Vento motorcycles?

[2BallCane]

A couple years ago, my father dropped off this Vento motorcycle at my house, and at the time I had already another project going. Fast forward 2 years, my other projects are completed. This weekend my wife is getting her motorcycle license, so I figured I would pull out that strange bike that I know very little about and see what can be done to get it running.

First, it says "Thunderstar" on the tank, and by the size of the engine, I think it's a 150cc. Today I managed to get a good spark just kicking it over by hand, so that's a start. Next, I'm going to pull the carb and just clean it the best I can.

Can anybody tell me more about these bikes, like what I should know; tips, where to find parts, etc?

 

[Jim]

Thunderstar is a 250

 

[2BallCane]

That's the newer version. I'm about 90% confident I have a 2002-2003 Vento Thunderstar 150

 

[2BallCane]

This is what I have. I took the white side covers off, but I have them. It's a bit grimy from sitting outside for years, but it's always been in the garage since it was dropped off. The license plate indicates that it was on the road in '15. The battery terminals are a bit rusted, so I'm thinking that I will change the battery, test some electrical switches and lights, and go through it all. I may pour a small amount of MMO in the cylinder since the spark plug looked corroded from sitting.

 

[Tinker Taylor]

I show one listed near Maryville, a vThunder, seems more than a 150 cc, $400 dollars as is, no title, no back history, must take whole bike. Pics:
'TT'