Newbie here from the IOW...

[wazzzer]

Hi guys my name's Wes and I'm from the sunny Isle of wight, home to the world famous scooter rally!

Just picked up a black '99 PX125; been into big bikes for a while but after seeing a good mate pass on from a big crash I decided to hang up my leathers.

I've had the use of my dad's '57 Lambretta LD125 for the last 2 years but he decided I needed one of my own and we settled on the Vespa as a 40th birthday present (which was very nice of him and my mum)

Anyways I'll upload a few pics of the Vespa soon and I'll no doubt be asking a load of questions; the Vespa seems to be a completely different mechanical beast to the Lambretta so I'll be learning as I go

[scooterg]

Welcome 🛵🛵🛵

[citydaz]

Hi and welcome.
yes you are quite right, lambrettas and vespas are completely different beasts.
When asked to choose which one of my two i like the best i always say its like trying to choose between your wife and your mistress!

[ironsloth]

Hi and welcome. I'll never admit to liking the LD, but it's the P range Vespa for me. Affordable, practical, thrashable....

[henri]

hi n welcome . H

[wazzzer]

Thanks for the welcome people. Had a chance to have a good poke about on the scooter today and it seems it has a bit of rust in the usual places but nothing major which is nice.

The spare tyre was deflated and the rear that is fitted looks to be the original spare and reminds me of a remould so I may swap them back provided the spare holds pressure as it's a nice Continental.

Tyre pressures were way too high so dropped them back down to the proper spec.

Checked out the carb and filter to look at the jets and general condition, not sure what the standard sizes are but I took some pics if anyone could advise me?

All in all I'm really happy with it, just in the middle of swapping the clear indicator lenses for smoked versions so excuse the odd one on the front.

If anyone can give me pointers on what to do next for maybe improving performance a little or just general maintenance I would be most grateful.

Anyways I've waffled for far too long, here are the pics

[mijapxman]

Hi and welcome 👍

Nice scoot.


Mij☺