Peet's new toy

[Peters]

Well, here it is. She's beat up and clearly never known love. 125 Bucks







From what I can tell the engine still wants to live. I haven't put my compression tester to it, but from the feel of the kicker there's something there. Real nice guy, but clearly not mechanically inclined. Just what I was looking for . He said some thugs stole it at some point and ripped the front plastic off breaking whatever got in they're way. He got it back, replaced the ignition, and ran it for a month or two before it just stopped running. He kept saying "I don't know if it just needs a spark plug or what". He said it's been sitting for about 5 months, but I wouldn't doubt it was longer than that.

I'll have to see what kind of life is left in the engine. I'm hoping all it will take is a good fuel system cleaning. If so I'll be replacing some plastics and give her a good coat of paint.

[Areomyst]

With those miles, I'd be shocked if your engine wasn't tip-top.  Clean the carb and replace the fuel lines/filter, and you'll probably want to drain all the old fuel out.  If it's got good spark it should fire right up.  Enjoy it.   In my opinion, the ZX is one of the more comfortable 50cc scooters to ride.

Best,

~Josh

[thebatman]

AWESOME find.... Great choice peters..
Yeah, those miles aren't a thing. Mine had 23,000 when i built it and i rode it daily; I just wanted to build..
HINT... There are alot of parts for the z on ebay atm. Someone stipped it and is selling everything. Some of the prices he has are ok, some are insane(since NEW from kymco is cheaper than he is asking on a few pieces).
I love the zx.....

[zombie]

Maybe offer a fair price on a "package deal" for some bits. If there is a fiberglass shop anywhere near you repairs may be a cheap option too. The entire rear section can be glassed into one piece, and held in with the seat bucket. That make all kins of thing easier. Takes about 30 seconds to remove it for access. (2 bolts, and 2 nuts for the seat pan). Check all the de-restriction bits too.
Congrats on the price! You could sell it today for 300.00

[zombie]

Maybe it's just me but I just paid more for a blown engine! Very happy too I might add!

[zombie]

I know .... One more thing. Cut off that UGLY as& mud flap! You WONT get a skunk stripe... Promise

[wordslinger]

...way to go peters!!!





One more thing. Cut off that UGLY as& mud flap! You WONT get a skunk stripe... Promise


..rode my new s9 on wet roads today...no flap..my whole back got SOAKED!!!

 

[thebatman]

..rode my new s9 on wet roads today...no flap..my whole back got SOAKED!!!
 



Yes sir, You'll get wet. But man, they just look so much better with out one.   

[zombie]

The Z wont do that! I sit all the way back too.

[thebatman]

The Z wont do that! I sit all the way back too.






It's been so long since i've gotten to ride my z i forgot.....

[zombie]

Is it ready for a test ride? Did you see the reply on pre mix?

[thebatman]

For the most part yeah. I do need to adjust jets though.
Yeah i seen the post. I'll go there for that. It seems like i was running 32.1 before but dam i done forgot.

[Peters]

Thanks, i already had plans to visit my friend in Greenville, SC Friday. So I basically had to throw it in the garage and hit the road. I literally just had just enough time to snap some pics and throw it next to the people. I'm itching to get back home tomorrow and dig into it. I'll definitely keep you guys updated. Thanks again for all the tips and advice.

thebatman... I did an eBay search but only found a few body parts. What do you search for? Post a link if it's not too much trouble. Yeah I found some OEM parts at not a bad price. I wonder if I could get them unpainted and save money.

zombie... You're talking about making new fiberglass body parts or repairing the old ones?

[zombie]

Repairing them. The reason I brought up glassing the whole back shell together is most of your tabs are probaly missing, and the whole thing will rattle, and be a general pain in the arse. Heres the one piece deal.

[thebatman]

thebatman... I did an eBay search but only found a few body parts. What do you search for? Post a link if it's not too much trouble. Yeah I found some OEM parts at not a bad price. I wonder if I could get them unpainted and save money.




I'll see if i can get the link. I think i had just searched Kymco.
From my experiance with having to buy front plastic from Kymco.... NO, it will be painted with decals from kymco, BUT you do get to pick the color. 

It looked like in the pics that your panels weren't absolutely destoyed or anything and very usable.(maybe the H.L cover needs another?) (i did see a headlight cover panel on ebay, it was/is red)