PLACE FOR ( OTHER SCOOTERS ) FOR PEOPLE WITH MORE SCOOTERS, Piaggio ???

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seen this at Majesty scooter forum,   

[PaulF]

   Thumbs up for that.

[Viper254]

The other forum I used to frequent (before I started coming here more) had an "Other Rides" section and it did work well.

[big blue]

Since we have many members with multiple scoots I think an "other rides" category would be interesting reading. Useful info comes in many forms and brands.

[SteveM]

I'd like to see a separate thread for the Kymco People S 125 scooter. Seems odd not to have one already.

[de dee]

  piaggio Beverly 350 sport, checked the valves,  intake good,.   exhaust tight, needs adjusting,. 
seems like I have to loosen rocker arms and slide to the side and install the right size shim on the tappet, I guess I have to order various shims to get the right size, and I don't know what size  is in there now,

[Stig / Major Tom]

  piaggio Beverly 350 sport, checked the valves,  intake good,.   exhaust tight, needs adjusting,. 
seems like I have to loosen rocker arms and slide to the side and install the right size shim on the tappet, I guess I have to order various shims to get the right size, and I don't know what size  is in there now,

For my Forza I  found a set of shims on ebay which still had all the sizes, though a few had been removed. (Sets have more than a few of each size), for $35 shipped.
Enough for a life time of valve adjustments.....but how else can you be sure you'll have the size you need?
Stig

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    had some fun yesterday, a friend did a steering bearing grease job on a vespa 300,  and a new bearings on the wheel hub, had a wooble in the front end,   the brake caliper bolt got striped while  torqueing it,  so we cant test ride till new piece comes in, he said we could change scooters to test ride , back and forth to see how our scooter feel ,  a piaggio vespa 300i and a piaggio b v 350 , it will be a fun ride ,.

[PaulF]

I think the biggest difference is going to be the steering.  My friend has a PCX 150 with 14" wheels and when we tried out each others scooters I really noticed the steering, so much nicer with larger rims.  He did think the brakes on the Like was better than the PCX though as the PCX still uses a drum on the rear.  I was looking at a BV350 at a local dealers the other day and they are an impressive scooter and that seat feels so good.  Just a bit out of my price range though.  The good news is that a newer Medley 150 is coming to out to our dealers soon and it will have a LED headlight, plus they have fixed the weak frame problem. 

[Stig / Major Tom]

I think the biggest difference is going to be the steering.  My friend has a PCX 150 with 14" wheels and when we tried out each others scooters I really noticed the steering, so much nicer with larger rims.  He did think the brakes on the Like was better than the PCX though as the PCX still uses a drum on the rear.  I was looking at a BV350 at a local dealers the other day and they are an impressive scooter and that seat feels so good.  Just a bit out of my price range though.  The good news is that a newer Medley 150 is coming to out to our dealers soon and it will have a LED headlight, plus they have fixed the weak frame problem. 

Ooo, the Medley 150 - the upscale Liberty! Would have loved to look at one of those last year! No Medleys here, of any size.
Give us a look and your impressions when it gets there!
Stig

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    Well I tried his Vespa , it is much smoother riding , but I like my B .V . 350  for the power ,and the steering,  could be I am use to it, 
 we went for a ride today and I just passed 14,000 Km.    , 
  on my downtown 300 I installed the rear tire , I forgot to install the balancing Wt.s so I will  put a clamp on the tire and pore in the Wt.s

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  Changed my rear tire today,  took a few hours after supper,  installed a city grip 150 / 70  14,    it is almost the same as the downtown to change the tire,.   

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Temperature pushing 90 F.  high humidity,  cooler in the garage ,  change the oil for something to do,  added a little tungsten disulfide, second time went for a long ride high speed 80--85 MPH. keeping up with the traffic on the road to Montreal Que. stopped in a small town for ice cream , turned back home , with 240 Km. on the Odo.   

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just passed 16020  Km. to-nite ,  with the hot weather hanging around,  it is a beeeech doing my honey DO job.,  and going for a ride at nite, to regenerate, 
  back door deck is done. just needs the railing to be finished, lower deck is framed and set up ready for the deck boards,  when the sun is on the boards it burns my hands to touch them, and to screw them on with clamping clips you have to kneel on the boards,  ouch   ouch!!!#%#^$#
  need to regenerate again just thinking if it, ride   ride ,.