12 Step Process of Moped Ownership
1) get a stock moped from craigslist or a garage sale2) get it running after posting 1000 questions on MA; JUST get it running, don’t fix the forks or hook up a rear brake or tail light.3) you are now … Continued
Dirty bike’n
This one was too good to pass up. Yamaha DT50- $225. I saw the add on craigslist Monday morning, it had been posted late Sunday night and I figured it was probably gone. I left the tab open and went … Continued
Sea-Bee outboard tuning
This one is from the files, I was digging through some old SD cards that were in my desk the other day, making sure i had all the important DATA off them, and I found pictures I thought I’d lost … Continued
Sachs is running again!
Replacing the totally gone crank seals and fixing a major air leak means i down-jetted from 160 to 90 and i’m still rich as heck in my VM18. The most shocking thing is how long it took me to figure … Continued
Headlight Bumpski
Just a little bump. There’s lots of good hacks out there for rigging up brighter lights on mopeds. I’ve seen everything from adapting halogen bulbs into replaceable bulb headlights, motorcycle lights, automotive fog lights, LED’s… etc, but nothing so far … Continued
Dellorto SHA boring
Introduction Dellorto SHA carburetors are common, cheap, easy to tune, compact and complete junk. They are made about as cheaply as you can possibly make a operational carb, probably less than half as many parts as are in the carb … Continued
Place holder, for now
I wanted to get a post up here just to remind myself what I’ve been doing the last couple weeks. Maybe kind-of a teaser for now because I promise to fill in all the details, pics, and everything else once … Continued
Fixin’ yer Subaru exhaust
This is just a quick one but I wanted to write it up somewhere before I forgot. If you own a Subaru and know the undeserved feeling of superiority that comes with driving around a monster truck that looks like … Continued
the Bridgestone lives!
Last nights ride was awesome. Yesterday we were in the mid-70’s in Milwaukee, with the slightest hint of breeze and a cloudless sky. Basically a perfect day in all regards. I was watching Lyle, so he and I got a … Continued
Steady Bloggin’
Or not so much. I just finished compiling the list of Tech articles I’ve written. It was good to go back and look at some of that stuff from years ago. Its good for me to see how much I’ve … Continued