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Post by lizardrock on Jul 31, 2011 23:27:21 GMT -5
Before: Barely ran. 40mph top speed. Ripped/taped seat. No under seat bucket. Melted headlight assembly. Center stand broken. Broken tail light and missing turn signal lenses. Bought it for a steal at $540 dollars on Craigslist. Attachments:
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Post by lizardrock on Jul 31, 2011 23:30:46 GMT -5
After a month of work: New seat, new headlight assembly, adjusted valves, replaced tail lamp assembly. Bought a new under seat bucket. Replaced the floor mat. Adjusted the carb. Now I hit 55mph easy. Runs great. Got a small oil leak and a few body plastics to replace and it will look new. Not bad for a scooter that cost me less than 600 dollars. Attachments:
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Post by lizardrock on Jul 31, 2011 23:32:49 GMT -5
One more pic! I'm proud of this little bike. Attachments:
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Post by bullet on Aug 1, 2011 6:57:14 GMT -5
Very nice job! Its a good feeling to do such a project and have it turn out as nice as yours.
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Post by ericrockstar on Aug 1, 2011 7:35:51 GMT -5
I like that two toned seat! Was that a custom upholstery?
It looks like the exact same scoot as my wildfire. The 13 in tires are nice to!
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Post by lizardrock on Aug 1, 2011 22:02:27 GMT -5
Thank you for the compliments. The seat was not a custom job, just found someone locally selling parts for the same model that I have. It looks like it's a camel color during the evening but during the day it looks orange, which matches my decals, so I'm not bothered. I get complimented at red lights all the time. It has been a long road to get it in the shape it is now. I love it. Plan to keep it a long time.
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Post by chaz12 on Aug 2, 2011 5:46:53 GMT -5
Ya, we paid full price for name brand scooters in 1993. I would ride with this elderly man and he always said," I am so proud of these tinker toys". Well, I would laugh and think, Hey, we paid a heck of alot for these tinker toys and they better run good. Today I own a Bali 250cc scoot and even though cheaper, I keep it in good running condition. Love cornering..Riding on the open highway.. Cool
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