Hi there, I need some advice. Let me start by saying I am a total novice and about to start work on my first scoot. First of all I need to change the carb, as...
If you just want to get it running, fix the carb you have first. Why spend money on a configuration you may well want to change? 50s are very, very slow. John...
I put a Polini 75cc kit on my 64 v50, if you have an early bike, you need to get the cylinder machined to fit into the engine case. If you have a later model,...
Yeah good idea guys, I think I will try to fix the existing one. Not that I know what is wrong with it ;) but I have seen that you can buy a carb restore kit....
since your in stockholm i would go with SIP, they are in Germany, and by far have the most extensive inventory of anyone that i know of. as well as very fair...
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Hi there, Novice matt here, I need to replace a broken kickstarter but I am wondering what has happened. I have posted a picture in the files named Snapped...
Its hard to tell what happened from looking at your pic, as i can hardly see the post for the kickstart sticking out the other side. I am going to assume that...
Someone just pointed out to me that I have taken a picture of the worng side of the kickstart, ;( so it is no wonder that you found it hard to tell what had...
Well, once you've got a new kickstarter, give it a kick. If the engine won't budge, you may have a seized engine. At that point, the kickstarter is the...
Yeah I can imagine, I have been told that the engine does turn, it just doesnt start, again I was told that the carb needs a bit of attention, Ah well, I have...
I put a 75cc Polini head on my '67 Vespa 50. It runs well enough but is limited in speed by its three speed gearbox. If yours is a three speed I'd advise you...
My friend, that's the best time to get the work done! Lock the scooter up in the shed with you. With a carb rebuild kit from SIP or scooterworks and Haynes...
It's not the three speed box that is the problem. It's the 50's primary gears. Switch to 90/100 primaries and you'll have a top speed in the 75-80 kph range. ...
Yeah it is one thing I can be thankful living here in Sweden, and thats the long winter, plenty of build time. I have my haynes manuel, I have the Owners...
what do you mean 90/100 primaries, would be nice to get a little more poke out of the little fella. I was told a 16/16 carb and a larger cylinder could give it...
Yes. There's a book called "how to restore and maintain your vespa scooter" that is a decent supplement as well. The websites I listed (scooterhelp.com and...
You can upgrade all the way to a 19mm carb if you get the appropriate exhaust. I used a Sito+ for my v9a and it helps give some pep. The "primaries" refer...
opening up the engine case is pretty simple, as far as engines, they really dont get much more simple. There cant be more that about 10 parts in total that...
Yeah I was looking at the Polini 19/19 carb from SIP. I guess that mean changing a few parts for it to fit as well as I take it it wont fit direct onto my...
Funny you should mention that book as wel as I also bought that. Looks like quite a useful book. I just cant wait to get started. Bring on the weekend. Just...
HI there SO then, my journey into Vespa restoration began today with teh removal of my old carburetor, ready for my new Poilini. One thing I did notice though,...
Air tube cracked. The long tube that's supposed to stick up above the surface of the fuel like a snorkel. Mine was cracked, and fuel never stopped flowing as a...
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