Intentionally waited over a year to update this...

What a wild year it has been. If ya don't know, I've been traveling back & forth from summer in Milw, Wi. to winter in New Orleans over the last 3 years.This snowbird lifestyle has allowed me to explore the Mid Coast and plan my cross country travels strictly around moped rallies as they happen. Over the last six months I've went to the ACR rally in Austin, TX, Bandits WB5 in louisville, and the Lafayetis rally in Indiana. I've riden all winter long with the MONO crew in New Orleans and they are tuning french bikes that have mega blasted the bayou!  Ya' heard??

Mopeds have become a specialized commodity in my alter-world of mopedelusion. I've bought, tuned and sold mopeds strictly for fuel expenses and dirty money to fund this exotic lifestyle over the years. I've realized that I'm the happiest when living in a temperate climate. This has become more important to me then owning a house again, or working a solid career in one city or state. I've been riding almost everyday all year, and wrenching for rent wherever I'm at. I don't think I'll be doing this forever, but I've accepted the sacrifice of comfort for freedom by using moped wrenching skills for survival.

 I've already been thru living the American dream as a husband, property and business owner for many years. That lifestyle changed years ago, and then I rediscovered the fun of mopeds. I've owned 2-stroke motorcycles as well, but I like the way that mopeds are just cheap crude machines that react well to modifications. I'll keep riding and tuning them for years because I like mixing hobbies with business. Having fun and making money is winning at life.

Where Y'at?...

I've been busy living the life of tuning, rebuilding, upgrading others peoples peds, while trying to tune a 19mm PHBG carb on my stock PA50II ported cylinder (just 4 fun). With this setup, it was running inconsistently and didn't get me past 38mph.  It seemed way overcarbed for my mild 50cc port job...So, I fixed the leak on the stock carb, and now It's running smooth and get's near 40mph. Stocker Rocker for sure!

I went to the Dead Peds rally in Nashville and rode the famous Natchez Trace parkway for over 60 miles that weekend. I picked up a Maxi project rollin chassis for $30, and I'm selling off some old part & projects to fund new ones.

I'm moving north soon, but I'm in no rush at all. I don't want to be see any snow or deal with freezing temps. I'll be stopping along the way to visit random friends that I've met thru the moped community. It's nice to be connected with other passionite mopeders across the USA. Trading parts, peds, and knowledge is what's up.

Welcome to the Southern paradise NOLA!

  I'm visiting New Orleans for awhile during the winter. I've been enjoying the nice weather here & hanging out in an Airstream trailer near some Rusty Pelican Art.

  Besides the potholes, New Orleans is set up nice for mopeding. Most of the streets are flat, and the scenery is always random...  I've been riding my peds a lot. I've met the local moped group MONO, & we get together a few times a week to ride.

I took this photo @ City Park while visiting the art museum.

 

I'll try to keep this blog updated, I'm just living the life for now.

Gotta have the space to wrench on dreams

 I found a cheap garage listed on CL, and it's been my workshop in Milwaukee for awhile now. The Cave has hosted moped travelers that need a place to crash, or just ride loaners around when visiting during the summertime.

Even though I had a preference to wrenching on Puch engines, I've worked on a few Sachs, Minarelli, Tomos, Honda, Moby, and even an AMF roadmaster with the McCullough friction drive engine. All 2 stroke machines are very similar, and I'm grateful for the random knowledge of these different engine types. The nice thing about mopeds being lo-fi and janky, is that many parts of the engine and frame can be used with various mopeds of different brands.

I'm always experimenting with cylinder porting and trying out modifications. It's very difficult for me to be satisfied with my current builds, and this endlessly drives my skills as a moped tuner. I could always go faster...So, I set my goals within reason and moved on to the next level. I don't want to go faster than 50, it's just a moped.

Welcome to my Blog...Keep up if ya can!

After years of playing with vintage mopeds, I want to share my view of these beautiful dirty machines. Check out these old ads and info about mopeds.

 I get the moped lifestyle. I'm into adventure, mechanics, and fixing things with my hands, experience, and made up tools like MacGyver would. This blog is here to allow me to share my delusional experiences and other moped related stuff.