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  • Lake Gairdner Satellite Imaging
  • Ram Air Cooling
  • Scooter Computer II
    • LabJack Streaming Mode
    • More Background
    • Sensors
      • 3-Axis Accelerometer
      • CHT
      • Reed Switch Debounce
      • Wheel Speed Sensor
      • Wheel Torque Sensor
    • Testing
    • VTK Visualisation
  • Scooterlabs Dyno
    • Background
      • Maths
      • SCOOTERLABS DYNO TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT
      • Web Research
    • Scooter Computer II - Dyno Requirements
    • SCOOTERLABS DYNO PHASE 3 - dynojet hardware and software
    • Scooterlabs Dynojet - technical details
    • Second Hand Dyno Acquisition
    • Wideband Oxygen Sensor
      • sniffer development and testing
  • Vespa CFD/3D Model
    • OpenFOAM 2.2.2 Vespa LES
    • OpenFOAM Motorbike Tutorial
      • Using CAELinux
    • OpenFOAM Vespa Tutorial
    • Vespa 3D Model
    • Vespa CFD Pipeline

Subpages (5): Lake Gairdner Satellite Imaging Ram Air Cooling Scooter Computer II Scooterlabs Dyno Vespa CFD/3D Model
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Disclaimer: Vespa Labs contains information that is VERY likely to wreck your scooter and possibly yourself, both intentionally (i.e. gaining more performance while sacrificing reliability + safety) and unintentionally (i.e. misleading or incorrect information). Vespa Labs originated as a public wiki and is only a collection of random notes and intended as a dumping ground for information and not as a properly reviewed source. The same disclaimers that wikipedia.org use apply to Vespa Labs. Also be aware that Vespa Labs is an international site and therefore may contain information that is not road legal in some countries/states and may also invalidate insurance policies. Treat all information as experimental and for "race use only" (i.e. not for road use - even if it is implied or explicitly stated). Refer to and adhere to your local road and legal rules, as well as the manufacturers recommendations
The short version: using this information is at your own risk

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