Vespa Geek

So, in my last post, I mentioned that I was about to remove the flywheel for the purpose of replacing the condenser. Well, it’s turned out not so well. The circlip that is described in the Haynes manual as being on the shaft as a way to sort of self-extract the flywheel from the tapered [...]

So, I drove down to Motorsport this morning, intending to get a new condenser and points for the Vespa, and maybe a new carb. I’m at my wit’s end at this point, and I’m planning to just start replacing things in order of likelihood of being the root cause of the problem, cost, and ease [...]

Veeeery interesting. I remembered the other day when I adjusted the points gap and checked the timing that I replaced the spark plug on the VBB at the same time that I made the gap adjustment. The gap was off, by the way. I think it was well over .050mm, and should be (according to [...]

I got up this morning, got ready for work and decided to take the scooter to the office. It is so nice out today, you can’t imagine. at 0800 it must have been 70 degrees, bright and sunny. When I pulled up to the light on Coast Highway, it took all my strength to turn [...]

Well, after many months of waiting, my Vespa finally arrived. It’s a 1964 VBB, with 10″ wheels and a seat for my wife on the back. Although now she seems to have her eye on her own scooter with sidecar, or perhaps - if we can find one - an Ape (pronounced: ah-pay) - a [...]