So you've been advised, I'm brand new to the forums (hi everybody!), new to scootering, and new to turning a wrench for the most part, but my dad and I found a project bike for cheap, and it looks like we'll be trying to bring the old girl back to life. Luckily, my dad was a car mechanic for years, so we won't be completely in the dark as far as opening her up, and has worked on motorcycles some as well, but never scooters.
So what I'm looking for here is all the help I can get! Don't worry, I'll ask a little at a time. Right now, what I REALLY NEED is a place to find is a parts listing. I have the owners manual and repair manual in pdf form that I pulled down from the internets (yay internets!) and I'm FAIRLY certain that it's just a Primmy, and not an ET3, but we're still trying to figure that out. Luckily, I found the thread on telling the difference just a little while ago.
In the interest of full disclosure however, I don't have the bike yet. We're trying to figure out exactly what's going to have to happen to restore this thing, where to get started, costs, etc. My dad (again, being the one with the most knowledge) is going to take a look at it Wednesday, but we've talked a good deal with the current owner, and he's hanging on to her for me. According to him, she needs a new kickstart quadrant (already found that thread too!!) including a new spring, and new carb at the least to get her running.
The guy bought the bike and worked on fixing up the frame, doing a bit of welding and banging, but decided he didn't have the time or space anymore, and is basically offloading her onto me. I'm moving her into dad's garage, about an hour away, and will be working with him on her during the weekends. Right now, the only picture I have is at the bottom of this post. The guy took it with his iPhone when he had the frame out to weld the leg shield where it had "torn a bit", however that happens.
If anybody wants to include a good place to find the basics would be great, whatever you think would be best for me to know. I've found a restoration guide on scooterhelp.com, but I haven't gone through it for fear of getting in "over my head" so to speak. Like I said, I need a parts listing of some sort first so I don't end up ordering the wrong stuff and screw this project up from the word go.
For those interested, we're planning on restoring her exactly as she was, including the paint color if we can find it. The only badge left on her is the manufacturer's badge, which has the serial, so we should be able to look all that up. Probably the only thing I don't want to be completely original on her will be the horn. I'm planning on installing a Strebel air horn for safety's sake, and for scaring away any deer. We live out in a little town in the boonies of southeast Georgia.
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