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Post by alisey on Jul 18, 2014 14:05:29 GMT
Hello there!
Thanks for taking the time to read this thread and your input will be much appreciated!
I was riding yesterday and the throttle was snapping back fine. I pulled over for a bit and when i re-mounted my scooter the throttle kept sticking open - this made for some interested gear changes in the center of town! Also it was very hot yesterday.
I took the handle bar cover off and disconnected the cable from the twist grip. The actual twist grip handle was quite stiff in the hole so i removed it and cleaned off all the old grease on the handle and in the hole. What grease would you recommend to put in here? I just used some 2-stroke oil as a temporary thing.
The return spring (is that what it's called?!) on the handle seems a bit weak to me as well, could this be the problem/ part of it?
Also I tried pulling the cable by hand when it was disconnected and it felt a bit stiff so I stuck some 2 stroke oil down the cable (Ok, ok I know this isn't the correct juice but it was all I had!)
After doing these things the handle doesn't stick as much and does snap shut sometimes.... buttttt unfortunately it does still stick open too much for my liking!
Are there any common faults in this area, anything I may have missed, or one of the above that I should tinker with more?
thanks - Ali
(1999 T reg disc brake model)
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Post by alisey on Jun 25, 2014 12:37:07 GMT
Hi Rab! and thanks for the further information guys its much appreciated!
I was in Paris over the weekend - wow the amount of scooters is crazy! Saw a few moded ones too such as a matt black vespa 50, no accessories just very clean and basic but looked spot on.
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Post by alisey on Jun 19, 2014 12:36:11 GMT
Hi Sime and Henri good to meet you guys.
Thanks for the help and advice.
I've had a Yamaha Jog rr and more recently a Vespa lx50 but I didn't do any work on them. I just sold the lx50 because i wanted something that looked more badass/ to customize. This is going to be the first scoot I do some serious work on, however I have done a fair bit of work on cars so my mechanical knowledge is not too shabby.
Thanks for the info about the gear cables, I will study the Haynes manual for further information. Manual is on my shopping list!
Is Autolube the name for the system that mixes the oil and fuel together? I need to top the oil up in my scoot as when I was trying to remove the side panels I thought that pink stick next to the fuel tap might be something to do with it - when I unscrewed it I realised I was wrong - the nice new oil stain on the driveway confirms this! Oh but I did eventually find out how to get the panels off..
The speedo came adrift at the top end, the clips that hold it into the display were bent - bent em back! We'll see if it lasts..
My mum walked in on me looking at scooters the other day.. I'm still embarrassed to look her in the eyes!
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Post by alisey on Jun 18, 2014 21:37:37 GMT
Hello there my names Ali and last weekend I bought a 1999 vespa px 125.
I turned up to look at the bike after driving for 1hr 30 and the guy had gone to work.. Luckily his wife let me at the bike. All was good so I bought it and my dad drove it home. If only it was that simple! Two roads later and we were pulled over on the side of the road trying to get the thing started again, luckily we managed to get it going again however unluckily one road later she cut out again! ( this problem was somewhat cured when we turned this alien lever to setting 'A', my dad suspected the scoot had a fuel tap - after some research when I arrived home I discovered he was correct. No problems getting back after flipping the switch and father 'keepin the revs up'. He described the journey as epic and I can't wait to have a ride as soon as I've retaken my cbt.
It has a front disc brake and 9000 miles on the clock ( however the speedo was broken so am unsure if this is a true mileage....) although for £900 I'm not complaining! Bodywork looks solid in terms of rust and the white paintwork's not to shabby.
Gear selection can be a bit ropey and on further inspection where the cables bolt in at the back of the bike under the flywheel, the nuts are lose and there is a lot of extra cable, do I need all this extra cable or can I snip it? And is there a measurement for where the cables should be bolted?
For some reason the problems on the way back did not dampen my spirit and it was pretty exciting, is this normal!?
Good to be here and thanks for reading.
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