Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

After one of our local bike meets I went shopping on the Jarama at the local supermarket in Craven Arms, South Shropshire. Here I met and had a lovely conversation with this gentleman who had driven up from Normandy. He was also using it for temporary accommodation as and when needed.
 

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beautiful and impressive Bel Air at a little country fair/show last weekend.
 

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A couple of electric scooters. They can be driven without a license. In fact only 50cc and electric machines can be legally driven by most foreigners since Vietnam does not recognize the International Drivers Permit as they are not signatories to the current treaty. However 50cc and electric vehicles don’t need a driving permit so are legal.IMG_3110.jpegIMG_3158.jpeg
 
Alzero said:
A couple of electric scooters. They can be driven without a license. In fact only 50cc and electric machines can be legally driven by most foreigners since Vietnam does not recognize the International Drivers Permit as they are not signatories to the current treaty. However 50cc and electric vehicles don’t need a driving permit so are legal.View attachment 98459View attachment 98460
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I transported this electric scooter from Perth to Sydney. I was double parked and young mate said he’d ride the bike from the house up to the truck. He rode up, my back turned, he tooted the horn and scared the shit outa me. I didn’t even hear it coming.
 

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piranha-bro2 said:
The shiny silver Bosch regulator sitting on top of the donk, Hamish!! I'm sure Paul M knew exactly what I was referring to ... he's playing with the one on his SF2 ATM.
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Haven't had the twin long eough to have absorbed that level of detail, Quentin.
My bad:
Focussing on the intended destination, missing the scenery on the way there.
 
Just watch out if you're ever tempted to try a VW reg on your Laverda. Most are set up for a higher dynamo output. Better off with a solid state unit unless your name is Paul 😉
 
Rob said:
Just watch out if you're ever tempted to try a VW reg on your Laverda. Most are set up for a higher dynamo output. Better off with a solid state unit unless your name is Paul 😉
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Vdubs ( early ) are 6V, FWIW. CAN type Regs are a field restive current limit control, two step is essence, operated on 12V is possible though not without mod or test setup. Plus cutout relay to stop battery discharge into the generator. Some UK types had 3 relay variants on UK products.

Worked on Indian ( around WW2 production ) generators, VW and Laverda. Had access to full electrical workshop jig for repair and bench jig testing, ie motor drive to gen V/I test. Anything around 20 amps is good. As for "flashing" gens, another older technique, usually only required when new.... long time ago now. j
 
I have had a couple of VW (vibrating contact) regulators on my SF, Hella was one of them, they worked fine for many months until I did long trip at high speed and the resistor on the underside burnt out. The original Lav one was very robust, the VW type ones looked like the resistance wire in a light globe, and burnt off. Had I had headlight on they may have been fine. The new Bosch solid state one reads 14V virtually all the time.
 
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