Blog tutorials and reviews

Wheels

• Sealed bearings is like astroglide for your moped

Sealed bearing conversion for Puch snowflake wheels.

• Sealed bearing conversion for Garelli

Sealed bearing conversion for Garelli snowflake (mag) wheels.

Frame/Gas Tank

• Moped tank rust removal

Removing rust from a moped gas tank.

Kits and Top End Stuff

• Hobbit Kit Review

Review of kits for the Honda Hobbit (PA50)

• Port Mapping

A technique for mapping ports and porting cylinders.

• Pro tips to building a Puch Polini

Lots of great tips and advice for people wanting to build a fast and reliable Puch Polini.

Transmissions and Bottom End Stuff

• Mini bearing press

How to press on crank bearings without having to heat or freeze anything.

• Vespa variator work

YouTube video of removing and modifiying Vespa moped variator.

• Tomos Clutch pad repair

YouTube video of relining 1st and 2nd gear Tomos clutch shoes.

• Tomos sprocket oil leak fix

YouTube video of Jesse's instructions of keeping oil from tomos engines from splashing on the rear tire.

General Performance

• The Buddy Hobbit

Building a fast and reliable Hobbit.

Also, a response to this blog entry.

• Timing Part 1

About ignition timing, and why it's important for making your moped run good

• Crankcase Compression: theory and implications

About crankcase compression, and how it affects how your moped runs.

• Case Matching: moar flow, less mess

How to case match without splitting the case.

• Vespa Carburetor Cleaning

How to clean a Vespa Sha carburetor write up and video.

Electrical Components

• Hero Puch CDI on a Derbi

Installing a cheap and reliable CDI system on your Derbi

Brand-Specific

• Motobecane L'Amour

Some good general Motobecane advice

Other

• Smoke & Mirrors

Why your moped isn't as bad for the environment as all the tree huggers say it is.

• Puch Magnum Build

Overview of a 1980 Puch Magnum Restoration Project