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Post by jkr22 on Oct 3, 2020 1:02:54 GMT
Hi all. I’m a newbie so be gentle! A bit of background....when I was about 13 we had an old beat up Vespa for tearing around the farm. After coming of it in the rain, slicing my leg open on the rusty foot boards and getting 22 stitches the old dutch banished it to the scrapheap. 35 years later I’m looking to relive my youth (without the stitches) and quite fancy a VBB. From what I have read there seems to be a lot of Asian “restorations” around to be avoided but I don’t know how to tell. Can anyone advise on either of these two please? WcAAOSwIQBfb2f" class="no-preview" target="_blank" >https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1961-Vespa-Vbb-150-italian/303705966467?hash=item46b6494783:gangry smileyWcAAOSwIQBfb2f~ www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vespa-vbb-spares-or-repairs/324316530704?hash=item4b82c58810:g:lrQAAOSwf2hfdj7L Do these look legit? Thanks for your time� |
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Post by ironsloth on Oct 3, 2020 5:48:51 GMT
Hi and welcome.
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Post by adrian on Oct 3, 2020 6:09:18 GMT
Welcome to the forum 👋👋 you here a lot of horror stories about some of these restorations, so I guess you pay your money and take a chance. A friend bought a vbb from Vietnam one night while drinking 🥴 but he was lucky and got a good one.
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Post by vespabromo on Oct 3, 2020 8:54:36 GMT
Welcome.
I would treat a vbb like an old plastered wall. You need to go over the whole frame making sure it isn't just been filled with coke cans and filler.
A vespa bajaj vbb is made of better quality steel and are cheaper to get hold of.
Good luck with your search!
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Post by citydaz on Oct 9, 2020 17:44:12 GMT
Welcome to the forum.
Sounds like fun on the farm back in the old days!
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Post by scooterg on Oct 9, 2020 19:08:30 GMT
Welcome 🛵🛵🛵
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 16, 2020 23:14:01 GMT
Hi again does this one look legit? More pics to follow. Attachments:
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 16, 2020 23:14:48 GMT
More pics Attachments:
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 16, 2020 23:15:21 GMT
.....and more.... Attachments:
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 16, 2020 23:15:49 GMT
....and more... Attachments:
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 16, 2020 23:17:45 GMT
....nearly there.... Attachments:
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 16, 2020 23:18:22 GMT
.....last two. Attachments:
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Post by adrian on Nov 17, 2020 6:15:57 GMT
Looks ok, but looks can be deceiving, can you take someone who knows about scooters with you to give it a good looking at? Maybe contact a local scooter club and see if a member could .
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 17, 2020 18:35:45 GMT
Unfortunately it’s too far for me to go and see and were under stiffer travel restrictions in Scotland now. Just need to decide if its worth the gamble🤔
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Post by adrian on Nov 17, 2020 19:01:03 GMT
Do you mind telling us how much it is? Does it have mot?
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Post by citydaz on Nov 17, 2020 19:50:53 GMT
Looks to me like there is a lot of rust on the underside that has just been sprayed over!
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 17, 2020 20:17:33 GMT
He’s asking £1500 but I’m hoping there’s room for negotiation. No MOT but it runs. Got a friend of a friend going to see it tonight hopefully, I’ll keep you posted.
Re. The rust, I thought the same but then I am looking for a project.
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Post by adrian on Nov 17, 2020 21:13:20 GMT
Keep us posted, and the rust isn't a problem as long as it's only surface, I found out the hard way and the rust just kept on going 😔
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Post by ironsloth on Nov 17, 2020 21:27:22 GMT
Tinworm is a nightmare, but repair panels are available. If you can’t weld, learn, or pay a small fortune for someone else to do it.
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 17, 2020 21:51:06 GMT
I’m no expert with a mig but I get by. Flapper discs on the angle grinder always help😉
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Post by scooterbooter on Nov 24, 2020 9:36:58 GMT
Dont touch it. If your having to think ' is this dodgy?' Then it probably is. In fact then it definitely is. Trust your spider senses Peter that's what they are there for. Theres good ones out there dont risk it
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Post by jkr22 on Nov 28, 2020 0:33:02 GMT
It’s all gone quiet on this one, guess I was asking too many questions. Any one know of any legit 1960’s VBB scooters in need of some restoration?
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Post by adrian on Nov 28, 2020 8:28:05 GMT
Will keep a look out for you
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Post by jkr22 on Mar 4, 2022 20:10:41 GMT
Cheers👍
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