Convention time

Last weekend was the Central Classics Motorcycle convention in Houten. A great opportunity to see some great vehicles, scourge for unique parts and get some deals on tools. So my mate, my father and myself set of on windy Saturday morning to Houten (near Utrecht).

You always go to the conventions in the hope to find something unique and boy, did we! I know of the existence of this scooter and it had always intrigued me, but it was great to see on in real life: a Vyatka Vespa Copy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyatka_(motor_scooter)

I was very much tempted to buy this scooter and we were offered a great price, but… I still have the old lady waiting for some TLC, a house to renovate and some sculpts to produce, so I can’t really take on another project. The Vespa wannabe had great patina, and the engine was alive, it would have been a great quick and dirty get it back on the road ASAP kind of resto project. Some pics:

We also saw some great cafe racers (also on my to do list) and other vehicles like this calssic Guzzi scooter.

Another little gem we found was a Peugeot S57B scooter. A really lovely chain driven 125cc low rider. Still looks like a really nice base for a scooter hot-rod, but unfortunately prices are already very steep. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_Motocycles 

And in the tradition of the Vespa, the Mini, the VW Beetle and the Fiat500, also Peugeot has issued a retro look version of this scooter, the Django! Nice for the Tupperware lovers.

We also managed to pick up some crucial tank repair and treatment materials, but we didn’t find any interesting parts there. The stuff we bought will first get rid of the rust in the tank and then cover it in a good layer of fuel proof epoxy.