Leo off Sito plus on

[coyoteran]

Only a minor bit of metal flexing and bashing. Irony of ironies, the head pipe fell off 4 times while I was riding the bike but when I actually wanted it to come off, big fight.

Bike starts better. Breaths better and pulls harder. Haven't done a plug chop yet but I don't think it will be an issue. Best $105 upgrade I have done to a vehicle yet.

Front breaks, headlight and body stuff are next. Have the parts but don't have the time.

L8r
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[Angelo]

Nice...I loved my Sito plus, but enjoy my new found ground clearance more! it just cut my ground clearance by 1 1 /2 inches since it really wasn't designed for an 8" bike. It was a cheaper fix to go with a stock box then to convert the vespa up to a 10".....sure miss the pop pop pop when backing off the throttle...

I got a line on a P200, just deciding how much trouble I want to get into..

Where did you find the fuel leak?

[coyoteran]

The fuel leak was from a bit of gunk in the needle. All good now. Although I thought I was having a fuel flow problem last night as the bike stalled at an intersection a couple of times. Turns out I was right, in a sense. I was out of gas.... Lucky it died right at a station.

Started to get hard to shift in the last few miles home last night. Not sure what what was about. 1-2 was fine but downshifting or trying to shift into neutral became problematic. I suspect a loose cable but anything is possible on this bike.

Regarding the P you found...are you going to break with tradition and buy a bike that is actually younger than you are? Wow...the luxury of it all.

Trevor

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shifting problem solved. Clutch cable was about to break. It was the only one I didn't replace when I did the others. It broke in the driveway this morning. Excellent timing. Replaced it. Took the opp to replace the headlight as well.
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[Angelo]

The fuel leak was from a bit of gunk in the needle. All good now. Although I thought I was having a fuel flow problem last night as the bike stalled at an intersection a couple of times. Turns out I was right, in a sense. I was out of gas.... Lucky it died right at a station.

Started to get hard to shift in the last few miles home last night. Not sure what what was about. 1-2 was fine but downshifting or trying to shift into neutral became problematic. I suspect a loose cable but anything is possible on this bike.

Regarding the P you found...are you going to break with tradition and buy a bike that is actually younger than you are? Wow...the luxury of it all.

Trevor

edit
shifting problem solved. Clutch cable was about to break. It was the only one I didn't replace when I did the others. It broke in the driveway this morning. Excellent timing. Replaced it. Took the opp to replace the headlight as well.
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Good news it happened at home, a few months ago I lost the clutch cable coming up out of the river valley, it was a long ride home. I never once stopped, but had to take the loooooooooooooooooong way home!

Yes I'm thinking of breaking with tradition, Everyone that I talk to is telling me that P's are getting to be quite collectible......I'm just not sure I can handle blinky things on my bike, what the heck am I supposed to do with my left arm?

[coyoteran]

Yes I'm thinking of breaking with tradition, Everyone that I talk to is telling me that P's are getting to be quite collectible......I'm just not sure I can handle blinky things on my bike, what the heck am I supposed to do with my left arm?

Its funny you mention that. I was at Sportique the other day looking for a part and they tell me, "Yeah, they are making that part again...actually, they are making a lot of P series parts again."

That bodes well for restore jobs. The SIP catalog for the P is huge. Regarding your left arm...just do what I do. Leave the front signals working and turn off the rear signals so you have to use hand signals. Works well at intersections and on the fly.

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[jbcollier]

It will be the early Ps that will be collectable; perferably original not restored. They're out there but they don't come up very often.