Anybody here mess with Mopeds?
I was headed home last Sunday after church with my wife and kids and came across a moped that someone threw out on the curb with some other trash. I went home, hopped in my truck and went back to get it. I don't know much about mopeds but I know enough to make one run!
Me and a friend patched some hacked up wiring, cleaned and set the points, cleaned the carb, flushed the tank and had the old thing running! I got some new tires and tubes from Wal-Mart and within 3-4 hours of work I was cruising the neighborhood.
Turns out it's a pretty worthless 1987 "Kamasura 50". They were never technically sold new in the U.S. It was a Chinese scam that offered a free 500cc motorcycle and all you had to do was pay $400 for shipping. What showed up was a 50cc moped...
I love this thing! It does about 30MPH. I plan to fix the broken lights and such and hopefully get it tagged/titled. A quick power wash and a light polish made it look nearly new.
Does anybody else here own any Mopeds?
I was headed home last Sunday after church with my wife and kids and came across a moped that someone threw out on the curb with some other trash. I went home, hopped in my truck and went back to get it. I don't know much about mopeds but I know enough to make one run!
Me and a friend patched some hacked up wiring, cleaned and set the points, cleaned the carb, flushed the tank and had the old thing running! I got some new tires and tubes from Wal-Mart and within 3-4 hours of work I was cruising the neighborhood.
Turns out it's a pretty worthless 1987 "Kamasura 50". They were never technically sold new in the U.S. It was a Chinese scam that offered a free 500cc motorcycle and all you had to do was pay $400 for shipping. What showed up was a 50cc moped...
I love this thing! It does about 30MPH. I plan to fix the broken lights and such and hopefully get it tagged/titled. A quick power wash and a light polish made it look nearly new.
Does anybody else here own any Mopeds?