18.000km and 15 countries on a GS; part 1 preparations

[major]

wow!

perfect ambience and workstation.

i can smell the fragance inside.

wbw

[Gast]

What is the translation of "Blindnieten"?

[Laurus]

The place is even better in real life, the building is very big and there is a lot to see... If you are near the Breda area in the Netherlands sometime you should visit Maskes Vespa Klassiekers in Rijen (www.maskes.nl).

[Laurus]

The front is back in... This week my casings are coming back from the sandblaster so I can start with the build of my engine...

Three steps in the restoration of a GS160...:

[andreasnagy]

are you building up 2 other GS for substitution "on the fly"

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[Laurus]

Haha, I wish!

[Laurus]

Casings are sandblasted and put together again, engine almost done.

I used a special tool to mount the bearing for the crank:

Seal clutchside:

Casings ready to be put back together:

Always a nice view:

Engine back together only the clutch and ignition left to be mounted:

[Laurus]

Unfortunately the engine has to be taken apart again because of a production error in the kickstart-thing.... I did finish the build and will split the engine after having driven some miles with it. So, technically it is pretty much finished, now I can run it in and test it and make it 'travel-ready'.

[Bonito66]

Just nice

[andreasnagy]

Fine!

[Laurus]

Thanks!

[Crank-Hank]

Way to good for your trip

I still don´t like the Style of a PX glovebox and I can not understand why not a Repfo GS

http://www.germansco...125+vna_pv18091

Same lock (easy to handle) and slightly bigger

[Laurus]

Dont like it either, but after the trip I will get it out. And this one was for free, the repro would have cost me another 100 euros or so.

[Crank-Hank]

Oh .... gottya. You are pumping around 6000 euro in that bike and you are complaining about 100 bucks for a stylish glovebox

It is a GS4 Series 1!! I thought money is no big thing. You could have saved some good bucks if you had chosen a Sprint or anything of this ordinary models

Anyhow. Keep on keeping on

[Laurus]

True story, though things are a bit more complicated than it might seem.

[andreasnagy]

with or without px-glovebox, the idea of taking a 60's scoot instead of a "modern-style"-px ist respectable. you always see scooterists, that have 20 vintage scooters in their private collection and take the px to join a scooterrun or making a long trip to anywhere.

i support your idea because its my style!

[Laurus]

Exactly my thoughts andreasnagy, I even swapped my original paint GS for a GS that had to be rebuild in order to be able to do this trip with a GS. An all original GS would have even been better, but in my current financial and time circumstances not realistic.

[Laurus]

Almost done 500kms already:

[Laurus]

[andreasnagy]

wow! impressing road map

do you use a navigation system on board? how is handling and display?

[Gast]

where is your luggage??!

[andreasnagy]

in the car. we are not in india ...

[Laurus]

Where is the luggage?? We haven't started yet, just wait and see ;)

Yes I have a navigation system, it is a garmin zumo 220, and it works fine (waterproof and you can use it with your gloves on), I only have to find out whether I can charge it with my ignition or not.

[andreasnagy]

what about chargin' a battery in the glovebox or so??

[Crank-Hank]

Easiest way is to have a car charging plug connected to the spannungsregler

You need an adapter for your items but goes with the advantage you don't have to deal with 12v to 230v

[Laurus]

Easiest way is to have a car charging plug connected to the spannungsregler

You need an adapter for your items but goes with the advantage you don't have to deal with 12v to 230v

But can I do this if I have no battery?

[Cpt.Howdy]

If you have a 12v ignition than yes. I´ve got a similar setting on my vnb with a standart px ignition. i used this regulator an a regular cigarette lighter jack...works fine with cell phone or mp3-player.

[andreasnagy]

and with this regulator there's no need of a battery?

[mr.VespaGS]

Me too !

If you have a 12v ignition than yes. I´ve got a similar setting on my vnb with a standart px ignition. i used this regulator an a regular cigarette lighter jack...works fine with cell phone or mp3-player.

[Crank-Hank]

No need for a battery!

I don' t know if the cigarette lighter jacks (thats the word) really need a special Spannungsregler

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