Hey folks, I'm selling my '61 GS150 - its in great running condition and would make someone a great scooter (I'm just not riding it). I'm asking $2800 if the...
This email is to be read subject to the disclaimer below. Hey everyone, My Mk2 GS160 is almost on the road . . . Only step now is to get some insurance - RACV...
Try Shannons. I have three bikes with them - 2000 Ducati, 1957 BMW and 1958 Vespa - all agreed value. The one stipulation they have is that the vehicle must...
Glen, I'm kicking myself right now. I brought your sripps all the way out the georgia with me, then all around the south on my mini road trip. I have your...
Has anyone tried the aftermarket fron shock for the GS160? Is it a good shock? I am sure it is better than the pogo stick original shock I have on there that...
For a while, Percy (worn cruciform) stated that he could rebuild a front GS160 shock. I haven't heard anything else about it. I didn't even know that a plastic...
yeah... Most shops have them...I think they are sebac...but they look like a P series shock with the bottom part exposing the spring. They don't look bad, just...
Hello everyone, I am new to the group and have a problem with a recently purchased 1961 VBB1. It was in pretty rough shape but had very low mileage. I decided...
Robert, First of all, welcome. This group has a great group of people with an abaundance of knowledge. I would look at the condition of the wiring of the...
Bill, just for clarification, did you say that you had new VBB style coils soldered onto your VSB stator? Mind me asking how much Tommy charged for that? You...
Trace, Thanks for the info. I think it has both an internal and external coil. I will probably just start replacing parts one at a time until I fix the...
I think the reference to internal coil...is reference to the early VBA/VBB Series that do not have the brown Bakelight Coil on the rear of the engine....rather...
Bob, Bill is right. I was referring to the spark plug's coil. Just follow the wire from your spark plug. If it leads to a brownish bakelite thing toward the...
This email is to be read subject to the disclaimer below. if not, check out scooterhelp.com, it's certainly got the compression ratio for my GS160, which, by...
Hi Bob I have had the "spark at first then nothing" problem as well, more than once, but for Vespa's in general, and found that it was the condenser. So after...
Check out these links for relationships between pressure in psi and compression ratios, there's a graph on the first site that should give you a range of...
Steve, Thanks. That tells me what I need to know. Trace ... give ... derive ... <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=17 ... ...
Hey Robert, I'm kicking myself too. I was in the airport on my way home when I remembered. I should have gotten them Thursday night when I was at the Ramada. ...
Norbert, Thanks for the heads up. I missed out on those auctions the other day.. forgot about the timezone differences. I'll try for some other ones. Do you...
Speaking of stator plate swaps, who was working on an electronic 12V kit for the GS160/SS180? I seem to remember someone from the midwest was doing this. ...
Hi, the GS3 Augsburg has Hella cowl turn signals as shown at http://www.vespa-gs4.de/abarth.htm http://www.vespa-gs4.de/zierrat_gs4.htm Sometimes Hella's...
I know that there have been posts regarding blown brake light bulbs in the past. At idle, the voltage to my brake light is about 20VAC. If I rev the engine it...
