Yellow fever

Once upon a time early this summer I promised a new Roughnecks member to help him with his yellow smallframe. The scooter had been standing in his basement for quite some time, having problems with staying alive when warm. Typically capacitor problems, so I'd already sourced a new capacitor and spark gap for the scooter. The owner himself had a new coil. 

My "scooter trailer" is very versatile... 

 Ok, surgery...

 Dismantle and exit old capacitor and spark gap...

 Inserting DRT capacitor and new spark gap... 

The coil was also replaced with a new one.

The motor now works, but I am not totally satisfied with full throttle response. I might have to adjust the ignition timing a bit.

 

 Again, 5 scooters in the garage... 

But the yellow fever will soon be gone. 

Tubeless perfection & Vespa service

The hunt for scratchless tubeless rims continues. This time I tried using shrinked thermoplastic on the tire-bars, and this actually seems to work! Expect to change the thermoplastic often though.

Second observation: Mounting the tire with some experience now only takes 5 mins. Practice practice!

Finished set of tubeless: Schwalbe Raceman on polished SIP rims. Only issue now: Which scooter to put these on? 

A new 180SS has seen its way into my garage, but this time it isn't mine. A local guy called me regarding getting the throttle wire replaced, so I ended up agreeing to look over the whole scooter and give it a general service. 

Another 180SS ready for the road here in Stavanger!