I have a 1964 Allstate Sears Vespa. I put a 150 cc kit in it, and it runs very strong, I have a lot of fun with it.

In the late 1950s, VESPA was a motor scooter for boys whose daddy had money. And the local pharmacy owner's son had a baby-blue one and died when he was thrown from it in a car-scooter collision on my street. He was the first person I ever saw dead, lying very still and no blood at all. I remembered how Kenny and John looked at school and thought about how their parents would cry for months about Kenny. I never forgot that lesson about traffic.

Nice scooter, remember those from younger days. 85 now. Working on outboard, always took phone pics. Helped to remember what went where, carbs ect. Great Vids young man. Great attitude you have. God bless. 🐻👍

Bringing an old engine back to life never gets old, does it? Thanks for sharing, Darrin.

@TheRealKalEll

4 жыл бұрын

And in 20-30 years someone's going to do this ALLLLLL over again hopefully with this same engine and or bike and put that video into the ether. 😆

if it's a classic Vespa, the answer to "will it run" is always "yes".

@Some_person.

4 жыл бұрын

If mustie touches it, it'll run.

@davonmulder8458

3 жыл бұрын

old vespa´s always run, my smallframe sat for 5 years, 4 kicks and you´re of, now just 1 every time

@nicolozorzetto3871

3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. Picked up a ‘73 full original 50 Special Lusso that was in a dusty garage and untouched for 24 years. Changed the candle and went to school the next day with it.

@pratomoaji4934

3 жыл бұрын

An old iron, great history...

@rexjolles

2 жыл бұрын

There's an old one stuck in a tree near my house in someone's yard.a tree grew around it, that's how old it is. I want it so bad

Said it many time previously, your manner, approach, humour and narration to these things is just great. Good luck my friend.

@RossRossiter

5 жыл бұрын

you love him

Nice Video thanks it reminded me of when I purchased a 1964 Vespa GL in the year of 1982 from a guy in London who also didn't have the tank feed connected, so used a two stroke oil bottle with petrol inside it to show me it was a runner. I to lovingly took the Dellorto carb apart to clean it properly. Thank you for your video.

My older brother had one of those Vespa scooters This was before Honda's Motorcycles became popular, I was about ten years old at the time ... I love how you put your feet on the floor and how wide it is.... This brought back long ago memories .... I am so glad you got it running again... Great Job.

"Is this taking too long for you guys?" Nah. I'm on my deck smoking a cigar and drinking a vodka tonic. No rush. Take your time.

@mondomontie7449

3 жыл бұрын

Me having my tobacco pipe relax video

You're an awesome teacher! We all can learn so much from your expertise! An old scooter needed some much needed attention from someone that knows. Awesome video!

Vespas and Lambros were all over the orient when I was overseas. Well engineered and durable. I feel like riding around Rome. Wishing you the best with this one. Worth restoring I think. I can't wait for the next episode.

Vespa = tried and true. If a Minarelli engine, then highest order of reliability assured. Thank you Mustie1 for sharing your skills with us ... I've picked up a few good tips from you. Cheers, Col, NZ.

You`re absolutely the most skilled mechanic I came across in 56 years. Greetings from Austria!

It seems it's been a long while since we've seen this Vespa on the bench. I get it that some projects just aren't worth following up on, but still hope to see this one rolling...or at least a post mortem describing why it's perhaps best used for good firm landfill.

i have same vespa like this but made from 1964, it's very bulletproof.. the engine never give me a single trouble.. drove it in the middle of bad traffic jam or long touring 200 miles no problem at all.. i'm gonna keep it as long as i can.. pretty machine!!

Watching these videos gives me some ideas to use whenever I get around to repairing my lawnmower, a few old outboards, and a '76 Harley SX175 dirt bike I have.

There's a lot of crossover between VW and Vespa enthusiasts. Both are quirky little machines, but clever & reliable designs for their time. You'll find a lot of those Vespas in Italy with 30-50,000 kilometers on them. Great job getting her running again so quickly.

Fantastic use of logic to determine whether it’s worth proceeding into ordering parts. We had a clay pit near us that was great for hill climbing. We, on our motorcycles, were taking a break when a kid, dressed in his school clothes, rolled up aboard a shiny new Vespa, passed by us, horn beeping, and proceeded up one of the highest hills while sitting down. The engine did not even grunt. We were amazed! He returned to our “gang” and introduced himself as Marty Cappaletti, and when we questioned him about the Vespa, he said it was the biggest Vespa made and his dad had it shipped from Italy. Naturally, we asked how fast it was. Marty replied, “I don’t know, it gets kinda scary”. Marty started brushing the dust off his dress pants, muttering “Dam! my moms gonna kill me”. From that day on it was a bunch of guys having fun, ragged motorcycles and a shiny Vespa.

Love seeing it come back to life. Just restored a VBC that was missing a lot of parts. Love the Vespas, so easy to work on.

Mustie has the magic touch, no matter if it is a car, scooter, boat,garden tools, he can get most things to work,👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Great to see the old stuff running again. Nice new bench top.

Mesmerizing project!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

Don't you hate it when you wake 'um up and they run just fine.... LOL!! Love it!!

Of course it will run. I bought a Vespa 90 which had been stored in a garden shed for 15 years. When I picked it up, I took a can of petrol with 2 stroke oil added to fill it up, and a tyre pump to pump up the tyres. It started on the third kick and I was able to ride it home with no problems.

I like the editing where you point out the bolts and poof the carb is on the bench. Great video!

Most impressive, looking forward to the next video on this restoration project.

Great stuff. I had a 1964 vespa back in the 1980s. Sold it when I went overseas for my big world trip back in 86. Wish I still had it today.

Yes and it springs to life!Love it good job Mustie.

Well, ice been watching your videos for about two weeks now and I've come to a decision .McGiver can't hold a candle to you! I've watched you repair, rebuild, tear apart and improvise to get things running that haven't run in years. Things that you do aren't found in any books or how to manuals, they're only learned thru experience and you have taught me a thing or two. I admire what you do cause I try to do the same. I'm retired military , turbine engine helicopter technician. Enjoy your videos, keep up what you been doing and I'll keep learning! Happy hunting at garage sales, catch your next video, take care, Louis from Gretna, Louisiana.

Best way to start a Saturday morning. Thanks Mustie1

@hrcleme

6 жыл бұрын

Scott Cooledge i

Great carb dissection and re-assembly. You're a real teacher man! I wish you could be my mentor! Can't wait till I see it ride!

compression, fuel and spark gotta love old school! nice find, good work sounded really good thanks for the video looking forward to seeing more of the Vespa

respect this man's patience in his troubleshooting, am astounded at his technical knowledge and his depth of resources for parts and his excitement when he gets all this abandoned stuff to run. I really pay attention during these vids to pick up any knowledge that I can.

@JulianaMarins-qm5tg

10 ай бұрын

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I love that little thing, well done Sir!

That brings memories back from the sixties, love it.

Reminds me of my 1963 Vespa 150cc which I bought new from the Douglas company in Kingswood Bristol England, where I worked and where Vespa were made under license from the Italian Piaggio company. We made the 150cc machine body in house and the assembly was completed from engine and other units imported from Italy. This model was called the Sportique. There was another model imported called the Super Sport which was 180cc's I think. My bike had a twin seat so my girlfriend rode on the back, no crash helmets in those days, and of course she wore a mini skirt.... memories, what memories. Love this channel

I never get tired of watching you bring an old, neglected engine back to life. The government should give you a tax credit for every hunk you save from the landfill.

@peterbaranyai6057

6 жыл бұрын

Jeff Ratliff I concur with the Gentleman Mr.Ratliff 100% ! Those in favour say yea,::: " YEA. "

@everythingandnothing9412

6 жыл бұрын

Yea

@alecfleming373

6 жыл бұрын

Yea

hey... Coincidence i am now born and live in indonesia ... here a lot of vespa fans ... all sparepart vespa is very easy to find ... i have 1 vespa at my house ... vespa sprint 1973 ....

@harendrasaroj7363

5 жыл бұрын

Dhanang Prayujana ट्ट

@matlamb5648

5 жыл бұрын

You know of any to sell?

@jasonk1884

4 жыл бұрын

@@matlamb5648 i am selling one! Take a look st my videos on my channel

Love the attention to detail......and nothing gets u up set....thanks

Ah, taking apart a new-to-you carb, such fun! Nice work getting it up and running!

Love watching tired machines come back to life.

Great job mustie runs very sweetly, just as you say just a final fettling she'll be spot on!. PS. dellorto cards are very high quality carb,and compete equally with weber.They have been standard equipment on ,or an option on many of the European performance and race car applications . Regards limey b.

WOW! This has to be one of my personal favorite bikes you've worked on, Mustie! Wish I had that little zinger! Thanks for sharing with us.

A job well done. Appreciate your relentless patience. Thanks.

I love that 2 stroke sound

So much fun to watch them come back.

@mustie1

7 жыл бұрын

love the smell of 2 stroke in the morning

@thomasg5103

5 жыл бұрын

I think you need to find a "water buffalo" (GT 750 Suzuki) at one time I had 8 of them- got all of them working rode them all. I donated all of them to Suters Speed Shop in Verona Wisconsin.

@garryobrien2581

5 жыл бұрын

Mmm

@richarddeschane4798

5 жыл бұрын

Greg's Garage &

Vespas are so basic, easy and fun to work on. Parts available and cheap. I enjoyed the video. Just restored a 1974 VBC.

Found your videos by accident and really enjoy them! You have a great attitude and very light hearted way of solving problems and fixing things. Keep up the great work and keep posting!

Well done Mate!! Never a doubt!!☺

@danovogaming

7 жыл бұрын

805ROADKING Never expected you to be here man! love the videos you both put out keep it up!

@mustie1

7 жыл бұрын

motor heads united

@swiftclaw9402

7 жыл бұрын

Man I love the small engine community. I am still in highschool and looking to start a small engine repair business this summer. I have been watching roadking and musties videos for over a year now and worked on tons of small engines to get them running (my grandpa was a small engine mechanic as well and has plenty of engines to work on). Anyways I thought I would just say thank you for convincing me to go in my grandpa's footsteps.

@swiftclaw9402

7 жыл бұрын

minefan 01 haha same. I just like working on the smaller stuff. I might move into full scale engine work eventually

@kingkwana7092

7 жыл бұрын

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purred like a kitten. very nice mustie. showing your patience on this one. 👍

A very long time ago back in the 60s I had a SS 180 Super Sports it was always breaking down and not going always in the repair shop I only wish I'd your knowledge to repair and fix I enjoy your videos you make it so simple but so complex for people that do not know as I've got older I realise there was an alternative

Music to my ears when that started--------great job again !!!! Back in the early sixties my buddy had one and what stories it could tell . Also had a sidecar for it and we used in the winter too. Always was blowing head gaskets-----homemade just didn't last-----thanks for the memories

Hey Mustie1. Your easy style of instruction and video production is superb. You have a very analytical mind which is perfectly suited to troubleshooting. Your videos present a "ride along" quality which is very refreshing. You chat to the camera in a way that is reminiscent of a journeyman instructing an apprentice. My only complaint is these things are so addicting I find myself watching several of them per day. Thanks for your time, effort, and amazing tutorials. Well done.

@mustie1

5 жыл бұрын

thanks john

@johnglefler

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir. Thank you. Watching your Honda 350 vid now. Nicely done.

@casterivo

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto!

Enjoyable to watch, as always.👏

Thread file! The magic tool! Everyone should have a set. One purchase you will never regret making.

I had one just like it 54 years ago used really dependable thanks for the memories . Oh by the way my first time out I went thru a hedge and hit a house , its a wonder kids make it thru their teen years, I like the way you dive in no fear and get the job done. thanks bill

That dinged up thread would have had me throwing wrenches and packing it in...I'm calling the Vatican, there's miracles being performed in a garage in New Hampshire.

@ColtSSR

6 жыл бұрын

ukulelefatman dingle your pingle bro?

@teekay_1

5 жыл бұрын

If you're going to work on old equipment you need a good set of thread tools. I'd chase the thread personally, but the way this one was booger'd I see why he used the thread file. I'm not sure how he got it off with it looking like that.

@bradfuller25

4 жыл бұрын

As a mechanic, I chase threads on the regular, it’s far from a miracle. But a great thing to know if you work with nuts and bolts. A tap and die set is a must have tool, would have chased both set of threads and it would have been butter.

@planegaper

4 жыл бұрын

Vatican had some very bad people representing them in Center Harbor, went to school down there for a year, and believe me, just brain washing lol.. Mustie's bringing back the good , besides the pope might commandeer the Vespa. Once you learn how to deal with grungy threads, and invest in a tap n die set (invest meaning borrow from friend ), they aren't a big deal, it's not his first rodeo with this stuff, we do vintage ducacti's , hit these snags all the time.. patients is a virtue lol.. New Hampshire is so packed with amazing stuff, from Kangumangus Hiway, the gorge, skiing Cannon, mt Washington, the lakes, I'm rolling down thereon my monster as soon as the border opens again..

that thread restoration was genius

Great find and awesome "tweak" making the Vespa started! I love to see more progress video you will be making on this gem. I inherited an original '64 VBB from my dad. Thx.

Sounds great, not only running but the darn thing settled into a idle.... That's a runner there, get the other missing bits and your golden.. My nieces husband has been into vespas for years, he's got a three wheeler with the vespa engine (and this sort of pull lever starter thats just an extension of the kicker) and a few odd bikes, a Fuji Rabbit (Subaru basically) scooter which is very 60's japanese and boxy looking. This is looking good for a incomplete barn find. Good luck with it, thanks for sharing!

It's A-L-I-V-E !!!! Now it is just details. I'll be watching.

Come on Mustie1, future videos of the Vespa.

I was surprised it ran right away. Sounded good. Remember it from the days when I was young. The sound is unmistakable. Nice Job.

This man had a tool for almost any job he does. I learn a lot every time he post a new video.

"Stay!!...good boy" I'm dying 😂😂😂😂😂

great work , didn't need the manual for the carb , must be years of experience

Good job getting that old girl purring again. Sounds good!

can't wait to see the Misses riding side saddle behind you!!!

Would love to know if it ever was restored fully. Love Vespas.

There is something satisfying about hearing an engine run after doing some work to it,especially an older one,that hasn't had fuel in the cylinder for many a moon..the sound,and smell..I tried to explain it to my wife.,she just gave me one of those looks that say "OK just nod & smile,it makes him happy"..my son though.. His smile like mine,as he bliped the throttle,.. A father son moment over a series 2 Li 150 ..priceless...

MY FIRST BIKE WAS A VESPA I LOVED THOSE BIKES GRADUATED TO A HARLEY THAT I ROAD ALL OVER THE USA AFTER VIETNAM.....TOO OLD TO RIDE NOW 70YEARS BUT REALLY ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS TKS RON BTW YES I HAVE TAKEN THESE OLD CARBS APART GOOD LUCK

Why am I getting addicted to this channel. Hell of alot cheaper than my PCX 150, and I owned a 72 SL125 like you had. Addicting man!

Ah, finally at the end the beautiful sound of Italy :-) The Vespa live's

27:02 Make your own ultrasonic cleaner using those buckets. Just need something to warm it up, and then go to amazon and search for an "Exciter" in electronics. An exciter is basically a speaker voice coil without a paper cone. You attach it to whatever you want, and it becomes a speaker. (provided it doesn't shake itself apart from the vibrations) Once you have that installed, hook it up to a stereo system and play some sweet jams. .... or get a tone generator app on your phone, hook it up to the stereo's input, and play with the frequency to see which one resonates well in the gunk bucket. 😉

I've always wanted an old vespa. Thanks for posting, it's a cool scooter !!

You are an amazing mechanic. Very fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.

Your channel rocks man! This is my 8th video to watch.

"2 stroke fuel for inquiring minds." Yes! Thank you!

That was pretty awesome watching you take that old Vespa and making it run again! Awesome!

@mustie1

7 жыл бұрын

thanks, l will bring it by for a 6volt stereo installation when its done,

You are the personification of one of my favourite sayings, ' problem solving is part of the fun ' .

are you ever going to finish this vespa.

@pstgh

3 жыл бұрын

Really! That's what I was going to ask.... but you already did.... 6mos ago! Well... I'll give it the old 6mo bump!

That vespa has some nice patina, if it was mine id just polish it and drive it like that :)

@alcopower5710

6 жыл бұрын

Vladimir Rskovski .......agree

Cool! Brought it back to life... Thanks for sharing ;)

Hey wanted to say thanks to you I was given a Qualcast 35s rotary mower and was able to get it running through watching how you stripped a carb and cleaned it. Thanks again.

best damn machanic ive ever seen

engine sounds great

Great job fixin it, hope to see you finish it sometime soon. Got a 70 Vespa 50 special myself, going on the bench in the near future, but got to learn a few nice electrical things from you in these videos. Keep up the good work, all are nice to watch when I'm not in the garage :)

You're a wizard!! Sounded great!!! Soon you'll be able to ride it around 👍

I got a new Vespa in 1965 from Sears for $360.00.

@potatosalad5355

7 жыл бұрын

$360.00 in 1965 had the same buying power as $2,785.75 in 2017 Annual inflation over this period was about 4.01%

@lazaglider

6 жыл бұрын

It's $2,805.93, not $2,801.99.

@Ferreal92

5 жыл бұрын

$360.00 must have been a big chunk of change back then. My dad purchased our house in LA for $3,000 just a few years prior in 1963. Buying a Vespa must have been a truly luxury purchase back then.

@michaelayliffe7238

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you still have it?

@lzman49

4 жыл бұрын

@daniel bean In 1964 my dad bought me an Allstate Compact made by Puch form Sears, don't know what the price was but it was my first motor vehicle.

update coming on the vespa?

Nice work! I did a mechanical restoration on a '65 Vespa GL. It ran well for about two years, then one of the old seals blew in the motor. It started burning off the gear oil and the clutch plates were fried. I hope your seals last longer than mine! That being said, an engine rebuild is not too difficult, and there are plenty of people that can help you if you need it.

I knew you would have the little "Wasp" running in no time! Looking forward to seeing the restoration and the first ride! Thanks for posting!

Are you going to be doing any more work to the Vespa scooter

Couldnt tell if it was a new haircut or new bench top. That little carb was as complex as a 21 year old Italian woman.

@tronixfix

6 жыл бұрын

Easy girl

@ahmeduser-ds3sl2os3lahmed

6 жыл бұрын

cigarcaptain Subscribe to my KZread channel

@kennethdegruchy5503

5 жыл бұрын

Surely you josh as no carb could be that complex.

@Ziggysprints

5 жыл бұрын

Or as cranky.

@Geeraffe

5 жыл бұрын

but purrs nice when the juice is flowing

I sure like that thread file. Looks like another exciting series...I like the long videos, too. Thanks Mustie.

My fav thing is that your language of parts matches the age of the vehicles and engines you work on.. wish I had a neighbor like you! Lot of projects we would/could do together. I just never get around to do nearly as much as this guy.

Very nice work.

Awesome!

what a beautiful sound at the end when it worked .. great job , really enjoyed that video .

I have a 1958 Vespa 150 I've owned since 1995..last time I looked it was worth upwards of £5,000. These Italian gems will only increase with time. Good video buddy and thanks for sharing.