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Post by OliMonster on Mar 23, 2008 17:01:52 GMT
Hello, people! Yet another new kid on the block, but we've all gotta start somewhere, eh? Now for a li'l bit about myself. I've just tured 16, so I've been on the lookout for a genuinely cool scoot, not some horrid, nasty little hairdryer as my first runabout, and all my hard hours of internet/Friday-Ad/Loot trawling paid off, resulting in my putting a deposit on a 50 Special! Things I like doing in my down-time; Air Cadets, shooting, go-karting, rugby and tinkering with all things mechanical. Latest greatest achievment was fixing a lawnmower with a couple of bulldog clips and a sock, not that anyone really wanted to know that... Aah well, I was happy with it.  Here's a few pics of the mean machine itself. These are around 5 years old, before it was imported from Italia. Decals and mirrors have come off since. Oh, it was registered here, too.    More pics will come as & when. Anyhow, looking forward to meeting you guys! Cheers, folks! Oli PS Mods, I'll email you lot some slightly better pics of me with the beastie to put on the Reader's Scoots page; I'd prefer not to use these... |
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Post by Robjack on Mar 23, 2008 17:18:31 GMT
Welcome young man, nice scoot, she sure is pretty. What's with that little cover thingy on the speedo? Not seen that before.
Congratulations on the lawnmower too.
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Post by Lucia on Mar 23, 2008 17:29:56 GMT
Hi Oli - welcome to our forum - nice scoot!  |
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Post by Spence on Mar 23, 2008 17:39:07 GMT
Welcome Oli, I'm glad you've managed to secure yourself what looks like a nice little scooter. You've taken the first step into a brilliant scene, and I'm sure you'll be the envy of hundreds of 16 year-olds out there.
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Post by Devo McDuff on Mar 23, 2008 21:15:46 GMT
Hullo there.
Not that keen on the graphics but other than that it's a right little beauty. Good stuff.
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Post by mark on Mar 24, 2008 7:15:43 GMT
Bulldog clips and a sock eh ! welcome to the world of scootering/bodging.
welcome mate tons of good advice here.
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Post by OliMonster on Mar 24, 2008 15:23:32 GMT
Thankfully the graphics have come off since those were taken... By the way, there isn't a speedo. That little black fella's just a cover to stop rain from getting in and wrecking the electrics. I'm hoping to get a speedo off Beedspeed at some point, just to see how much I'm irritating others behind me. I doubt if I'll need to check whether or not I'm breaking any speed limits!  Cheers for the compliments, by the way. Can't wait until tomorrow; I'm off to Eastbourne to pick the thing up! |
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Post by jackthekipper on Mar 24, 2008 17:05:28 GMT
beautiful little machine matey,love it.  |
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Post by OliMonster on Mar 25, 2008 3:04:41 GMT
Yeah, really pleased with it... By the way, I reckon it should be christened Gino. Seems quite suitable, I think.
(Never mind me, it's a family tradition to name modes of transport. Currently got an Audi A4 Avant Quattro 2.5 TDi, which goes like stink, but happens to be a horrible green colour, so that got called the Snot Rocket. We've also got a bright yellow 1961 BMW Isetta 300, which Mum decided to call Lucy Lemon. Look up pics of Isettas and you'll see why. Poor Lucy...)
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Post by bubblefriedvespa on Mar 25, 2008 14:14:55 GMT
hahahahaha, my scoots called sasha, seens my initials are JD, an JD of scrubs called his vespa sasha,so thats the story behind the name of my scoot hahaha
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Post by jackthekipper on Mar 25, 2008 17:02:39 GMT
mine's called c'mon me beauty,after the 10th kick,c'mon ya b*st**d  |
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Post by OliMonster on Mar 25, 2008 17:51:35 GMT
Makes sense... Hopefully ol' Gino's not gonna be like that, else the starter's not gonna be the only part I'll be kicking...  A fellow Scrubs fan, eh? Good man! What was Sasha again? (Scrubs, and yours, out of interest.) I can never remember what JD rode...  |
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Post by bubblefriedvespa on Mar 25, 2008 23:27:15 GMT
think it was a havanah. an ive gota PX125 modded up ,front crash bars,backrest,10mirrors..need to get my spottys an a whip arial now ;D.i use to go to air cadets aswel, i left to grow my hair n be a full time mod hahaha, but goin in RAF soon hopefully,so i had to cut it all off again  i reckon you should get a 125 engine for ur scoot, widen the panel so it fits an put a 180 kit on it haha, would be like a little rocket on 2 wheels, an will be able to glide past old people driving 10mph! they relli should be taken of the road |
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Post by bubblefriedvespa on Mar 25, 2008 23:35:52 GMT
i dont no actualy, any got an idea heres a clip of it, prob the funniest aswel hahahahaha! |
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Post by OliMonster on Mar 26, 2008 0:48:06 GMT
Sounds good, but I think I might build up my confidence with my 1966 Vespa 50 N engine, in my '73 Spesh. Wonder how that came to be... Still, 30mph top speed means no speeding tickets, at least!  |
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Post by bubblefriedvespa on Mar 26, 2008 15:32:29 GMT
dont forget your L plates aswel ! police are being bitchy about them now  |
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Post by OliMonster on Mar 26, 2008 17:21:25 GMT
dont forget your L plates aswel ! police are being bitchy about them now Yeah, bit annoying now. Mind you, the police get bitchy about pretty much anything these days.  |
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Post by Spence on Mar 26, 2008 17:47:11 GMT
Yes, that flipping law. How annoying.
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Post by OliMonster on Mar 26, 2008 18:21:54 GMT
Before anyone gets the wrong impression, I agree that the law needs to be enforced, but it's the way in which the law is enforced, not to mention the amount of stupid little laws that serve no purpose but being a stand-in for common sense that really wind me up.
Anyway, this is a scooting forum, not a political forum.
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glyn
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Post by glyn on Mar 26, 2008 19:20:36 GMT
welcome to the scooter scene , nice to have u on board
cheers glyn
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