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As there is a fair amount of plastic missing, usually the brackets where they attach to the frame or each other i had to make several brackets. This is the bracket i made to hold on the rear fender, it was held on by tie wraps when i got the scoot, not sure if tie wraps would pass inspection. http:/...

Well with the wheels back on i had to tackle the center stand. Straightening it was well straight forward. i just placed it in a vice applied heat with a torch and a bit of brute force applied at the right place and presto it was almost as straight as new. Almost no drama.... almost. Somehow i manag...

Well the wheels were a bit of a mess. Lots of rust and pretty banged up. I took a wire brush on a drill to clean out the rust and then used a ball peen hammer to try and remove the worst of the dents. Followed by a quick spray of paint to get it all looking pristine and new again. It all turned out ...

Ok i now deserve the title of WORST UNCLE EVER!! Seems i don't know the ages of my nieces and nephews. The nephew who was gonna get this scooter is turning 16 not 14 as i thought. So now it is going to my brothers daughter instead of my sisters son. She WILL be turning 14 in the spring, so she wins ...

bigluelok, yeah i'm slow, sorry. here ya go on the pics. i did several so it'll be easy for ya to see. the measurements aren't always easy to see, so I'll post what they are as well. remember at there edges that go under the seat there is extra to wrap under and staple on. the overlap for the seams ...

Sorry for the lack of response ive been busy Bigluelok: if your still looking i could i suppose post pics of the old seat pieces with a ruler to see the scale. but it doesnt take much to figure it out. If you have even one side that isnt too damaged just fold in half to get the other side as they ar...

ok i finally got around to posting how to recover a seat by yourself. Sounds liek your afraid you won't do a good job, but trust me its very very easy. didnt mention that i boutj 3x as much ninyl as i needed (was very cheap 10$ if i remember correctly) but it turned out so good on my first attempt t...

I don't actually need help this is for the tech docs section but i cant post there so if a mod coudl move it that would be nice. Ok so it's time to recover that ratty seat. Question is how to do it? Well here is my DYI guide. First off I'd like to point out I cannot claim this is the only, or even c...

When i get more time ill post a full description in the tech forum on how i rebuilt the seat. i got all the pics and stuff, just need to get it all posted. A quick note on the seat. i have never recovered a seat before or actually looked up how it is supposed to be done. I thought about it a bit and...

Thanx for the tips i found some paint that seems to be working well. Ive decided to go with the original paint scheme. that way if it does chip off it sill be a similar colour underneath and be less noticable. Also i kinda like the original :) As to the body work. um sorry i'm repairing it as best i...

OK i have the bodywork off and removed the wheels. seems ill need to add brake shoes to the shopping list. they aren't completely gone but brakes are by far the most important thing and i don't want my nephew to get hurt. and by extension my sister causing me bodily harm!!! I have discovered a new p...

Thanx for the info on the painting. I got a few ideas. In case i wasnt too too clear this is mostly a cosmetic rebuild. Nothing fancy being done mechanically, just want it to work right. So having said that first thing to do was rebuild the carb, cant have it work right with bad carberator. here are...

Ive had motorcycle wheels straightened, but id say it is probably a lot cheaper and faster to just buy a used one and use that.

Thanx. It is originally white/red. ive found red vinyl for the seat but was thinking of Black/red. After looking at yours i think i have decided. Great job you did there

I think its more the bucket load of leftovers than anything else. Technically i'm in Pointe-claire now, but no one from outside montreal area would know where that is. And dont worry the carb is going to be removed shortly so all gas will be drained (or ill have a mess) as to the oil question: http:...