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How to Restore and Maintain Your Vespa Motorscooter (Motorbooks Workshop) |  | Authors: Bob Darnell, Bob Golfen
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 154731
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0760306230
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.28775
UPC: 752748306233
EAN: 9780760306239
ASIN: 0760306230
Publication Date: December 27, 1999
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Product Description
Phenomenal numbers, along with a Generation X mod revival, have translated into a thriving collectible and restoration scene, with enthusiasts striving to attain the same authenticity afforded other collectible vehicles. This complete guide to correctly restoring all Vespas built from 1946 through 1996 addresses both mechanical and cosmetic concerns.
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 Elementary Coverage May 25, 2009
Michael Rutherford (Toronto Canada)
This book is easy to read, but I would recommend it only for the novice. If you are looking for technical / mechanical solutions this book is too elementary.
 Certainly does not live up to its title! May 20, 2009
G. Wicklund (Chicago)
If you're thinking about buying a Vespa to repair, you should probably get this book. If you already have a Vespa in need of repair that you plan to do yourself, you're going to be disappointed with it.
I am a self-taught gearhead and I learned pretty much everything I know about engines and car repair from John Muir's "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive..." which I consider to be one of the greatest books ever written.
So I was in need of a Vespa book because I was elbows-deep in a rusty Vespa with the need to put it back together and decided this book might be easier and more fun to work from than a standard service manual (Haynes). I was very wrong. There are no schematics, no exploded parts lists and the provided wiring diagrams are tiny and completely useless.
The book offers many tips and advice, but not a lot of actual instructions. Some of the tips are helpful and exclusive to Vespas, but most of them are fairly obvious to anyone who has ever had any interest in repairing any motorized vehicle ever. The book does a poor job referencing itself and by the time you get to the last chapter, it's still treating you like you just picked it up and haven't read the preceding 133 pages.
There is plenty of good information about Vespas in "How to Restore and Maintain Your Vespa" but there is relatively little information addressing the actual "how-to" aspect of Vespa repair. This book would be a good companion book to go with a real service manual. Read the related chapter before you begin to get you thinking about the procedure. But it won't tell you how to do it.
 Poor guide May 16, 2009
M. Lee
Heaven knows we need good scooter repair rebuild guides but this isn't one. If you're a beginner this book will hardly help you at all as it lacks enough detail on each repair. If you're experienced then you won't need this book.
It's very poorly detailed, if you try to do a specific job you won't find written advice or you'll find that but no illustration. This is no sticky's guide.
Save your money.
 The best Vespa book out there.... February 10, 2008
A. Collins (Phoenix, AZ USA)
This book was obviously written to teach the novice Vespa enthusiast the nitty-gritty details of scooter repair and restoration, through the eyes of someone who mastered the art! Bob Darnell's take on both simple and complicated tasks gives any reader invaluable insight into how to do it right! I would recommend this to anyone.
Nice and in depth December 31, 2007
Zachary Miller (Logan, UT USA)
Although unless you actually own a Vespa, or really like to learn all you can about them, you may find it a little boring.
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