Modern Vespa

Just thought I would share this Allstate "restoration." I wish these folks would leave this type of work to folks that have subject knowledge and experience. Probably was a decent bike before their "work."

No upper fork bearings?

Wow, hack-a-thon...

ohhh can't wait to see what the motor is like.

but man... some things are inexcusable and the whole no fork bearings is one of them.

somebody should go take away that person's tools.

The headset bolt with 17mm heads is a cute touch. Too many things to show. My general rule is if I have to touch it, it gets fixed/repaired as standard. That can lead to a lot of unexpected expense. .

Yeah, but the owner now has a safe scoot that is "right". In my mind its all about not having your neighbors laugh at you as you push your scoot back home.

rear shock upper nut is finger tight. not sure how that works out in the long run. . . . .probably not well.

The paint looks nice.

I have just finished a Winter project , an ET4 125 , which had been standing unused for a few years . There were'nt as many bad issues as you have found , but like you I checked everything . You owe it to yourself to do this for the sake of your own personal safety .

Wow!! What the hell!!

Compared to this, a nammer special, would be "Concours d'Elegance" territory…

Lol, no one has a monopoly on bodging...plenty of hokey-assed farm fixes happen right here in the good 'ol USA.

I forget which American aircraft company in the Second World War was famous for hiring mid-western farm boys because they just knew how stuff worked and how to fix it fast with whatever was on hand. It was the generation that saved every nut, bolt and nail in a big rusty coffee can and fixed everything with stuff from that can. Sometimes they got fancy and screwed mason jar lids to the rafters and sorted their hardware. Going to the hardware store doubles the time and expense of any given repair.

My VBB had its wiring installed on the outside, a carriage bolt connecting the engine to the shock. All obvious stuff with no attempt to hide it.

That's a new and interesting concept. Was it covered with duct tape by chance?

is this the scooter equivalent of: but she has a great personality?

Lot of gooey electrical tape.

it was probably Lockheed... they, uh... sometimes like to paint outside the lines...
(I'm only citing that second hand from a confidential source)

but I can say for sure that Westinghouse sent a bunch of dudes (and ladies!) overseas. my grandfather worked for WH and when they pivoted to wartime production of things and stuff he was building tank engines; thus shortly finding himself part of a deployed tank division as an old man-- mid 30's at the time-- in the thick of it.

remember, it's only a temporary repair until it isn't!