Tomos Targa LX moped

[soab]

Just picked up my first moped the other day and definitely did not expect it to be so much fun! haha I wish the frame was cooler/more aggressive like some of the ones posted in this thread. I know it will not look too good but Im playin with the engine now trying to get a little more power out of it. These things are addicting!

[synth ruiner]

my old rigid free spirit. went from stockish, then got super crazy and carried away. 80 small port metra, MLM exhaust, 18" motobecane rims laced to puch hubs. everything powdercoated.

god that looks good. kudos.

[btober]

UPDATE 5

new forks and bearings and such came in today



disassembled



old vs new



installed

[btober]

UPDATE 6

new 1st and 2nd gear clutch's.used the old springs to put together the first gear clutch i just bought the shoes



inside transmission case



comparison to old clutch and new clutch.almost totally worn down.



also had a leak at the bottom of the engine case so i ordered a new gasket

[btober]

UPDATE 7

after the last update with changing my clutch pads i noticed my engine block was cracked... on both sides of the block





transmission side



my messy workbench



here is the brand new block just waiting on swapping it and also i figured if im completely taking the engine apart im going to upgrade to 70cc from 64cc so i am now waiting on a alukit 70cc 45mm version kit from treatland (thanks benji and everyone at treatland)




before finding out my engine block was cracked i purchased a bullet pipe and new tail light



my cat norman with my new pipe



installed (before taking off the engine)



untill next update

[SheaMoose]

Awesome.
Where did you get the new block from?

[btober]

Awesome.
Where did you get the new block from?

i got it from treatland.com,its where i get all of my moped needs they have everything and if they dont im sure they can get it. theyre cool guys over there. benji has helped me out with alot of questions and concerns with my build so far, if it wasnt for him i wouldnt be where i am with it

[Youngthugga]

I wonder how many craigslist searches this thread has incited haha, I know every time I see one of these threads I run to craigslist. Love the moped. Hope I can pick one up soon.

[P78]

cat approved, what more do you need


this is awesome btw

[Queef|Chief]

Awesome project man, looks fun for sure

[mekken]

I've wanted a cheap project moped for so long but people ask to much in jersey... Nice find or maybe not since it needed so much work lol Keep it up It's looking good man!! I cant wait to see it running.

[btober]

I wonder how many craigslist searches this thread has incited haha, I know every time I see one of these threads I run to craigslist. Love the moped. Hope I can pick one up soon.

Haha thats a good point i wonder.thanks and yes they are a blast

cat approved, what more do you need


this is awesome btw

thanks

Awesome project man, looks fun for sure

thankyou,its alot of fun when it runs

I've wanted a cheap project moped for so long but people ask to much in jersey... Nice find or maybe not since it needed so much work lol Keep it up It's looking good man!! I cant wait to see it running.

it definitely was not a good find. i bought it not really looking into others. im happy with how the moped is now but i paid to much for it with all the problems its had.at the time of purchasing it i didnt know it had all these problems and should have bought it for less then i did or completely looked for another.i thought all it needed was a new chain and the forks to be tightened up.the good thing about me buying the bike in its condition is i now know everything replaced works.lesson learned dont rush into buying somthing without looking around haha.

but thanks for the good words and im sure youll find one they pop up on craigslist all the time

[btober]

UPDATE 8

my last update was about the engine block being cracked and this was by far the worst thing that has happened to the moped.somehow i still have the number of the kid i bought the moped from,so i texted him asking him about the engine block and if it was cracked when he had it.everything else on the bike was shittly put together by this kid ex:exhuast was held on by a paperclip,so i asked him...

me - did you know the engine block was cracked?

and he replied no

the funny thing about this gif is that he looked like this kid in the gif


im pretty damn sure he sold it me knowing the engine block was cracked.but the way the engine was mounted to the bike and where it was cracked there is no way i could have seen where the crack was.
so i then asked him more questions about the bike like have you ever dropped it or crashed into anything.

me \/


if you read the beginning of the build in update 5 when i replaced my forks you prob wondering how the forks had become fubar??? well i was thinking the same thing...i dont know how you bend forks like that unless you smash into something so i asked him

me - did you ever crash into anything at all?

him - no never



so im like



and hes on the other end like


and in reality he prob was like











and right after that happend he sold me the bike haha.but here i am now and i have the bike so lets get on with the build.

ok so here is the new block i had ordered off treatland



i then figured if i am going to replace the block why not up the 64cc to a 70cc.

so here is the new 70cc kit i ordered also of of treatland

awesome piston comes right in the cylinder so the piston rings arnt a hassle


next step was to take apart the old cracked block and replace everything into the new block







new center block put together



also replaced the seals



cdi in place on the sprocket side of the block



new piston and cylinder on the new block



then had to put the clutch side back together



put outer clutch case on carburetor and air filter on



looks funny using a jack but for this entire process i didnt have my dad to help mount the engine to the bike so i used a carjack



was pretty damn hard



i then put together the rest of the bike.wires to the engine and exhaust for the most part.filled up the transmission fluid then started it up.it ran ran right away but let it idle to break it in a bit.onyl got to ride it up and down my street thats about it

here it is in its prime and glory, i just cant wait till spring time to ride it and those summer nights at 2am when no ones out to cruise down ocean ave





if i get the chance ill take some photos of it with my nikon but for the most part it will sit in the garage untill it gets warm again

[Rinku-Bitch]

Oh my god, I didn't see the dates on all this and for a second I thought you were the previous owner of my moped, I also have a Targa, which is black, with a 70cc kit, and money signs on the gas cap...

Crazy.. Awesome moped though!

[btober]

Oh my god, I didn't see the dates on all this and for a second I thought you were the previous owner of my moped, I also have a Targa, which is black, with a 70cc kit, and money signs on the gas cap...

Crazy.. Awesome moped though!

lolol thats prett funny do you have any pictures of when you got it .also post as is now please