Frate_Raper Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 My dude is in school for some sort of mechanical engineer thing, his final assigment for the year is designing and rebuilding break system for a 1964 VESPA! He HAS TO USE 100% original parts, yes we've tried all the usual hipster fag shops and online places for some of the parts. I remember some of you guys being into these things. Help my friend out here's what he needs my homie says: (11:26:27 PM) i'm incharge of designing and building the new brake system and suspension. We're putting a girder front suspension on it and retrofitting 9" brake rotors and gsxr1000 brake calipers onto it front and back it's getting a 5kw(12hp) electric motor, should do 100km/h so i need the 10" rim with tire, no hub's or brakes necessary. The brake pedal(mine is fucked) and the stock handle bars with speedo. raperguy says: for a 1964 vespa? myhomie guy says: any year will work. as long as it's the 10" wheels, that's like #1 thing i need because i need to make entire new hubs etc for them, everything else is kinda a very distant 2nd myhomieguy ays: i want to use bike shit, but my prof is being a douche and wants vespa stuff, it's making designing shit impossible. STOCK HANDLE BARS AND PEDAL, any drawings or material to look over would be good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGOE1 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 tell your buddy to take some REAL classes. not building fag mobiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 the prof. is gonna slang that motherfucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 theres the helpful solution he's looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 nice! i have an old vespa GS. tell him to give scooterworks (chicago) a call. they are very friendly and will give him great advice. you should post some photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shai_hulud Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 There's a shop called First Kick in SF. http://www.firstkick.com/ I've heard good things about them. They're not cheap, but they know their shit. This sounds like it's going to be an expensive, time-consuming headache. If the teacher sells the bike your friend should kick his ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldBench Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 wow, wtf. his teachers probably a hipster hippy kid who plays guitars on the lawn and hangs out in venice selling anti war buttons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 nice! i have an old vespa GS. tell him to give scooterworks (chicago) a call. they are very friendly and will give him great advice. you should post some photos I would have never guessed skinheads would be into scooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM4RT Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I would have never guessed skinheads would be into scooters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 You'd think some mechanical engineering degree would be more about asking the question, "What possible good would come from putting brakes from a liter bike on a twelve horsepower vespa?" Sounds like he already failed. Vespa parts are stupidly expensive. Even used. I'd buy a parts bike off craigslist and pray he can make up the difference off what he doesn't use. Also, why does he need "stock handlebars, wheel and speedo?" Is his professor a vespa afficianado? Im pretty sure you could get away with ANY handlebar, wheel, and speedo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I've always had luck with http://www.ptownscooters.com - the shop is kinda grubby but the guys all work on used bikes mostly and know their shit. I don't ride anymore but I do miss it from time to time... Not mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceLeroy Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 i seen a mob of vespa riders downtown the other day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Theres apparently a gang of hipster moped riders in san francisco. The Examiner ran an editorial about this one 150+ member "gang" and their "gang-like" activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shai_hulud Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Yeah, "The Creatures". I know some of those guys. They're hardly a gang, however. I've never been a big fan of mopeds myself, but they're all about it. The Examiner is a piece of sensationalist shit. But, you probably knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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