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I have edited the title of this thread to keep from posting new ones. I will use this to share pictures and experiences from my rebuild along with ask questions when I get stuck!



Okay so I have been inspired by urbanmadness (sp?) to overhaul my scooter instead of parting it because it is the same body as his and his looks badass. Upon stripping all the plastics to take to my buddy to paint I was pulling the carb because the scooter ran great but had some idling issues I thought I would rebuild the carb while I had it apart. Now there is a piece that appears to be missing and most likely because it is broken and I'm wondering what it is? can I ride without it? and if not where can I find a replacement? Also I have a question about a hose that is in the pictures, what is it? and where should it be hooked up? and is this one of the pointless emissions things I can cap? (it looks like crank case vent to me but I'm not positive). Also could anyone point me in the direction of a vacuum hose diagram for this scooter as well as a hose diagram for the carb as there are hoses missing everywhere and I don't really know where to start. The vacuum routing looks way more difficult than what was on my Piaggio Fly 150 or TNG Milano 125. Any help is greatly appreciated! It is a 2006 Tank 250 touring with the Honda clone water cooled motor.

How hard was this on your charging system? I see some people say just swap other bulbs for Led and others say you have to revamp the whole system for HID

My scooter has the crappy 35w 6235b headlights and I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of installing HIDs. I have researched but to no avail on anyone giving a step by step on how to do this since there are no HID kits that offer a plug and play for this junk headlight.

As far as instrument transportation I have been working on an option for my 250 where I am building a frame that comes off the side of the rear rack and I am going to mount a guitar case to this frame. That way I can attach my guitar and mandolin to the rack because the trailer drastically slows the scooter. I got the idea from one I saw on a harley one time although mine won't be nearly as nice. I bought a cheap case from guitar center and I pulled the liner out and am mounting it with two screws and 2 large fender washers to distribute the load on the case. I play in a band and we practice about an hour from my house so I'm always trying to figure out a way to get my stuff there with the scooter so that I can save on the gas money.

The bike did sit in a climate controlled garage for the 2 years it was not in use so I'm not too worried about pitting or anything like that. With all the rain we are having I'm going to have a look at the belt and clutch since I can't ride it. When I got it I removed and rebuilt the carb, replaced all the fuel and vacuum lines as well as removed and cleaned the fuel tank and completely removed and capped off the EGR while running a fuel overflow line down under the scooter. All fluids have been changed with fully synthetic Piaggio recommended fluids and I removed and balanced the tires (yes it does have the big tires which I love). I have gone over it with a fine tooth comb and have been riding it for close to 8 months problem free its just that this little vibration is bothering me because I don't want to get stranded. I will probably go ahead and order a new belt and rollers for it since I might as well replace them. It doesn't look like getting to the belt on this will be as easy as my GY6 scooters. I love the scooter I just wish it had more power. I drove it 3 hours yesterday to my buddies house over half the drive at 50+ mph and for being a little 150 it was comfortable and held with the traffic just fine. I had no issues with the scooter what soever. I will say my belt is probably wearing faster than most because I am a musician and have built a custom aluminum single wheel trailer that I pull behind the scooter to carry my instruments. I'll update on what I find I'm sure I'll need more help once I get it apart.

Scooter is a 2008 Piaggio Fly 150. When the bike has been ridden for a while or when it is cold and has just started it will shake when accelerating from a stop and not want to go. If I feather the throttle it will stop vibrating and accelerate. Almost feels like something is slipping. Any ideas?