"quick" ? SS90

[henri]

ss90 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr   . it was back in april an my birthday , an the scooter fairies brought presents .ss902 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr  . i wasnt happy , not the biggest SS fan ,it would of been churlish to refuse so just smiled an got on with it .
stand on an loom run ss903 002 by henri briggs, on Flickr 
cables run an forks fitted . ss903 004 by henri briggs, on Flickr 
engine in , ss905 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr  
headset on ,an finally some fun ,a trial fit of seat off my quat pk just to see its looks 
an done .boring .done ss 002 by henri briggs, on Flickr  
the full story , is a mates , sold to me for registration purposes an to be sold back . but at the same price he paid in 1985 ,£500 ,couldnt say no, ex race chassis .painted by a mate around 8 years ago an been waiting assembly since . in meantime engine an forks were rebuilt by taffspeed ian t frankland , probs in the last 3 or 4 if not last SS engine he built . i didnt dare touch a bolt on it ,an it started 3rd kick in the stand , rest of goodys were either original or piaggio spares or recambi ,so no fettling or thought required .its done now , an ready to be sold back for the princely sum of £500 +parts/bolts/etc used ,bout £600 . you dont get many ss90's all genuine for that nowadays ,an no i aint missed off a zero . its been a bit of a chore really , no problems to solve ,no fettling required ,no internet parts hunt or autojumble action . just slow tedious careful assembly on rainy days when outside plays not allowed .
i resorted to purist baiting on faceslapper for my jollies , 1st saying it was my burpday pressie , then telling how much i paid for it , refusing offers off ten times that amount as "it was already promised". then saying how much i was selling it for as "mates rates" , an how much he'd probs sell on for later after owning a bit .beating off the stampede with a shitty stick as price mentioned 6-7000 was what i'd get it at .the funs been endless , an the jealousy some showed revealing . well ive now owned? , built, an ridden a SS90 ,an nothings changed my feelings , still dont like em . can see why some love em , but not why they will pay the prices , just dont ring my bell i guess . H

[Jimmy D]

Heh, I enjoyed watching the results of your baiting on Facebook must have been fun to put it together and ride it but I have to agree it's not my thing... they look weirdly toy-like and I can't lift my leg high enough to get over the spare wheel

[henri]

there were a few showed there true colours eh jimmy , nobody from here ,all faceslags . H

[tzsteve]

another nice little scoot

[henri]

end of day TZ thats what counts for me , 1 more "italian shopping trolley" back on the road , an to be honest i did enjoy it . after all "i love it when a plan comes together " , H.

[triffid]

nice work H

[69shau]

Remember going to look at a Vespa 90ss with a mate who saw one for sale just walking distance from me back in 1984-5 ish. I was still at school and didn't know much about scooters apart from looking bloody cool. When we arrive we were met by some old fella in his 70'S+ and taken to his old garage. Was some old vintage car and tucked down the side was a mint 90SS.Didn't know what it was back in the day, the old fella wanted £120 for it which my mate couldn't afford lol. We walked away!!