Post by jneubs on Dec 19, 2014 14:14:28 GMT -5
Hey guys. Figured I'd start a build thread to document the scooter while I wait on parts for my Jog to come in. A little background on it. I was surfing the good old craigslist and found a guy out of Tampa selling body parts for a pre-bug Zuma with "other parts available" but no prices. Also the listing was almost a month old so I figured he already got rid of all the parts. Well I email him asking what all he has available and he responds with everything but the wheels and tires, brake caliper, variator weights, and kick starter. So I ask what he wanted for the motor and a few other pieces. He responds with if I want to drive down there, just under a 2 hour drive each way, I could have it for free and it came with a title or he would deliver it for $120. Well since I didn't have anything going on yesterday I figured I'd take a drive down there and pick it up.
Supposedly he took the bike apart for some unknown reason, he didn't even have a real excuse, a few years ago and never reassembled it. He said he moved into an apartment a little over a month ago and had no where to store the scooter/parts so he was driving around with a scooter in pieces in the back of his car. I loaded it into my car and drove home with the scooter with a title for just over $30 in gas.
I totally forgot to take pictures of the scoot in my car before I put it into the garage. Here is some pictures I took today, sorry for the crappy pics.
Box-O-Parts
Parts stashed under a work bench
And the engine that I'm gonna have to completely tear apart and rebuild
Yes that crank is completely rusted and locked up in the case. I hope I can salvage the case but we'll see.
Supposedly he took the bike apart for some unknown reason, he didn't even have a real excuse, a few years ago and never reassembled it. He said he moved into an apartment a little over a month ago and had no where to store the scooter/parts so he was driving around with a scooter in pieces in the back of his car. I loaded it into my car and drove home with the scooter with a title for just over $30 in gas.
I totally forgot to take pictures of the scoot in my car before I put it into the garage. Here is some pictures I took today, sorry for the crappy pics.
Box-O-Parts
Parts stashed under a work bench
And the engine that I'm gonna have to completely tear apart and rebuild
Yes that crank is completely rusted and locked up in the case. I hope I can salvage the case but we'll see.
Looked like he had blue body panels all spread in the grass? Good score! 
I might do a budget 70cc scooter and keep it. I need to go through the box and see what all is there so I can figure out what else I need to buy. 
