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Post by artidaz on Jun 15, 2017 19:13:28 GMT
Thanks me, sound advice, have made notes for what to look out for and replace. Thanks
Thanks George S, Thanks for your help and good video of Li150 first start, great stuff !
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Post by artidaz on Jun 15, 2017 19:23:01 GMT
i use willenhall as he wears a turban n smells of curry , but is in this country ,a cheap lammy means budget indian parts ,at least willenhalls subject to trading standards .he gets from rellys/contacts he knows over there so dont get ripped an dont in turn rip you . go for sil genuine parts were available from a good dealer ,theres fakes around so a trusted dealers a must ,an if buying indian pull up a few listings an avoid the very cheapest with low feedback,there often 2nds or rejects from decent dealers . an facebooger lammy pages , bunch of snobs some of em who sell indian/remade stuff cheap so they can buy "genuine italian" 60 year old stuff thats knackerd,but genuine . got a decent seat last week for £40 , with catch ,coz the latch chrome surround had a tickle of rust ,5 mins with humbrol model enamel paint an it looks like a £150 seat again . for decent rubber kits i use allstyles , an ve-uk has some good stuff too . H I will use them H, Willenhall is not far from me, so will pay them a visit .Great stuff. That's good with the seat you got last week, brill. Thanks for help H
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Post by mark on Jun 16, 2017 12:52:18 GMT
Despite what people say about Indian Parts its not all bad. I got smallframe CDI & regulator from Willenhal for £19 incl P&P , Henri done the conversion and so far no electrical problems ( ive probably jinxed myself now )
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Post by me on Jun 16, 2017 12:57:11 GMT
Your right it isn't but there is so much shite out there it really is hit or miss -- Has anyone noticed the sudden depletion of Thai - Veit imports now - if people stop buying the shite they won't make them....
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Post by artidaz on Jun 16, 2017 16:57:46 GMT
Cheers Mark, Willenhall is where i will try for parts.
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Post by artidaz on Jun 16, 2017 17:02:30 GMT
Your right it isn't but there is so much shite out there it really is hit or miss -- Has anyone noticed the sudden depletion of Thai - Veit imports now - if people stop buying the shite they won't make them.... [qu te] yes i've noticed a decline in Thai- Viet imports lately, good job really as i would have prob bought the shite !
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Post by artidaz on Feb 18, 2018 21:35:04 GMT
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Post by leon on Feb 19, 2018 14:51:43 GMT
Are you going to tart it up or "preserve the patina"? I'd do the latter btw, but its not mine .
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Post by dazzz on Feb 19, 2018 21:22:12 GMT
I might have a new loom I could donate for postage , you will have fun when you take it apart they have a knack of shiming things with coke cans and all sorts of things like flip flops. Good luck , Willenhall scooters are cheap for Indian bits if it was mine I’d just do the engine and brakes and ride it. Keep your spend down to a minimum. If your a vespa man you’ll get rid of it when you try and use the money on a vespa lol.
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Post by artidaz on Feb 20, 2018 7:39:10 GMT
I think the patina is a little far gone to keep ha! Plan for now is to just get it running and see how it feels. dazzz have sent you pm about loom, cheers
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Post by snails on Feb 21, 2018 9:42:43 GMT
I bought an indian GP in similar condition (a long time ago) and found that most of the engine internals were actually reuseable - I even reused the crank and that had some weird non std bearing bodged on to - which it ran fine with for many thousands of miles. I think all I replaced was a few of the other bearing, gaskets, clutch plates and oil seals. What I used to do though is take all the bits in to a local scooter shop where they were friendly and ask their advice on whether the parts were good or not and went off that. Stickys manual is also a great guide for stripping, assessing and rebuilding a series 3 lambretta.
If only such a thing existed for my Vega or Vespa smallframes
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Post by artidaz on Feb 21, 2018 22:12:06 GMT
Thanks Snails, good advice there. I've already mentioned in a earlier post that i wanted to see if the scoot would fire up. H said i could remove kill switch put fresh fuel and kick it and to be fair this was before i put up any images of the engine. I would still like to try this and i would replace spark plug and make a proper connection to the plug as well, as at moment wire is just wrapped around top of plug as seen in photo. Judging by the photos of engine do you think this might work and worth trying ? Any advice on this please .
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Post by GeorgeS on Feb 22, 2018 12:10:58 GMT
There's only one way to find out! Give it a try.
Does it kick over ok and there's no suspicious noises or grinding?
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Post by snails on Feb 22, 2018 12:41:54 GMT
Is it me (not Me) but am I the only one who cant see the photos in the post? Are they links from Facebook as that's blocked at work. As George says, give it a try. You might want some oil in as well as I doubt it has any
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Post by artidaz on Feb 22, 2018 13:28:50 GMT
The photos are not in last post , the ones I put up on Sunday and not linked to Facebook. I'll give it a try, thanks for mentioning about the oil, I didn't think about the oil
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Post by artidaz on Feb 22, 2018 13:53:00 GMT
Yes it will kick over and there's compression and I can't hear any grinding etc. Sorry for the confusion snails, I'm using imgur at moment to link photos to posts. Can't believe I forgot about oil, basics
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Post by leon on Feb 23, 2018 12:40:46 GMT
I think the patina is a little far gone to keep ha! Plan for now is to just get it running and see how it feels. dazzz have sent you pm about loom, cheers I dunno it looks perfect to me! Wire brush on the excess rust and then seal it with a bit of ACF50, then stick some photos on the Rats n Rustos page on Facebook ☺️👍🏻
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Post by artidaz on Feb 23, 2018 18:51:39 GMT
I've been thinking about your post Leon all afternoon while plastering a room out at work and I think your right. It will help keep the costs down and I Don't mind that look . Just checking out the page on Facebook. Cheers bud.
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Post by Adi Nugroho on Mar 2, 2018 7:22:51 GMT
think some of the indonesian places use that type of writing ,thats a well travelled scoot the list of were it might of been is long. could even off been a despatch/attack scoot for the taliban ,be wary of attaching any stray wires from frame to a battery , could be a "self-propelled pipe-bomb" . That's not Indonesian tribe font for sure, more likely Indian or somewhere that has a lot of hindi people. I'm Indonesian btw and still your jokes make me laugh H
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Post by henri on Mar 3, 2018 9:20:47 GMT
hi adi, all the indian/pakistan scoots ive seen have same numbers as us in uk ,i thought they might be arabic type or indonesian .an i'm glad no offence was taken as none was meant ,wasnt a dig at foreigners more about the "pipe" bit .as a lammie frames mostly 3 1/4" gas pipe with a bit of scaffold pipe welded to it,what innocetti made before scooters .dont try to offend other countrys ,but no probs taking a poke at lame-bed-wetter owners ,like myself ,series 2 API an a li series3 . H
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