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Post by fugaziiv on Nov 15, 2016 11:49:09 GMT -5
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Post by tortoise on Nov 15, 2016 12:10:19 GMT -5
Engine performance enhancements typically degrade reliability and longevity. Always sad to see yet another scooter desecrated into a pile of excrement!
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Post by fugaziiv on Nov 15, 2016 12:41:57 GMT -5
Engine performance enhancements typically degrade reliability and longevity. Always sad to see yet another scooter desecrated into a pile of excrement! Well, I'd like to keep this one off the excrement pile if at all possible. Maybe think of it more as a rescue operation. Matt |
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Post by rockynv on Nov 15, 2016 20:54:39 GMT -5
Restore to look like what it is, a nice 50+ mph 2 stroke with maybe a mild not wild tweak to keep it reliable. The racers and tuners all over Europe really seem to love them. Don't rat/bob/etc it.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 15, 2016 22:19:45 GMT -5
Restore to look like what it is, a nice 50+ mph 2 stroke with maybe a mild not wild tweak to keep it reliable. The racers and tuners all over Europe really seem to love them. Don't rat/bob/etc it.
It's a neat bike. And, I'm a sucker for 2-strokes. That chamber pipe looks to be nearly identical to one I put on my first Chinese 150 GY6. They run GREAT on 4-cycles too... I learned that in my prehistoric karting days in the sixties... They won't do the "pull-through and ram-back" supercharging effect like on a 2-stroke, but they DO scavenge a 4-stroke BETTER than a straight-pipe... and a lot quieter... LOL! Mine was stainless, but yours should clean up fine, and look great finished in a heat-resistant finish.  If you keep it somewhat "factory" plastics and all, and do a bang-up paint job and re-covering of the seat, it will be a real head-turner. Maybe some anodized bar-end mirrors, maybe cluster-gauges in "cans" with a big tach... Lots of little things that add up to a great look. I'd keep it "Euro" in appearance. I probably could not resist some strategic black n' white checkerboard on it somewhere...
Please keep us posted with pix! Also, I'm not familiar with this one. How many cc's is the little buzz-bomb? I do like it! Even has disks fore and aft... Cool! Ride safe, Leo in Texas |
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Post by fugaziiv on Nov 17, 2016 11:30:46 GMT -5
Restore to look like what it is, a nice 50+ mph 2 stroke with maybe a mild not wild tweak to keep it reliable. The racers and tuners all over Europe really seem to love them. Don't rat/bob/etc it. Yeah, I don't think I'm going to rat/bob this one. Honestly the canvas here is just too nice. I'm personally a huge fan of the Euro scoot scene, so I do think I'm going to restore this one as an homage to that branch of our industry. Also, I'm going to keep the modifications very "street". It's not going to be stock, but I'm still going to shoot for a modicum of reliability, since I think I'd really like to ride this one around a bit. Probabaly an iron 70cc kit as opposed to a crazy almunium racing setup. These LC Minarelli bikes are just too nice to not ride. Matt |
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Post by rockynv on Nov 18, 2016 8:41:36 GMT -5
To promote Parts For Scooters this Ducati Inspired paint scheme might work:  |
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