Rattle Can: Repainting my 1981 Vespa p200
I decided to rebuild my Vespa p200, and it was a scary and intimidating process. To give myself a break from the high-stakes stress, I decided to give the old lady a budget facelift...
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I’m Rebuilding My Vespa P200E All By Myself… The Conclusion
What happened after that I was too emotional about the first kick to take a video, so here’s my second Vespa kick-over. I’d gotten the Vespa down to Motorsport to a mild response from...
The Lake Tahoe Endurance Race Made It Into The News
The race I’m running in is starting to get some traction Jessie Marchesseau, a writer for the Lake Tahoe News just posted a quick article about the endurance race this weekend. You can view...
I’m Rebuilding My Vespa P200E All By Myself… Part 9
This is it: last day of my Vespa rebuild. I’m sure it’ll only take an hour or so, right? Fitting the frame back on the scooter is definitely a two-person job. Chris was nice...
I’m Rebuilding My Vespa P200E All By Myself… Part 8
For the first time, I felt like I might just pull this off. My shaft-side motor case came back from Vespa Motorsport, along with a smuggled bottle of Indian Head gasket goo and a...
I’m Rebuilding My Vespa P200E All By Myself… Part 7
Whoa. There are a lot of gears and stuff in here. This was been an exciting stretch. I cracked the cases on the Vespa, meaning that I pulled the two halves of the motor...
I’m Rebuilding My Vespa P200E All By Myself… Part 6
Well, if I’ve gone this far… I may as well repaint this thing. Most of the big stuff is out, so it’s just taking off a few pieces, masking some things, taking off more...
I’m Rebuilding My Vespa P200E All By Myself… Part 5
So, the Vespa was pulled completely apart… It looks like an exploded-view diagram…. or an explosion. I’m officially in way over my head. I’ve moved pretty recently, and it’s the first time I’ve lived...
I’m Rebuilding My Vespa P200E All By Myself… Part 4
Dude…Seriously… Whoever worked on this Vespa before me should buy new tools. Seriously, every nut, bolt, screw was stripped. This took lots of creativity (and a whole bottle of penetrating oil) to disassemble. I...
I’m Rebuilding My Vespa P200E All By Myself… Part 3
So I got stood up… On a Saturday night… I know, right?!? I couldn’t believe it, either. Anyway, I decided to channel my irritation into doing the scary part: dropping the motor out of...
