I found a Jet200 in August 2010 ( its taken me that long ! ) which had been stored in a garage / outside under shelter since the early 90's. It was a very typical 80's style! 30mm Dellorto , Fresco , Chrome tanks, cowlings, headset top , tow ball engine mount covers, chrome horncasing ( long flaked off ), Snetterton, 4.00 x 10 tractor tyres! etc....
Amazingly the bike would start and run ( admittedly only on choke ) and everything worked! Lights, brakes, horn etc! In fact I think if I changed the plastic head light lens which had gone opaque it would probably have passed an MOT!
The scooter has some greenery growing on / embedded to the legshields from its time outside, and like many scooters of the time had been matt blacked!
The frame had the Jet ignition hole on the frame loop and fuel switch hole on the bridge piece, but at some point the ignition and fuel was moved to more 'standard ' positions.
The initial thought was to do a super trick stealth scooter that was very trick but very subtle and under the radar.
The engine was stripped and internally amazingly clean and in decent condition overall
Once stripped a few bits ( carb and exhaust were sold off as no longer needed ) and the frame went to be blasted by a friend as a favour.... it came back with a satin black coating.
I was absolutely amazed at this point to find underneath the original paint that the frame was in a perfect condition! In fact other than brand new frames I don't actually think i've seen one as good.
More to follow.....
