I had a blast at Amerivespa this year, but it didn't happen without some issues. Although I talked about most problems along the way, I wanted to recant everything in one spot.
On my ride out I had some problems with the Vespa sputtering (same problem I've talked about in the past). I've contributed this to clogged jets so I stopped at an Auto Zone to pick up some carb cleaner and Sea Foam. During a 45 minute stop I cleaned the jets, added some Sea Foam to the fuel and got back on the road.
My next problem was the battery. We had a stop at Dryer Honda so I talked to their service department. Found out that it was low on fluid. This could be corrected by either adding distilled water or more battery acid. They topped me off, gave it a quick charge and I was back on the way. (And it is still working great!)
After I had power again I noticed my tail light was out, although the break light works. I played with the bulb and it looked like a bad connection. For a quick fix I just put in a new bulb and hit the road.
Over the course of the week I did notice I was having trouble going from first into neutral. I'm not sure what the problem is yet but I'll post something when I figure it out.
The last problem was all due to rain. On the way home I lost my tail light, break light and head light. I was quite wet by the time I made it home so I just left the Vespa sit in the garage. The next day I noticed that the tail light was back but the low beam on the head light was still out.
I pulled the bulb and sure enough, it was broken. I am going to have to come up with a way to seal the lights better against rain. Not that I like driving in it, but it does happen.
So, for a 1977 Vespa to go almost 900 miles in 7 days, I don't think that's a bad problem list.
Michael
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