Lock change & exhaust fix

Finally got round to cleaning up the garage. Now, for the first time in ages, the garage floor can actually be seen! 

Still crowded in there, but at least its possible to work. Which brings me over to Yosephine.

For some stupid reason I've misplaced the key for the steering lock. So only one thing to do: Replace lock.

Remove lid and drill out old lock.

Replacement lock with keys.

Open & insert, add lid. Voila!

So. Over to the stubborn broken bolt in the engine casing.

The lawn is perfect for horizontal operations...

After breaking 3 drillbits I was able to drill a hole into the broken bolt. With great enthusiasm, the bolt extractor was inserted & torqued up. Result: Extractor broke, leaving me back at square one.

No other options now: The engine is coming out for a rebuild.

Puncture and season retirement

Friday morning did not start good for me. Going in to Stavanger centrum for an appointment, I had a puncture with Yosephine just beside the local theater.

I had to run for my appointment, and afterwards, I got hold of the missus and our car. Going back home, I fetched some tools and a fresh, spare wheel.

Back at the theater, I started dissassembly of the rear wheel, only to find the bolt that the exhaust hangs in to be totally impossible to loosen. The Polini exhaust needs to be taken off for getting the wheel off. After a lot of swearing, only option I had was to transport the scoot home in the car. Got some celebrity help loading the scoot, Morten Abel just passing by more than willingly gave me a hand getting it into the car without a scratch. Thanks Morten!

Back home the lawn made it easier to work with the rear tire. Got the Polini pipe off by wiggling it off.

Stubborn nut holding the exhaust.

The engine and surroundings look very good considering that its been over 10 years since her restoration!

Underbody looks whole.

Front as well.

With pipe off wheel change is easy.

The stubborn bolt eventually broke off. This probably means that Yosephine is retired for the season. This might be a good time to start thinking about an engine rebuild, with among others a new clutch and an upgear. To be continued...

Way back...

The story of Yosephine goes back to my student days, studying at NTNU in Trondheim. The scooter, a 1973 V5SA1T was bought in parts from Oslo in 1994. I spent a whole lot of time putting the scooter together again, and spent serious amounts of time trying to get it to start. But no.

The earlier owner had forgot to install a sim-ring...

After reinstalling the engine WITH the sim-ring, it finally worked!

The 10. March 1995 I finally got Yosephine registered, and she became my reliable companion during those first student years.

 

By 1996 the engine had been upgraded with a 75cc kit and a Polini pipe, nearly killing me with frostbite trying to break in the kit in winters time in Trondheim.

In 1997 the restauration of Yosephine started. By that time I had bought an old BMW for my transportation needs. Yosephine was dismanteled.

It was not until 1998 that Yosephine was put together again. Now, I am very sorry that I do not have much digital photos of the rebuild of the scooter, but the finished result looked like this:

Picture taken 2004...

Picture taken 2004...

And the great thing about Yosephine? Even now, 11 years later, she STILL looks amazing!