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Minggu, 05 Juli 2009

Touring dengan Si "Dia"

Orang bilang kenapa jg capek2 jalan jauh ama kendaraan roda dua,apalagi itu ama vespa tua.Tp bagi saya itu kepuasan yang tiada duanya,ya walaupun dlm perjalanan merana,saya ngerasa asik-asik aja.













Cerita ini berawal dari rencana saya mo bawa hijrah tu vespa dari kota padang ke Bengkulu,karena semenjak saya kerja di pulau batam,ntu vespa kasihan ngak ada yg perhatiin.Jadi pas ada kesempatan cuti kerja,ya udah mulai deh terpikirkan ntuk bawa keluar tu vespa.

Bayangin aja ntu vespa cuma d servis sekedar aja sebelum di bawa jalan jauh.Awalnya saya rencana brangkat jam 3 pagi,eh taunya ketiduran gitu,jadinya brangkat jam 6 pagi.singkat cerita,selama perjalanan dari kota padang ke kota painan (pesisir selatan) aman -aman aja ga' ada kendala pa2.tuh vespa enak aja d bawa lari 60 Km/jam.















Nah petaka udah mulai muncul,awalnya knalpot saya,lepas baut pengikatnya.ya udah ntuk sementara saya ikat aja ama kawat dl sambil mencari tukang las yg ada sepanjang perjalanan,untung akhirnya ketemu jg tukang lasnya.tanpa pikir panjang saya langsung berhenti,dan langsung saya bongkar tu knalpot dari pengikatnya.akhirnya selesai jg di las,dan hbs jg waktu bwt masng knalpot k bodi mesinnya.

Lumayan jg ntu knalpot bs bertahan lama,tapi naas lagi,pas waktu di tengah2 perkrbunan sawit di daerah Bintuhan bengkulu,ntu knalpot malah lebih parah.....tempat gantungan bautnya itu patah,otomatis ga bs di ikat ama kawat lagikan????waduh apalagi udah gelap banget,jalanan sepi lagi.Dan tanpa pikir panjang, saya lepasin aja tu knalpot,jadilah selama sisa perjalanan itu serta usaha mencari tempat yang agak terang,telah diiringi oleh suara bising yg ga karuan,tapi masa bodoh deh,daripada saya di makan ama si "belang",bisa ga' ketemu lagi dong ma ortu gw,

Akhirnya saya ketemu jg SPBU ,langsung aja saya berhenti dan masang tu knalpot seadanya aja,beruntung saya bawa kabel serep kopling,ya udah tak pake aja dulu.Waktu dah menujukan jam 8 mlm,apalagi bengkulu kota masih kira2 4 jam lagi.Biar ga terlalu kemalam ampe bengkulu,saya tancap gas lagi,sepanjang jalan saya guap-guap terus karena ngantuk.sampe-ada empat kali saya mau ketabrak mobil,karena tanpa sadar saya udah ke tengah jalan.Saya tahan terus rasa kantuk,dan syukurlah akhirnya ada lg SPBU,tanpa pikir lagi langsung saya parkir dan langsung tidur aja di atas vespa,ga pake turun2 lagi ato cari tempat yg enak buat tidur.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Tiba2 saya kaget dengar klakson mobil truk,trus saya lihat jam ternyata udah hampir jam 11 malam,rupanya saya tertidur sejam lebih.Dan tanpa cuci muka lagi,langsung saya tancap gas lagi si "dia".Dan akhirnya ,saya sampai jg d kota bengkulu dan waktu udah menunjukan jam 2 dini hari.Udahlah ga pa2 hampir seharian saya di jalan,yang penting saya selamat sampai tujuan.

Rabu, 24 Juni 2009

New Scooter




When you think of the vespa™ you're probably thinking of the VBB Sportique. With its rounded headlamp and curved panels, its been turning heads for more than 40 years. Built between 1960 and 1967 over 270,000 VBB’s were produced. The VBB offers great performance reaching speeds of 53 mph. Fuel efficient as well, over 100 mpg. Parts are easy to come by even vespa™ themselves continue to make parts for them so maintaining one is fairly simple. 150cc, also available 125cc on request.

Vespa 150 VBB Vespa 150 VBB Vespa 150 VBB Vespa 150 VBB Vespa 150 VBB Vespa 150 VBB Vespa 150 VBB

These scooters are comfortable, reliable and useable in today’s traffic. They are a lot more refined than earlier models- the VBB was the first standard Vespa™ to have a 4 speed gearbox. We equip the VBB with later 10 inch wheels and 12 volt electrics, this gives improved brighter lights and improved starting. The standard specs on our restorations are as follows.

Stainless Steel ( Looks like chrome but won't rust ) legshield surround.
Stainless Steel Side Panel Protector Trims
Stainless Steel Mudguard Protector Trim
Chrome plated wheels x 3
Chrome plated Stand

We offer genuine 1960's Italian built vespas™ beautifully restored back to showroom condition and avaiable in any colour your like or we offer the 4 original stock colours. Take a look at our colour gallery for an idea of colours. If you would like to see more angles of a certain colour please contact us. We would be happy to email you the studio picture. We are also happy to paint any color you choose as a special order, see our custom paint gallery for some ideas of previous designs.

ENGINE UPGRADES, we offer the following engine upgrades -

Option 1 - 12v Electronic Ignition Upgrade, we replace the original flywheel and generator stator for an electronic type. This gives a massive improvement on the starting, brighter lights, better fuel economy and because the new flywheel weighs 1/3 less than the original you get faster acceleration. A superb upgrade and highly recommended.

Option 2 - Full engine upgrade, replace your original engine for a brand new 3 or 5 port reedvalve engine. A new engine offers faster speed approx +10mph, 12v electronic ignition, reliability, brighter lights and better starting. If you intend to use your scoot for daily travel we recommend this upgrade option. No changes are required to the frame so it looks identical to the original.

All our Scooters undergo a 100 point nut and bolt restorations. We start with original unmodified matching number scooters. The scooters are stripped right down to their component parts prior to a full 1st Class restoration. Each of our bikes has an average of 1,870 man hours spent on them by a team of 38 enthusiasts. Highly trained, each with many years – if not decades of experience in restoration, most are proud Vespa™ owners and club members too!