50 spesh rough n ready .

[henri]

start with a 50spesh thats had a hard life ,an heat n beat worst bumps out .monday50 003 by henri briggs, on Flickrmonday50 002 by henri briggs, on Flickr    .
then straighten floor were stand was coming through ,an weld a 3mm re-inforcing plate across underneath.monday50 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr   .

then off for powder coating it goes ,frame mudguard and headset .H 

[henri]

spesh 002 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
back from powder coating ,time for the "airfix model" bit .spesh2 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
stand on ,forks in loom n cables run 1st .spesh4 001 by henri briggs, on Flickrweds 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
badged ,trim ,rear light an seat chosen ,an a start on the floor runners .time to make a start on engine .H

[mark]

Looks Good H

Is this a project for customer or are you looking will you be looking for a buyer ??

[henri]

as chassis is coming along ,time to start on engine .54mm full circle crank ,reed inlet ,vmc 7 port ali-barrel . so start with opening flyside up to take full circle crank .thinnish cases so were it had to be trenched for big end the locating ring was very thin an would snap of by fingers .so dowel the cases to locate ,bottom right in picture ,an remove ring entirely .weds 002 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
start roughing out the inlet on clutchside case ,an a dry build to discover what packers required an were barrel spigot sits down too ,so i can raise inlet roof to match .spesh6 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
8mm packer made ,with a .3mm gasket below an .95 above gives a 1.1mm squish friday 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
so back to smoothing inlet an maxing out the roof so it matches spigot line weds 003 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
then build ,an check exhaust fit an choose a carb ,could only get 4 stroke phbl 24mm so swapped atomiser bush for a 2 stroke one with shroud ,an its ready for the stand and 1st start .
VID_20210915_155113 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
then in the chassis ,which during week i'd been doing the little bits on ,floor runners,wiring,etc friday 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr
should get it finished this week with luck .H

[henri]

oops ,forgot to post this piccy of finished engine on bench .vmcspesh 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
H

[henri]

thurs 007 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
an its finished , rough n ready to be ridden an not hidden ,now if the lemmings would stop panic buying fuel i can get it out an mot it .H

[tzsteve]

Another nice little scot

[henri]

BILD2398 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
a wet morning an a fading pet meant being stuck in the house so i thought i'd use the time wisely .not been happy with the feel of the crimaz easy-clutch ,to heavy on my hand with a long arm cover .so out with that an in with a polini single spring set up .BILD2399 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
an on with the VMC "race" pipe , a remarkable easy fitting with none of the usual adjustments required .BILD2402 by henri briggs, on FlickrBILD2403 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
then time to release into its natural habitat , put it on insurance an off to mot it nxt .H

[gugne]

Well I learn something new every day. Am I right in thinking you changed it without removing the tank, carb and rear shock bolt... just the wheel and exhaust? Never thought there would be enough room. That'll make changing that primary gear a lot easier this weekend.

[henri]

plenty of room , just put a plastic bag under fuel cap if theres fuel in tank , an if unlike me an owning a hub locking tool, crack off the hub nut before laying it down,locking hub with rear brake 1st.H

[gugne]

Oct 28, 2021 12:42:49 GMT henri said:

plenty of room , just put a plastic bag under fuel cap if theres fuel in tank , an if unlike me an owning a hub locking tool, crack off the hub nut before laying it down,locking hub with rear brake 1st.HT

Brilliant! Top tips. Thanks H.
No hub locking tool just a dugga-dugga tool from Lidl that'll sort out that hub nut.

[henri]

BILD2426 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
got to love em , a dicky switch meant a loom aleration an new switch going in .no killswitch on the switch unit so a keyed killswitch put on down by fuel tap .an also carb out n stripped again to cure a flooding problem ,holed float .H

[henri]

well i moted it , an ran a few jetting runs an dialled it in ,back around christmas .then the miserable weather set in an it got put away in the garage ,a few guys asked about buying it . but i couldnt be arsed to sell it ,as i hate the crap ya get selling a scooter .
then a mate of a mate asked if i'd sell ,so out it came ,he came to view ,thought about it for a while .IMG_0815 by henri briggs, on Flickr .
then dug his wallet out an paid last friday ,an this is the scooter on sunday ,back to bare bones ,an off for a full custom paint job today ,wednesday .bloody scooterists drive me nuts .H

[Deleted]

Both happy and sad for you.

[tzsteve]

So it was the wrong shade of black and not enough mirrors

[mark]

If you’d let me have it I would have kept as is 😀

[mark]

If you’d let me have it I would have kept as is 😀

[mark]

Such a good post I sent it twice 😀
Reg plates arrived for PK today , I will take it out this weekend and let you know how it goes H.

[Yoshi]

What's the going price for the scoots over there?

[tzsteve]

Depends on the day & the buyer , condition and model £1200 to £3000 but ss90 god alone knows