Hi again, Saw Bill yesterday, he will measure his varied stock of old shockers. Perhaps we can then all sleep peacefully in our beds re: the lower suspension...
Can't seem to locate a definitive spec or picture(s) of an actual GS150 VS5 seat. I've seen some seats on original condition VS5s that show: - With the 2" or...
The outer floor strips are both cracked in half, but otherwise all the strips and endcaps are in decent shape. If I can weld them back together then I'm set...
Hi, Sorry for the delay in replying, our two year old daughter was sick, which can complicate Vespa repair. Yes, I have been reading the front shock...
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I email Bill Drake and he no longer has the seals for gs/ss front shock rebuilding. Anyone know of another source? Cheers,Chris~...
Humm....thats a good one. Most of the alumn. on vespas is pretty hard to weld because of the quality of the metal. Bulletproof scooter shop does all my welding...
Hi, I've never seen the brass bush was sold as a replacement parts. But you can try some shops with its parts number (Sleeve: 92157). # One option. I think you...
Hi group, I am looking for the special nut for the top of the shock. (Upper attachment nut: S.12108, M8, Pitch: 1.0 mm, Head: 14 mm) The nuts I have (and...
Palmog- Try here: http://marylandmetrics.com/ -John ... Hi group, I am looking for the special nut for the top of the shock. (Upper attachment nut: S.12108,...
Chris the scooterworks website out of Chicago Il is a source for the part. Pascoli makes it as well, it's just really pricey. ... shock rebuilding. Anyone ... ...
The best way to reinstall the front shock: Go ahead and thread the top of the shock to it's location loosely. You will tighten this up later. IF you do the...
on ebay, vw type 2 bumper bolt nuts , they are the same, m14x 8mmx1mm ... From: pal_mog <pal_mog@...> Subject: [vespa-sports] WTB: Nuts for GS/SS Front...
Forgive the dumb question. Is this a SS180 seat? Seems to have the tank clearance underneath. I bought it for something else and once I got it and saw it up...
Be a devil... Use 13 mm nuts (with the correct thread pitch, of course)...Available from any tool and fixing supplier. No one could possibly see these, so...
Hi David, I know I'm stupid, but the nut is the only nut to use 13 mm wrench entire GS maintenance. I, honestly, can't put up with this situation and...
ss180 seat, not gs , not uk gs anyway.... ... From: Aaron Cribbs <artbornerror81@...> Subject: Re: [vespa-sports] What is this seat / Name that seat To:...
Thanks for the replies. I have had a couple of private emails, one said it is not a SS180 seat, and another said it may be a ss180 seat but couldn't say for...
Late GS 160 scoots in the American market came with this seat too. A lot of odd things were on American market scoots. Like the Sears "Blue Badge" Sprints and...
Its a Late USA market GS160 mk2 seat. OR ss180...trust me, I've got three in the shop that I am looking at right now. ________________________________ From:...
Hi, Hiro is quite right this entire thread (sic) is based on a misapprehension, as in: this nut is an old style metric 14 nut. I actually forgot to look at my...
Hello. I am wondering which shop or website sells the best seat cover for a Mk2 GS160?? Please let me know your opinion and which cover you have/where you...
The original seat on my Australian delivered 1968 SS180 has a flat base with a deep foam piece on top. I've been told that this is a New Zealand seat, so it...
New Zealand Vespa are unique in the fact that the majority of them were assembled locally in NZ to avoid massive import tariffs. The vast majority of them have...
True - their SS90s are a case in point. I now have two Australian delivered Vespas, with Italian frame and engine numbers, both with the NZ seats; one the...
I will take the bar end signals if you care to sell them Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: "SharonVespaGirl" <sharonvespagirl@...> Date: Thu, 04...
I'll have a pile of things to go once the resto is finished, including those. Unfortunately, everything is with a friend who is doing some of the work, and he...
No frame numbers either on NZ Vespas, or so I understand? I know of a '69 (Yes, 1969!), non-battery GS 160, currently living in the UK - London, to be precise....
