MOPED ARMY

so rad.

i heard stock carb goes just as fast

nice colormatching on the cdi, you should consider those orange wheel inserts...

for Karen

sex machine. good work

super clean, i approve

Tim, I actually put on a pair of M-bars originally, but it just didn't look or feel quite right to me. With the M-bars on there, it just caused the look of the front end to be too high and disconnected from the rest of the bike.

The M-bars are generally my favorite handlebars on any moped, but just didn't feel quite right for this one. I had them on my Derbi Variant, and it was perfect in every way.

As of right now, the clip-on's feel great, but I do wish the seat was a tad lower. I'm thinking of picking up one of the 77' TSM seats to redo the seat foam with race foam and reupholster.

Larry -

Beautiful. Go with pedals, for easy parking in Brooklyn, and you won't have to push-start it with pedals, right? High comp engine on a crowded city street can be a pain in the ass to push start.

Andy, it's really not as hard to start as you would believe it to be. I only need maybe 5-10ft of pushing before I lean down on the back to get it started. I think it's because of the MVT CDI giving such a strong good spark, the bike just always wants to start.

I do however kinda want pedals just to keep a little bit of "moped" back into the bike.

Mr. Clay - I accept your challenge to a race. I say we meet halfway riding on the bikes...and whoever's bike is still running after that and win's the race...SHALL be VICTORIOUS!

Or...if you're coming to the Richmond rally, this is my one and only running bike right now. So we shall see then! God...I'm hoping not to break this kit at the rally seeing how I just finished building it. Oh well...it is a moped.

Hell yeah! top notch build!

I would love to go to a West coast rally.

And it's true...the MVT does magic. My liquid cooled head doesn't have decomp, so when building the bike...I was worried the whole time that it was going to be ridiculous to start and ride everyday...until I started it first time super easy. And now, it just starts every time within 2 seconds of pushing.

Did you add pegs to it since the pictures? Feet are going to get lonely. This looks great - hope to see it in RVA.

Adam - I have not beaten you in building a water cooled TSM...we shall see if i'll get my ass handed to me when yours is done. I've been contemplating about getting the Malossi boxed swingarm for the reason that it seems to have more room for the carb to sit.

I really want to put my 24mm Mikuni Flatslide on this bike to really get the most out of it...but since it is a daily rider, the fact that I would need to weld a intake that swung it out so I kick it all the time annoys me. But the Malossi swingarm just looks to have a little bit more room. Maybe even enough dare I say, to fit my 24 Flatslide?

Mick - I haven't put pegs on yet, I've been busy so I haven't been able to hop on the lathe and turn some down. Plus...my knurling tool didn't come in yet. I rode it the other day, and let me say that the 1.25" of pedal shaft next to the clutch pulley spinning at 12k rpm isn't easy to find nor is it nice to have your foot next to that.

Thanks Mick, I'll keep that in mind to make 2 sets while I'm on the lathe already. Might as well take the pieces off and throw them on the mill to make a flat surface. Thanks man.

As far as a intake for my bike, I was going to use the Polini SHA intake plate, bore that bitch out on the mill, and aluminum weld a matching tube with a decent wall thickness onto it to spigot mount to the 24 flatslide.

You actually might have some luck. I was lurking at Seth's TSM the other day, and saw that his intake on his Malossi cases actually offer a little bit more room since it doesn't angle up as much. But then again, the width and deep float bowls on the 24 Mikuni probably won't work either way.

I did however manage to get my Flatslide onto my PHBG intake just sticking it on for looks...but it's so big in that little spot, that it can't variate anywhere or it'll just hit the carb. I'm sure it can be done...but I'm just going to have to fanagle it to get it sitting within the subframe or at least in between the width of the frame.