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Valentini C410 Export. Very cute 👍🏻

There’s some horror stories from owners waiting months for simple parts. The back up from RA themselves has got a shit reputation. Dealers are good and folk like the scooters but plenty are sick to death of waiting for spares. I went to have a look at one a couple of years back and they’re very smart things.

Update, the wasp is now run-in so back to normal oil/petrol ratio. I don’t hammer it but managed an indicated 80+ kph this evening on a relatively flat road. I guess that equates to about 45mph but I need to GPS it to see. Anyhow it’s far better on the hills now, used to drop down to 15 mph before the rebuild, now more like 25 mph. I know that still fuck all but it makes a difference. Anyway, a couple of pics from my ride this evening.

Incredible.

Long shot here:

Just play the fu ‘n note!

I can’t stop watching this. Fuck sake.

Looking through it has to be a MK1. Air scoop thing plus wing badge:

I originally thought MK2 Accord, the wedgy single headlight one.

What car is (the amazing) Debbie Harry near to here?

Cleardogshitbagmungous.

This must go like fuck. 183cc Piaggio Zip, still registered as 50cc: £2800 and I’d be tempted if I didn’t have the Vespa. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275345252360?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=XnOb_GfWRIW&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=3ulo4D9mQrm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Rieju is, I think, the only new two-stroke 50cc on the market. I bet these are great fun once ran in and the restrictions removed: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384415458378?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HqhT_b5sQtW&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=3ulo4D9mQrm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I love 50cc bikes and this looks ace. Shame it’s a four-stroke though. Even more so that the Euro 5 regulations mean any mods would have to be taken off for each MOT. And this from the description is dubious, to say the least: “so we have worked together with the manufacturer to bring you what we believe is what an up to date Yamaha FS1E would look like” Yamaha YM50