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Christophers Member
 Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 597 Location: Los Angeles, CA Psycho
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:30 am Post subject: Buddy Psycho |
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Psycho _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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Christophers Member
 Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 597 Location: Los Angeles, CA Psycho
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:35 am Post subject: Breather and Oil Catch |
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Breather and Oil Catch _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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cosmo Member
Joined: 21 Jul 2017 Posts: 1 Location: OKC Buddy 125
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:11 pm Post subject: windscreen |
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Very nice Psycho! What windscreen is that?
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Christophers Member
 Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 597 Location: Los Angeles, CA Psycho
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: windscreen |
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exmayor Member
 Joined: 26 Dec 2016 Posts: 58 Location: Madison, WI 2013 Buddy 125 White, ‘07 GTS250
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:34 am Post subject: |
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The screen looks great. What is the finished height and how did you cut it without damaging it?
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Christophers Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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exmayor wrote: | The screen looks great. What is the finished height and how did you cut it without damaging it? |
Thanks!
I didn't cut it myself. I had it cut professionally by a plexiglass shop down in San Diego since the bike was down at Vespa Motorsport.
Originally I was going to have it cut by a shop here in L.A. They cut with a band saw and then sand the edges so that they have a factory finish. Other local options were laser cutting or water jet cutting. At least a couple of folks here on the forum have cut their windshields at home.
The final height is 195 mm on centerline. For the top, I asked the shop model the shape of the original top. It's not an exact modeling, since the windshield tapers as it rises. I didn't change the taper, but had them retain the shape of the corners to match the original shape, which I thought was nicely styled.
It came out pretty good! And I'm happy with it. _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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exmayor Member
 Joined: 26 Dec 2016 Posts: 58 Location: Madison, WI 2013 Buddy 125 White, ‘07 GTS250
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Christophers Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Heidenau K80's (100/90-10's front and rear)
Spectacular tires! I recommend. _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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exmayor Member
 Joined: 26 Dec 2016 Posts: 58 Location: Madison, WI 2013 Buddy 125 White, ‘07 GTS250
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:59 am Post subject: Windshield mounting |
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I am also using bar end mirrors. How does the right side of the scree attach to the original mirror mount as the right side is reverse thread. I will be getting the screen in the spring
Thanks. Rick _________________ NCY fork, NCY shock, NCY rotor, NCY super trans, Conty Zippy 1 tires,CRG bar end mirrors, Shortened rear fender, Gen-u-bin, Cheeky Seats cover
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Christophers Member
 Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 597 Location: Los Angeles, CA Psycho
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield mounting |
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exmayor wrote: | How does the right side of the scree attach to the original mirror mount as the right side is reverse thread. |
The windshield brackets are attached to stand-offs that screw into the mirror mounts. One of the standoffs is reverse threaded. _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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Christophers Member
 Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 597 Location: Los Angeles, CA Psycho
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:07 am Post subject: |
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GTM / GuzziTech Motocycles
Removable kick-arm center stand _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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Christophers Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:11 am Post subject: |
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GTM / GuzziTech Motocycles
Exhaust _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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Christophers Member
 Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 597 Location: Los Angeles, CA Psycho
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:20 am Post subject: |
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GTM / GuzziTech Motocycles
CVT cover
Inner cover aluminum. Outer cover steel.
Shown pre-powder coating. To be finished with matte black powder coat. (Pics to follow.) _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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HowHH Member
Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Posts: 273 Location: Albany, NY BlackJack, Suzuki Burgman 400, Honda CB300F
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Love the pipe. Brushed stainless steel or titanium? I can see one on my Blackjack!
The open CVT case looks cools as well, although for some reason they make me nervous. Like I would be concerned about a boot lace or something getting sucked into the variator or clutch. On the other hand, I do not have the same concern about something getting sucked into the chain of my motorcycle.
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Christophers Member
 Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 597 Location: Los Angeles, CA Psycho
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 2:09 am Post subject: |
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HowHH wrote: | Love the pipe. Brushed stainless steel or titanium? I can see one on my Blackjack! |
Thanks. I am very pleased with the way it looks!
It's also lighter and has better clearance than any of the other aftermarket pipes, NCY or Prima (the reason for getting it).
Low-res video: https://youtu.be/ST8r6OWhFeQ
HowHH wrote: | On the other hand, I do not have the same concern about something getting sucked into the chain of my motorcycle. |
Ha ha! Exactly! _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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bgwss Member
 Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 383 Location: Wichita, Kansas 08 Buddy Italia 150 Prima pipe, Bando CDI and coil, Voodoo BOB adapter *SOLD*, 2015 Yamaha SMAX
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds awesome!  _________________
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Christophers Member
 Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Posts: 597 Location: Los Angeles, CA Psycho
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Updated pic: GTM / GuzziTech Motocycles Exhaust with cooler weld treatment _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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scootERIK Member
Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 326 Location: Lake Geneva, WI Buddy 125
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 2:26 am Post subject: |
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All those mods and aftermarket parts and you still have the fan cover on?
That's a nice looking pipe. About how much $$$ is it.
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Christophers Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 3:19 am Post subject: |
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scootERIK wrote: | All those mods and aftermarket parts and you still have the fan cover on?
That's a nice looking pipe. About how much $$$ is it. |
I might eventually need to get another fan cover. My mechanic broke the current one, and it's now only held on by two of the three screws. The plastic ring on the cover for the third screw is cracked. :(
Because I have the Ruima 4-valve head on the engine, the header pipe on my scooter is custom install. (The 4V head is taller than ether the stock Buddy 125 or 150/170i heads, so even the NCY pipe that I had previously had to have a custom header pipe in order to fit.) You could send Todd an email (todd@guzzitech.com). I'm sure he would be happy to quote you. Todd's not the one who broke the fan cover. LOL :) _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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Christophers Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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GTM / GuzziTech Motocycles CVT cover
(and removable kick arm center stand
( todd@guzzitech.com ) _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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GregsBuddy Member
Joined: 11 Jan 2015 Posts: 430 Location: North SF Bay Buddy 170i Vespa GTS 250ie Piaggio BV350
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:36 am Post subject: |
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That's a pretty cool scoot' alright!
My only concern is that you really shouldn't vent the crankcase to the atmosphere. I imagine that there's an oily mess forming under your seat where the tank is presently venting as well.
Keep up the mod's! _________________ '15 170i Small sport scoot'
'06 Vespa 250ie GTS Medium smooth cruiser
'16 Piaggio BV350 Medium sport scoot'
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Christophers Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:15 am Post subject: |
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GregsBuddy wrote: | That's a pretty cool scoot' alright!
My only concern is that you really shouldn't vent the crankcase to the atmosphere. I imagine that there's an oily mess forming under your seat where the tank is presently venting as well.
Keep up the mod's! |
Thanks!
The crankcase 'vent', in this case, is an oil return line. The valve cover vent vents to the oil catch can which returns the collected oil to the crank case.
On my Blackjack, I only used a crankcase (oil fill) vent to relieve excess oil pressure (without the valve cover vent). In that case the crank case vent was acting as a high pressure oil pressure release vent. In the current setup it is a low pressure oil return line. _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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GregsBuddy Member
Joined: 11 Jan 2015 Posts: 430 Location: North SF Bay Buddy 170i Vespa GTS 250ie Piaggio BV350
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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But there is vapor coming from the crankcase from blowby. It appears to be venting to the atmosphere if it is not introduced into the engine intake as originally designed by PGO. _________________ '15 170i Small sport scoot'
'06 Vespa 250ie GTS Medium smooth cruiser
'16 Piaggio BV350 Medium sport scoot'
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Christophers Member
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:13 am Post subject: Cheeky Seat Cover |
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Cheeky Seat Cover _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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Christophers Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:16 am Post subject: |
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Wet weight, fully fueled, after installation of GTM CVT cover and GTM exhaust.
212 lbs. _________________ If this is your first day with PSYCHO, you have to ride.
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