Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - what is planned for 2025

[richardmorris]

If Slowsilver and yourself are not available I may have to ask this electrician to do the work as she seems well qualified!

Are those shoes rubber soled?

[Dave_Q]

This is an auto scooter, the left hand lever is the rear brake (probably a cable operated drum) the right hand lever is the front brake.

 

It is normally either/or brake that needs to be held to operate the starter.

 

Twisty right grip to go, both levers to stop. 

 

I *think* these have the piaggio LEADER engine, in which case the oil is checked on the left hand side of the combined engine transmission case, the small black cap in this picture. 

 

[Six-cylinder]

It is an auto and the left hand lever operates the rear brake by cable, but not very much!

 

I have read it is 4 stroke so I have just added petrol and after some churning it started and runs smoothly.

 

I still can't see the dip stick to check the oil?

 

I can't find instructions or workshop manual for it. It is a 2003 Aprilia Habana 125 also know as a Mojito 125 if you fancy a try.

[Slowsilver]

Are those shoes rubber soled?

 

Don't need to be.

Nylon is a good insulator.

Why else would she be wearing those stockings.

Surely not purely for tittilation purposes.

She is qualified after all.

[Six-cylinder]

This is an auto scooter, the left hand lever is the rear brake (probably a cable operated drum) the right hand lever is the front brake.

 

It is normally either/or brake that needs to be held to operate the starter.

 

Twisty right grip to go, both levers to stop. 

 

I *think* these have the piaggio LEADER engine, in which case the oil is checked on the left hand side of the combined engine transmission case, the small black cap in this picture. 

 

Vespa ET8 LEADER Engine.jpg

 

I think Strangeangle said it was the early type and maybe pre leader. Trouble is I was to busy looking at Stranangels bikes to pay attention to the job in hand of learning about the scooter I had just bought.

[Slowsilver]

If the left hand lever was a manual clutch and pulled in a long way, that is as expected.

If it is the rear brake and pulls in a long way, it sounds like some adjustment may be required to facilitate optimum stoppage.

[Six-cylinder]

This is an auto scooter, the left hand lever is the rear brake (probably a cable operated drum) the right hand lever is the front brake.

 

It is normally either/or brake that needs to be held to operate the starter.

 

Twisty right grip to go, both levers to stop. 

 

I *think* these have the piaggio LEADER engine, in which case the oil is checked on the left hand side of the combined engine transmission case, the small black cap in this picture. 

 

Vespa ET8 LEADER Engine.jpg

 

Thanks, another visit to the garage and we are moving forward, yes oil level in the same position.

[Dave_Q]

Workshop manual:

 

http://www.motorscooterguide.net/Manuals/Aprilia_Mojito50-150_Service_Manual.pdf

 

Owners manual:

 

59f0e83432e95.pdf

[Slowsilver]

Is this the one?

See page 3-15 for oil level checking.

 

Aprilia_Mojito50-150_Service_Manual.pdf

[Six-cylinder]

Workshop manual:

 

http://www.motorscooterguide.net/Manuals/Aprilia_Mojito50-150_Service_Manual.pdf

 

Owners manual:

 

59f0e83432e95.pdf

 

Brilliant!

 

You are a top man and will go far!

[richardmorris]

Don't need to be.

Nylon is a good insulator.

Why else would she be wearing those stockings.

Surely not purely for tittilation purposes.

She is qualified after all.

 

Merely concerned for the young lady's safety. I think the nylons are too thin too provide adequate insulation. I'd also be concerned for mr six cyls heart if she did turn up, and his life expectancy if mrs six cyl arrived home at the same time.

[UltraWomble]

 

The left hand lever pulls a long way in what does it do?

Im actually slightly worried by some of these statements.

Tell me, do you live in Lancashire/planning on riding in Lancashire - if so please can you tell me when so I can ensure Im not on the road at the time.

 

Good Luck

[Mrs6C]

Why else would she be wearing those stockings.

Surely not purely for tittilation purposes.

 

I assume as a kind of wearable Faraday cage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdrqdW4Miao

[Six-cylinder]

Im actually slightly worried by some of these statements.

Tell me, do you live in Lancashire/planning on riding in Lancashire - if so please can you tell me when so I can ensure Im not on the road at the time.

 

Good Luck

 

Your first danger will come if you visit a Field of Dreams Open Day.

 

My first moped had a clutch lever and 3 on the twist!

 

I think some adjustment of the rear brake is going to be needed.

[richardmorris]

I assume as a kind of wearable Faraday cage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdrqdW4Miao

Steel stockings- kinky! Perhaps rubber ones .....would be more protective, and even kinkier. I feel this meme has had its day!

[Slowsilver]

Steel stockings- kinky!

Steal stockings- kinky!

FTFY

 

Meme not yet exhausted!

[mat_the_cat]

I ordered the scooter battery at 3.50pm yesterday and at 10am this morning it arrived from Abergele, North Wales.

 

Good old Tanya - my local(ish) battery place

[GoGently]

If Slowsilver and yourself are not available I may have to ask this electrician to do the work as she seems well qualified!

You can tell it's been wired by an Indian - Prince Philip

[strangeangel]

The horn is on the left and works. 

 

Ok another go reveals that it is the left hand lever that has to be pulled and now the starter turns.

 

The left hand lever pulls a long way in what does it do?

 

I do feel thick now is it two stroke or four stroke? If two stroke where is the oil tank?

 

Remember I only bought it because it looked so pretty!

 

Sorry Chris, I just assumed you'd know the layout of the controls given that you have that Elyseo 50, and most 50/125 scooters are similar in that respect!

 

The engine is the pre-Leader type, the most obvious way of telling them apart is that the Leader doesn't have a sight glass for checking the oil.

[Six-cylinder]

Sorry Chris, I just assumed you'd know the layout of the controls given that you have that Elyseo 50, and most 50/125 scooters are similar in that respect!

 

The engine is the pre-Leader type, the most obvious way of telling them apart is that the Leader doesn't have a sight glass for checking the oil.

 

It was me I was more interested in your other bikes to take notice until I got it home.

[Six-cylinder]

I need side pin wipers for my Gamma?

 

I have a silver side pin arm on the drivers side and a black hook with a side pin adaptor the other. I need new blades as we prepare for MOT but I would quite like a matching silver side pin arm for the passenger side and a pair of silver side pin blades, does anybody know where they can be bought in the UK?

 

[Six-cylinder]

I have taken my BMW E30 for a few jobs at my favourite garage today and had to park next to the owners old Ford Escort. It used to have an Essex V6 in it but he has now fitted a 2.0 Pinto, I think I preferred the old fashionedness of the Essex in an Escort.

 

Collected our ZX which has had a MOT and service, just the rear brakes needed adjusting. 7521 miles this year. 

[Squire_Dawson]

Regarding the wipers my old Talbot Solara had the same setup. The garage just renewed them with Hella brand, so they can't be too hard to find if they were presumably from a motor factors. The Hella were superb wiper blades.

[MorrisItalSLX]

Surely it would be easier to find a matching black hook style arm for the drivers side and use modern hook blades.

 

My Jag has a hook on the drivers side and side pin on the passenger side (both black). I've been meaning to find a matching hook arm for the passenger side but have never been bothered as it had fresh blades when I bought it!

[dollywobbler]

Modern blades would look shite though.

 

I can't help but admire your desire for wiper perfection.

[oldcars]

My Reliant should have these type, but mine has been bodged (not by me) Really need to try and get the correct one.

[Six-cylinder]

It looks to me finding the correct wipers is not going to be easy. I will fit anything for now to get the car MOTed and then next year I will start looking for the correct type. 

 

I thought I had found some from Germany, but at £55 they are non starters. When I looked more carefully they were adaptor side pin anyway.

 

One thought, is anybody going to the restoration show at Stone 5th Nov and can look for me?

[Six-cylinder]

I have helped GoGently today load his spare Visa engine into his trailer so he can take it to the garage who have his white Visa 11RE for an engine transplant.

 

I was going to practice on my Honda Melody this morning but the grass was so wet I would have been soaked so I didn't.

[DSdriver]

Don't the packs of blades come with a supply of odds and sods for various different fittings... or am I living in the past? As I never throw away anything like that I might have some bits somewhere.

[Six-cylinder]

Don't the packs of blades come with a supply of odds and sods for various different fittings... or am I living in the past? As I never throw away anything like that I might have some bits somewhere.

 

Some do come with side pin adaptors, but I have only seem black ones of late and I need a silver side pin arm as well.