Modern Vespa

Hi All.

I found a '75 Primavera ET3 on SF Craigslist and I'm in love with it so I have a few questions for everyone...

I've read the small frame forums and they seem like they're perfect for me! Although, I wish they were CA freeway legal. I'm planning on using a scooter for everything that doesn't involve transporting my bass and amp around.

Here's the CL ad:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/1356779011.html

These are the questions I'm going to ask when I see it this weekend. Keep in mind that I've never worked on one myself but my bf has so these may be "dumb" questions:
who worked on it?
is it a 19/19 carb?
is the spedo accurate?
i'll be riding with a passenger a lot- ever break the spark plug cap when riding 2-up on bumpy roads?
what's the usual mpg?
where to order parts?

Anything else I should ask?

Thanks!!

buy it - good price, looks complete, if you don't like it -- sell it for what you paid for it.

if you are riding 2-up alot then you are not gonna go to fast. and fast=55mph

I recently bought one in similar condition (good running condition, new electrical, crappy paint) for a few hundred less. So it's probably a fair asking price. Mine has a 100 Sport engine, with a few mods. My husband and I have no problem getting around, and we live in a hilly area. But we're both pretty small people.

it does not look like an et3, i'm sorry

i might be wrong, but don't think so

the glove side door is wrong size

mine is a 74 et3(proper)

stripes, cdi in glove box, electronic stator

pull the rubber off the fly window and peek inside with a flashlight

if you see points(primavera)

coils(et3)

the true clue is the jug

lets get others to help me with this
http://www.smallframes.com/

Not an ET3. it's a US market '75 prima just like the add says (except for the last line where people list other key words they want to show up in searches).

Still could be a good bike. 2 port cylinder and points ignition are the only down sides vs an ET3.

you put on those yellow boots especially just for the chuckle factor didnt you

it probably has a 19/19. it came with one. the speedo is probably not accurate. you will get used to how far off it is when you drive. i always look when i go by those "this is how fast you are going" speed thingies. those things always make me go faster if i cannot see a cop.

I had a chance to buy 2 of those things at my company sale the other day.. for $20 each.

I'm kicking myself for not doing it now. That would be wicked to have at a rally. Everyone would blow by it trying to set the record.

i can see that. i turn into an insta-douche when i go by them. i always (not recently, still breaking my engine in) try to go as fast as i can.

Definitetly should have!

When I was in college one guy came back from the summer break with like 15 cases of road flares. We got a mess of people together, set them up and lit them all up. We diverted traffic from one highway through campus past the dorms and out onto another highway.

We sat on the dorm steps drinking beer and waving to everyone as they creeped by!

that is awesome.

most of those speed signs around here with say SLOW DOWN! if you go 5 or so miles over the speed limit.

Instant buzzkill.

but back to the thread. Pick it up!

Smallies are a blast.

thanks! Ya, I live in a pretty hilly area of SF too. my bf and I are kinda small and any other passenger I'd have would only be 285 total weight, tops.

ya, i was wondering if it were a true et3... thanks for all the pics too! super helpful.

Meh... you could always reprogram it to read "Speed Up, Pussy!"

It can be done. See?

I was lookin at that ad too..if you are used to riding a moped this scoot will be way faster!
go get it!!