I'm a Shifty guy who has suddenly found myself with a Twisty… and I don't know what to do with it.
I've been riding and wrenching Vespa P200s for about a decade and I pretty well know my around them but now I've picked up a non-running 2005 ET4 and I don't know how to begin to get it operational again.
It has been sitting in a garage for about 10 years so the first thing I did was replace the battery but the starter motor won't turn over. I get instrumental panel lights, turn signals, brake and brake lights but no headlight and nothing from the starter… not even a click. I checked the fuses and made sure the Power switch was on but I'm still getting nothing.
Is there something I'm missing? Any suggestions as to what I should try next?
For what it's worth, I tried kick starting it but couldn't get the engine to turn over even when standing on the kickstart lever. I was thinking about taking out the plug to make sure the engine isn't frozen, but it looks like removing the plug is a major job itself. Maybe tomorrow.