randomly aquired 2 scooters in my fleet
Aug 19, 2019 1:22:51 GMT -5
90GTVert, 190mech, and 4 more like this
Post by harleyracer59 on Aug 19, 2019 1:22:51 GMT -5
so last week I went to take a pic of a horse for the scooter tag game and ended up with a 2018 vespa gts300 sei giorno LE and a 85 Yamaha riva/jog. random I know
ive only had Harleys Hondas and 1 Suzuki. so both of these are a little out of my wheelhouse.
the riva I got for finishing my neighbors tomos powered trike rewired the lights and got the motor running and installed a walbro on it. the tomos still needs the gear for 2nd gear, all teeth are sheared off and the pedal/ sprocket side teeth are fubar. it will engage pedaling backwards to start motor but will not engage when trying to pedal forward to propel the trike. so hes trying to find those parts. I rode it to his house before I left that day and while helping him take it into his back yard, I looked under a tarp and saw the jog. he said he didn't ride it much hadn't started it in 5 or so years and was thinking of selling it. I asked how much he said 250 but would give it to me for the 100$ balance left on the tomos. I said sold and pushed it home. parked it in my driveway and headed out to the horse corrals by creek park. 2ish miles away. got about a block away and saw a bunch of crap in someones yard and this big green vespa laying on its side in the driveway and a big sign that read everything for sale cheap. so I knocked on the door to ask about this new vespa. the lady said it WAS her bastard cheating soon to be exhusbands and she hates him and it and would love for me to get it out of her sight. I asked what the price was she asked what I had in my pockets. I actually had 400$ from 2 other jobs I had just finished told her this. she smiled and said if I got it out of there that day I could have it for that. I asked about a pink or if there was a bank that owned it. she replied that it had both their names on the pink and they had paid cash for it. I wanted it no matter what. said I would drop my gyro off at a friend down the street and be right back gave her the 400 and got the pink before I left. was back in 5 minutes walking. lifted the vespa up, there was a little crease on right rear engine cover where it landed on idk? no big deal. looked it over and saw the ignition was missing. asked about it and was told she threw keys away last week along with more of his stuff when she found out about him cheating. then ghost rode it down her driveway and into the street. when guy got home he had to drag it back up to garage because steering was locked and he no longer had keys. so in anger he started breaking out ignition and what I now know the immobilizer areal. I said oh well and pushed it to my buddies house rode the gyro home and went back with my truck. here they both are. jog was running with a petcock & hose replacement and a good carb cleaning. the vespa is still not running but I have a new throttle body with a programmed key on its way. all said and done I should have $1000 all in on the vespa to get it running again. here are some pics of my 2 newly acquired scooters. crazy story huh.
ive only had Harleys Hondas and 1 Suzuki. so both of these are a little out of my wheelhouse.
the riva I got for finishing my neighbors tomos powered trike rewired the lights and got the motor running and installed a walbro on it. the tomos still needs the gear for 2nd gear, all teeth are sheared off and the pedal/ sprocket side teeth are fubar. it will engage pedaling backwards to start motor but will not engage when trying to pedal forward to propel the trike. so hes trying to find those parts. I rode it to his house before I left that day and while helping him take it into his back yard, I looked under a tarp and saw the jog. he said he didn't ride it much hadn't started it in 5 or so years and was thinking of selling it. I asked how much he said 250 but would give it to me for the 100$ balance left on the tomos. I said sold and pushed it home. parked it in my driveway and headed out to the horse corrals by creek park. 2ish miles away. got about a block away and saw a bunch of crap in someones yard and this big green vespa laying on its side in the driveway and a big sign that read everything for sale cheap. so I knocked on the door to ask about this new vespa. the lady said it WAS her bastard cheating soon to be exhusbands and she hates him and it and would love for me to get it out of her sight. I asked what the price was she asked what I had in my pockets. I actually had 400$ from 2 other jobs I had just finished told her this. she smiled and said if I got it out of there that day I could have it for that. I asked about a pink or if there was a bank that owned it. she replied that it had both their names on the pink and they had paid cash for it. I wanted it no matter what. said I would drop my gyro off at a friend down the street and be right back gave her the 400 and got the pink before I left. was back in 5 minutes walking. lifted the vespa up, there was a little crease on right rear engine cover where it landed on idk? no big deal. looked it over and saw the ignition was missing. asked about it and was told she threw keys away last week along with more of his stuff when she found out about him cheating. then ghost rode it down her driveway and into the street. when guy got home he had to drag it back up to garage because steering was locked and he no longer had keys. so in anger he started breaking out ignition and what I now know the immobilizer areal. I said oh well and pushed it to my buddies house rode the gyro home and went back with my truck. here they both are. jog was running with a petcock & hose replacement and a good carb cleaning. the vespa is still not running but I have a new throttle body with a programmed key on its way. all said and done I should have $1000 all in on the vespa to get it running again. here are some pics of my 2 newly acquired scooters. crazy story huh.
I get lucky and happen to be at the right place at the right time I guess? 