In a nutshell it's as simple as this - Don't Buy an Asian "Restoration!"
Rather than trying to rehash what has been said a thousand times before we will defer to these websites:
http://www.scooterlounge.com/Vespa/Asian/Asian.shtml http://www.rovers-usa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1938 http://www.thevespawizard.com.au/the_black_vbb.htm http://www.scooterlounge.com/Vespa/Asian/Asian2.shtml http://www.scootart.com/Asia/1/index.html http://scoot.net/faq/Asian_Restorations	http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/09/15/vietnamese-scooter-restoration-update/ http://www.vespacedargrove.com/Vietnam/ http://tinyurl.com/6l7pdo http://www.scoot-central.com http://wattayaknow.com/scooterrats/vbcreview.htm http://www.madaanmotorsthief.com/
The Sites Below Are Known to Sell Asian and Indian "Restoration" Scooters. This list is by no means complete and there are too many eBay and Craig's List scammers to mention.
http://sundarscoots.co.uk http://vespaxporter.com/eng/ http://www.1wants1.com/ http://www.allvespa.com http://www.carpediemclassicscooters.co.uk http://www.classic-vespas.com http://www.classicalwheels.com http://www.dreamscooter.net http://www.goldenscoots.com http://www.goodtech.biz/vespas/scooter-range-02.htm http://www.groupharrington.com/classic http://www.italianvespa.com http://www.ktscooters.com http://www.lambretta-scooter.co.uk	http://www.mahaa-scooters.com http://www.modscooters.com http://www.powderscooter.com http://www.retrovespa.com http://www.scooterati.co.uk http://www.scooteraz.com http://www.scooterlegends.com http://www.scootersofseattle.com/scooters.htm http://www.vespa-scooter.net http://www.vespaclassics.com http://www.vespaking.com http://www.vespavietnam.com http://www.vivovespa.co.uk