February 2012
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Keep steppin' yo game up
So last year I ran the PHBG 21, which was a great carb. I don’t understand anyone’s issue with PHBGs: I didn’t have to rejet constantly for temperature swings, it was pretty easy to tune, and it was easy to work on. That being said, a 21mm carb is good for 10-12 horsepower, so it was time to make the move to the TM24 to see where that took me.
The primary issue with getting the...
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i bought this doppler clutch pulley and rebuilt it per the instructions in the wiki. the fact that i have to rebuild a $220 pulley before it is even run is ridiculous, but i’m glad i did:
the quality control on this thing is dreadful.
can’t really tell from the photo, but there are burrs, flashing, and the offset hole was cut out crooked.
my favorite part. hint: look at the...
January 2012
2 posts
December 2011
1 post
I should’ve taken this with me to Texas … instead of the c70. Miss ya’ll moped freaks up northeast. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, blah blah blah
<3 tomtom
October 2011
7 posts
Holy Fucking Fuck: Update: I feel like a dick. →
holyfuckingfuck:
I walked into my kitchen the other day to find this tucked into my back door:
I just looked at it and then called my roommate to check it out. I never handled it myself. He pulled it out of the door looked at it and said “Wow, you should go thank that guy…” Having never picked it out of the…
btw
its difficult for our peds to ride comfortably at 35mph… they all want to go much faster
go us.
^choke is questioning this. i say GO, GO GET ‘EM
Holy Fucking Fuck: You’re not my dad. Stop yelling... →
holyfuckingfuck:
I was riding my moped to the motorcycle shop to get a new cable made, but on my street there are crews cutting down trees and shit. They had the road I needed to go down blocked off so, being an asshole and on a tiny moped, I drove right the fuck around their shit. I literally had to duck as…
September 2011
6 posts
This is what your variator looks like on crack...
It only took 2 cranks (this being my second) for me to learn my lesson. Sigh. Good thing I bought that super stuffy when I was a shot caller.
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August 2011
3 posts
all aboard the hobbit train
toot toot
79 PA50 I, DR, Proma, TJT, Malossi springs, BX40, stock Keihin. Go go get ‘em.
Also, Fred Durst joined blackpipes:
This is Brian and he’s pretty cool. He buys us tacos.
-chrisk
Anonymous asked: You seem to be very well versed with the Hobbits, If I have everything tightened down properly, my hobbit will not idle as the variator just moves with the fly wheel. If I have the main nut loosened its allowed to spin but I'm afraid it will be damaged from spinning off kilter/fly off and break my leg. How is it supposed to work?
I got so many derbi parts I got iodine poisonin'
Flat reed head and variator yeu yeu yeu
That might help cool things down a bit. I still need to think about squish bands and all that. Good enough for now.
P.S. I got hit by a car the other day and ended up with a big dent in the header of my Destroyer, anyone have any tips on how to remove said dent? My current plan is to weld 1/16” rod to the dent, heat the area and pull it...
July 2011
4 posts
got 2 c my pipiez 2day
The first stop was in cle-town. Chrisk took me up north so I could hitch a ride to A2. We chillaxed w/ hokie for a while.
I hitched a ride from cleveland to ann arbor via Orin Beers, brother of Shane Beers.
I met some kittens and Elizabeth Beers (not pictured)
The reason I went to A2 is to buy back my 85 s10 from Shane. It only caught on fire for like, a second. fixed that real...
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Black Pipes do Chicago
After some coordinating shenanigans, 5 Pipes and a friend made it to Chicago for “Fucking Rally”, hosted by Hot N’ Ready’s and Peddy Cash. I myself had a wedding in Chicago on Friday night, but on Saturday morning rode 13 miles in from where I was staying for the long ride and BBQ.
Long story short: Chicago is a good rally town. Hot N’ Peddy’s took care of ...
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pullstart, 2 months l8r
This post is an update to this post.
The opposite of what I thought would happen happened. Instead of the washer being bent by the force of the teeth yanking on it, the teeth were the ones that succomed to mortality.
poor ‘lil teeth, I hardly knew ya. Realistically, I should’ve expected this; the teeth are aluminum and the washer is steel. oh well, time to try something...
Black Pipes freedom ride/kitten rescue2k11
We decided to ride to celebrate our independence from a country that has better health care than us when we found these guys. Someone had apparently dumped them in some brush by the railroad tracks.
We found five kittens: Red Flame, Blue Flame, Collin Powel Chain, Evil Edition and I’m Gay. 4/5 have already found homes. If you want to love Red Flame forever let me know. She needs...
June 2011
5 posts
GAS PORTS. MORE LIKE GASP ORTS
hobbit dr kit
the secret to nice holes? drill a hole in a hose clamp! now you have a nice guide so you dont go sqwiggling a bit all over your new piston
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The consequences of power
I haven’t posted much about Black Butte in a while, but it’s been going well. Devin of Motion Left Mopeds recently provided me with 4 prototype pipes to compare with the St-Ripper, which has proven a little too rev-crazy for my build. I haven’t tested it again with the HPI and lightened weights, so maybe I should soon. I’ll avoid posting a photo of them in order to not...
Every once in a while...
…I realize that I have enough parts at my disposal to build something. Here’s what I’m working on.
who cares.
I’ve also been doing some work on this guy. Glamour post coming soon.
cool camera app u guys
-DW
air cooled fun
Over the last week I’ve taken a break from working on mopeds to focus on my Volkswagen.
My dad and I rebuilt the 1600cc type3 engine for my ‘62 split window bus. It’s been a long time coming and I’m really excited to be making progress on it.
I need to get a riser for the old solex 34 pict 3 because the new alternator gets in the way. If all goes well it...
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HPI yeh
Whatever. Picked up a used HPI and put it on the Hobbit today, finally. I was going to write up a how-to but it was seriously beyond easy. Still dialing it in perfecto, but I hit 65mph on a slight down-slope… my previous highest speed on those same roads was like 61.5.
February 2012 edit for clarity: That 65mph wasn’t GPS’ed and I later realized my bike speedo was off by a few...
May 2011
7 posts
Not A Magnit
But it’ll do just fine.
tuning, but it rips. gotta play with springs and use those amazing graham weights.
STATS:
dr kit
estoril hack/weld. still restricted.
vm18 mikuni
pa50i weights (soon to be graham oversized weights w/ notched variator)
malossi middle weight springs (green?)
stock points gapped .012
pull start! no starter clutch. you really want to do this.
whenever...
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ABSENTPIPETOMTOM
Oh yeah, and you know how Minarelli V1 big boy kits eat up your wimpy dinky starter clutch?
yeah. same pullstart from cap’n and its a clean match up:
that ring is just cut from the stock shroud that comes as part of the pull start
cut out that gross cage from the v1 shroud (or keep it, whatever) mine was broken gnarly… so i just cut it all flush and had someone spot weld it...
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...and another wild Magnit was born...
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herp derp derp
I’ve been on a quest to find a Derbi since I raced against Jona’s at thunderdrome. Got one!
The guy wanted $1000 for it originally. Traded him a non-running motorcycle. Score!
It’s an impressive bike. 1984; pyramid reed. Really quick for a stocker: has awesome take off and GPS’d it in the mid 30s. The riding position is super comfy and has a big ol’ seat for...
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A cheap, effective pull start for hobbits
One thing that sucks about hobbit engines is the starter clutch. Here’s what I did to get around this problem.
The only way to fix this problem is to remove the starter clutch completely. If you do that, you have to figure out another way to start the bike. There is a kickstart available for pa50s but they’re expensive and you have to order them from the Netherlands. I really...
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weak-ends side-bleed fun
So I was borrowing a MMM Destroyer for the Black Butte, which was absolutely a great pipe. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone. However, as I mentioned… it wasn’t mine. And then the guy I was borrowing it from needed it back. So I needed a replacement. Then this popped up on buy/sell brand spanking new for a good price, and I got the damn thing in 2 days from the...
April 2011
9 posts
OMGABSENtPIPEPIGURESOUTPASSWORDTOBPTUMBLR
Yeah, I’m doing my BFA thesis show at my shitty university and its hell. im poor and im bitter - full of malicious feelings and angst. so artsy.
raaaaar. im not gonna explain this nonsense.
but im also building mopeds to get my zen on, all bodhisattva for my ailing soul!
Yay yay yay, its all mock up! it’ll work wonderfully once its all bolted together and wired up!
To do:
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Spring calls for springs. lol.
So the Black Butte has been in build stasis since mid-March. It performed admirably in Nashville, besides pretty drastic temperature issues. On the long, hilly, Saturday ride I was having to back off the throttle constantly due to hitting 425F far too often. This was causing serious heat fade as well, which I can tell you is very real and very annoying. My timing was as retarded as I could make it...
2011: BLACK PIPES DISCOVER "VARIATORS"
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of hearing all this Hobbit nonsense. NG & I have a little surprise up our sleeves:
Picked these up off the CL for…a very nice price. The seller was even kind enough to hold them for me despite “30+” offers and emails she had been receiving. What a nice lady.
They even came with these tucked in the tool compartment....
I Got My Bike Back!!!
Ok, so this happened today, and I swear to God it is all true:
I was enjoying my afternoon, eating Mac n Cheese and watching How I Met Your Mother re-runs on Lifetime with my roommate, Rob. Just as Ted’s date was about to tell Marshall about how Ted and Lilly slept together back in college, I received a text message. It was from my neighbor, Max. It read: “Did you ever find...
Puchonda Magnit
Puchs are fun, they’re easy to learn/work on, and parts are accessible. But being bullinachinashopPIPE and riding a Puch just isn’t cutting it anymore. To be continued…
CTH
Blackpipes got R.I.P.’d a new one. Everyone had a blast, blasted, and got blasted. Saturday’s long ride was quite possibly the most beautiful ride we had ever been on.
We even met Mike from American Pickers. Nic and Rob were gushing.
We are officially the poorest moped gang ever. 3 tickets totaling over $1000. Help.
Thanks to the DeadPeds for a great rally, can’t wait to...
March 2011
13 posts
wasssssup
I worked on the gay spirit today.
I was running some Maxi shocks on it and it sat a little low. Adjustable Korado shocks brings it up a bit and gives a smoother ride. I’m not going to have a chance to tune before Nashville; Youngstown’s forecast is in the mid 30s all week. IT’S SPRING.
I did ride it on the one nice day we had last week, and it was running great. I’m...
Made a brickity bracket...
…out of a piece of bed frame.
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