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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Storkfoot » Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:00 pm

coaster wrote:Looks fantastic mate, nice job 8-)

Thanks, mate :)

I look forward to racing around the country with you, when yours is on the road ;)
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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Rich Oswald » Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:06 pm

That looks lovely, well done Paul.
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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Storkfoot » Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:04 am

Rich Oswald wrote:That looks lovely, well done Paul.


Thanks, Rich. Also, thanks for your help with the registration. I had to get a first registration number in the end. It took about 5 weeks to come through but Christmas was in that period :)
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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Rich Oswald » Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:23 pm

Storkfoot wrote:
Rich Oswald wrote:That looks lovely, well done Paul.


Thanks, Rich. Also, thanks for your help with the registration. I had to get a first registration number in the end. It took about 5 weeks to come through but Christmas was in that period :)


Nice one mate.
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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Storkfoot » Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:49 pm

Never having ridden a Vega before, I don’t really know what to expect on the road. This is further complicated by having to run it in.

As mentioned previously, the barrel has been tweaked slightly by Chiselspeed. The exhaust has a baffle plate removed and larger diameter tailpipes and I have undertaken the mods to the airbox to get more air flowing. It’s a standard SH1/20, currently with a 75 main (standard was 68) and a 50 pilot as opposed to the 45 standard.

It is certainly loud :D The jetting still needs playing with but my gut feel is that it a standard exhaust may suit it better. Kindly, Coaster is lending me one to compare it to the one I have.

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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby vegansydney » Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:17 pm

That looks fantastic. Nice work!

Is the color 'martian red'? If so, did did you use the Lechler formula that Adam Winstone had scanned with a paint spectrophotometer? Or did you get it matched from an existing piece? Regardless, it looks great!

Storkfoot wrote:Never having ridden a Vega before, I don’t really know what to expect on the road.


You won't be able to wipe the smile off your face. They're ridiculously fun, if a little under powered.
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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Storkfoot » Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:42 pm

vegansydney wrote:That looks fantastic. Nice work!

Is the color 'martian red'? If so, did did you use the Lechler formula that Adam Winstone had scanned with a paint spectrophotometer? Or did you get it matched from an existing piece? Regardless, it looks great!

Storkfoot wrote:Never having ridden a Vega before, I don’t really know what to expect on the road.


You won't be able to wipe the smile off your face. They're ridiculously fun, if a little under powered.


Jason at Absolutely had a code. I used that, Benji. I am also getting a red GP repainted. The Lechler paint suppliers matched it by eye to a Jaguar paint. They showed me before they mixed it and it was very close if not exactly the same as the original orangey red.
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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Storkfoot » Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:01 pm

Which one do you think will work best?

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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Storkfoot » Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:46 pm

Storkfoot wrote:Which one do you think will work best?

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Well, the top speed with both exhausts, one with baffles removed and the other standard, is about the same but the torque and acceleration is much better with the standard exhaust.

I have to say, it is great fun to ride around an urban area with no hills and no wind :D
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Re: Should I get stuck in or leave it another 4y

Postby Storkfoot » Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:16 pm

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Out and about in Birkenhead :D
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