WILL IT RUN? 1964 Vespa VBB 150

this old vespa sat in a basement since the 70s, lets see how it held up and if we can bring it back to life.

[@richardthomas1743]

I loved the ending with taking the Cog Railway to the top of Mount Washington! It has been several years since I have been to the top, seeing this makes me want to go up there again! Thank you for taking us along to Mount Washington! 👍

[@Jim-ie6uf]

I'd love to ride that train

[@stephencarlson1160]

It's quite the experience

[@Apocalypse_Cow]

I climbed Mt Washington 5 times until I became unable to climb anymore. This video helped me to think about going back to the mountain for a 6th try.

[@jerrydwyer9057]

Impressive set of tracks and machines.

[@nuffaction5464]

I had a 1980 Vespa P200e, and loved every minute of it. The height of italian design and style. What a score.

[@eltonchristian]

❤

[@tstuart7333]

two(2) beautiful little machines. Nice to see Crusty on the road being put to use.

[@gertraba4484]

Yeah need update on his mopar convertible. Hond cb 360. Buckeet trucks econoline. And of course the double. Cab

[@OcotilloTom]

When I was 17 I had a friend that had a 1964 Sears Allstate Cruisair (the Vespa sold by Sears Roebuck company). It was fun to ride but went thru clutch cables often. I was riding my 1949 Cushman Highlander. I stored the Cushman when I went into the Marine Corps when I was 18, I retired in 1985 after 20 years and two combat tours in Vietnam. That Vespa is long gone but I'm 76 and still ride that old 49 Cushman on occasion. El Mirage, Arizona

[@welshy8216]

Must say, That's a stunning view when they both on the back of Krusty.. Really suits it :) And the trains near the video end, Those just like what we have here in North Wales for climbing mount Snowdon. Uses the centre rail to drive it..

[@MunkyWrench]

I was thinking the same thing. For a minute I was transported back in time .

[@snowdogs59]

I have to agree. Even better than the antique bikes imo.

[@paulwithers9194]

Just come back from Snowdon - was cool to see the US version of cog railway. How tempting to get out on the Piaggio, few hours soak with kerosene ...

[@kinglar2815]

@@MunkyWrench q1

[@chuckotto7021]

Great fun to watch you get this Vespa running. In 1962, I rode my 1957 GS from Boston to Los Angeles. The return route was the Trans- Canada highway from Vancouver to Quebec, arriving home after 10.300 miles. I had a cable go here and there , but all were easy to repair.

[@trimforspeed]

That is a long way to go on a Vespa. I am sure it was a memorable trip.

[@dodgydruid]

The one with the square speedo could very well be a British built 152L2 built by Douglas of Bristol using Piaggio supplied tooling and casting moulds. Now there is a very cool trick with these old Vespa's is you maintained 2 sets of wheels, one set the 8 inch ones were for city use and gave the bike a little more zip around town but less long legs on the run whilst for longer runs one would swap in the 10 inch wheels which gave less zip and longer legs. Was why many of these Vespa's had two lines of numbers on the speedo, one for 10 inch wheels and one for 8 inch wheels so you could see the correct speed on your dial. What is seen as a suitable longevity with these is to buy direct from LML in India or Scooter-Centre in Germany a complete 150cc LML with reed valve, the whole unit just bolts in, you would need to convert to 12v bulbs etc plus fit a 12v regulator (wait til you see the twin disc paper regulators these have lol) and source a gear handlebar for 4 speed gears instead of three.

[@simonsuv8376]

I have a bajaj chetak that's based on a vespa in the uk

[@harrowtiger]

My Douglas Vespa had a metal pushrod system for the gears. My later model Piaggio Vespa had two cables for the gears.

[@regd.2263]

Eight inch wheel models were only designed for eight inch size wheels you didn't change them to ten inch for out of town use ten inch wheels wouldn't fit on that model and vice versa

[@harrowtiger]

@@regd.2263 l fitted a bigger wheelbarrow trye on my later Piaggio Vespa. Only had two speeds, stop and flat out lol. Other scoots l had were a 150cc Lambretta, and a 200cc Diana, 12V. electric start. My old U.K. made (metal gear pushrod) scoot l ported and polished, got it up to 45mph. Always left off the engine covers.

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

Or go to the source, Italy is full of kits for Vespa. From stock replacement all the way to screamer 200-250cc. Imagine a 45hp Vespa running on 10” tires. Wheelie machine.

[@Fatterpilot]

As always, the shop work is terrific, but that train ride to Mt. Washington at the end is beautiful. Now on my bucket list!

[@StevenEverett7]

I've been up several times. I highly recommend it!

[@Apocalypse_Cow]

I guarantee you will never forget the experience of the entire Mt Washington area. If you have never flown in an open cockpit biplane, there used to be some flying from the White Mountain Airport. You can knock out a double bucket list items if you are so inclined. Enjoy your time ✌️😎👍

[@cmans79tr7]

I used to see a lot of "This Car Climbed Mt. Washington" bumper stickers. Now I know what a feat that was.

[@StevenEverett7]

@@cmans79tr7 I've also been up the road but for my tastes the train ride is much more fun. If you do use the road be sure you have really good brakes! 😁😁😁

[@ChrisLee-UK]

Nice revival Sir. A few pointers if I may. These use 30weight transmission oil, not regular engine oil. Vespas have a wet clutch that's fed via the gearbox oil. If you remove the rear wheel, it will give you access to the clutch via a round panel. Remove that and you'll see the clutch inside.

[@gmamagillmore4812]

Use oil made for two cycle chain saws, only.

[@darrinrentruc6614]

@@gmamagillmore4812 He was not talking about the engine, He was talking about the transmission.

[@cbobwhite5768]

Had a cousin that owned one. He was 14 and had it on the kick stand revving the engine, while looking at the wheel. He twisted around to look at the other side and it dropped off the kick stand. He shot forward about 10 feet and hit a brick wall, hard enough to crack his helmet. He fixed the damage and a year later he was run off the road, by a woman driver who came around a blind curve, in his lane. He hit a telephone pole. When the ambulance got there, one leg was wrapped around his neck. He survived, the Vespa didn't.

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

I love these "Will it run" videos, best way to start a Sunday, Coffee and a Mustie1 video. Cool old Vespa, and an amazing train ride with a beautiful view.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

I always like that little laugh when an engine first runs after a long time.

[@billmoran3812]

Those old Vespa’s were such simple yet reliable machines! I’m guessing the clutch is a wet type, so some kerosene in the gear case might free it up. A lot of old tractors recommended blocking the clutch in the disengaged position when stored. Thanks for the train video at the end. I’ve never gone on the cog railway. Rode up to the summit about 20 years ago on a motorcycle and saw the train up at the top.

[@tedohio3038]

Block my old tractors every winter, my new compact ones come with clutch blocking devices.

[@lelandbradley1076]

Rode the cog train in about 2005. First ride of the day was with the steam engine the rest was with the John Deere diesel powered locomotive. To bad Mustie didn't film the coupler, there is not one. The loco has a push plate and the car has a roller, about 12" in diameter, to let the two move vertically.

[@randyschurter6779]

My wife and I went up Mt. Washington on the cog railway on our honeymoon in '96. It was definitely a different ride. It was also one of the clearest days for a beautiful view.

[@Apocalypse_Cow]

Happy 25th Anniversary!

[@OutOfOfficeCamping]

I owned a Vintage Vespa Shop on the East Coast in Maryland started in 1996 closed in 2015. I eventually moved into New Vespa sales along with Aprila, Kymco and Genuine Scooters. But always continued to restore the old ones. Still have my GS160 (2)SS 180 and the everyday driver P200 As for the VBB or really any of the scooters it's truely best to rebuild the engine. You have 2 seals on either side of the crank the left side attacks to the clutch. When you drain the oil if you have any gas in the you know the clutch side is shot. Regardless your pulling the engine. The engine seals due to age dry rot or simple become hard. Once you start using the scooter its bound to have a blown seal which could cause you to have a engine failure. Which could lock up the engine while driving causing loss of control. In this situation if the rear wheel locks up grab the clutch. If you have a stuck clutch this is because the cork clutch plates (3 in this model) are stuck together to the metal plates from years of sitting. Same thing a set of clutch plates run $15-20 seal set use to be around $25, gasket kit, carb kit, replace the fuel petcock. If the tank has any rust the Metal Rescue 5 gallon product is a great way to clean the tank with no harmful chemicals or sealers. Also wonderful for any other rusted parts. We use to use a sealer but had issues over time with the ethanol. One of the nicest things is the VBB 150 has some of the best parts available. Most of the parts cross over from model to model. Great scooter!

[@magovenor]

I guess the older most guys get the more they appreciate people who possess skill sets and Mustie 1 is very enjoyable.

[@rogertrudeau4169]

I climbed up there back in the 80's on my 83 Goldwing . Riding down some of those grades on a gravel rode will def increase the pucker factor !

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi my first thing with two wheels that I ever rode was a Vespa I have a lot of good memories of riding my Vespa around in the bush at nine years old the only thing is I didn’t have a kickstart so I had to push start it and back 53 years ago there wasn’t too many metric bolts that you could buy in the hardware, Thanks for the wonderful memories Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia from the big island

[@MrLangDog]

Loved hearing the Vespa fire up and the train footage was awesome! I've never seen that center track for climbing.

[@gromit1971]

Great way to spend Sunday relaxing with Mustie. So many barnfinds and old stuff tucked away in sheds and barns in America. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@MunkyWrench]

I was gonna spend the morning filming vids but now gonna watch this and enjoy my coffee

[@thegreatergood8946]

@@MunkyWrench exactly ☕️ 🧘

[@GoIdenApple]

Mustie is taking a break, hot weather and all... He's left a message for everyone on the community page of this channel. You might need a computer to access it as the community page isnt available via the app on tablet at least

[@WinterInTheForest]

That was said last week and there is no update since. I do hope he's alright.

[@Jeff_Pendleton]

Thanks, I didn't know where to find this information!

[@scottpace578]

My Sunday’s just aren’t the same without a Musti1 video

[@ManxAndy]

Ahh…..here we go, Mustie on a Sunday is a must……👍🇮🇲

[@jesusperez3215]

🙌

[@danielross868]

Clutch is opposite side to Flywheel, above the back wheel. Its easy to remove the motor in these to gain access. Undo the back Shock at bottom. Jack up rear end. The motor will pivot down on "wishbone" arm mount to frame ( may have to loosen the bolt a bit). If you really want to take it fully out, undo that wishbone bolt and can pull motor, wheel all out- of course you have to loosen the cables to carb, clutch, gears and back brake. Then electricals can be disconnected from that small junction box on top of flywheel- take plenty pictures.. Either clutch plates or full clutch assembly ( it is wet type, using same oil you put in bottom) are readily available for these. The frame number is stamped into the "weld" skirt underneath the cowling over back wheel ( left hand side sitting on bike). Then the Motor serial number is stamped on motor wishbone, viewed on right hand side just forward of the gear selector. Be careful with the gear selector ( two bolts , it can be removed). It works by linking to a rod / and what they call a "crucifix" - four pointed metal part, which moves each gear ring cluster as the gear selector rocks each way. If you are not careful or force the gear selector you can damage this crucifix, which means you have to "split" the motor casing to replace etc... These do wear and result in bike jumping out of gear ( if all clutch adjusted correctly etc) then worn crucifix.. Also as some other poster has commented, best not to use actual 30 weight Motor oil, best to use proper motorbike gear case oil ( 30W MINERAL, not sythentic) as oil is used for both gears AND wet clutch. I use MOTUL Transoil Mineral 10W30 as recommended by a lot of vintage Vespa owners.

[@jameskrivitsky9715]

The Vespas could be a real TIME WARP treat. On the geared railroad set up to Mt. Washington brings back long lost memories. My sister and I went to the observatory back in the 1970's. Of all things, she drove us to this site in her 1966 VW Beetle and we were glad that the engine or BREAKS did not fail us on our adventure. Thanks Darren. JwgK in Houston , TX

[@jimmyguy428]

I had a '65 Vespa 150 in my teens. It sat for quite a while before I got it, and the clutch was stuck the same way as this one. I fixed it the same way as I did on a few other motorcycles in the past. I got it running, warmed up the engine for a couple of minutes, shut it down, put the trans in second, and had a buddy help me push start it in gear. I puttered around my property while holding in on the clutch lever, and kept gently goosing the throttle till the clutch finally freed itself. Sometimes you can just put it in gear (2nd or 3rd) with the engine off, hold in the clutch and rock it back and fourth until it frees up. These Vespas are really fun to ride. I miss mine.

[@danijelcar5184]

Nice old Vespa and its great it's running still after standing so long😎👍You can easy pull clutch assy just take off rear wheel and rear shock bolt and whole engine will drop down and You have room to get clutch cover out and clutch assy, on some clutch center nut you maybe need a special crown tool. I also have old 1992 Vespa Px80E and have lots of fun Greetings From Croatia!

[@joegilly1523]

Was at MT Washington 3 years ago. Drove up there saw the train up there. Took a lot of photos up there. Love the scenery up there

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

Nice little film at the end. We have quite a few Rack and Pinion Railways here in North Wales- mostly tourist routes, but some are still used in the slate quarries.

[@paralyse78]

Dad rode one in college in the mid 60s before getting shipped off to Vietnam, when he got back after one too many dates with Mom where they had to use "thumb Uber" because the Vespa wouldn't go, he sold it for $5 to a roommate and bought a 125cc Honda with GI money. Him and Mom used to zip around town to the drive-in and the burger shop on that little Honda. It was more reliable than the Vespa, but had not a tenth of the charm or style. I remember your first Vespa vid a few years ago too. Keep 'em coming & the Brit vids. Stay cool.

[@jeffwb6956]

Hope all is well with mustie, threw my Sunday routine for a loop with no new video.

[@mbp2112]

Nice to see the Cog footage! Last time I went up they were still using coal-fired steam engines - that was an adventure in itself, getting pasted with cinders in the open cars.

[@Apocalypse_Cow]

Yes that was awesome! I remember that too now that you mentioned it! Thanks. ✌️😎👍

[@cliffpalermo]

I was able to ride the coal fired train up when i was a kid. Great experience.

[@perrymattes4285]

Hey bud hope your ok. Missed you for coffee on Sunday. Hope your enjoying a vacation 😃

[@ScottHiland]

We went up on the cog a little over a month ago, so much fun. Gorgeous view.

[@n8BDetroit]

You’re my #1 favorite KZbinr! I’m always excited for a Sunday morning just to watch your video! Keep up the great work! 👍🏻

[@akaray3524]

Amazing view from the train ride,thanks Mustie from a retired railroader..👍

[@vaibhavdlv]

My maternal uncle had the Indian clone of Vespa manufactured by Bajaj model name Chetak. It was a popular scooter in India during my childhood 25 years ago. It's a simple 2-stroke engine and ran fine with low quality petrol available back then in rural parts of India. My uncle was a rider and he traveled half-a-dozen districts in an area of 200km radius from our hometown on this.

[@jmabs5096]

20:33 I made the same "OOOOoooooooooOOooo!" When I saw that clean tank. Compared what you used too musty this is a score!

[@solwong1338]

I'm with everyone else and have concern for Mustie. Hope everything is okay .

[@Gpbattersby]

Has anything been said? Unlike him to not upload in 2 weeks

[@johnhudson333]

Mustie, We miss you and hope you and your family are doing well. 🙏

[@thelazyfishkeeper2730]

just a quick note hope evrything is fine. and sending positive thoughts your way.

[@davewallace.8303]

Hey bud, haven’t seen a video fm u in a bit. Hope all is good, and your just busy with summer stuff. Just checking in, I look forward to your Sunday videos with my morning coffee (with bourbon cream!). Take care. Dave W. Ohio.

[@DaihatsuMiraWalk-Through]

Awesome scooters, back when they made them to last and easy to work on! Loved the Mt Washington Cog Railroad! NH native. 603 Live Free Or Die‼️

[@allenferry9632]

We need to start a go fund me so musty1 can air-condition his shop. No Sunday musty1 video sucks.

[@wimvandesteeg1353]

i"m restoring a similair Vespa right now...the shifter housing normally holds grease, and for sure its just gummed up... its a separate housing...just the 2 nuts in front hold it, extremely easy to get it off, and cleaned...kerosine, or diesel works to free the clutch up, but slow, doesnt really want to penetrate when there is gummed up oil what makes the clutchplates stick together...what i would suggest is to get a penetrating fluid, like WD40, but in a bottle, just fill up the complete casing, have to put the Vespa on the left side then, and just let it soak for a day...then do the same with clutch/brake to get the clutch plates unstuck...riding it puts way more pressure on the clutch...maybe that would work better...Goodluck!! loved to see this..!!

[@dieselbuilder5901]

We haven't seen the blue Vespa your were working on a few years now Mustie! Hoping these two gems inspire you to revisit it and bring it back to life too!

[@lancenutter1067]

My dad had one of those back in the 70’s. I remember getting rides with him. Pretty cool old scooter

[@danielcobbins9050]

I love trains, too. Some years ago, I rode behind steam power on the 2 foot gauge Cripple Creek and Victor RR in Colorado. Three of their steamers were running that day, and there were two that weren't running. I don't know if the two steamers needed work done on them or not, but they were German engines. This line was originally used to service the old gold mines, that one can still see. Gold is still mined in the area, and the elevation is easy to remember- 9494 feet above sea level.

[@railtrolley]

Orenstein & Koppel built narrow gauge steam engines for mining and logging railways. Some of their engines were also used here (Australia) on narrow gauge timber railways.

[@smasica]

Spectacular train ride. Another fun one is in the Black Hills of South Dakoat, the 1880s steam train between Keystone and Lead. The engine used to be coal or wood fired, but converted to burn waste oil due to fire hazards from embers flying from the stack.

[@kevinalbers1084]

Took the Auto Road to the top of Mt. Washington on my Gold Wing back in 1985 with the Mrs. and all our gear loaded on. Got a bit hairy trying to maintain forward motion on the steep grade behind the autos stopping in the middle of the road to sightsee. Great video Mustie!

[@bobber22]

My wife and myself did this ride up Mt. Washington several years ago. The engine burned coal and was in front of the passenger car! We were covered in coal ash by the time we were at the top. There was also remnants of snow at the top. I believe it was September. Great memories. .

[@1pcfred]

Roll coal!

[@HolgerT]

I had one of those back then from 1971. Clutch and gear cables are a weak spot on those, as they tend to break/tear quite often. And I had Ha hard time getting mine dry, as it was leaking oil. But fun little machines. Mine had directionals mounted at the end of the handle bar.

[@ik04]

I found a 1963 Vespa 50 in the woods and restored it and rode it everywhere for years! Too much fun!

[@ddd3240]

Heavy industries used these in the 50’s and early sixties around here. They replaced the two wheeled Vespas with three wheeled Tote Gotes. Sort of a mini bike in steroids. Sold off the Vespas as scrap and I ended up with one. Not bad machines but it got almost impossible to get parts for back then. One still survives in my hometown ridden by a bearded, tattooed biker. Was looking at it one day and we struck up a conversation about them. Very knowledgeable about the history and rebuilding of them.

[@firesurfer]

We took the train up to the top in the 80s with our bikes. We rode the bikes down by the road on the other side. Fastest I ever went on a bike. I know I hit 62 mph at one point. Best thing I ever did. Looks like they completely refurbished the tracks and trains. I still have a piece of the track I bought as a souvenir in the gift shop. Yes, I carried it on my bike all the way home. Over 300 miles.

[@comedyash]

How they were put away and stored definitely saved them, looked like they belonged on the back of Crusty! I hope you get the clutch free look forward to you tackling the other. Was very impressed at the gradient that train was traveling on just absolutely stunning views thanks for adding that in.

[@donparker8246]

I love seeing the old cog railroad on Mount Washington. 👍😁

[@obamabigears734]

Alone in the house, coffee on the sofa, ipad with Mustie Sunday video = as good as it gets.

[@diywithreza]

hope you lose that comfortableness

[@irishtino1595]

I last watched Mustie back 5-6 years ago. Now watching him the channel has come a long way. I really like how he talks to the audience - like Mr. Rogers - "Hey should we turn this nut Sure can you say screw driver?". Great channel, great guy. Former New Hampshire boy myself.

[@1979Malibuick]

Hoping all is well Darren, looking forward to an update telling us loyal mustieites everything is ok, or a video!

[@terrymeehan2486]

Anyone hear anything about no posted videos?

[@davidstradtman8232]

Always good when I can have coffee with Mustie 1on Sunday morning. After 10 years on the RR and 15 years with a rail parts manufacturing company the end was quite a treat.

[@marklevdahl6985]

Thanks for the cog railroad footage! Bring back memories of riding it close to 50 years ago. We tried driving up but the transmission on our Studebaker overheated so we took the cog. Actually, the rest of my family rode up but in those days they offered a free ride back down if you could beat the train up to the top, so I had to take them up on the challenge. I don't think I beat it, but they gave me a ride back down anyway.

[@splitchest9566]

Nice Mt Washington cog railway closing. Then to top it off it was a clear day. Beautiful!!

[@acalthu]

Wow this is amazing. The way that scooter sprang to life is most impressive, it must have been stored under impeccable conditions, no doubt a temperature and humidity controlled basement. And the engine was properly prepared for long term storage beforehand.

[@chaissos]

The Cog Railway....awesome. Wrenching is great, but I love it when you bring me home.

[@danielross868]

For fuel tap- if sitting on bike then far left is OFF, middle is ON and in centre is Reserve. Also for fuel hose, make sure it is not too long if replacing. As you said , gravity feed , and if too long will kink underneath tank at fuel tap ( hard to see once tank installed.). I always install new hose, route it out to carb, then install tank and carefully pull to make it shorter, then trim at carby fuel banjo...generally about 500mm +/- ( 2 odd feet) is plenty. I have lots of resource material if you want to PM me.

[@glenncrockett4451]

My mother said I couldn't have a Motorcycle either but she caved when she couldn't stop me from bringing them home lol At age 12 I got my first car and she really had a cow lol I traded a very clean Yamaha RD250 for a 64 Buick that I then traded for a 79 Honda 50 which was less then 2yrs old at the time. I have had over 500 motorcycles since then always buying, fixing & selling them. That cogged train was kool as Sh1t lol, I am into trains a little and never seen anything like that before, thanks for taking us along.

[@roneckler9937]

That's an awesome and breath taking view. I lived in colorado for over 30 years and I would look out over distance almost daily. I never got tired of it either. Pikes peak has a train too. If you were to get out there it's a must do thing. It takes you to the top of pikes peak. By the way, you should get a cable cleaning clamp. They sell them on Amazon for a reasonable price. It will loosen those old brake, and clutch cables up just like new.

[@lawrencetaylor5481]

Love the Vespas. I've been to the top of Mt. Washington. Was super windy that day. Was one of the coolest things I've ever experienced in my life. The end brought back so many good memories. Thank you for that.

[@xcalibre222]

You can see why these old classic Vespa's are so popular when they bounce back after sitting forever, lol. Makes me regret not buying one back when I could afford it. :) Thanks for the Vid Mustie1

[@marcryvon]

I don't know in your area but here in the Montréa;, Québec area, restored ones prices are crazy expensive ! And they are every where in downtown ! Some people are whealthier then I tought ! And vintage Honda Cubs too !

[@joshuagrossenbaugh1789]

Wow that Mt. Washington trip was beautiful and how awesome you got to ride the steam engine version. Nice bonus to the video!

[@dodgydruid]

On both of these, the centre stand mounting area are very very weak, they were not reinforced until the later 60-70s era and quite common to literally rip the mounts clean out of the floorboards very easily, I am wondering if the first one is a GS150 as it has the ornate rear lamp, the sidepanel embellishers and the "fin" on the headset, the front mudguard from the other one should be on the other one if it is a GS, someone obv swapped 'em around maybe in the distant past.

[@domslivin]

I live in Colorado and we have something similar called the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, except it's all fancy now with new cars and engines...it no longer has the old fashioned train car feel like the one you just showed. Trains are awesome and a major part of our history, hope they keep them around forever!

[@markmurphy3578]

A nice couple of machines around the same age as me! 😳 I seem to remember that my brother in law said that he could change the clutch on these on the roadside with minimal tools and just leaning on it while it was laying on its side. Loving both of these and that MG. 👍

[@seymoarsalvage]

Why yes, I LOVE trains! That has to be the best footage taken of the Mt Washington cogway I ever seen!

[@u.p.tinkering]

Awesome video, love old scooters! "Sunday Morning Mustie" is something I look forward to every week! Keep em coming!!! Love the channel!

[@nsbhagwat]

My father used to ride a Vespa to work. The console near to the throttle at 14:43 timeline- the smallest button is to kill the engine, round one is the horn, the longish protruding switch is for the headlight on / off n pilot light, the flattish one is for high and low beam. Fuel is gravity fed but since height difference between tank outlet and carb inlet is very small, many a times the scooter had to be tilted to the engine side to force som fuel into the carb. Overall a very reliable engine. Thanks for the video, brough back old memories.

[@sonosito]

You should remove the rear wheel so you have access to the clutch panel, drain the oil before removing the panel. There is no need to remove the engine so it's an easy job.

[@Gassit]

Yep, very easy. You can remove the bottom shock bolt lay the scooter on its right side and swing the engine out. Once the covers off you need a castle socket to undo the centre nut and the whole clutch comes out as a unit.

[@gs1100ed]

Mustie hates to research his projects when he faces a challenge and prefers to figure things out himself, but he should know his limitations and when to go to the mattresses. We all wanted to see him ride that scooter and taking that “no research” stance can be disappointing. Believe it or not, there are a few things that he has actually never worked on.

[@1pcfred]

@@gs1100ed He said he owned one.

[@johnhudson333]

Mustie, You could have fixed it. Please get away from the evaluation videos and back to fixing.

[@GoSlash27]

Yeah, this is an easy job. No need to disconnect the rear shock, there's plenty of room even with the shock attached. One thing I recommend is to cut a piece of wood that will sit between the clutch arm and the rib on the case behind it. That will make reattaching the clutch cable much easier.

[@LAP1050]

Hi Darren, another winner with the Vespa 👍🇮🇹. The cog rail trip to the Mt. Washington summit brought back many nice memories for people… Great comments everyone 👌

[@bobscherrer5981]

Hope all is well, Darren.

[@usethenoodle]

1977, ah yes. I remember it well. 7-7-1977 said the DJ on the radio. I was at Fire Station #4 doing my morning engine check. I was a shiny new professional firefighter who had just completed my 6 month probation. It was a sunny beautiful morning and I had just started my 24 hour shift. I was 21 years old, single and all full of it. I did 36 years on the Fire Department, now retired almost 10 years, and married for 44. Yes, I remember 1977. This Vespa has been sitting a while.

[@steamerman7096]

Thank You for the train ride. We took our grandsons up the mountains of West Virgina, it was great. The coal burning, steam eigne was made years ago, for mountain climbing in my hometown, Lima Ohio. W.V. has a very good train system for folk to run around on, very much like you showed here. We hope to go again someday. I love what you do, keep it up.

[@dbabyzo]

Love that scooter... By the way always wanted to go to Mount Washington so beautiful!

[@itsnotjunkyet1290]

I believe that was the easiest starting old engine to date! That was a cool old machine, the gearbox needs more love. Great video! The train footage was amazing! The scenery was just amazing!! Makes a guy want to go to see it in real life.

[@jmonsted]

I had a Vespa Ciao from somewhere around 1977 (slightly older than me) that had been bored out after the engine seized. I made some riders with brand new mopeds very unhappy when i outran them by a few km/h :)

[@rydermike33]

Wonderful video, thank you. I had a 1961 Vespa 125. Later changed to a lambretta LI 150. I always thought that the little Vespa was a better bike. Great memories.

[@davekauffman8727]

Very nice Vespa revival, yes, the one who put it up knew his stuff and put it away properly. I would've used my weight to try to break the clutch free riding it in second, that may be enough to get the plates unstuck, but since it isn't yours I understand. The rail excursion was nice too, it reminds me of a "cog" rail system I've read about for logging or mining. Some had Shay locomotives that had smaller pistons that were vertical and drove the wheels through gearing. Love your channel! :-)

[@Rorschach1024]

It is a cog railway.

[@Kim-the-Dane-1952]

Shay locomotives are really cool. I managed to see one operating live at a VERY old sawmill on Negros in the Philippines in the 1970'ies. The locomotive was originally built in the US for a sugar plantation on the same island and taken over by the mill in the 20'ies. They also had some old steam powered cranes built in Ohio on the loading dock for loading out lumber.

[@marcconyard5024]

Hey, Mustie, that rack railway is really cool. If you ever visit Tasmania here in Australia, be sure to visit the West Coast Wilderness Railway. It’s a rack line that’s quite worth checking out.

[@octane613]

Thank you for the many years of free educational material mustie. You've done us all a service and I look forward to many more years. Idk how you finance all this. But I'm glad you've brought us along for every inch of the ride.

[@Herbybandit]

Vespa and Lambretta are so simple to work on, remove the pivot bolt and rear shock bolt, electrics and cables and the motor comes out! The clutch is round the back on the wheel side strangely on the Vespa. A trick for freeing the clutch I've used many times is drop the bike in gear without the motor running, hold the clutch in and rock the bike forward and back, that nearly always works for me be it wet or dry clutch.

[@MoiPloy]

i dont know about you guys but im digging into that MG

[@shamikinani]

Yaaa me to.

[@chrissmith7655]

YES!!!

[@bjschandall285]

That's a twin cam! A very rare and desirable MG!

[@mistermacgray]

I had an aermacchi harley years ago and the clutch was the exact same way. I had the service manual but for sure got a crash course in learning to rebuild/revive a clutch. Getting the side cover off was the hardest part, straight blade screws held the cover on and I didn't have an impact driver. Safe bet Allen cap screws took the place of the flat blade screws. I sure miss that old 90cc bike.

[@TheCatOfAges]

I personally prefer flat blades, easy to use with hand tools

[@mistermacgray]

@@TheCatOfAges you can also get Alan key in sockets. Also the the flat like to strip out easier after so many uses and I can torque them better vs flat blade.

[@TheCatOfAges]

@@mistermacgray if you have the various sizes of flat blades and always use the right one, you will never strip it

[@mistermacgray]

@@TheCatOfAges or convert to alan socket style and never have to wonder which flatblade is the correct size. We have grown out of the 50s, 60s and 70s hardware.

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

I have waited for a Vespa video for so long. Love it

[@tagoooU]

My 1963 VNB Vespa is a 125cc 3 speed. Just rode it to the car show yesterday. I use non alcohol gas in it and it runs great. Lots of fun, lots of "I had one of those " .

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Mustie1. 👍👌👏 Very well done again (video and work). This gorgeous green and well shaped thing definitely wants to live. The very first Mustie1 video I ever watched (a looong time ago), was one with an old blue Vespa scooter in it. 2) I'm pretty flabbergasted. It totally looks as if you had been in the Swiss or Austrian Alps! Fantastic landscape by the way. Of course a pretty cool rack railway too. What an enormous amount of effort it must've been to build this steep railway route. Kudos to the workers, technicians and engineers. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

[@JD-zm4eh]

Nice Italian dipping sauce came out of that gear box. Awesome looking out on top of the mountain, just beautiful.

[@patrickrooney5130]

Love watching you work on old bike's. I had a vespa in 1973. it was class. Good job buddy. Looking forward to seeing the next video on the other bike. Good luck with it👍👍👍

[@pinwizz69]

Heh Darren. You can rebuild cordless drill batteries. 4 screws usually hold them together. The battery cells ar usually D size and can be bought 10 to 20 in a package and are fairly cheap online. It only requires basic soldering ability.

[@skippy8874]

Its been two weeks since his last upload, Hope he's doing well....

[@chuck020950]

Brought back memories when I had a vespa in the 1969 time frame. Thanks very much for showing the cog railway I have driven up in a company car and brakes over heated coming down.

[@alexboi32]

Vespa is a really nice and rare scooter. Good job on getting back to life. I’m sure you’ll get that clutch sorted if it was yours lol. Love the trains in the end too.

[@josephlwallssr6166]

Very cool! I owned a vespar in the 70,s while in the army!Lot of memories....and fun!

[@MisterBlueSky68]

Mustie where are you? Hope you are well.

[@jaysensmith1137]

Wondering the same thing something must of happened to mustie1 / got sick, injured,family emergency ect. get well mustie1.