Modern Vespa

You could do 22 for a little bitty low-wattage run like that easily.

I'm using bundled 20ga for the Boo-Badge's harness and it's been working fine.

I was gonna say 20 or 22 gauge, but I have no real world experience doing this myself.

I'd keep working on cleaning out the tube. It's a cool feature to protect the wiring. On my GL I blew compressed air thru it. A dirt clod and some weeds flew out.

I fished the wires thru by soldering the ends to a single strand of 12 or 14 gauge, then unsoldering them once they were through.

I will try some stuff. Honestly i think the wires on the harness won't make it all the way to the hole, it seems kind of short. So I'm not at all opposed to taking 2 new leads from the tail lamp hole and getting them through and using bullet connectors to mate them up. I'm also not at all opposed to grounding on a mounting bolt.

I love the solder idea - if the leads seemed long enough I'd do it for sure.

This should help. Top one is intermittent and bottom is continuous. If you can't read it I can email or text you the pics.

nice chart! thanks.

I'm just dropping this here for when i forget what goes through what hole.

VBC Grommet types and Locations

We have an avionics shop at my work and we use special pretinned wire. The insulation is really good stuff and runs thinner diameter than same sized automotive stuff. If you need a bigger size wire but won't fit in your tube I can measure mine to see if it works and send you some if need be. I'm making custom wiring harnesses for both my scoots.

I'm building my next scooter mercato cart.

Are all largeframe shocks the same? I thought it would be different between 8" and 10" wheels but I see some cross-listed as working on all.

The motor is a 70's Bajaj sprint 2 port motor. (geared for 8" now).

They're not necessarily the same, but there's more overlap than I'd have expected. I have the same front shock (BGM) on my sprint, GL, and VBB and it's been great on all three.

Rear is the question.

Btw, my tube is clear!

Yassssss!

ok so it seems the column lock won't install from the top side with the bearing race on.

can I sneak it up the tunnel from the bottom race into the hole? I'm hoping so.

was watching this video for reference, but I had already tried and saw it wouldn't feed from the top:

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Video made me wince more than once…

No one have a c spanner around??

Yes.
Pull it up with a telescoping magnet.

yeah the techniques employed are not recommended but it helps me see the story even if I wouldn't repeat their mistakes.

genius, should have thought of that. i was going to tie a string on it .

Video is great, didn't know you had to take the bearing and race off to take the lock out…

And no pins… nothing to hammer out etc…

Running cables

Do the gear cables, clutch, and rear brake come out of this frame hole?

Of course there was a cable end in the choke tube and even after getting it out, had to dremel the inside to get a new choke cable to fit in there.

Throttle, choke, and harness here?

Yes

That looks good John. Just need the brake cable coming up the right hole. I was just looking at a diagram. 😄

Regulator mounting sorted. Going 12v ac.

Fancy new drill bit to make a hole the size of the fuel tap so I can use one of those grommets. It's like $45, kind of nutty.

Like so

Nice stepper bit!

It's super smooth, works well. I'm kinda geeked.

BajaRob are you saying I have one wrong? I'm not clear.

No you're right on. When you install the fork I ment the front brake cable goes up the right side!

Someone's been mucking about in my storage loft and knocking over painted parts

John, that's standard when something is painted black. Never happens with white paint, go figure. I've made the mistake of looking at a black part wrong and it scratched. Bummer.

I have to remember the condition of my frame and keep it in perspective. Probably will just use a bit of black acrylic and a brush out of my wife's artist stash to hide it. At least it won't rust!

pro tip: don't use the "good" brushes...

be a dum-dums like me a just go picking out a brush all willy-nilly and you'll get yourself in dutch right quick!

Ummm she's the reason it's scratched…. 99.9%

Sharpie repair is the advantage for black.

It's how we do.

a play straight from the play book of my deep black shriveled heart.

+1 discount on further Kajiit House of Wares orders and technical help hotline charges.

I've noticed different brand sharpies give different results. Good to know when your scoot in in a show. Don't leave home without one.😉

I only use original sharpie for my bodgery.

Mat on. Lock in. Brake switch wired but no screws.

The cowl rubbers don't go around? Top side only?