Archive for August, 2008
With the ignition issues I seem to be having, and with the prospect of starting to replace things like the coil, condenser, points, etc. in an atempt to diagnose the issues I’m having, I’ve been considering converting to CDI. I put a post up on the International Scooterist BBS to see what sort of sage [...]
Sadly, a 30-year icon of design has fallen prey to the eco-nazi EU chiefs who have deemed that it is not environmentally friendly. Yes, the bike that came to fame in the 1979 film Quadrophenia is going away - not because of flagging sales or the price of fuel. No, after more than 30 years [...]
I was concerned that this last fix to the Vespa would leave me with nothing really to blog about if there was nothing mechanically wrong with it. Well, I can truly say that this little beastie is continuing in it’s endeavor to supply me with things to write about.
I had thought the points gap adjustment [...]
As anyone who has been reading this blog (all 3 of you) know, I have been having some issues with the engine running roughly to not at all. It appeared initially to me to be a fuel delivery issue, but as it turns out, that was not the case. After a few posts on the [...]
I’m not sure what’s going on with this thing. Now it won’t start and stay running at all, and it is behaving as though it’s flooded. I’m going to have to do some more research, but I came across a blog post somewhere where the author mentioned that he had some some “mod to keep [...]
Not sure what’s going on now. I did not (I swear) leave the fuel on, and left it for a week or so, and then all of a sudden, misfiring, backfiring, etc. It will run and idle on the centerstand no problem, but as soon as I take it out on the road, it’s the [...]