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Apr 23, 2008 14:16:51 GMT
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Seen you about on Drag.com Thought I had seen you name before, simes uses drag.com as well I think? I used to be, that and Twist and Go. Now I lounge about on Modernvespa.com which is a highly amusing american forum that discuss mods like fitting 12v cigar lighters and cup holders! They don't seem to understand how I can scrap my side stand around LH bends either!
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Apr 22, 2008 17:11:17 GMT
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They are a really good bike and like you say getting quite rare. Although isn't the LC version the same engine as the Runner?
If you've got £300 to spare you can't go wrong with the 172 bore kit + 25mm carb. It makes a real difference you'll put a lot of big bikes to shame. Mine was really reliable too, fitted the bore kit at 11,000kms and sold it with 30,000 on. Wish I hadn't sold it, bought a 4-stroke 200cc Runner which was quite boring.
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Apr 22, 2008 11:19:29 GMT
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Lovely bike, I used to have a Typhoon as a commuter vehicle a bout 5 years ago - brilliant for zooming up to London. These shared the air cooled engine with the Dragster. I modded mine with a Malossi 172 kit with 25mm carb, delta clutch etc etc. Real little sleeper.
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Last Edit: Apr 22, 2008 11:20:17 GMT by simes
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Apr 21, 2008 15:08:26 GMT
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Last Edit: Apr 21, 2008 15:10:34 GMT by simes
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Apr 14, 2008 17:27:16 GMT
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This a is mate of mines, he's just shoe horned a 2.0 turbo XM engine into it That's not a real Dimma kit. Back in 1991, a friend of mine took his brand new 1.9GTI to have the Dimma kit fitted - those were the days!
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Apr 14, 2008 12:13:31 GMT
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Ben,
Wondered if you'd make it over here. There's a few of us you may recognise.
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Apr 10, 2008 16:24:16 GMT
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The Estefettes are really quite cool. They are still used along with the H by local tradesmen in the town where my folks live in France.
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Hotwire - was this the Festival press day?
I've seen Reid take to the hill in that car for the lat few years, I think he got fastest time for the whole weekend a couple of years back.
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Mar 27, 2008 20:57:46 GMT
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Funny, the first time I was into BMX it was all about the colours (80's). Second time round we were 'industrialising' our bikes - ie. paint stripper taken to frames etc.. Now it's gone full circle.
I've got still kicking Standard A-headset stem, DK inverted, AD990 with boss and Tech 77 lever if anyones interested.
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Feb 26, 2008 11:46:01 GMT
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Nice bit of Urb Ex there!
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Mar 29, 2008 11:26:41 GMT
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Never seen the rust like that in the rear footwell. Keep up the good work, looks brill. Inspired me to do my carpet now.....just to get off the .
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Mar 27, 2008 18:36:26 GMT
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you lucky lucky bar steward!! My folks had a GS and a GSA and I spent many a summer holiday in the back of one slowly moving from campsite to campsite in Europe (usually busy dodging my sisters vom) Same here - many a trip to visit my family across France was done in a GS. One very similar to the one I saw at Goodwood last year - except ours was XGP 142S. Dad bodged the fuse box once outside a Carrefour on the way home - stuck a couple of nails in! Sold it like that I think!! I loved the dashboard, still think it's cool and the handbrake was brill. Picture was taken for sentimental reasons!
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2008 18:37:10 GMT by simes
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Mar 24, 2008 14:09:13 GMT
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We had a GS and then a GS Estate back in the day. Got a CX after that rather than a GSA. Brillaint car - interesting engine.
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Mar 19, 2008 16:19:20 GMT
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Is that your Silver cloud?
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Last Edit: Mar 19, 2008 16:19:33 GMT by simes
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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very very nice. Just needs a fireblade engine!
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Nice,
might not be a bad idea to find an OE airbox or moving the filter to behind the headlamp. Are you the member of psooc or the previous owner?
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Feb 17, 2008 17:32:11 GMT
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Nice - we had one of these about 20 yrs ago as you've probably seen in my previous posts we've a 1958 2CV which is a similar condition!!
Yours looks ripe for 1015 or 1220cc conversion!
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Nice job. I remember these when they came out - might still have the Autocar with the review somewhere.
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205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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