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Hey ppl!

New to the forum but not to forums ( get me? ).

I got a Vespa ET4 the was given to me by a friend that has a delivery company here in Stockholm , Sweden.

Its rusty and banged up but fixable in my book.

Its only a 50cc but cuz i lack a MC license , its perfect 8)

First idea was a total rebuild but that changed after some soul searching , if i take this thing apart it won't be running this year ( or the next ).

So...plan is to get it running , maybe upgrade the engine for some more "umpf".


Got it 2 years ago and it was dead , battery flat , rear tire flat , alot of corroded wiring etc etc.

Fixed the flat tires , took the rubber of and sanded the edge on the rim , cuz it was leaking 360" on both sides.

The fuel "pump" was the main problem when i got it and the carburetor was all clogged up. A quik bath in the ultrasound wash and it was up and running.
(And the pump was replaced ofcourse)

More to come... Clown emoticon


Sweden / OUT!
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So..this is what im doing today...
U use what u have
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Looking good man, keep on going. Welcome to MV.
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Tnx man:) The last 2 buttons has arrived from Zip but UPS didnt have the code to my house (apartment complex) , so he left. So now Friday is the next try.

If it starts and runs like its suppose to , I'll rip it apart after the summer
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Nice looking scooter,what ideas do you have for colour scheme and style,or is it early days yet,will be good to see progress.

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Tnx

I'm going back n forth on the color ideas.

Rims gonna be black (Almost dead sure on that).

Then for the body... I been thinking red and black , Military green (Flat) and black (And maybe a pinup painted on the shield) , All blacked out.....etc etc

Cant really decide...

The theft ration on scooters here in Sweden is pretty high so that's in the back of my mind as well.

Engine wish i´m looking for at new camshaft , maybe a new cyl/piston setup..but i´m not sure i wanna go bigger. Tuning them up is illegal and will affect my insurance (Come the day i crash). So maybe just new fresh stuff so it runs good.

Will post a "before" experience and maybe some Km/H numbers.

Sweden / OUT!
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nice...
Sounds good, black rims are on my list of mods and definately a must, colour combo sounds good, look forward to next instalment 8)

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PARTS!! Friday and all...I'm a lucky fella
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Hmmm iphone only lets me post one pic at a time...
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Aaaaand finally:
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That large box for those 2 small parts...hmmm not very Eco 🌿
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Ok , buttons check , but engine won't start. Think it's gone flooded whit gas.. Have taken the spark plug out and letting it sit until tomorrow. See I it evaporates.
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Ok , it worked. Engine running and headlight working. Test drive later today...wife and me going to Ikea first 😳🔫

More will follow...
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First test drive has been done.

Both good and bad , hits 50-60km/h on the gauge , forgot my phone so no GPS numbers this time.

Bad thing is that it doesn't run as smooth , it dips on idle and died on me when i stopped. Good thing is that i didn't need to push it back.

My main jet is way off i think , my original main jet was clogged beyond salvation so i stole a main jet from a old asian moped that was laying around.

And im not sure what i should have for a main jet , i have a Klein Cvk carburetor (standard) but there are so many numbers on different websites that my head just spins Yawn emoticon

Anybody have any ideas?

(Engine is stock but the rev limiter has been cut.)


So..in summary : felt good to ride a two wheeler again
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