"Officially I'm Broke"

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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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All I can say is... wow! Do you know what happened to the zuma engine? As I was reading this whole thread I thought how cool that engine would be on my Yamaha C3!
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bradthreee wrote:Image
Did you just take a gy6 150cc and then put a big bore kit on it to get a 180cc, or are there gy6 engines out there that are 180cc stock?
87 Honda Spree,
XX Yamaha YSR50
92 Yamaha Jog -> Stock.
05 Kymco Super 9-> My cruiser
xx Honda Gyro -> Man I gotta fix that.
98 Honda Elite S -> corsa, pg long, 24mm oko, ct chrome, ZX trans w/ ruckus variator, trailtech vapor gauges
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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150cc bored out to 180cc.
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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Here it is all done up for a show

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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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Looks fun, any ballpark how much all the mods cost?
87 Honda Spree,
XX Yamaha YSR50
92 Yamaha Jog -> Stock.
05 Kymco Super 9-> My cruiser
xx Honda Gyro -> Man I gotta fix that.
98 Honda Elite S -> corsa, pg long, 24mm oko, ct chrome, ZX trans w/ ruckus variator, trailtech vapor gauges
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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steffen707 wrote:Looks fun, any ballpark how much all the mods cost?
I'd rather not say as I've spent way too much on it :nervous:
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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Lol, fair enough, those ruckus are expensive when you pimp them out.
87 Honda Spree,
XX Yamaha YSR50
92 Yamaha Jog -> Stock.
05 Kymco Super 9-> My cruiser
xx Honda Gyro -> Man I gotta fix that.
98 Honda Elite S -> corsa, pg long, 24mm oko, ct chrome, ZX trans w/ ruckus variator, trailtech vapor gauges
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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10 grand are you crazy :roll: that about the average on the ruckus.

soon later owner want to sell.
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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who said he spent 10 grand?
87 Honda Spree,
XX Yamaha YSR50
92 Yamaha Jog -> Stock.
05 Kymco Super 9-> My cruiser
xx Honda Gyro -> Man I gotta fix that.
98 Honda Elite S -> corsa, pg long, 24mm oko, ct chrome, ZX trans w/ ruckus variator, trailtech vapor gauges
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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veedubh20 wrote:10 grand are you crazy :roll: that about the average on the ruckus.

soon later owner want to sell.
Yes I am crazy. You have a keen eye for quality parts.
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ruckus are popular int the southern cali. :2thumbs: :surprise:

get some left over red and white ruckus 2012.
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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bradthreee wrote:Here it is all done up for a show

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That thing looks great! Kudos on your project.

Can you tell me about the seat? What is it exactly?
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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Thanks for yhe kudos!

It's just a stock seat that has been shaved and recovered in ostrich leather.
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Ahhhh Ostrich. I could make out what it was. Interesting.
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Re: "Officially I'm Broke"

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scooter looks great! the only thing bad about it is when you have something that nice i'm sure it doesn't get ridden very often.
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