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12/22/2019 at 15:00 • Filed to: two wheels good

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Riding in December! It is a balmy 50° here in Chicagoland, so I took the opportunity to finish replacing the stator on my scooter. Of course I had to test the results! It was a really short ride, as I was wildly underdressed to ride i n these temps, but it still put a big old smile on my face!

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Everything is on a trickle charger now, waiting for spring.

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DISCUSSION (15)


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher
12/22/2019 at 15:16

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Am I forgett ing something? Whose Vespa and whose Kymco...?


Kinja'd!!! themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > shop-teacher
12/22/2019 at 16:18

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I did the same! I rode for over an hour and a half today and got to see the orchard valley after the harvest. It was very surreal but peaceful at the same time. 


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/22/2019 at 16:24

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You must be forgetting, because I’ve posted about them both :)

I picked up the Vespa at the end of last summer for my wife. It’s an ‘09 LX 150 that I scored for a grand. I bought the Kymco for a $100 this summer. It wasn’t running, it’s beat up, and it has no title. I cleaned the tank, replaced the fuel lines and spark plug , and threw on a $17 Chinese copy of the carb, and it fired right up. It needs a new front tire, and it's good to go. I bought it to have a scooter to lend to friends and teach them to ride.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
12/22/2019 at 16:25

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I only rode  two miles, but even that put a smile on my face.


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher
12/22/2019 at 17:28

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The Vepsa I remember now that you mention it, but I can’t recall the Kymco at all...

I must be getting old....I’ll hate to see my memory when I am in my 60s! 0_o


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/22/2019 at 17:37

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Lol! You ever shared a service manual for the Kymco with me :)


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher
12/22/2019 at 19:32

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OH, YES......RIGHT! I just happened to have one! HAHA! WOW, I am slipping XD

My apologies! :P


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/22/2019 at 20:34

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Lol, no worries :)

My Chromebook s hat the bed, so I may need you to reshare it one of these days :D


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher
12/22/2019 at 21:07

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Certainly can do! Just let me know when you’d like it! Also, if Chromebook, you sure it didn’t get backed up to your Google Drive?


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/22/2019 at 21:38

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Yeah, parts of it are, but not the whole thing. I screwed something up!


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher
12/22/2019 at 21:43

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Very weird! What model Kymco was it again? I’ll go dig up the manual.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/22/2019 at 21:47

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Its a 2005 ZX 50 Superfever.


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher
12/22/2019 at 21:55

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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cx2X_FojqwuGnkBJ4RbQ33WLXcWbJPbI

That’s all the Kymco stuff I’ve got! Mostly Super 8 stuff, but there’s a repair manual in there for the ZX/Scout 50, so you should be good! :)


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/22/2019 at 21:59

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Thanks!!


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher
12/23/2019 at 06:15

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No problem! :D