Modern Vespa

Found an interesting project, hope the price is good. $750 for a 1981 P125 Vespa with a P200 motor with some extras. Plus a new battery and new tires, plus a lot of goodies. The electrical wiring is a bit of a mess from a theft attempt, and it will need a new cowl. It doesn't run, wiring, but has good compression and sounds good on kickover. One owner too! Good deal?







My other completed motorcycle projects:
https://advrider.com/f/threads/next-up-a-96-bmw-r1100r.1333994/
https://advrider.com/f/threads/r1200clc-project-yeah-i-know-corny-name-night-dragon.1250105/
https://advrider.com/f/threads/1981-yamaha-xs400-scramblerized-eventually.1092208/

My plan is to get it running for a few months, ride it around, then tear it down and restore it over the winter.

I have no idea about if it's a deal... but the $750 as proportion of likely total cost of the project makes me think good deal. It's a solid starting point for something epic.

Just crying out to be a cut-down street racer...

Decent deal for sure.


Shoot I'd almost buy it just for the engine at that price...

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Seems like potential

Thanks guys. My goal is to start and ride it ASAP when I get it home. Should be a fun little project bike.

Hi Jim, welcome to Modern Vespa!
Your new scoot seems like a good deal to me. I spend quiet a bit of time over at advrider hanging out in the threads that involve the "orange" colored bikes. I haven't ever had an itch to do any motorcycle projects, but if it involves an old Vespa, well game on!

Same user name over there? I am a, um, prolific poster there, particularly in G-Spot.

Looks good. Shame the leg shield and neck are messed up. But I'm sure you'll turn it into something interesting from your other projects.

I'm watching!

Thanks! Fortunately the horn cover will help after I stitch up the hole the thieves made in it, and the leg cover should present no real issues. I just can't decide what color to paint it. I like seafoam green and white, but not sure. Lots of time to research it.

Yes, same name...and an actual avatar as well! Maybe someday i'll get around to bringing my avatar over to MV, i think it would be most fitting. I was a loooong time lurker here at MV since day one that it was created, but since i didn't have a computer of my own, i never bother to join up. Over at advrider, i never knew that it existed until about 4 years ago. I was out trail riding with one of my friends, and he told me about the site. I usually hang out either in Thumpers or Orange Crush. All my bikes are orange. It makes it a little easier to swap parts around (and color coordinate my riding gear) if all my motos are the same brand.

LONG Friday drive down to Charlottesville to pick it up. Only about 250 miles, but took all day!

The little BMW took it in stride and still got 27 MPG unloaded, and 23 MPG loaded.





Got it home and took some baseline photos.




























Need to figure out what goes here, other than the horn and the horn cast cover:


























Came with some extras:










What is this rack worth?


I think I have a problem:

Anyone have a photo or a diagram on how these wires fit in the junction box?

Robot has a video.

https://youtu.be/0fTgQy_2wFE?t=2162

Had to do a double take and make sure which forum I was on. Use to you on ADV Rider.

Shameless pic of other power toys

Cool, thanks!

Yeah, pretty prolific over there.

Missed a couple:




I no longer have the Mercedes.