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CPI
GTR 50 Race Bike
De-restricting the Sachs MadAss 50 (electronic governor
extraction)
2006 Scooter Cannonball
2005 Portland Adult Soap Box Derby,
Team Eurotrash
Steve's Hot Rod P200. 'Ole '55
Bio-Diesel Vespa
Patrick's Lambretta Chopper
Rob Volz's Lambretta TV 200
CONGRATULATIONS
to RODNEY BUTLER of EUGENE, OREGON!!! Rodney was
the lucky winner of the 2006 Sachs MadAss donated
by Tomberlin and Ptown Scooters. Check out these
pics from the 2006
Rally In Portland put on annually by local
scooter clubs.
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CPI
GTR 50 Race Bike:
We had contacted Randy
Ashlock at CPI a few months back and inquired about
a possible race bike to compete in the Pacific Northwest
Scooter Racing Association using CPI's GTR 50 as our
platform. Here are some pics of just how stout a frame
the scooter employs. We even noted that the tail section
is already pre-drilled for a bench seat! We'll be installing
an SIP 70cc top-end kit (nikasil lined sleeve and ceramic
coated piston) and doing some other work to the bike
soon. We're hoping to achieve between 24-28 hp when
we're all through. We'll keep you posted!
De-restricting
the Sachs MadAss 50 (electronic governor extraction):
You can expect to see a
7-8 mph top-end gain following the removal of the electronic
governor:
On the automatic
49cc MadAss:
stock speed =
29 mph / 46.67 kph
derestricted = 36 mph / 57.93 kph
On the 4-speed
manual 49cc MadAss:
stock speed =
29 mph / 46.67 kph
derestricted = 37 mph / 59.54 kph
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1- Electrical stuff
is hidden away under the rear of the frame by
the rearwheel.
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2a- Start by removing
the four phillips head screws that hold the battery
cover in place.
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2b- Continue removing
the phillips heads
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2c- Keep going at
those screws!
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3- The battery cover
will slide down out of the way.
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4a- Three 10mm wrench
size bolts hold the upper electrical cover in
place, so get those guys out of the way once the
battery cover is off.
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4b- Your gettin'
it!
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5- The electrical
cover slides out of the left hand side of the
bike with a little bit of effort.
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6- Once the cover
is out of the way, Voila! Electrical mayhem. Try
not to unplug anything you don't mean to. Yes,
there is one stray connector that doesn't hook
to anything. Don't worry about it.
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7- The object you're
looking for is located top and center of the blob
of electrical bits. The ignition coil itself is
larger than the limiter and has a green electrical
plug on it. The limiter is a black box approx.
1" X 2" X about 3/4" thick.
It has some letters
on it that read: DIAN HUO QI.
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8- Once you get the
two pieces kind of pulled away from the blob of
electrical stuff, you can see that the harness
plugs into the limiter, which in turn plugs into
the ignition coil.
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9- Start by unplugging
the limiter form the harness.
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10- Now unplug the
limiter from the coil. Remember the coil itself
is larger and has a green plug on it.
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12 - Now plug the
coil back into the harness.- Put everything but
the limiter back the way you found it.- Put all
your covers back on and enjoy speeds greater than
28 mph!
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The 2005
Portland Adult Soap Box Derby, Team Eurotrash:
Ptown Scooters is proud
to help sponsor Team Eurotrash's last minute entry into
the 2005
Portland Adult Soap Box Derby being
held this Saturday, August 20th at 10 a.m. at Mount
Tabor Park (SE 60th, between Belmont & Division).
Team Eurotrash 1st made their appearance in last year's
derby and placed an astonishing (well - we think so)
17th out of 34 cars and even survived the dreaded Gauntlet
Run.
So c'mon down to Mount
Tabor this saturday and cheer the team on and be sure
to swing by the
Oregon Scooter Club's food stand for some yummy
eats and cool drinks. And don't forget to pick-up a
Soap Box Derby t-shirt screened by Modified.
Steve's
'Ole '55:
So what the hell is tucked away
under that pretty paint you ask?
Update 05/10/06:
"The 5-speed transmission
failed horribly. Went to an EFL P200 unit (4-speed modern
transmission)." - Steve
- Polini 208cc top end
- Banded, reinforced Cosa clutch
- T5 front forks with Grimeca
disc kit
- HP4 lightened flywheel
- Clauss Studios urethane engine
mounts
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- 30 mil round slide Dellorto
carb
- SIP wide tire kit
5-speed Transmission- EFL P200 4-speed Transmission
- SIP EVO 2001 exhaust
- SIP floor kit
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- Malossi mainfold
- Custom drop bars made by Tim
Bridges in Eugene
- Custom Black-on-Black flame
job by Daniel Hund
- Bitubo shocks
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Genius at rest.
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Dan (body & paint).
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Steve's very cool Super Stealth Sidecover.
Now You See It... |
Look closely for the Black Ghost Flames.
Now You Don't!!! |
How about a Ram-Air Scoop? |
You know you want one! |
Bio-Diesel Vespa Project:
Loren Fennell of the Oregon Bio-Diesel
Workshop LLC called-up PTown a couple of months ago
wanting to know if we'd be interested in trying to get
a Vespa to run on his mixture of bio-diesel. Patrick
thought it would be pretty cool to give that a whirl.
In early April '05, Loren came by the shop with his
mixing jars, notepad and cans of fuel ready for round
one. "Smells like chicken" was heard around
our shop numerous times as the engine was fired-up,
another of Loren's mix ratios scribbled down, adjustments
made to the jetting; it's an ongoing project but we're
pretty sure that Patrick's knowledge of the two-stroke
engine and Loren's ever expanding list of fuel mixtures
will turn-up a viable bio-diesel powered Vespa.
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The Magic Elixir?
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Notice the use
of protective safety equipment.
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Thank you sir,
may I have another?
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Checking the
exhaust temp. after a burn trial.
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This is why they
call it a "test".
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Patrick's Lambretta Chopper:
"Why would you chop up a Lambretta
frame?" I think the assumption this Spring Scoot
11 participant was making is that Patrick started with
a "good" frame. I don't think that was the
case. I recall our friend Peter Dixon beaming when he
popped into the shop to drop off his freshly welded
front forks. Long was all that came to my mind. And
hard - the bicycle seat Patrick had mounted to the bike
when he roared into the parking lot at Prescott Park
for the sat. bbq at SS11, well I think he went through
a tube or 2 of Prep-H that weekend.
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Where's the kickstand
on this thing?!!
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RV's Lambretta TV 200:
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