The Law
Ian's Jet200
Chet
The crank has since been sent to WCLW to get re-pressed and welded, and Aaron desperately awaits
the moment he can get Chet back on the road (hopefully by Kings Classic 5).
(8/5/98) Aa's crank is back from down south and waiting to be put back in the bike. We're
all hoping Chet'll be running this weekend.
(8/19/98) While on the King's Classic 5 this last weekend, Aaron encountered a burned-out
clutch on his recently reassembled love machine. While not the biggest setback, he's cast it as the opportunity to
swap out and/or fix a few other parts as well. We're out to get Chet rolling for longer than a
week!!
(9/7/99)
Aarong orders parts from WCLW for the new de-tuned (i.e. "streetable") Chet:
o New Indian crank with 116mm Yamaha rod
LET'S GET THE DAMN THING RUNNIN'!!
VB1T Basket (to be christened CA license # BMBLBEE)
(8/10/98) The engine and relevant parts go to FKS for
master mechanic Peter Gohler to work his magic on them.
7/3/99 The freshly painted (chrome yellow) and filled body returns from
Maximum Auto Body. Adam is stoked.
True to form for any scooter club, the NBGSK have our share of non-runners. In fact, it was Ian
who first posited the theory that one of us always has to have a non-operational bike at any given
point. Call it the First Law of Scooter Dynamics. It's a good thing some of us own more than
one bike...
The Jet goes to SFSC for top end rebuild. Barry talks Ian out of performance kit. More to come...
(7/22/98) Aaron's Lambretta Chesterfield had a little problem this last Spring, that being he unwittingly
snapped the crank by just driving it too damn hard (Shame on you, Aaron!!). Spending evenings racing Mustang 5.0s
out in the Avenues will put some wear and tear on your race bike, and in this case, the results
were almost catastrophic. After splitting the engine and determining exactly what was broken,
Aaron set out to retrieve:
1. a new padded GP crank from Taffspeed.
2. a new piston and rings.
3. new bearings and seals.
and rebuild the beast "Chet". To make a long story short, shortly after rebuilding, Aaron looked down
at his flywheel and noticed the retaining nut turning off center. Not Good. Turns out one of the
crank webs is twisted on the rod.
o Wiseco Tru-Forge 70mm piston kit
o 32mm Mikuni flat-slide carb
... and from Taffspeed:
o road tuned TS1 kit
o centersquish head
Adam bought this bike at the FKS swap meet on July 5, 1998. It's a complete
(and completely apart) 1958 Vespa VB1T 150 body and engine. This is apparantly the first year
that Vespa made a bike with an enclosed headset, and the last year of the "wide-body" frame style.
The body has a few holes that need to be filled by a dependable welder, but they're minor, and
the back end and both cowls are entirely straight (The engine side cowl is the type hinged to
swing up like this). It even includes all those
annoyingly-hard-to-find little parts like the Y-pattern flywheel cover, carburator airbox,
cylinder shroud, and square speedometer.
