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terry dean /

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Nov 20, 2007 02:12PM

it sucks that when i FINALLY get around to doing my "fast" ciao, it's like the hip new thing. whatever dude, i think they are awesome, and it's about time everyone else did too.

anyway, i've started in on my second ciao (third vespa total) and this time around i'm documenting it as i go. i've always wanted to do this with ped, so i'm finally doing it. wish i had done it with magnomos.

http://ciaociaociao.wordpress.com is where you'll find it, if you care enough to care. i have some fancy stuff in store for ciao, so you might book mark it and check it every now and again.

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qwestl0ve

Nov 20, 2007 02:36PM

CIAI CIAO dammit! other people are still stuck on puch, ciao's aint that popular yet dean, we're still pioneers! i've been reading over everything, and i luv the documentation. keep up the good work! obscure models all the way for me man!

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dean OP

Nov 20, 2007 02:48PM

ciaos are def the new magnum

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philip

Nov 20, 2007 02:59PM

Look forward to reading your updates, but I agree, Ciao's are the new Magnum. Oh well, you can always say you liked them before they were cool.

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qwestl0ve

Nov 20, 2007 03:02PM

word! i started mine when everyone at warbux said they were ugly bitch bikes...then i rolled up and they were like DAMN nice ciao!

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dean OP

Nov 20, 2007 03:11PM

they were never not cool! damn it!

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qwestl0ve

Nov 20, 2007 03:13PM

lol, thats what i said! isee a bikes potential. just wait til it shifts and everyone says tomos are cool...lol it WILL happen. each brand has it's own year

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tommy

Nov 20, 2007 03:54PM

year of the flyong dutchmen.

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philip

Nov 20, 2007 04:04PM

I'm waiting for the year of the Chicken Power.

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maitland

Nov 20, 2007 04:07PM

what happened to you all

ciaos suck

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chrispaz

Nov 20, 2007 04:09PM

damn and I'm still building a magnum. Always behind the curve.

Thanks for taking the time to document the build (this is what I am doing for the magnum). It's the best way for others to learn without asking a million questions.

ps: ciao's are ugly just fyi

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jcampbell

Nov 20, 2007 04:22PM

Looking forward to seeing the complete bike...

Keep us updated.

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dean OP

Nov 20, 2007 04:35PM

paz, i am ugly, the only way i can not be ugly is to ride around on something uglier than i am, so the ciao is perfect for me! yay!

also, are you documenting your magnum online? where can we follow the progress?

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dean OP

Nov 20, 2007 04:37PM

mkelly, same goes for what you said. i suck, a lot, so the only way i can seem to not be so damn sucky is to ride around on something suckier than i am.. the ciao is truly the perfect moped for me!

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brianf

Nov 20, 2007 04:59PM

Don't you need a different rear wheel axle to use the variator? Is that included in the "racing gear" set?

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dean OP

Nov 20, 2007 05:00PM

i have a bravo wheel already, but i believe the gear set might take care of that. i'm waiting for it to show up so that i can see what all is what. if possible, i'll rebuild a ciao transmission and save the bravo wheel for the other ciao.

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brianf

Nov 20, 2007 05:02PM

Indeed. I wonder if that same trick would work with a kinetic. I know you can replace the rear wheel with one from a bravo, but finding one is such a pain in the neck.

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brianf

Nov 20, 2007 05:03PM

Oh, and I think you need to replace the clutch with a bravo-like one, to keep the belt tension right as the variator opens and closes.

did someone say ciaos are ugly??

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qwestl0ve

Nov 20, 2007 05:09PM

HA! look again my friend!

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qwestl0ve

Nov 20, 2007 05:11PM

you can variate a kinetic easily, just get all the vespa variated parts, and put it on the kinetic

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brianf

Nov 20, 2007 05:11PM

Yep. I'm just saying that buying a rear wheel gear set is almost certainly easier than finding a bravo rear wheel.

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Cory /

qwestl0ve

Nov 20, 2007 05:13PM

yeah, that's probably true. when i bought my ciao, it was already variated. i waited until i found one...then i put a polini variator on that bitch, but i think i'm going to go with a malossi variator now....we'll see

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maitland

Nov 20, 2007 05:18PM

haha oh terry dean.

i just cant physically ride on a ciao, therefore they suck to me.

your tahoe is sexxxxxxy though

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dean OP

Nov 20, 2007 05:40PM

you def need the clutch from a variated vespa moped to make a variator work, even if you buy the racing gears. zippy might have them? i don't know. i've got a couple, so i'm kind of lucky.

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dean OP

Nov 20, 2007 05:43PM

at least i feel lucky anyway

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troye

Nov 20, 2007 09:13PM

Lucky in love? When you finish the Ciao, bring it to Reno! Just come to Reno anyway: you can ride my Yamahopper.

I love almost all mopeds aside from TTLXes -- too much plastic bullshit. I have confidence that your Ciao will dominate, and put the naysayers to such shame.

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dean OP

Nov 20, 2007 10:02PM

i like nay sayers. i don't do the whole TOLD YOU SO thing, but on the inside i feel super fuzzy when i show someone a thing or two.

ttlx's are awesome. you just have to throw away all the plastic!

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maitland

Nov 20, 2007 10:32PM

oddly enough i am interested in ciao performance

not because i want one, but im helping my buddy soup his up so he can ride with my shredped motobecane monster (its even faster than it was at T.I.T.S this summer)

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aaustin

Nov 21, 2007 02:55PM

I think it's awesome that you are documenting this. I think it would be beneficial to the site if everyone documented their projects, and that is why I will be doing the same thing when I start my winter project. It won't be any where near as cool though, and I'm sure I'll fuck up a lot. I'm such a noob still. Any who, I learn alot when people post stuff like this. Keep going, and try not to spend all your money on moped parts so you can come home for x-mas.

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billyburgles

Nov 21, 2007 03:04PM

terry, did you get the pipe you bought from me?

I put some stickers in there too.

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