Hey everybody, my name is Kirk and I am the owner/operator of ScootKings, we are a small repair and custom business in Annapolis MD. I am 33 and have been building scooters, cars, motorcycles, boats, golf carts and just about anything else with a motor for most of my life. I don't pretend to be a know it all and I will occasionally reach out to boards for info.
My main love in the scooter world is the Honda Ruckus. but I have a real soft spot for anything scooter. I know there are ALOT of "purists" on the board and completely expect some lash back for what I am about to say, I have swapped many Honda motors out of scooters.
My daily driver is a stretched and swapped Ruck with the obligatory GY-6 or 157QMJ (hold your nasty Chinese remarks for someone else!)that most of us go with. And we also have a Turbo, EFI 161QML Ruck swap that we are in the final stages of.
On to the Spree:
This little spree came to me with a blown motor that had seized rings and a destroyed jug. I searched and searched for an affordable way to get it back on the road in stock form but just couldn't put together a package for under $300. So the owner gave it to me for the labor I had in to it.
Well to make this short, my wife has bugged me for years to build her a scoot for some time. So I decided to make this a b-day present for her and so the build started.
I always seem to have motors and parts bikes around so I scavenged a blown head 139QMB out of another parts bike and went to town. I welded the stock GY-6 motor hanger complete with bushings, into the spree.
Let me start the pics...
This is how she came to me, this was a stance check for the upcoming swap, please excuse my business partner Jon on the bike as all of you should know these things make you grin like a fool when you ride them.
Here it is swapped under weight. (no comments about a stupid unnamed "chopper" show on in the background)
sitting out with a test trunk on the back, not sure if I am going to use one..
Next to an 86 Riva that I converted to a modern carb setup. If anybody here has worked on a Riva you know how much of a pain in the * the original carb and associated devices are.
And here it is with a gangsta lean from a welded on side stand and a tail light mod that makes all the difference inn the world for appearance. I just made and welded a new tail bracket on and got rid of all the extra bits off the light assembly.
Body work is going on right now. I had several large holes that were cut into the bike from the previous owner that I glassed over and it now has a small molded bulge from where I had to clearance the shock. Paint is on hand and it will be a really nice Pearl White with satin white checks on the front and side plastics. I will try to get better pics up real soon.
Thanks for checking it out
K-
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