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| This nice 1974 Vespa Sprint arrived at Hyde Park Scooters in a pretty sad state. She was missing some important bits like wheels, lights, cylinder, electrics, etc. It had been left out in the rain with the top-end off, water had pooled around the crankshaft and the bearings were rusted solid! |
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| Pretty decent body though , minimal rust and mostly straight sheet metal. |
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| I see some potential here, love the mermaid 'North Shore' sticker, too... |
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| Here we have the crankcase split, note the rust in the housing on the left side. The right has already been cleaned. |
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| Luckily the water didn't get into the gear box, all the parts in here cleaned up nicely |
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| Both sides clean now, new bearings pressed in. Looking good! Lets top it off with a 166cc big bore to take advantage of the 3-port case. |
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| A Bajaj electronic ignition was added, replacing the high maintenance points system. All the cables were replaced and a new set of wheels was fitted with fresh Michelins! |
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| Starting to look like a scooter again. Now its ready for some heat cycles and a test ride to get everything dialed in... |
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