Modern Vespa

They have alot in common... very cute & small, exspensive, pain in the butt , need to be replaced ....
Where can i get the buggers fast & cheap? (unlike the EX)

If you can find 'em, do what I did... bought a whole set of switches from a salvage scooter being parted out for only $20 to keep around as spares.

Finicky switches can often be brought back to life with WD-40 and spray contact cleaner. Unfortunately, this doesn't work at all with ex-girlfriends.

Want to double your money on those spares????? WD did not help, i'll try it out on the GF and see what happens.... btw beautiful city Naptown, great for a scooter, do you sail?

Well, I used to sail a lot (in fact I lived on my boat for nine years) until my wife became a quadriplegic.

Hmm... thanks for the generous offer, but I think I need them. I've already used one to replace my turn signal switch, and my hi/lo beam switch is starting to act a little wonky. My scoot sits out in the weather all year long, and I'm sure that affects their longevity.

We don't have a good dealer who stocks parts here in Annapolis, so I keep a personal stash of consumable parts. I gotta stop talking about it, as folks here keep wanting to buy them from me! Somehow I'm reminded of Aesop's fable of the Ant and the Grasshopper...

Any idea what they cost new? Do you miss living aboard?

Caig De-ox-it will usually fix gummed up or balky switches. Available at Radio Shack and other electronic purveyors.

Yikes! I just looked up your LXV switches up on the Athens Scooter Company's parts ordering microfiche system: http://www.athensscooterco.com/eshopprod_cat_4797-48549-48408_product_610206.601_Switches.htm

Turns out my LX switches wouldn't fit your LXV anyway. With the "naked" handlebars, you have to buy whole right-hand and left-hand switch assemblies... and they are EXPENSIVE!

My wife and I lived aboard our Peterson 46' cutter from 1981-1990. Raced her to Bermuda in 1990 (first house to finish; 32nd boat ). I probably would have kept on living aboard, but my wife put her foot down when she tried to pull one of her blouses out of a hanging locker that last winter, and one sleeve was frozen to the hull. That was the last straw for her!

Wish it were that easy, the switches were damaged from the PO's wreck, or maybe have been changed out by someone after the wreck.... scoot is only 2 years old, less than 1500 miles, they don't go bad that fast do they?

Starboard, just in case you haven't seen it, SDG has an interesting proposition for you in the "For Sale" section:
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Many tanks, SS... i hit him as soon as i saw this but they are closed on mondays.... i need alot a stuff thats just too pricey to buy new... or maybe i'll just leave her as a beater, puts lots a cool stickers on her and just enjoy...