Scooterarmy

06/04/2026

Somebody find this guy and get him in here. I'll fire the sticker maker back up for this!

This Florida man is taking his pear-shaped moped on a summer cross-country road trip. See link below ⬇️

05/30/2026

My dad on his Norton in 74. And as a kid with his go kart.. cool s**t

05/30/2026

Really loved the look of the original tank but here's the new tank, still needs a bit of tweaking to get the tank and seat just right.

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

Sadly, my love for the original tank is rivaled only by its love for leaking on me, and I'm not getting paid to be a plumber, so I'll likely get around to fixing it eventually, but for now, a new tank is joining the ride this summer, close enough. Luckily the oem cap fits the new tank because the one it came with is butt ugly. Probably gonna have to remake the seat to fit.

05/28/2026

New Mini Bike🤣

05/22/2026

Do you think rising gas prices will spur more people to purchase, scooters, motorcycles etc?

How's it affecting you?

05/22/2026

Do you ride in the rain? And more importantly, do you wear your sunglasses at night?

05/20/2026

As I wait for FedEx to bring my parts.. I decided to do a trial run on 3d printed wire wheel inserts for my go kart.. this was just a test (successfull) . Plan is to paint the rim black and print the the wire in gold

05/19/2026

So for the second time in my life, I got to experience the rare privilege of working on a **brand new, zero-mile QMB engine** — fresh from the factory, never touched, full of dreams and disappointment.

This time it was an XPro. Customer orders it, it arrives, and this magnificent new machine **refuses to start.** Just sits there. Brand new. Smelling like fresh plastic and broken promises.

I dig in and find a pilot jet so small it looked like someone sneezed on a piece of metal and called it a part. I'm talking **squinting through a magnifying glass** going *"is that... is that a hole? Or is that a smudge?"* Swapped it for a 35, and hallelujah — it runs! Sort of. Like a asthmatic turtle, but technically running.

Pop the carb back open to check the main jet. It's labeled **88.**

**EIGHTY. EIGHT.**

On a 50cc engine. From the factory. As if someone in QC looked at that and went *"yeah, that seems right, ship it."*

Threw in a 78 and suddenly the thing actually wanted to move.

Moral of the story: I've wrenched on a hundred beat-to-death QMBs and they ran better than these **brand new ones straight from the box.** These things arrive pre-broken as a courtesy. Factory-fresh, warranty-void, spiritually clapped.

Truly incredible. 🛵