Well, I sold my LX150 on Saturday and the Vespa gods were smiling on me and today I picked up a beat up P200.
The good-
It runs (kind of) and it was only $750.
The bad-
Ignition doesn't really require a key, runs badly and dies easily, +40K miles, banged up leg shield and cowls, originally maroon and was painted white with a brush, dead battery.
The ugly-
It is pretty ugly, but I love it anyway!
Here is the story of this thing. It was owned by an art professor who moved to Houston from California and had it in storage. It is a 81 that was bought in 83. The guy I bought it from picked up a few months ago and realized how much work it would take to make it "pristine" and how much space the project would take up in his garage.
Now for the questions. The previous owners rode the hell out of this thing and only ever changed the spark plug. Right now it runs poorly, but I was able to start it in a few kicks. Is this engine due for a complete overhaul or does it just need a little love? How do I tell if it has the SI20/20D or the SI24/24E carb?
OK that is all for now, I'm sure that I will need more help as I get this thing running.