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Post by andrewa on Feb 20, 2016 15:18:01 GMT
Hi all, just joined the Vespa world after a plea to keep my late brother in laws PX 125 T5 in the family.
Based in Sheffield and having never owned a scooter before, I am currently doing up my dad's (now mine) 1992 Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc that has been stood for 13 years. Well say I am, he is but I am watching, learning and funding!
I have a bit of TLC to give the Vespa, it currently won't start (although it did last week when I picked it up from Shrewsbury in a van) despite a fuel and oil top up, and the back brake pedal sticks on, any thoughts / tips?
Also any recommendations for a decent minded and priced Vespa garage in Sheffield more than welcome as I think I may have to wheel it to one
Looking forward to taking the Vespa for a spin.
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Post by henri on Feb 20, 2016 16:10:00 GMT
hi n welcome , it not starting could be many things .youve not learnt the knack of it for 1 . not turning fuel on , choke? . how longs it stood before you got it .as moving it might of stirred some crap in the fuel an blocked the pilot jet in carb .
the brake pedals a easier one,if ya look underneath you'll see the brake block the pedal pivots in .pedal pivots on a steel pin held in this an they get gunged up .a big blast of wd40 an moving the pedal lots usually free's em up .but once they get stiff i find it only a temporary fix .eventually you will need to drop the brake block out an drive the pin out ,clean it up an replace with copper grease . H
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Post by andrewa on Feb 21, 2016 12:36:54 GMT
Brake pedal eased massively and now feels ok and not sticking at all.
No luck with it starting though, looks like the AA will need to be called, just hope I haven't missed something so simple though!
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Post by henri on Feb 21, 2016 17:55:01 GMT
usually people forget to turn the key or fuel on . ive seen some very experienced scooterists do that ,hilarious every time . H
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Post by willow on Feb 22, 2016 13:12:19 GMT
Hello and welcome.you will find a wealth of knowledge on here.as for the AA they k now about as much as me... I don't think any of them know there way around a scooter.
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Post by djloone on Feb 22, 2016 20:00:08 GMT
Welcome fella..dont think theres a question you wont find a answer for here..top people n plenty helpful  LOON-E |
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Post by Lucia on Feb 22, 2016 20:52:02 GMT
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Post by andrewa on Feb 27, 2016 9:44:24 GMT
Thanks all. Quick update, I got the Vespa going, it was nothing major, my son had pulled the rear brake light pod off and not put the wires back on!
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darren
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Post by darren on Mar 3, 2016 17:32:02 GMT
Hi pal - whereabouts in Sheffield are you? I am a fellow Vespa rider from Steel City. Got a Vespa P125X Mark One from 1981 and a small frame project PK from 1988. Might meet you out and about..
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Post by andrewa on Mar 3, 2016 18:40:10 GMT
Hi Darren, am in Greystones, not far from The Greystones pub, my PX is white and I have been pottering about on it quite a bit recently. Had it serviced by Armandos, engine still feels a bit lumpy but to be honest I have no idea how it should sound / feel!
Tackled the island at the bottom of Eccie Rd / Hanover Way at 7.45am this morning for the first time too.....that was an experience....
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Post by darren on Mar 6, 2016 0:37:42 GMT
Hi mate - that roundabout...I got rear end shunted a couple of weeks ago on there, luckily in car and not on scoot. Been off work since, car a write-off. But in Summer I commute to work that way and it never gets better. I use Tony at On 2 Wheels for my minor issues ...found Armandos good but expensive and more Lammy orientated really... will meet out and about over Summer. As for now I am nowhere near getting any of the scoots off the stand, let alone kicking them up...
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Post by andrewa on Mar 9, 2016 21:26:42 GMT
Where about are you then Darren?
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