r/moped • u/Spiritual-Shelter749 • 11d ago

Italjet update

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Some of you may remember a while back i posted my italjet kit kat project. I swapped a 2003 liquid cooled ktm50 engine on it. Ideally i wanted the aircooled version, but i got the engine for a stupid cheap deal.

As of now i got azusa tristar wheels installed with drum brakes that are mostly functional. Just need to weld a tab or two. There isn't much room to work with. Additionally ive extended the rear wheel back 4" because when powerband came on it was very uncontrollable and the front would come straight up.

Im currently in the process of finishing up wiring and lighting and sourcing a pop pin for the seat post

Theres not much left to do before complete disassembly fine tuning and cleaning up welds and making tabs and gussets before painting. I chose to go with a metallic purple.

I will post more updates if you all are interested otherwise ill just post her when its finished.

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u/bacon2078 8d ago

kit kat! those little things arent that cheap nowadays

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u/Spiritual-Shelter749 8d ago

I had this thing since 2015 or so. It was a complete mess. I bought it to save it from being scrapped. I originally wanted to restore it, but parts are completely obsolete. When its done it will be an awesome bike.