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mikeli125
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Posted: Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 07:24 PM UTC
Well seen an ad on our Scooter club website for a 1992 Vespa T5 fella wanted £500 for it so went to have a look with a mate got there fella tells me I know it's advertised for £500 but give me £200 for it before I even see it

It's only a metallic grey MK1 T5 7200 miles on the clock and been garaged for 7 years, got it running , back brake seized up needs the back light looking at and some surface rust in places oh got a spare wheel and 2 decent michellen tyres and 2 sets of keys still got it's orginal stickers on it as well.
reckon the carbs got crap in it which is causing it to run lumpyt apart from sorting the back brake out should breeze by an MOT. It's got a 5 port ally barrel and although only a 125cc are good for 65 mph tune it and it should do 80ish
Plan to sort it ride it for a few months strip it down acid dip it and repaint/sell on these are becomming very collectable these days so should get a nice price for it which I can then throw the profit at my money pit lambretta's


Henk
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Posted: Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 07:43 PM UTC
Looks like it might have been used by a courier....
My god,, how can somebody get it in that state with only 7200 on the clock..
Looks like a bargain though, that brake should be easy to fix ( wirebrush, new shoes...), make sure to post a oic when you've done her up. Or paint her matt black...

Cheers
Henk
mikeli125
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Posted: Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 09:30 PM UTC

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Looks like it might have been used by a courier....
My god,, how can somebody get it in that state with only 7200 on the clock..
paint her matt black...

Cheers
Henk


Because someone dropped it easy fix though
Matt black ...hmm dont tempt me could vist pound land few tins of it and spray over the scooter have a nice rat bike then. no it'll more than likey get a pearlesant finish powdercoat:-H