challenge 2012 Oxford Jonny B (uk)

Your private space for comments and pics

Okay then, Hi everyone..

This is my entrant into the buildoff for 2012.
1956 Vespa Douglas 42l2..
She comes with a pricey parts list, and I'm after sidepanels if anyone has any for sale??

Such a great time at this years rally, so it only makes sense to build this baby and ride her down to next years Brittany rally...

Laters all, will be fun browsing around this forum..

Jonny...



[img][/img]

yeah baby yeah, so this is the Douglas lady for the challenge ! Great !!!

Make yourself at home Jonny

Nice one Jonny, think we've all got our work cut out in the next few months...

Cheers Paulo and Geoff!!

Haha, getting to the weekly meet is work enough sometimes. my trouble is gonna be getting frame out of Pitsy's workshop.. Hopefully picking it up on Friday, and hopefully a small bit of frabrication (that I messed up originally) will be completed
Then onto sealing the frame and sandblasting (maybe)...

What I prefer is the "maybe" !!!

And I understand it perfectly well, that's the story of my life

so Brother Jonny, what's new on the lady ?

Hey captain!!

Well, I'm only sanding her down a bit and still need to do some fabricating when I can get to use a workshop and welder.. Then I can cut frame to fit engine and finally spray her
still trying to source parts from various countries!! This is proving a pain and expensive.. I have engine waiting to be fitted.. Px loom needs adapting to fit the frame and the front end is another story!! I will send you details about the forks when not at work next week mate...

Hope your project is cominmg on fine too buddy????

it's going slowly Jonny, really slowly, but I m confident

confident as always ))

Work on progress Jonny !!! good good !!!

Nice one Jonny, how'd the PX forks get in there?

Hey Paul, look at the hub, I think it's a pk forks actually. But the thing is that the pk hub can be change for a px one and it's possible to install a disc brake

I had to cut off the steering stopper block which then allowed the fork to sit right up there!!
Giving me enough stock at the top for bearings and shims etc... They are PK as well... Will need to reweld the stopper block back on somewhere before MOT though...

Geoff, I have confidence in your confidence

let's be confident Brother Jonny !!!

The chassis of the 50 is my favorite, he has a good aspect your project

Yep, I aggree with Javier, it's a really beautiful base to do a nice scooter !!!!

Hey thanks guys... I hope she becomes what vision I have in my mind... Totally new area for me, out of my comfort zone of PX's

Et pendant ce temps, sans faire de bruit, Jonny a avancé sur son projet !!!!

Good idea those SkateBoard grips as floor runners !

et hop, un presque prêt à rouler !!!!

Le projet de Jonny, fini prêt pour les tests sur route !!! Magnifique

pretty nice scoot well done !!