Ooop's and another new scoot

[milly]

Sell one buy another, well hope Suzuki sell's tomorrow. Bought a tatty 2004 Vespa ET4 50cc off facebook sight unseen £120 about 80miles away go pick up Friday afternoon runs but needs attention.

Now gives me something to put my ET4 125 engine in I have had sitting arround for about 3-4 yrs

[jloi]

Hello Milly; please , come in and lie down on my couch and make yourself comfortable.
Now, please, tell me how long has this been going on .

[milly]

Lol 😁 Well let me think..... Nope to old to remember but sold Suzuki today so have room for a project.

[milly]

Scoot picked up today back home and over the garage. I forgot the ratchet straps so had to lie it down but quite scratched up so wont make much difference. Top box is good though.No rust only surface as such.






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[milly]

All washed and tyres pumped up, centre stand springs put on will try andfire it up tomorrow morning.

[jloi]

wow. what a difference . that looks killer man.

[milly]

Got it running today with spare battery I found and start pack. It would not go through carb proper way so was off it went injected down the inlet tract from airfilter with a plug change and a little easy start to help . Lot of bodgery bits need fixing but that can wait for now.

[aeroxbud]

That's a good deal for a Vespa.
Do you think the wiring loom will be the same for the bigger motor?
I know on the Piaggio models, it's very similar.

[milly]

At present aeroxbud I am going to keep it 50cc. All the bits I need have arrived and now I have all the bikes in my garage like ducks in a row due to work layoff till after easter due to virus which I posted about in off topic section. I got it running after changing the manifold for a taller one for carb to clear and petrol tap luckily I had sitting around all new and shiney even the rear lower panel arrived while I was doing it. Got it started on the key but I thought the exhaust was blowing but it was not, a pipe blasting hot air which I presume is part of the emissions system found a unit which is part of it but cannot locate where it gose so will look in the manual in a bit and woek it out deff does not come off the exhaust and nowhere on exhaust is there a pipe to connect it. Maybe a later engine or diff exhaust but should know by the morning and sort out the indicators as well.

[milly]

Today with time on my hands I fitted the new rear Pirelli tyre went on really easily compared to the front which was a right pig, removed and greased up the brake cam, charged the battery, had a right job putting the exhaust back on. Only other lieing on the floor job and getting achey is the washer thing that goes over the shaft nut and and a split pin which did not have on in the first place.
Tomorrow morning is mot for Violet and I think the rest of the jobs on the Vespa is stand up ones

[jloi]

for me it's the squatting, sitting , kneeling and GETTING UP. laying down is the least offender for me . for some of the wiring in the front I've been siting in a cushy chair .

[aeroxbud]

Same here. I just sit on the floor now. Saves my bad back.

[jloi]

after an hour maybe 2 in the chair , can barely get up and get moving .

finally gettin used to my new glassessess . 1 for distance and 1 for reading ; or wiring . hated it at first , was used to progressives.

sorry if I jacked this thread .

[milly]

I have problems with my new bi-focals not quite same as others so when on the computer I have to put the old one on.
Today I did a few chores in the sun then got the scooter out. I turned the key and I put the indicators on and they sort of come up bright and dim to nothing almost on a freshly charged battery which I thought was odd. Fired it up and did the same, according to the Haynes manual the indicator unit is built into the regulator so I was taking off the panels and cleaned up the earth and checked the plug socket, changed a few bulbs which needed doing and realised the position and colour coding in Haynes manual all wrong and decided I did not know what the heckI was doing with brain overload put it away. I may have to find a diff wiring pic somewhere

[jloi]

you think you got troubles-wait till you see the pix of what I've done with my wire harness.