I am a first time and new owner of a Vespa. I purchased a used 2007 GTS 250ie. The man I purchased it from was court awarded this scooter from a tenant that abandoned it.
It was in pretty rough shape. The wiring harness was fried, and it obviously had a spill or 2.
But it was being sold for a ridiculously low price and I looked up how much they were worth, so I jumped on it. (In fairness, I told the seller what it was worth, but he insisted on selling it cheap because he wanted it gone). Needless to say there were many interested buyers.
Anyway, I thought about getting anew harness but instead I gambled and bought a used harness on EBay. This may come back to haunt me, but thats what a gamble is all about I suppose.
Ive pulled apart parts of the scooter and I don't see any other issues, but I won't know until I re-wire it and crank it.
It hasn't been running for a long time.
Im hoping there are no serious problems.
Im also concerned about the immobilizer. Not sure why but Im nervous.
It only came with a blue key, so I may eventually have to replace the ignition/immobilizer to get a new master key. Does the ECU have to be replaced too?
The harness arrives today so I'll update this once I begin.
Here are some pics.