HI, need help, scooter Piaggio 125 fly 2008 feels wobbly back end, the engine mount rubber is split on the edges where the outside edge of rubber meets the bits going into the middle.....when i shake the scooter it just seems the whole back end wobbles, so not sure if its anything else on the swinging arm as well. question is i can buy a second hand good swinging arm and main engine mount, but how hard it is to fit on the road. Im askign as it must hold the engine up?, so a jack will have to be use to hold engine in place. Can anyone give me some advice, and how dangerous is it to ride.....im taking it easy around bends etc, and im not bad a d.i.y. mechanics.....thanks ever so Lee
these be the items that want replacing and when done should tighten that back end up nice and snug again. http://www.pedparts.co.uk/product/3865/silent-block--piaggio-vespa-50cc-300cc-4t
thing is piaggio dont make silent blocks they just buy them in and maybe even have piaggio stamped in, then sell them onto you guys at double triple the price , same with bearings they dont make them just get them from a bearing supplyer then mark them up for unsuspecting folks. As for riding with fragged bushings not a real good idea, try replace them ASAP
It's not necessarily the silent block alone, it could well be the swing arm bushes on that engine. The Runners have the same problem. Best way to see is to get a mate to hold the front brake tight on, rev the bike so it wants to go forward, just rocking it, but don't let it run forward, then have a look at the swing arm where it meets the frame. If you can see movement, it's shagged. You can normally feel it as well as see it kick the engine sideways.
No point replacing something that isn't shot just because it's cheap to buy it. That's like saying "I'll change the piston because it's only £15. But it doesn't need it, I'm only doing it because it's cheap". And the grief involved in replacing the silent block isn't worth it if it isn't knackered. Find the actual fault, and repair that
