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Offline Kulverstukas

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My RIGA moped
« on: March 14, 2012, 02:08:38 PM »
Well yesterday was the day my Grandpa said I can take this beast and do whatever I want :D
I love antique stuff and this piece of Soviet gold is invaluable - it is very rare these days.

Now it looks like a heap of scrap, might not even work anymore because it was staying for many years outside - it was grown into the ground, I had to use a hammer with a shovel and a lot of power to get it out. I'll have to take a look when it's warmer and not so windy, but I suspect that I'll have to replace almost every part in it, might even have to replace the motor too, but I'm up for it :D

Read about it more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga_(moped)

When I'll start repairing it I'll write everything on my blog. It should be soon :P

And here are pictures of my thing:



« Last Edit: March 14, 2012, 06:00:50 PM by Kulverstukas »

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Re: My RIGA moped
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2012, 05:02:51 PM »
Your link is busted, the ) isn't in the tag

Nice moped. I like the look of it, it looks more like a motorcycle than a moped. I hope you get it working

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Re: My RIGA moped
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2012, 06:02:30 PM »
Thanks for the notice on the link :P
I'll get crackin' on this baby when the weather gets warmer. Now I'm just freezing my hands because I have to work outside :D

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Re: My RIGA moped
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2012, 07:54:25 PM »
Looks cool. I'm trying to imagine you riding on this thing.







Here's what I've come up with ;D ;D
*kidding*


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Remember. Safety First
« Last Edit: March 14, 2012, 08:01:21 PM by Axon »

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Re: My RIGA moped
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2012, 10:50:11 PM »
lol @ both pictures!

Today I started writing about the repair process. Made a first post today. Everything is gonna be posted here: http://newage.ql.lt/blog/category/projects/riga22/
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Re: My RIGA moped
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2012, 08:37:40 AM »
Nice find.
I remember how me and my friends used to ride one of those all three together at once. But that was long time ago... back in my hillbilly days.


 



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