MLM Cali pipe on my Puch Newport

As I mentioned in my last post, I already installed the pipe. I'm super happy with it. I think it looks great. Now I just need to re-tune my bike to get the full potential out of this setup. Speaking of which, this is what I'm running:
65cc MetraKit
High compression head
19mm dellorto
Stock points
Hardwired

I can't remember what I have for gearing. I need to check that, overall I'm happy with it. It'll pull hills and it still has a decent top speed (45 mph with the Estoril).

Pics:

Estoril, you've been good to me...MLM upgrade

I've been feeling for quite a while that the Estoril has been holding me back. I thought about de-restricting it, but decided a Motion Left upgrade would be much cooler. Plus, when 1977 Mopeds ran their sale, I couldn't resist.

I went with the stainless Cali pipe. I thought about going polished stainless, but decided it would be too much.

Here are the pipes side by side. I already have it mounted on the bike. I'll grab a picture of that tomorrow.

Picked up a Hercules

A friend of mine has been looking for a bike. Unfortunately, I haven't had much luck finding her one...until now. She's new to the moped scene and I wanted something that would be reliable and fairly easy to start. The Hercules was my first bike and I absolutely loved it. I can only hope she enjoys this one as much as I enjoyed mine.

The paint is a little faded, but overall it is pretty clean.








Dirty carb. That will have to come off:


Interesting surprise in the headlight:


Nice wiring. It looks like I'll be hard wiring this bike. Now to find the schematic I need.

Parks and Wreck Creation Rally pics

We a great turnout for our first rally. We learned a lot over the weekend and I think next year will be even better.

Approximately 18 people showed up from Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, and Iowa. As usual, there were a few breakdowns, but most of the group survived. It was a lot of fun having other fast bikes here to ride with and seeing/discussing other people's setups.

Pictures here:
http://leftovermopeds.com/images/rides/10.11-parksandwreck/index.htm

Staging at Allen Park:


Cody's bike...super clean:


Waiting for the ride to start:


Riding through Ottawa:




Lunchbeers in Utica:


Hiking at Starved Rock:




Nail in tire on the way back:


Good thing he had Gazelles:


End of Saturday's ride:


I met back up with the group for more riding on Sunday.

Here is Seb's bike. I love this thing. It's fast and looks like no other bike. It's janky, but it runs well.


The Ciao finally fired up and ran well...until it soft seized at 45+ mph on a long downhill stetch:


Gravel roads in all directions:


Ripping the country roads:




There just happened to be a car show in the same campground where everyone stayed.  We crashed it for a little while:


Thanks again for making the trip out everyone. I personally had a great time.