Sold!

The scooter was sold locally the 01.07.2012.


This blog has reached its end. Sales picture beneath.

Painting

Finally an update on the XL2: At last some good weather and the possibility to do a respray of the part outside. High up on my wanted list is a "mini" spray booth.

The XL2 will soon also be put out for sale, as the missus now is the ex-missus.

Anyway, here is the result. Sprayed with two component white. The finish turned out nicely.

Stopping rust

The construction of the PK floorboard can't be Piaggio's proudest moment. The sandwich construction will trap water and keep the floorboards  under constant attack. If you have a look underneath, in the back of the floorboards, there is more or less a "trap" forcing water up into the construction.

Luckily, this PK was pretty rust free except for a hole on the right side. To prevent further rust attack a Hammerite "rust stop" was utilized on all seams. The stuff was also utilized underneath. Looks awful now, but the plastic on top will hide it.

Glassfibre & epoxy reparation

The upper plastic steering cover had some unoriginal black tape taped on the top when I got the scooter, and obviously, I just had to find out why...

Turns out there is a serious crack in the cover. Glueing is a option, but reinforcement is needed.

Biltema next for some glassfibre material & some epoxy for a quick fix. The panel is not easily available from any scootershop, so this is best alternative besides Ebay & fellow scooterists.

Top reinforced...

Inside reinforced...

Managed to fix a small crack in the front mudguard as well...

Woven glassfibre material...

Traditional glassfibre material...

They also had Kevlar material available, but the material cost 20 times the price of the above for the same quantity...

Final touch: Removed rust from the mirror arm, resprayed it.

Update day 2: Fibre arming hardened, time for filler.

...and some sanding. To be continued...

Rear brake fix + cable lube

Time to spend some quality time in the garage again. Plan for today; lube all cables. The back brake has been very stubborn, so I would have to look further in to that.

 Started by dismantling the top plastic cover on the steering.

The cover has cracked on the top, to be glued and resprayed.

Easy access to all cables. A good round of teflon spray was used.

Over to the floor boards. A small rust hole was to my surprise uncovered under the plastic covers on the right floor board.

Left side OK.

But the right side should be at least stopped.

The rear brake pedal was found out of order.

 And was replaced with a spare one. Unfortuneately, the ONLY part I didn't save on my red spare PK, was the brake pedal.... So now I need to source one for one of my other projects...

Some rust eater was applied to the hole, I might want to weld it shut at a later stage.

Status: Front and rear brake now works perfectly! All cables have been lubricated. Soon the missus can start practicing scootering.

Tire change & gear fix

I had a spare hour yesterday, time to get the XL2 roadworthy...

 The 100/80-10 tire was obviously too wide for the smallframe, had to be replaced.

Neat and tidy underneath, missing spare wheel though.

Some oil leak to as expected on motor.

Front wheel equipped with S1's.

A bit rust on the fork, no big issue.

The main chassis is very tidy. Some small cracks in the front fender.

The top cover has a crack, to be fixed and resprayed.

Previous owner has obviously tried to fix this problem area with silicone glue. To be reviewed.

Engine looks tidy.

Rear tidy.

New Zippy 1 3.00x10 fitted, works!

The two covers have some scratches and dents, could do with a respray.

Tank looks new.... Manual and tools included.

Inside looks clean!

All in all: 1 hour spent, fitted a new tire, adjusted the gear wire, used some rust remover on the cables.

Result: A PK50XL2 that runs 50km/h. Still need to oil the cables up for smooth operation, but this lady is ready to roll.