"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
09/13/2019 at 23:59 • Filed to: Two wheels good
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"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
09/13/2019 at 23:59 • Filed to: Two wheels good | 5
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Its a lovely evening. I’ve got my favorite root beer, a Chinesium carb to replace the original Kymco carb I ruined by breaking off the tip of a needle into an orifice I was trying to clean out. Twas only $18 thanks to the Canadian exchange rate ... Yeah Canadian seller, carb shipped directly from China ... The modern world!
I’m gonna futz around with this little bugger for a while, then take a ride on my 125. Wife and kids are all in bed already. Not a bad way to spend an evening.
She fired right up! I took it for a little test ride. The speedo doesn’t work, but she goes, stops, and turns just fine.
When I got down to air up the tires, I was super pleased to see the rear tire has been replaced with a Micheli n. The front, however, is some Chinese piece of crap with some REALLY ugly sidewall cracks. It’s definitely a campground/racetrack scooter until that gets replaced. Oh well, I'm super happy to have revived this little guy, after my epic failure to get that Honda Helix sorted.
glemon
> shop-teacher
09/13/2019 at 21:51 |
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As I have gotten older I have a much greater appreciation for parts or projects that can be done on a workbench or a tray in my lap. Good luck with the carb.
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shop-teacher
> glemon
09/13/2019 at 22:06 |
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It's alive!
Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
> shop-teacher
09/13/2019 at 23:03 |
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Do you ever wake up in the morning and decide that you should take the GMC solely because you don't want to look like the old guy in the yellow Corvette convertible?
Chariotoflove
> shop-teacher
09/13/2019 at 23:27 |
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Carbs of both kinds then. Needs a scoop of ice cream though.
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shop-teacher
> Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
09/14/2019 at 00:03 |
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Nah man, that's a C5R. I definitely would like to be the old man in that yellow Vette ;)
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shop-teacher
> Chariotoflove
09/14/2019 at 00:03 |
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Oh, good call!
fryguy
> shop-teacher
09/14/2019 at 07:53 |
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Speedo - speedo? I don’t need no stinkin speedo!
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shop-teacher
> fryguy
09/14/2019 at 09:33 |
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Definitely not! It only displays those Communist kilometers anyways!