103 exhaust scew fitting

Its been a while since my last post but I finally got hold of a screw in exhaust adapter. Hopefully this will solve my noisy and leaking exhaust problem.

Out and about on the 103!

Today was the first time ive got out for a proper ride on the 103 since doing all the modifications. Its was awesome! I did about ten miles and the peugeot didnt miss a beat. I got up to 39mph before it would get a bit boggy so I may need to lean the main jet slightly. Low end power is ridiculous due in part to the circuit pipe. I may be able to gear it for a higher top speed while still keeping the hill climbing ability. The Simonini exhaust is so loud it gave me a headache. I will look into repacking the silencer.

More 103 tuning

Today I fitted the Domino throttle on the Peugeot which made a load of difference as the old one had a stiff mechanism. I also replaced the damaged cluch bell. My crankshaft seems to eat through these pretty quick. Finally I had a bit of a ride to try and get the carb tuned. After multiple stops and various adjustment I think im almost there. One more session should do it and then I'll book it in for MOT.

Testing and tuning

Today Sinclairio fitted his new Proma pipe and we took his Puch and my Peugeot down to an unused stretch of road to do some tuning and testing. It was a blast to ride the peds again and the Proma pipe performed better than his old pipe. I made some jetting changes but the peugeot still isnt running perfectly. Looking forward to our next ride.

Peugeot 103 running video

So after installing the kill switch and fixing the exhaust problem I got the Peugeot running and took a short video.
As you can see there's a fair bit of vibration especially at low revs. I still haven't made the engine stabilizer to stop it swinging. I'll do that next.

Reversed freewheel

Ok so for this dual variated project the free wheel needs to run in reverse as its on the other side of the bike to a standard single variated setup. Basically what this involves is installing the freewheel with its outer face (shown below) facing inwards. Unfortunately this means that the freewheel needs someway of being locked in place as when the bike is pedalled it automatically wants to unscrew it self from the hub.

 

 

So here's what I did. I drilled and tapped a hole in the side of the hub so I could install a thin screw headed bolt (shown below in red).

 

 

This meant that when I threaded on the freewheel face down. I could back the bolt out with the use of some pliers so that it would lock into one of the tabs (shown below).

 



 

It works the freewheel is now locked in place and ready to use.

 

Disassembling the 103 motor.

I bought this 103 motor a while ago to use for spares for my Vogue. I decided to disassemble it so i could use the crank case for my next build. The piston was seized in the barrel so i removed the head and filled it with WD40. Hopefully it will have freed up in a day or so.

 

 

My Peugeot 103 Vogue

Finally made it back to see my folks and got my hands on the 103. Looks to be in great condition. Needs a new rear brake cable. I will try and rustle up some 2stroke over the weekend and get it running.

Peugeot has arrived at my folks!

My friend delivered the Peugeot to my parents place. Unfortunately i won't be back there for a month or so to collect it. Heres a few more shots of it.

Coming soon to M.A.D Peugeot 103!!

We have had a few comments asking why we dont have any French peds. So I've been looking and came across this beauty. Looking forward to getting to grips with with variators and H2O kits. Watch this space!