This is what you can expect when you ask to have your scooter restored.The best thing to do is bring your bike in and talk to us about what you want. Prices range from $3500 to $6000 depending on your model, and the condition it is in. For Example: If you bring us a scooter that runs, has all its bodywork, and it really only requires new paint and parts, a basic engine rebuild, then the price can be $3500 - $4000. However, if you have a GS 160 with panels missing, a frozen engine, and a general overall sorry shape, then it could go through the roof. A GS160 is worth that kind of money and time. A 1964 Allstate is probably not. VESPA: SCOOTER RESTORATIONSYou cannot do ANY stage of the restoration. There is a reason for this. We don't want to undo your mistakes, and we think you don't want to pay us to undo your mistakes. Stage 1:Your scooter is stripped down to its component pieces: bodywork, engine, forks, and other parts. This is a pure Labor charge. On average, it takes 8 hours to do all this. On older, rusted or bodged scooters, this time can double, or even triple Labor Rate: $50/hour Job: $400.00 + Stage 2 & 3:We have your scooter body work bead blasted down to bare metal, so that the painters have the best possible surface to start bodywork and paint on. Subcontracted Labor: $200.00 Painted to your color choice, and also to fit your budget, we use several painters to handle all types of jobs. Your restoration is intended to be driven a lot and don't want to pay through the nose for paintwork that will end up getting scratched we have a painter for this. Your restoration is going to be used sparingly, and you want it to gleam with pride in your garage or living room we also have a painter for that. Subcontracted Labor: $800 - $2000 Stage 4:While your scooter is being painted, we are rebuilding your engine. We have 2 levels of this for restorations. Normal Engine Rebuild: Perfect running engine, but old looking cases with oxidized aluminum and discoloration from years of caked on dirt. $450 + parts Restoration Rebuild: All parts are bead blasted, all adjusters and external hardware replaced or zinc coated. You get a perfect running engine, which also looks brand new to go along with your brand new looking scooter. $560 + parts. Stage 5:Powder Coating: We have forks, stands, stand brackets, wheel rims, hubs, swing arms and more powder coated back to the original silver/aluminum color. Powder coating is a much stronger, longer lasting finish which will help the exposed parts of your scooter last longer. Subcontracted Labor: $200 on average. Stage 6:Polishing/Chroming While the painters and powder coaters are busy, we send out your metal bits to be polished and/or chromed. Polishing is the cheaper, more original way to go (especially for aluminum items) but we can chrome anything you want as well (hubs, wheel rims, etc). Items like Panel Levers, Switch Housings, Hand levers, Choke Knobs, Fuel Rods and Fender Crests are polished to a nice shine. Subcontracted Labor: $100 - $200 on average Stage 7:New Parts. This is arguably the hardest section to average out a price for. This is the replacement of all wearable parts of your scooter, which is the key to making the scooter look new. EVERYTHING that is worn or old is replaced. This includes but is not limited to: Cables, Wiring Loom, Rubber Grommets, Tires, Inner Tubes, Brakes, Switches, Switch Covers, Seat Covers, Seat Frames, taillights, Headlights, Speedometer Face and Lens, Floor Channels, Endcaps, Locks and so on. This is the section where a huge price variable is to be expected, as every scooter is treated differently and each requires a unique list of replacement parts. Price: $500 to $1500+ depending on Model Stage 8:Final Assembly. Once the painted frame and body parts are back, the engine is built, and the powder coating and polishing are back in the shop, we can start the assembly of your scooter. This is very labor intensive. This includes running new cables and a wiring loom, rebuilding the forks, installing the engine, installing new floor channel kit, installing forks, and so on. This is also the most important aspect of the restoration. We have undone so many poorly assembled restorations we have lost count. We do it right the first time. We are experts in the Vespa, and we know where everything goes. No incorrectly routed cables, no speaker wire wiring looms. No soda cans are harmed during the restoration of your scooter. Labor Rate $50/hour Hours: 20 to 40 Job:$1000 to $2000 Borrowed (and slightly modified) with permission by Scooters Originali. www.ScootersOriginali.com | 
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