For sale is my 1973 Vespa Primavera ET3. Full disclosure, the frame is an original 1977 ET3, and the engine casing is a 1980. Being titled as a ’73 creates less hassles with inspections due the ’73 being the turn signal cutoff date. The scooter was titled this way by the previous owner, either for California or Oregon reasons. Feel free to run the frame (VMB1T-15308) and case (VMA2M-0203150) numbers on scooterhelp.com serial data base.
I bought this from the previous owner in 2009, in
Portland. He had this scooter stripped
and completely rebuilt by San Francisco Scooter Centre in 2006. I have the original work orders with amount
spent and parts replaced, among with a pile of other receipts. I also included a picture of the
employee’s signature that is under the gas tank. Literally every nut and bolt was replaced, with over $6,000 spent; including brakes, seals, rubbers, tires, cables and housings, etc. The engine
was built with a Malossi 133 kit and a new 19/19 carb.
In the last year the following has been replaced and/or
repaired; rear hub seal and backing plate gasket, a new Malossi Power exhaust,
stator and CDI rewired, all 6v bulbs with proper wattages. Gear oil is Royal Purple SAE 30, premix has
been Royal Purple synthetic @ 2% with 91 octane.
I have put over 1,000 km on her since January of this
year. All the kinks and gremlins have
been sorted out. As long as you take
care of her, she will take care of you.
She will start on the 1st or 2nd kick in all
weather (not exaggerating, 20 degrees or 90).
Every light works and doesn't randomly blow. The odometer seems to work correctly, but the speedo is erratic.
I’ve tried to show in the pictures all the damage that is
present. Everything is superficial
scratches, no rust to speak of.
WARNING: I live at over 4,000 feet elevation. If you live below this altitude, you might need to change the main jet, or risk running extremely lean. Because it is currently so hot, it will not hold a steady idle for long and you’ll need to blip the throttle. Dellorto 19/19 carbs only have a 42 or 45 idle jet available. It’s just simply too rich for this altitude.
I am willing to ship at your expense. I will deliver within a couple hundred miles of Salt Lake City, maybe further at your cost.