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Post by cyborg on Dec 31, 2013 23:08:10 GMT -6
well luke the bike i bought is mummified,,,it runs good but idles like sh,t and stalls so i know the carb needs to be gone through so i'm going to do the whole first service thing,,,,valves, carb,oil change, inline filter,probably new hoses,flush brake fluid,check belt,,i have my work cut out for me,but i still feel i got a smokin deal considering the super low milage,,,quite possibly the lowest mileage et4 on the planet outside of vespas museum,,, i just went through the very same thing with my current ride a 94 dr350 suzuki got it last year with only 1200 miles,,garage kept covered,,,barely ran new flatslide carb,pipe and a few other go fast parts and i got real runner for well under 2 grand,,way less than half of a new 250 nowadays,,, i'll just get it running correctly till i get 2000 miles on it or so then it'll be a carb/pipe and variator work ,,i want to keep it pretty much stock just wake it up
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Post by kz1000st on Jan 1, 2014 6:19:47 GMT -6
it runs good but idles like sh,t and stalls so i know the carb needs to be gone through so i'm going to do the whole first service thing,,,,valves, carb,oil change, inline filter,probably new hoses,flush brake fluid,check belt,
A good PDI is always a good idea on a used or new scooter, no matter where it comes from. Anything mechanical will have faults develop, It's the nature of the beast.
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Post by olescoot on Jan 1, 2014 13:37:49 GMT -6
What did you expect. Scoot has not been used and sat around. You will have a lot of gremlins to hunt down
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Post by LUKE on Jan 1, 2014 14:35:15 GMT -6
letting a Vespa sit for a very long time is just nothing... whereas if you let a chinese scoot sit in the backyard for sometime this is what's going to happen.
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Post by cyborg on Jan 1, 2014 16:41:47 GMT -6
I expected exactly what I got,, a mummy,,, this is my 53rd personal bike,,, it just need a little tlc and it'll be fine
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Post by kz1000st on Jan 1, 2014 16:55:49 GMT -6
You just love that guy with no voice don't you Luke? Have you tried to contact him for a date? You know that cyborg just bought No Voice's Vespa, right? No wonder he had no trouble with it, he never rode the thing.
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Post by cyborg on Jan 1, 2014 18:32:39 GMT -6
I expected exactly what I got,, a mummy,,, this is my 53rd personal bike,,, it just need a little tlc and it'll be fine
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Post by cyborg on Jan 1, 2014 18:34:42 GMT -6
Don't know why the post came out twice
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Post by kz1000st on Jan 1, 2014 18:41:47 GMT -6
Sometimes things sound so good when we say them we just have to say them twice.
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Post by LUKE on Jan 1, 2014 18:55:22 GMT -6
hahaha, yes he's cute hahaha! i like his long blonde hair.. lol and cyborg are you serious? that's your 53rd bike? so how old are you now?  you must be 120 years old now.. wow im so amazed! you must have come from a wealthy family. 53 bikes? WOW! lets say: an average bike cost say: $2,500x 53 = $132,500 insurance say: $75x 53= $3975 registration say: $ 60x53= $3180 misc/ maintenance say: $50x53= $2650 WOW! all in all you spent $142,305 for your motorcycle hobby!! no wonder,now you only buy from Craigslist.... LOL but as long as you are happy , right? scoot on bro!! |
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Post by cyborg on Jan 1, 2014 19:36:22 GMT -6
Don't start with me lady I'm about as polically incorrect as you can get and still be not under arrest
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Post by cyborg on Jan 1, 2014 19:37:32 GMT -6
It was more than that if you count machining
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Post by cyborg on Jan 1, 2014 19:45:38 GMT -6
I wouldn't say wealthy my mom was a doctor and my dad built racing cars,,, a little of my dad rubbed off on me,, I don't count the money,,, if I did my head would explode,, I have probably 30-35 thou in Just snap-on hand tools alone,, not talking the shop tools,,, I like to work on stuff,,, I have numerous customs I built on every continent but antarctica,,,, my last build just went to st Petersburg Russia about six months ago
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Post by cyborg on Jan 1, 2014 20:34:10 GMT -6
that one was a full tilt s4 monster titanium everything,,,just the full ti termignoni exhaust was over 3 grand,,,thats why i dont count the dough,,,people like/love they buy and then i get to go on to the next one,,,i'm just here to learn about vespas and scooters in general,,dont know much about them but i'm a quick study,,,just studied the cvt and it doesn't seem too complicated,,,,i just need to get a few specialty tools for it and i'll be set
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Post by LUKE on Jan 1, 2014 21:44:21 GMT -6
oh wait,you're just here to learn about scooters?, if you really, really, really want to learn how to fix a scooter, you should get a 50cc ,150cc or even 250cc Chinese scooter..i betya,one month you'll be an expert scooter mechanic whether you like it or not...you know why?..because it stalls from the very first day you bought it.(like what happened to the trike lady from AZ...lol).
but yah, the mechanics of a scooter is not really complicated,not too many moving parts too. it's the best mode of transpo going around town.
what kind of stuff do you build? any pics you can share with us?
i think you're a man with essence...we need to see more of your creations before we can put you to the Hall of Fame.
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you must be 120 years old now.. wow im so amazed! you must have come from a wealthy family. 53 bikes? WOW!