Last Wednesday evening on my way home from work during the sudden NYC mid-June downpour, my PX decided it would be the perfect time to snap a clutch cable.

Part three wraps up this mod with the installation and testing of your new semi-hydraulic front disc brake.

In part two we walk-through the process of removing your existing stock front drum brake set-up.

The front drum brake on vintage Vespas has never been celebrated for its stopping power. But there are a couple of things you can do about it. Read on to learn about hydraulic brake options.

Florida scootergirl Maureen is back with another helpful video. This video demonstrates the location, removal, cleaning, and re-installation of the air filter.

This morning I figured I’d take a slightly different route on my ’85 Vespa PX from the East Village to work in Midtown in an effort to keep things interesting. The exhaust coming off the bike proved to be more interesting.

For the scooter newbie, it’s helpful to get a sense of what’s actually happening under the hood (or cowl in our case.) Fortunately YouTube user Iowancamera took a few minutes out of his engine rebuild to show us the basics of how it functions with the crank-case exposed.

Turns out that what I thought was a problem with the flasher unit in my PX was ultimately a simple case of a flat battery. After putting the battery on trickle charge overnight using my Battery Tender everything fired back into life again this morning.

Lately my PX has been having a tough time starting, even warm, with more than a few kicks and the choke full-out to get the beast purring. There are a number of possible reasons for this, but a typical culprit is the carburetor.

I replaced the back drum brakes on my PX150e last night. All in all the job took about an hour and a half, and certainly went much faster than the front brakes did a couple of weeks ago.