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Post by newbievespa on Aug 15, 2017 18:52:54 GMT
Hi all, just bought myself a Vespa 150 Super from 1973 today. Great looking wee scoot but dumbfounded as to where to start with it. I bought it from a garage who had it in for work over 2 years ago. It was serviced, mot'd,carb cleaned out etc and then it was abandoned by the owner without any contact. It amassed almost £1500 in unpaid bills and storage charges and I bought it today.
It has been un-started in 2 years since it's last Mot and is showing 2 miles on the speedo which i know is definitely wrong. Got loads to ask you good folks about it. I have the V5 registered to the garage but there are no keys with this bike and no sign of an ignition anywhere but i managed to get it started today albeit revving hard from start up as throttle or choke seems to be stuck. It's also called a super 150 but the V5 says it's a 125??
Any info would be gratefully accepted, many thanks.
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Post by ironsloth on Aug 15, 2017 20:25:22 GMT
Hi and welcome.
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Post by henri on Aug 15, 2017 20:29:12 GMT
hi n welcome , supers dont have a ignition switch ,just a steering lock . an a lot of scooters are regged as 125 but larger ,so can be ridden on l plates , naughty but common . H
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Post by newbievespa on Aug 15, 2017 20:36:18 GMT
Thanks a lot guys, I meant to say. Hi to all to start with but first time on a forum,lol. I'm based in Stirlingshire in Scotland.
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Post by henri on Aug 15, 2017 20:41:02 GMT
no probs ,an i'd guessed ya was a "scoot" from "scoot-land" , as for the revving thing a question in tech section will probs get more answers/discussion going . welcome to the madhouse , an the "village idiot" jobs taken , thats me . H
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Post by newbievespa on Aug 15, 2017 20:47:35 GMT
Well village idiot or not, you have way more answers than me. I was panicking about the key and the shop had said, there was no key for it. I couldn't understand it, theres a lockable side box and what must be a steering lock. I said, how do you stop it. He said, stall it,lol. I figured out it has a kill switch on right switchgear. Easy to steal then me thinks.
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Post by ianmartin40 on Aug 16, 2017 11:02:41 GMT
Hi newbievespa
No need for ignition switch as back in 1973 everyone was honest!!!!
Aye right.
Anyway welcome to the forum
Ian
(Glasgow)
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kipper
1st Class Ticket
First scoot at 50 years old, always had bikes. Now like a kid in a toy shop ;-) Lovin' it.
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Post by kipper on Aug 16, 2017 14:36:58 GMT
Welcome aboard fella, as I've said to others the amount of knowledge on here is superb. Good luck with it.
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Post by scooterg on Aug 16, 2017 17:05:28 GMT
People years ago kept losing things ,so It was to stop people misplacing the keys🤓
Just fit a toggle cut off switch,,,and a hidden one on the (-------) there. (can't tell you where it is)
Don't think the ignitions are that great anyway
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Post by mijapxman on Sept 13, 2017 17:08:23 GMT
Hi and welcome.
Mij☺
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Post by citydaz on Sept 15, 2017 20:25:34 GMT
welcome aboard!!
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