Modern Vespa

Hi all, I have a 2004 Aprilia Mojito Custom 150 with 7,200 miles on it. I added a top case and re-did the seat in leather. New back tire and belt about 500 miles ago. It runs great and is in good condition, but most likely going to sell it to finish my 1980 P200E project. I know this is a Vespa site, but since the Aprilia is made by Piaggio, I thought someone out there might know a fair asking price. I have seen some recently raging $2,000 to $2,500 but since the scoot is not very common, not sure what is fair. Picture is attached alongside my P.

Any help would be appreciated.

Seriously, it'd go for GBP500 here, say USD800 max. But the look may be more popular where you are...

(It's a dog to work on, honest.)

Mileage is the variable I'm not sure about here. I own a Mojito Custom and they go between $2000 and $2400. With your mileage maybe $1900??

I'm thinking $1200 is about spot on.

I'm working on my daughters '07 (I think the last year) Aprilia Mojito Custom 150. The ethanol in the local gas is tearing up carbs and fuel systems. The carb is a Walbro WVF-6. The scooter sat up for the winter and even with fuel stabilizer all the jets were plugged.
Can anyone suggest a good source for parts for the carb. It could use some re-jetting. There is a bad dead spot of hesitation in the power from just above idle until the mid range. The engine bucks and stumbles until about 25 MPH and then it roars into a smooth mode. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Octane.

try pure-gas.org CLICK http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=AL for ethanol free gas stations in Alabama

To answer the OP's question, I bought my 04' mojito with 700 miles on it for $3000 in '05, so with ten times the mileage and 6 more years of aging, you would be hard pressed to get 2500, though if I had the need and the money I'd probably drop $2000. But you might have to wait for a buyer. At $1500 it will probably go in a reasonable amount of time.

Octane, you will get more answers if you start a new post, but from my mojito experience, you either have a mildly clogged idle jet (the little one) or more than likely, since it sounds like you did carb work, the rubber duct from the air box to the carb inlet can get worked free from the air box side causing the exact stumble you describe, make sure the large diameter rubber hose fits tightly into the air box. Also, I exclusively use ethanol gas and have not had carb issues in 25,000 miles, but these small carbs do not like to sit with gas for any long amount of time.

Thanks, beberly37 for the response. I pulled the carb again. I called Walbro service headquarters in Arizona looking for a local agent-bad news. Walbro does not support the WVF-6(NA) model, at least in the US. I then took the carb to the local scooter guru. He went back through the unit and judged my work appropriate. He checked the diaphragm more closely than I did. In his opinion the fuel pump is OK since it does lift the fuel; I have some reservations about the pump, more of a hunch than anything else (I can rig a temporary gravity tank to prove this.)
After re-installing the carb, things are much worse, now the main circuit will not come up. I think something is blocking the differential passage effectively holding down the diaphragm. The Guru and I are in agreement to remove the vacuum lock valve since it is redundant with a fuel pump.
There is a similar carburetor on e-bay. I am going to contact a Apilia dealer tomorrow (I think central Florida is the closest) and see if I can get some advice and maybe a replacement pump etc. The spark plug is definitely firing and as dry as a bone. I've messed with SU's, Solex, Zenith, Webers, Del-Ortos, Amals, etc. and I've never had a more temperamental carb. Also it would be most difficult to alter the float level on the Walbro, so I will have to assume it is functionally correct. I will check the air filter connection, the charcoal canister and all other ancillary lines tomorrow. I will post again, I'm not giving up...
Octane

I have an '03 Mojito and it is a great little scooter for cruising around on. They don't have the re-sale of a metal body Vespa, but a good price point would be about the same as what a Piaggio Fly 150 would sell for in your area, as they are both LEADER 150 engines with similar components. Dealers in the U.S. were selling them at deep discounts a couple of years ago for under $3000 new. I think you might be able to get a small premium due to rarity and good looks, but I am biased!

As for Octane's carb, I feel for you. Mine sputters in the rain and I haven't been able to sort it out despite tinkering. Maybe replacing the entire carb with one from an ET4 or LX150 would be easier than trying to tinker with it. There was a thread on apriliaforum.com about a guy with carb issues on his Mojito that might be a good reference.

Here is the link:

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207613&highlight=mojito

mclark good luck with the sale. Try posting it here in the for sale section. Octane I hope you get you carb sorted soon so you can get out and ride!

Nigel

The problem I described became worse. The machine then refused to start. I checked for spark-zero- After some investigation with a digital volt/ohm meter, I determined the spark plug cap had burned slap out. I've never seen that. A new cap required a plug with a removable lug on the end, difficult to find in the NGK brand. I changed the plug. Now the machine runs but badly. I found a brand new Walbro WVF-6L, just by luck, they are out of production.
After changing the cable assembly by exchanging the butterfly shaft; including a little magic work with a hollow mill I installed the carb. The machine runs like brand new. I have two unpleasant editorial comments: A.) The ethanol in the gasoline is nothing but a ploy to pay off the corporate agri-business, it is destroying all sorts of yard machines, motor scooters, older automobiles. It needs to go.
B.) The original carb may have been salvaged if the old, mean, carb cleaner (the kind that lifted skin upon touch) were still available. Just too hard on the environment-maybe it contained ethanol.....

Glad scoot running well.
I note JimC comment, but have thought having the ET? engine was a plus for this scoot.
I am amazed how the users Stateside have been conned with this unpleasant bio fuel rubbish and have not generally rejected it noisily.!

Hi there, this is the guy from the above-referenced thread on the Aprilia forum, I have finally posted a conclusion there, outlining my problem and seeming solution, it was idle-related, but due to bad electrics on the idle jet piston (the "electric starter" as it is erroneously called by Aprilia/Piaggio) not really (or only) the carb. See this and the rest of last year's newbie idiocy here: http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2790135#post2790135

To answer the OP, I bought a 2004 Mojito Custom 150 from the third owner (he said) last June with only 1,600 miles on it for $1,500, down from the 1,800 he originally listed it for on craigslist. It has some evidence of being dropped on one side, the body not badly scratched, and he claimed it was done "in the driveway" which seemed dubious at best. But he, the current owner, seemed to have taken good care of it.

Now, I have been told on the Aprilia forum that this was a steal, and Southwestern PA is not exactly scooter country, so I would guess I could have expected to pay more down south or out west.

Hope that helps.

They are quite common to see here in Greece. They are sold under the moniker "Havana" though. Here is a link with two for sale over here. One is older with far more mileage and they are asking for over 2k in USD.
http://www.car.gr/classifieds/bikes/?offer_type=sale&category=&make=62&variant=HABANA&price-from=&price-to=&so=dm&or=d&registration-from=&registration-to=&rg=&mileage-from=&mileage-to=&engine_power-from=&engine_power-to=&engine_size-from=&engine_size-to=&fuel_type=&exterior_color=&significant_damage=&hi=&created=
I think you should trust your gut and ask for the 2k.

Crikey, the prices do seem to have dropped a fair amount.
I always liked these.