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After 6 weeks & 2 days...I've finally got a working 2003 ET2 50cc 2-stroke!
(pause for applause)
First they flushed it all out, then replaced pretty much anything rubber or plastic. Then came the nightmare...they had to replace damn near every electrical doohickey on this thing to get it running.
Why all the fuss you ask? Because after 11 years, it now has a grand whopping total of 685 original miles. Wha? emoticon Yes...it's seen ALOT of garage time.

So I'm quite glad to be more 'part of the crew' with you guys now that I'm on 2 wheels. I'm still damn new around here but I'm trying to catch up on your extensive backlog of knowledge. I must say that there are quite a few of you who are a fantastic credit to the human race judging by your exploits to help out your fellow scooterer or scooterette. (Those are words now ok? (Yeah, I'm the guy who turned 'froggiepositioned' into a verb a week ago.))

There's more to this story but it's 4 hours past my bedtime & I gotta work tonight...I was just too excited & had to spread the joy before sleeping. By tomorrow noontime, I'll be the guy riding around town with a fantastic sunburn & a huge smile. Gnight all.

PS - any of you the owner of the green Vespa with the awesome Drambuie box on the back?
Waiting to be picked up at FreedomCycle.
Waiting to be picked up at FreedomCycle.
On it's way home in the back of the Ranger.
On it's way home in the back of the Ranger.
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Part of the ship..
Part of the crew...
Part of the ship..
Part of the crew...

Glad you are back rolling again!
Congrats!
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froggieposition wrote:
Part of the ship..
Part of the crew...
Part of the ship..
Part of the crew...

Glad you are back rolling again!
Congrats!
Froggie (the verb)
Thanks Froggie! Beers on me next time you're in Vegas.
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2007 LX150 2015 GTS (running like a charm!) 2017 BV 350
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Congratulations! Clap emoticon
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LC353 wrote:
froggieposition wrote:
Part of the ship..
Part of the crew...
Part of the ship..
Part of the crew...

Glad you are back rolling again!
Congrats!
Froggie (the verb)
Thanks Froggie! Beers on me next time you're in Vegas.
Deal! Sounds good to me!
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Congrats!!

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Okay, LC353, you've got some sweet red candy cargo, there.
Be safe. Congrats.
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Hokey Smoke, Bullwinkle! I am sooooooo glad to see someone else will be stylin' an ET2 50!!! I'll pick mine up just as soon as the IRS, in their infinite wisdom, gets my refund to me (my nationwide bank RETURNED the direct deposit for some unknown reason -- my accountant has been doing it for YEARS!!!). Anyhoo, glad you got all new shtuff...mine is a 2001 with a tad over 4000 miles on her, but if you open the dictionary to the word "meticulous" you will find her soon-to-be-former owner's picture!

So, welcome to another ET2 50 owner! These folks are the greatest...

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Huzzah!!
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You forgot to replace the most important part..............














The 50cc motor! Laughing emoticon
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HOOOOORAHHHHH .. Glad you stuck with it.. Enjoy & ride safe
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Congrats!

Ride safely.
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Clown emoticon Clown emoticon Congrats and what a great looking scooter. Worth waiting for. May you have many fun miles with it. 8)
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Congrats! Great lookin scoot!
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Congrats on rescuing your ET2! I hate to think of all the garaged ETs rotting away. Then again I suppose we need some of this for barn finds in a few decades.
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Huge thanks to everyone. Since my Ranger has 300,000 miles on it, I gotta see if the ET can catch up. I'll probably get a bigger one some day but you know what they say...'you always remember your first'. Hope to see some of you on the road some day.
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Congratulations, it's very beautiful! 50cc is a great place to start. I started on an Aprilia Habana 50, but in the end the hills got too much for her.
Enjoy the ride!
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Got some help to take the ET off the truck this afternoon so I could take my 1st ride on it in over 7 years. After days of normal desert heat, I got a break in the weather...sorta.
Perfect riding weather...right?
Perfect riding weather...right?
Predicting *power outages* due to wind?!? Seriously? Time to work on my Vespa drifting skills.
Predicting *power outages* due to wind?!? Seriously? Time to work on my Vespa drifting skills.
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