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.

Initial review

The XL2 was procured from Eydehavn near Kristiansand. The decision was made after I already had agreed to do a buddy a favour and collect an old smallframe from Kristiansand. A real win win situation!

The PK was as expected for a scooter driven 6000kms: Tidy, some scratches and bruises, but overall condition very good. SOLD at a very reasonable price.

Borrowed the Transporter from work, excellent for towing scooters...

 And got the white wonder back home. I'd already noticed a few minor problems with the scooter during test drive. For once, the 1st gear did't engage. Second. the new rear tire was rubbing against something.

Closer inspection of the tire  didn't reveal any scratches...

But: The new tire is 100/80-10, way too wide...

Well. Neither gear or tire should be a problem. To be solved sometime soon.

PK50XL2 -1994

Welcome to the blog dedicated to my newly acquired Vespa PK50XL2, 1994 model. The scooter is an attempt to get my girlfriend hooked on scootering.