. 👍

[monsterunderyourbed]

May 23, 2024 14:52:50 GMT -5 aeroxbud said:

Very nice. 👍

Coming from an OG like you that makes it worth the fiddling and cussing

[jbjhillbilly]

That’s badass! The epitome of built not bought.

The tires have a great profile too.

[billwill]

Very clean! Love the little details like the white lettering on tires and the rear brake light. Digging the flat two tone paint job too.

Is that just the stock exhaust header with an FMF muffler? Idk what it is about it, but that just "works" visually with the rest of the look. Nice work man.

[monsterunderyourbed]

May 29, 2024 6:25:19 GMT -5 billwill said:

Very clean! Love the little details like the white lettering on tires and the rear brake light. Digging the flat two tone paint job too.

Is that just the stock exhaust header with an FMF muffler? Idk what it is about it, but that just "works" visually with the rest of the look. Nice work man.

Thanks bud, the taillight is a CBR1000rr taillight flipped upside down where the original gas cap location came out and all body molded in including filling in the old license plate/taillight bracket holes for all smooth look. The letters are actually yellow now but I like either color well enough, but everyone comments on the yellow more on the streets. The exhaust is of a honda CR125 that I mated with an Amazon "stainless performance exhaust" that I just used the pre muffler section from and cut to set the tune length of the header that worked best with the velocity stack setup for the intake. A little piece of carbon fiber from a busted DTM splitter off of my track car to cover my abortion of a weld job tidied it up nicely. I almost went with a Yoshimura I had in the exhaust can bin but the FMF spoke to me. This thing truly sounds fantastic and it flies after tuning the usual suspects. Handles great too with the harley bars and the suspension mods.

[monsterunderyourbed]

May 25, 2024 16:23:33 GMT -5 jbjhillbilly said:

That’s badass! The epitome of built not bought.

The tires have a great profile too.

The term "built not bought" has got to be the best compliment you can give someone who now just builds these things when he has some spare time to be in what my fiancé calls my "boyfort". Thanks man, lowering it right at about an inch and a half really put the stance on it.

[monsterunderyourbed]

May 29, 2024 6:25:19 GMT -5 billwill said:

Very clean! Love the little details like the white lettering on tires and the rear brake light. Digging the flat two tone paint job too.

Is that just the stock exhaust header with an FMF muffler? Idk what it is about it, but that just "works" visually with the rest of the look. Nice work man.

Yeller

[monsterunderyourbed]

A little walk around and flamethrowing....

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