Modern Buddy

Here's a glimpse of my recent project - adding a Roughhouse headset and off road lights to a Buddy. I need to add a light bar to spread the Hellas out a little and do some paint work, but you get the jist of it. It's gonna be sweet!

The next step will be trail tech gauges and a Rattler like naked handlebar setup.

Interesting. You should name your scooter "Dolly Parton", lol.
Be sure to post more pictures as you progress.

Great idea. I'm following your thread.

dasscooter wrote:Here's a glimpse of my recent project - adding a Roughhouse headset and off road lights to a Buddy. I need to add a light bar to spread the Hellas out a little and do some paint work, but you get the jist of it. It's gonna be sweet!

The next step will be trail tech gauges and a Rattler like naked handlebar setup.

I know you've put a lot of work into this because it's your style and you obviously like that style. But I'm more of a traditionalist and I've always liked the Buddy's retro style single headlight. To me, twin headlights seem more off road but the Buddy has a classic street scooter look not unlike the Vespa which is about as classic as you can get. So personally while I admire your handiwork I know it's your thing but it's not my thing. But, if we were all of the same thought and mind, the world would be a pretty boring place wouldn't it? Respectfully,

Bill in Seattle
'14 170i Hooligan Matte Green
'15 170i Hooligan Titanium (AZ scoot)

Like to see a side profile. Have fun with it, thats what scooters are for! Looks interesting from the front. Getting a bug-eye set-up from a Zuma would have saved some work. You can find them for fair prices when someone swaps to a JDM assembly.

You need to put some knobby tires on it.

Here's a couple more pics after some tweaking. The BlackCat gauges have grown on me. I'm not so sure about the low signals now, I may paint the covers and go to handlebar mounted turn signals.







............ If anyone has any doubts to why, here's what I drive.

Hey, those KCs were made just up the road from me in AZ. Thanks for supporting our economy!

I like the frame brace. Welded or clamp-on?

Welded. That Buddy was a theft recovery and the frame was slightly bent. While I had it stripped down I welded in the cross-bar. It's nice!

V2.0 has arrived

I'm digging it. I was thinking about doing something similar but in addition to the current headlight. I think I'm already taxing the electronics though. :/

I'm currently designing a light mount to mount a 7" led light bar on my Rough house so I can see them potholes like the one i hit a few weeks ago. Got access to a 3d printer so it should be nice!

Odd, I thought I posted the final product. It feels like a completely different scoot

Looks great.