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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 27, 2023 5:05:18 GMT -5
This is the Old Chopper Guy... Still around, but not what I used to be... LOL!
My scoot went south over 4 years ago. Went to repair it and fell and broke my knee. Two years and still can't walk right. Caught the virus and was messed up for another year. I'm now 76 and my loving Wife is 91.
It's been one thing after another, but we're still kicking! Uncovered the old Kymco 250 yesterday. An inch of dirt, snakes living under the plastics, along with some feral cats... If health will allow, I DO plan to get old "Minnie Mouse" running again this Summer. Riding again would make me feel 20 years younger! And, I do love the old scoot. She has a lot of personal touches making her uniquely "mine"... Final drive upped a tooth for a true 70mph cruise, driving lights that would light a football field, monster trunk and saddlebags that actually allow me to do serious shopping errands and a 40's illuminated swan hood ornament (truly obnoxious) but was on my first car in 1960... All that and still a SCOOTER that is fun in town and easy to ride. Wouldn't trade her for a new Vespa.
Sad to see how little activity is on this site nowadays. The economy, virus, bad government and inflation has taken its toll. But... many of us old geezers still around.
I've been on this site since it opened... I did the banner. I'll still be around here as long as I'm alive... Don't know how long that will be, but hope it will be some years yet!
Ride safe!
Leo Squiers (TheOldChopperGuy) and Betty
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 22, 2022 23:53:06 GMT -5
THAT is SLICK! A nice addition to any scoot!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jan 11, 2022 0:33:37 GMT -5
Welcome aboard!
I too started with ScootDawg, then to Scooter Rebels and now here... I did the banner for It Is The Ride.
My ride, 2007 Kymco 250 has been down for over 2 years. Starter solenoid went out, replaced it and it stuck engaged while riding. Don't know just what all mayhem took place but melted the battery and I pushed it 2 miles home.
Since then, a stroke, the virus and other health issues kept me from attempting a fix. Looking forward to getting it running THIS season one way or another... I'm 75 now, and NOT what I was just a few years back, but, definitely want back on the road!
Ride safe, and enjoy!
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Cushman II
by: oldchopperguy - Dec 28, 2021 3:43:57 GMT -5
Post by oldchopperguy on Dec 28, 2021 3:43:57 GMT -5
A '50's Eagle, they are not. OK for the retro lovers, but expensive, and not an automotive engine. Of course, the original Cushmans used a really archaic flathead motor. Only around 8hp, but a ton of torque. I loved them back in the day. A lot of acceleration and would top 60mph with the 2-speed Eagle tranny. The original centrifugal AND manual clutch was a hoot to ride, too.
I haven't posted in a long time. My scoots been down for 2 years now, and health issues have slowed me to a crawl. I hope to get "Minnie Mouse" running again this spring... Maybe!
Hope you all had a great Christmas!
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Cushman II
by: oldchopperguy - Dec 28, 2021 3:41:39 GMT -5
Post by oldchopperguy on Dec 28, 2021 3:41:39 GMT -5
A '50's Eagle, they are not. OK for the retro lovers, but expensive, and not an automotive engine. Of course, the original Cushmans used a really archaic flathead motor. Only around 8hp, but a ton of torque. I loved them back in the day. A lot of acceleration and would top 60mph with the 2-speed Eagle tranny. The original centrifugal AND manual clutch was a hoot to ride, too.
I haven't posted in a long time. My scoots been down for 2 years now, and health issues have slowed me to a crawl. I hope to get "Minnie Mouse" running again this spring... Maybe!
Hope you all had a great Christmas!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 2, 2020 5:13:17 GMT -5
Chewbaca is right!
On my old GY6 150 the header inside diameter was SMALLER than the EXHAUST PORT! And, blocked by cobbled welding. A full-diameter header will do WONDERS for a choked up pipe. You can buy aftermarket headers of full-diameter but I used a cut-down header from an Onan generator.
As Chewbaca said though, a careful chamfering of the header at the flange, to ease the exhaust entering the header will also help a LOT.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Oct 6, 2020 17:19:45 GMT -5
Sadly, my scoot has been sitting out-of-service for nearly 2 years... But I have found nearly all riders give me the wave and I always reciprocate. Kinda neat when the oncoming biker is a hard-core outlaw!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 21, 2020 22:38:34 GMT -5
Are you kidding? I well-remember 1953 when we spent hours watching our new Sentinel B&W TV with the test-pattern, waiting for the never-ending film of Niagara Falls... Anticipating "The Lawrence Welk Show"... LOL! TV commercials had not yet been thought of... TV was expected by Hollywood to be only a short-lived "passing fancy".
Old? I'm still marveling over touch-tone phones and electric typewriters... Of course, I also enjoy re-reading 1955 issues of "Popular Mechanics" "Karting World" and various model airplane mags that still reside on my coffee table.
I even remember when police put arsonists and looters in JAIL... OOOPS... THAT was only a couple of years ago.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 25, 2020 22:57:57 GMT -5
OK, we all know Don Johnson was macho... Despite the fact his "Bren-Ten" pistol was a total failure in real life, and caused retakes in the show when it failed. Almost kept the 10mm and .40 cal. from becoming the successes they are in other makers' weapons... Wonder if he was macho enough to engage in a REAL gunfight with such a dismally performing pistol?
He still gets my vote...
But... Remember Don Knotts (Barney Fife) facing life and death danger to "nip it in the bud" with but ONE bullet for his trusty Colt... LOL!
Oh well... At least he could count on that one bullet actually discharging (whether he or Andy wanted it to or not...). That's pretty macho!
When Don Knotts passed on, his estate included a load of ammo of all sorts and calibers sent to him by fans who wanted him to have more than one bullet! Now THAT is MACHO!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 13, 2020 15:51:19 GMT -5
OK, I still go with Corona Beer... Drink enough of it and you won't even CARE about the danged virus... LOL! Now THAT is MACHO. Stupid, but macho... HeHeHe...
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 13, 2020 15:45:53 GMT -5
I'm intrigued by your plans! You must have a little Wright Brothers' DNA lurking around... Have a bone!
Please do keep posting any results you uncover... If something works great, show us pix!
Years ago, I was more spry and energetic and tried some things on my old Chinese 150. Experimenting with CDI's, carburetion (especially air-intake setups) variator weights and exhaust systems yielded some really good results.
Good luck on all your experiments...
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jan 10, 2020 22:44:56 GMT -5
Well... It's time he got here!
NO state income tax. MORE jobs than anywhere. LOW cost of living and GOOD pay. GOOD weather most of the time. STANDING TALL on the border wall. OPEN and CONCEALLED carry for handguns... Cheesh… It jus' gets gooder and gooder!
Welcome to Texas y'all!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jan 3, 2020 4:16:10 GMT -5
Congratulations! Have a bone on the Old Chopper Guy!
I'm about to celebrate the birth of Great-Grandkids numbers 6 and 7 so don't feel TOO old... LOL!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 28, 2019 21:55:47 GMT -5
Gee...
Just when in my old age, I was thinking "well... mopeds CAN be cool... maybe?" I'm afraid David is getting a tad over the hill... Me too, so I do understand... LOL (I think)...
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 26, 2019 0:30:27 GMT -5
I couldn't resist posting this one... LOL!
It's so INCREDIBLY awkward... The little nipper rides ahead of the driver, who must reach around him/her to grab the handlebars. There appears to be a "joystick" for the kid to hang onto... All the groceries over the front wheel might be somewhat of a distraction... And of course, no helmets or protective gear in evidence...
I suppose a crash results in landing in heavy snow so no injuries! Heck, I can't knock that, since I actually emerged unhurt from one of those back in 1963 in Chicago... LOL! Warm day in January, cruising 80 or so on the Eisenhower Expy. Under a bridge on a curve, glare ice... straight into a 15' snowbank! "Old Blue" and myself both survived unharmed, but much wiser!
Ah, the idiocy of youth!
This ride IS different... I'll give it that. But "different" is not always "better"... LOL!
Different rides for different riders for sure!
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