"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
09/22/2019 at 19:50 • Filed to: None
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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
09/22/2019 at 19:50 • Filed to: None | 3
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I keep getting asked when I’m going to do another scooter run on a Gambler 500. Well I finally have the answer! Meet Imperator Slowiosa Mk IV!
This is a 2006 Vespa GT200. Owned by a guy that liked to do impossible sounding things with a Vespa, he rode it across the country a few times, rode it through every winter in New York , took it offroading in New York, and a pparently even took it motorcycle camping in the wilderness. So I guess it already has some offroad pedigree. It’s certainly physically beat!
Comes with a clean title, extra engine, two spare wheels, a spare carb, a spare gauge cluster, other misc stuff, and the bits he used to offroad with.
Current plan is to use it as my winter beater, then start offroading it with the Tennessee Gambler 500 Redemption run then again for Illinois next Spring. Like the Ranger, I want it to be a long term Gambler 500 fleet vehicle.
The catch? Of course there’s a catch! He lost both keys. This means I’ll have to remove the ECU to get keys programmed. So I guess it’s more like 1.5 Vespas for $360
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Mercedes Streeter
09/22/2019 at 20:06 |
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HOW! Vespas here, even more worn ones are like....$2000+ Canadian! 0_o
shop-teacher
> Mercedes Streeter
09/22/2019 at 22:46 |
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You bought it!
I think it’s a good buy, because you could part it out for a tidy profit, if need be.
SiennaMan
> Mercedes Streeter
09/22/2019 at 22:57 |
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I love the idea of someone having a Vespa a) as a winter beater, b) to drive offroad c) to take on a Gambler 500. It seems like it’s taking the spirit of the Gambler all the way to 11..
Sean Lynch
> Mercedes Streeter
09/23/2019 at 00:43 |
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The GT200 is a carburated bike, so the immobilizer limits the engine revs to 2K unless it’s bypassed. The CDI ignition is part of the immobilizer, but you can bypass it with an aftermarket CDI like the one Malossi offers:
https://www.scooterwest.com/modern-vespa/performance/malossi-cdi-box-m5512341.html
The GTs are pretty good machines, but do check the condition of the water pump drive studs (bol ts with rubber dampers on them) so the pump doesn’ t get wrecked and if you service the CVT, *always* replace the variator nut...they like to come loose if reused.
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Mercedes Streeter
> Sean Lynch
09/23/2019 at 08:54 |
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Neat information! Thank you so much!
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Mercedes Streeter
> Sean Lynch
09/23/2019 at 10:35 |
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Wait, does this completely replace the immobilizer, and thus I don't need to worry about getting silly chip keys?
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Sean Lynch
> Mercedes Streeter
09/23/2019 at 20:44 |
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Bingo. The factory immobilizer contains the CDI. This swaps in a CDI without the immobilizer function.
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Mercedes Streeter
> SiennaMan
09/24/2019 at 17:05 |
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Hehe that’s me! I swear I’m getting more insane by the day lol :)
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Mercedes Streeter
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
09/24/2019 at 17:08 |
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Apparently the PO lost the keys then lost the title. He then moved to Chicago, neither item showed up, but he was able to get a replacement title for $200. He just lost all motivation to try getting keys and getting it running again so he just wanted it gone for the price it cost him to get the title back.
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Mercedes Streeter
09/24/2019 at 17:35 |
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Lucky....why do I never get cheap Vespas? There better be may updates on it to appease my love of scooters! :D