Classic Scooterrun 2010 Trondheim

Classic Scooterrun 2010 will take place in Trondheim Aug. 13-15., hosted by TOSK, Trondheim og Omegn Scooter Klubb.

Spread the word, don't miss out!

Link (English version will be available - it seems):
http://www.classicscooterrun.no/

Roughnecks meeting Nov. 30

Monday = Roughnecks Scooterclub meeting @ Randaberg.

Todays meeting included the usual suspects, and as always, a good portion of the latest Vespa gossip. Pictures:

Vics smallie and E's 180SS in the background...

180SS sideview

Vic & his smallie

K's smallie, still having issues getting it running.

For more Rogaland related Vespa stuff, check out Mr. Presidents blog.

Incontinent Vespas & getting control of the garage

This morning smelled different than other mornings... My missus complained about gasoline smell from the basement, which also incorporates the garage.

I immediately understood what the problem was, more about that here in Regines blog.

Yosephine has been out of service since the puncture, but things are about to happen, I hope... More about that here.

Lately, I have also been in the "tidying-things-up" mood, and the past few days I've got some quality time in the garage. Working on getting control over my "overflooded" garage and workshop area in the basement of my house, I'm looking at getting the garage equipped with new work benches and getting control of all my tools. Not an easy task, but it's getting better every day.

This is this weeks result:

A rolling cabinet for all my TIG stuff...

Argon bottle and TIG consumables go inside, plenty of space.

Now, I've been a pretty nice fella this year, so can I have one of these for X-mas?

These rolling tool cabinets comes in different configurations and price categories. But I'm sure it will be worth the cost, I have a nasty habit of buying new equipment because I can't find the equipment that I already have...

By the way, meet my new companions:

Mr Race, excellent companion on cold days...

and Cleo (Siamese) and Linus (Korat), eagerly follows me into the garage if I forget to close the door.

Roughnecks scooterclub meeting

Roughnecks scooterclub holds meetings right outside Stavanger, in Randaberg, typically one or two times every month. The club has its own workshop, and a handful of dedicated scooter enthusiasts.

This Monday it was crowded (5 being a crowd...), and we got to discuss and review a lot of scooter related stuff.

If you are interested in joining the club, feel free to contact us (either on my blog) or say hi on the facebook homepage. The club is working on getting a website up and running, but for now the Facebook page is easiest way of getting in contact.

BTW: A great thanks to Victor for supplying me with a scrap headset and half a engine block to test weld in.

Winterseason is getting close

It's November, but still scooter-weather here in Stavanger. Almost every day I commute to work with either Yosephine or Regine. Both blogs have been updated with new posts.

As long as the weather stays above a couple of degrees Centigrades, I will continue scootering to work.

With regards to restoration work on Ferdinand, things have been going very slowly lately. Weather does not permit painting of parts outside, neither is it pleasant to work in a cold garage.

Autumn is here

For the first time ever, my 180SS failed me this morning. We've been on holidays for two weeks, and the weather back home has been cold and wet. The scooters are stored in my garage, but obviously, two weeks of neglect was too much for Regine, my 180SS. Running back and forth a couple of times in the driveway only helped working up a sweat.


Then it was pretty convenient to have Yosephine standing by, my 1973 Vespa 50S. Made it to work on a scooter today too... :-)

Classic Scooterrun 2009 Bergen

My first ever scooter event: Classic Scooterrun 2009

Leaving from Stavanger, going to Bergen...

Borrowed Mr Presidents 1965 180SS Tante Rød (Auntie Red, don't ask). Mr President riding his own Touring, known as the "Bastard".

Rennfast... (subsea tunnels)

Waiting for ferries...

Tante Rød in front...

Some minor adjustments needed on the Bastard...

Bergen!

Classic Scooterrun 2009 Bergen...

Many nice scooters!

Some beautiful Lammies as well...

Vespas...

More Vespas...

Toasted Vespas...

Vespas with sidecars & complimentary family...

Wall riding Vespas with complimentary sweedes... ;-)

Indoors Vespas & complimentary "bergensere"...

No event without a rideout... Me on the right...

Rideout to Bergen centrum...

Returning home, waiting for the ferry...

Going home again, more fixing...

Nearly home, the Bastard gearbox failed...

Thanks to "The Rivals Scooterclub" for technical assistance the last 20km's...

See you guys next season! :-)

My earlier rides

My Vespa career spans over 15 years to date, but I've been a lonely soul most of the time. Some of those years, I've been busy also tending to other toys.

My 1997 Triumph Speed Triple, sold 2005...

The Speed Triple in front of my other toy, a 2001 Audi S6 Avant (sold 2007)...

Audi S6 Avant

My 1996 Audi RS2 Avant, sold 2003...

Now, due to other "priorities" (read: house.), I've had to get rid of my toys and am now riding this piece of elegant, german quality panzerwagon:

 

My current Mercedes 230TE, 1992 model, nicknamed "the Karolibenz" ;-)

Memo to myself

- Never weld and grind in a fleece jacket!

The fleece now has more holes in it than there are stars in the sky... :-/

My mother

My mother and stepfather just recently returned from a trip to Aberdeen. Quite unexpectedly, they stopped by me and my girlfriends house today. They brought presents from abroad:

A 1:12 scale Vespa P200E...

and a DVD box set called "The Scooter Experience"!

Now, this was a very pleasant surprise (Thanks Mum and stepdad!)! The box contains three DVD's, one called "In search of Lambretta", the other "In search of Vespa" and the last one "Scooter Revolution". 

I just had to start off with the "in search of Vespa", and I must say, for an enthusiast, it was interesting! The narrator takes us to Spain and Italy to experience scooters, visiting the Vespa factory, some Vespa clubs and market places. Definetively worth a watch if you're into scooters! ISBN 3865383904 if anyone's interested. 

My newest toy, a TIG welder

As a person I often hear that I have a "hamster" mentality... ;-)

I like to collect things! I don't like to borrow things, I prefer to own. So I pretty much set up my garage with all necessary equipment for my hobbies.

That includes relevant specific tools for maintenance on Vespas (bearing removal, clutch compressor etc.), but also general tools and workshop equipment like sand blasting, painting and welding equipment.

My latest toy is a TIG welder. AC/DC, pulse, meaning you can pretty much weld any material, including cast aluminium and ordinary aluminium.

Argon gas bottle and the TIG welder...

Learning to weld... (with horrible results in the beginning! Luckily, this was a test piece)

Getting there...

I weld in the opening of my garage, not inside, very vulnerable for wind and rain at the moment. Now I only need a double garage to work in... ;-)

My local scooter club

I have been riding Vespa scooters since 1994, but it is not until recently that I started socialising with fellow enthusiasts. For some reasons, Stavanger does not have a very large community of scooter enthusiasts, unlike for example Bergen, Kristiansand, Drammen or Trondheim.

I've been following the Vespa scene on internet for quite a while, and discovered that a Stavanger based scooter club had been started this year; Roughnecks Scooterclub.

Primus motor for the club is this guy: http://vespatouring.blogspot.com/ (Norwegian only)
Roughnecks Scooterclub does not have its own website yet, but can be found on Facebook (sorry, in Norwegian only).

The club has betweeen 5-10 active members, but more are welcome!

Workshop activities:

Smallie project...

Smallie project #2...

Test drive!

Some pictures from the latest Roughnecks rideout:

Two 180SS's in the mountains, watching out over Stavanger

Proud owners... Mr. President on the left, me on the right.

My garage...

Well, I am fortunate enough to have my own, personal garage in my own house. But somehow that doesn't cut it for me... ;-)

Somehow I've always felt my hobbies were better suited for a double garage... or triple. :-)

Adding "links to my different projects"

I've decided to divide the blogging into different blogs. The project blogs will contain information regarding that individual project. See "links to my different projects"!

I'm starting off introducing my current range of Vespas.

Meet Regine, Ferdinand and Yosephine and "the Underdog".

If you want to follow my blog, I would suggest you follow the main blog (Turbojeger). All my blogs will be linked in to this main blog.

Starting off my blogging carreer!

Welcome to my blog!

Starting off my blogging carreer, my intention is to share with you my desire and passion for technique and things on wheels; more specifically cars, motor bikes and scooters...

Although I am Norwegian, I will blog in English to be able to reach fellow enthusiasts all over the world.
I am located in Stavanger, the oil capital of Norway. 35 years of age, I still have the kid in me... :-)

First off I would like to share with you my passion for Vespa scooters by introducing my rides. At a later stage I might want to share with you some of my other interests.

Enjoy!

...Turbojeger