Black Betty aka VX4
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Twice the amount of variators your bike has and twice the headache.
Built for Polini Cup 2010, never got to see it's full potential as Polini Cup was canceled and the bike was too big a pain to try and make streetable.
Took it apart, the frame/sub frame went to West Seattle Ryan, the rest is still kicking around my space.
The engine will make a triumphant return.
Moped Army thread
frame - Puch Pinto
fork - Puch hydro EBRs (10mm preload spacers and 10 weight oil added)
front wheel - Suzuki RM80 with disk
rear wheel - Hobbit with some extra wide moped rim laced up to it, stock transmission
crank case - Hobbit
crank - Doppler Moby endurance
kit - Metra Derb 70 ported to the moon
head - Puch Gila
cdi - Hobbit HPI modified to fit on the Moby crank
intake - Puch Gila reeds, Tony S reed block, 24mm shorty intake and 24mm Mikuni, 45deg K&N filter
pipe - Puch Simo clone
variator right side - ER3 spaced out to run TJT Derb belt, Derb rear pulley
variator left side - stock Hobbit clutch bell/variator lathed from 15 deg to 12.5 an 1mm taken from the outside of the bell, stock Hobbit clutch with derb blue springs, starter clutch removed, Derb 6 weight variator. Belt is by Polini for a Honda 50, not sure what that is. Probably some kind of scooter. Rear pulley is stock Hobbit.
tires - front is 2.5 Kenda, rear 2.75 Heidenau
front brake setup - something generic
seat - old rusty Moby long seat pan, cut and welded to fit over Pinto rack. .5" foam for butt pad
gas tank - Puch Magnum X
Moby VLX number plate, Pug chain tensioner, Batavus pedal shaft with an 18t mtn bike cog welded on, modified Motion Pro throttle, cut up Magura left lever, yellow Treat grips, yellow plastic BMX pedals, rad (AND CHEAP!) gas shocks from http://mytrailbuddystore.com/, bars are recycled thick walled moped bars, CEV moped kill switch, BMX barends.. I made the fork brace, intake, pipe and swing arm from raw materials, used linear brake line for the rear brake, Treats generic red high-tension coil after I managed to fry the HPI coil, NGK resister plug cap.
Fast and fun! R.I.P. Black Betty! AKA Wiggle Worm AKA 404 Engineering Not Found!
Built for Polini Cup 2010, never got to see it's full potential as Polini Cup was canceled and the bike was too big a pain to try and make streetable.
Took it apart, the frame/sub frame went to West Seattle Ryan, the rest is still kicking around my space.
The engine will make a triumphant return.
Moped Army thread
frame - Puch Pinto
fork - Puch hydro EBRs (10mm preload spacers and 10 weight oil added)
front wheel - Suzuki RM80 with disk
rear wheel - Hobbit with some extra wide moped rim laced up to it, stock transmission
crank case - Hobbit
crank - Doppler Moby endurance
kit - Metra Derb 70 ported to the moon
head - Puch Gila
cdi - Hobbit HPI modified to fit on the Moby crank
intake - Puch Gila reeds, Tony S reed block, 24mm shorty intake and 24mm Mikuni, 45deg K&N filter
pipe - Puch Simo clone
variator right side - ER3 spaced out to run TJT Derb belt, Derb rear pulley
variator left side - stock Hobbit clutch bell/variator lathed from 15 deg to 12.5 an 1mm taken from the outside of the bell, stock Hobbit clutch with derb blue springs, starter clutch removed, Derb 6 weight variator. Belt is by Polini for a Honda 50, not sure what that is. Probably some kind of scooter. Rear pulley is stock Hobbit.
tires - front is 2.5 Kenda, rear 2.75 Heidenau
front brake setup - something generic
seat - old rusty Moby long seat pan, cut and welded to fit over Pinto rack. .5" foam for butt pad
gas tank - Puch Magnum X
Moby VLX number plate, Pug chain tensioner, Batavus pedal shaft with an 18t mtn bike cog welded on, modified Motion Pro throttle, cut up Magura left lever, yellow Treat grips, yellow plastic BMX pedals, rad (AND CHEAP!) gas shocks from http://mytrailbuddystore.com/, bars are recycled thick walled moped bars, CEV moped kill switch, BMX barends.. I made the fork brace, intake, pipe and swing arm from raw materials, used linear brake line for the rear brake, Treats generic red high-tension coil after I managed to fry the HPI coil, NGK resister plug cap.
Fast and fun! R.I.P. Black Betty! AKA Wiggle Worm AKA 404 Engineering Not Found!
Parts
engine
- Honda PA50II
- Derbi 70cc Metrakit
- Motobecane Doppler Endurance
exhaust
- Handmade Simo clone
electrical
- Modified Honda Hobbit HPI Inner Rotor CDI
Shane B — 13 years, 2 months ago
Definitely the moped that I have looked up the most, just to look at it again.
Nash Wiley — 13 years, 3 months ago
too much to love about this thing. one of my favorite builds ever.
Christopher Hoke — 13 years, 4 months ago
this should be #1
terry dean — 13 years, 6 months ago
^ posted
Robert McGrath — 13 years, 6 months ago
can you post the myspace link?
Team Dirtped — 13 years, 6 months ago
Dude- quad variated? I don't even comprehend...
Christopher Squid — 13 years, 6 months ago
What SteveR said. This moped made me shake my head and smile every time I saw it.
Mike Rafter — 13 years, 6 months ago
Only moped I have ever seen that would peel out if you gun it from a stop.
Steven Rosen — 13 years, 6 months ago
It was cooler as a frame tank, though.
Bemor Latebird — 13 years, 6 months ago
This thing was crazy. it was awesome seeing this up close. fucking cray cray
— 13 years, 6 months ago
I wish I could've seen this bad boy in person :(
Steven Rosen — 13 years, 6 months ago
This moped broke my heart. I watched this dude put so much time and heart and work into this thing. When it went to the breaking yard without unleashing its potential, I died a little bit inside. It's an inspiration to dreamers everywhere.
Tyler Brekke — 13 years, 6 months ago
This bike gives me nightmares.