Welcome to Moped Luau!!

Aloha!! Welcome to Moped Luau!! A blog devoted to Two-Stroke mopeds and scooters. On da menu: Puch mopeds with side order Hondas, Vespas, Yamahas, and whatevah else that go braaaaap. Get some grindz and feed your Two-Stroke face.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Puch Tecno Estoril Performance Pipe

My first order of business this spring was to install a Tecno Estoril performance pipe (de-restricted version) on to my Gila kit.  This pipe is made for "flat" type exhaust port cylinders such as the Polini kit vice "angle" ports found on Gilas or Metra kits.

More shiny = More fun?

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Spring is finally here...

Tokyo, Japan
Sakura (cherry blossoms) blooming is a sign that Spring is finally here in Japan.  The locals say:

春たけなわ
(Haru Takenawa = Spring is here)

In my case, it signals the end of one addiction (snowboarding) and the beginning of my primary one:

TWO-STROKIN'!!!








Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Puch'ing The Limits

See how far some people are able to push the Puch moped design into another level.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Sick Sprinter

This comes from ScooterKiller over in Europe (puchfourm.nl).  Front and back disk brakes!!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

A Moment Of Silence...

A Moment Of Silence for the victims of the 3/11 Earthquake/Tsunami Disaster in Japan.  I was here in Japan during this tragedy.  A very scary experience.  I had an opportunity to volunteer with some of the clean up.  Two years later, they still need a lot of help.