MOPED ARMY

here is a pic.

o ya and one blinker is broken

You'll never know if it's good until you take it apart. What colour is the oil leak? If you don't have enough oil in your gearbox it might cause a shudder. Unless you have a SERIOUS problem like a broken crankshaft you can fix anything on the bike pretty cheap and easy. DON'T REMOVE YOUR oil injector though.

why shouldnt i remove the oil injector? i hear they are terrible.

They ARE terrible, if that moped still has one, that is probably where the leak is coming from. Being that old, it is highly unlikely it still has one, the cheesy fish tank lines rot and turn to dust in less time than that. I'd mostly be concerned about the shudder. Could be the clutch lining (you have to replace both complete clutches if they are bad, and they aren't that cheap), could be low or overfull of oil, or it could be something worse, like a bent or worn shaft or a bad bearing. But I'd bet on the clutch lining. You would have to tear it down to find out for sure, unless just changing the fluid fixes it. And yes, Mr. Targaped, I have has Tomos engines and transmissions COMPLETELY apart before, and put them back together, and they ran great. What do you think about that, huh?

That bike in my profile is an '80 Puch Newport 2 hp 2 spd. ZA50, that I bought as a basket case, and rebuilt from the ground up, including the ZA50 2 spd engine. I have over 4,000 miles on it since rebuilding it, without a bit of trouble. And no, it does not have oil injection on it.

Yes, the cork. A clutch with just part of the lining worn off tends to grab and shudder when engaging. There was a post on here several months ago about someone replacing just the lining, if you can find it. Tomos does not sell this stuff, and I don't know where they got it from. I also don't know if they ever made it work, or what they glued it on with. For $200, if it runs, and is not completely trashed, it's kind of hard to go wrong. Even if you had to replace both clutches with new ones it would still be a good deal. The thing to watch out for, is if someone who had no idea what they were doing worked on the engine. Leaving out shims, spacers, etc. when assembling an engine can do a lot of damage. I'd also check it over good for crash damage. A bent frame would make it practically worthless. Peace. Jerry.

Ok i will hopefully test ride it today and will offer him 150.

There is no registration with the bike, but it's not a problem because i dont need it in CT.

I will post back with the test ride results later. And if i buy it a quick vid.

thanks for the help