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Roald Knol
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| Email: |
happyday4you@hotmail.com |
| IM: |
MSN: happyday4you@hotmail.com |
| Mopeds: |
| 1981 | Puch Maxi S | | 1980 | Puch Maxi | | 1976 | Sparta Lucky |
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| Last Login: |
September 6, 2008 |
| Age: |
21 |
| City: |
Assen |
| Country: |
Netherlands |
I'm Roald, a 20yr old guy from the Netherlands. I've been driving, modifying, rebuilding and tuning mopeds since I was 15.
I started out with a 1981 Yamaha DT50MX (this is probably considered a motorcycle in the US, since it has 4 gears and more then 2bhp stock). After changing the stock exhaust for a Tecno exhaust it had a topspeed of 75km/h or 45mp/h. After that I changed the original front fork for a DTR fork, which had a disc brake and a 21" wheel. I sold this bike for way too little money, because I was tired of the clutch constantly breaking down.
I then bought a 1982 Honda MT-5 (also prob. considered a motorcycle in the US, it has 4 gears and 2bhp+ stock). It had a ported 70cc cilinder kit, 20mm Mikuni carburettor and a Luhao exhaust. Although it never runned well it did 85km/h or 53mp/h. It was probably a blown engine seal, but i never fixed it. I built in a MTX swingarm with mono-shock suspension for better handling. I sold it shortly after.
Then I got a 1980 Puch Maxi S in parts. I rebuild the complete thing with a self-ported (Altered timings) 70cc TCCD, 16mm Dell'orto SHA flat-slide carburettor and a Proma GP exhaust. It went like the wind. A good 80km/h or 50mp/h. I drove this bike for one summer and parted it out.
Now I've bought a 1976 Sparta Lucky. It is completely stock and completely busted. I'm having so much trouble with this thing that I decided to fix it one last time and sell it.
And I'm maintaining and driving my brothers 1981 Puch Maxi S Europa. It is completely stock except for the Proma GP exhaust. It does 60km/h or 37mp/h.
I'm also maintaining a Peugeot 104 from a friend of mine. We completely rebuilt it. It was a barn find we did on his grandma's farm. it used to belong to my friends mother. It wouldn't turn over, had flat tires, a lot of rust and some other minor problems. We scrapped the engine and replaced it by a 2002 Ramzey engine with kickstart and CDI ignition. We replaced all wear & tear parts (Seals, chain, sprockets, cables etc.) and replaced the original exhaust by a LeoVince. It drives like a charm now.
And I just bought a Puch Maxi. More on that later.
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