Ride. Rest. Repeat.

Conti Navi It Is

Finally changed my tires. Had a new set of Continetal Navigators delivered by Allan (Salamat BOSS) last Friday, I also ordered a couple of new inner tubes to go along with it. I don’t know what came over me to try to change the tires on my own, given that the only tools I had were the stock vespa tools and one really large screwdriver. I spent a good part of the morning trying to split the rims of my Vespa in a desparate attempt to remove the tires from the rims. I tried everything in the book or on the web but alas the only solution I could think of and eventually did, was to bring the darned things to my friendly neighborhood vulcanizing shop. PAK PAK PAK and they were done, 10 seconds flat….no kidding…….i never felt so pathetic in my life.

Anyway after getting my pathetic self plus the pathetic split rims and pathetic old tires home, the only job left to do was to assemble the darned things back together. Assembling the tires has always been a secret pleasure for me. It still amazes me that this seemingly hastily put together contraption actually holds up my Vespa….haha, Italian engineering at it’s best! After a few painless hours of sanding and lightly repainting the rusty parts of the rims and assembling the entire thing, I was done.

I decided to use my hubcaps again since they looked soooo cool, plus the fact that they were just gathering dust in the garage.

Treads look sweet!! Can’t wait to have them properly “scrubbed” and see how far it can go.

Reviews to follow once I have enough KM’s on it na.

7 Responses to “Conti Navi It Is”

  1. lex says:

    asan na ang review after the long ride? hehehe

  2. joneighbors says:

    i was thinking of buying new set of tires for my scoot. pinagpipilian ko 2- conti navigator or conti zippy 3 since it has a classic pattern na din. sir what do you think is the best tire for everyday use and magandang porman na din?

  3. Bimbo says:

    he joneighbor,
    the conti navigator is really good.
    im not a big fan of the classic pattern since i do go kasi on long-longish rides once in a while.

    the tread pattern of the navigator is a good compromise, and it really works in the rain!

  4. joneighbors says:

    sir magkano ang price ng navigator at ng zippy 3? also,i’m planning to replace my headlight. ano ang maganda? mod kasi ang gagawin ko na setup e. yun kasi ang malapit sa lifestyle na ginagalawan ko din. pareho kame ni teng aka skunk.

  5. Bimbo says:

    It’s kinda difficult too look for Zippy’s, I’ve looked and wala pa akong nakikita.

    The Navigators were around 1.7k a piece before, there’s no stock available now so I guess you better wait muna.

    Headlamps? go for the PX200 halogen, if you plan to do any night riding. It really makes a big difference!

  6. joneighbors says:

    thanks for the info sir. what brand is good if i want a classic looking headlamp? and some spotlamps too na maliwanag?

  7. Bimbo says:

    Im not too familiar with the brand of the headlights eh, better ask the people in the forum, Im sure they can answer you.

    http://www.vespinoy.com/forum/

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