The following vespa-sports poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Are the ocassional spams that the list gets annoying enough that you...
Hi Capn Jake Just read your query re 4th gear. No, it was not considered an overdrive, however,this was a sports/touring scooter, and 4th gave a high road...
Glyn Johnson
glyn@...
Oct 5, 2004 7:47 pm
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Ahem. Managed to drop my Messerschmitt GS150. Anybody know a) a good panel beater or happen to have a spare side panel flap and b) where I can get a new...
Try Allstyles in Portsmouth (http://www.allstyles-scooters.com/) for a cruciform. Or Totally Scooters (http://www.totallyscooters.com/) ... From: Danny Bourne...
Hello Suggestion needed for main bearing installation on VS5. Do the bearings go into the case half's followed by the crankshaft as the half's come together,...
hey im saling my gs mk1 it has the following : new rebuilt engine new stator new tires nos taillight siem new seat this bike is or has to been resprayed a long...
And what part of the world are you in? Jake ... From: "darvespa777" <darvespa777@...> hey im saling my gs mk1 it has the following : new rebuilt engine ...
hi, ive been offered a GS160 which all being well i should get... but id like to put a p200 engine in for extra power/12v/... what would i need to change other...
Hi Darren Suggestions 1/ make sure hole in petrol cap is clear 2/ air block loop in petrol pipe from tank to carb 3/ blockage in carb you have not noticed ...
Glyn Johnson
glyn@...
Oct 23, 2004 6:40 pm
3593
... Is your fuel line too long or kinked? That can easily cause fuel starvation issues. Seems like it should take more than 30 seconds to use up the float...
Ok, a question about my '64 GS160. I bought a nice three-way tool from Scooterworks. It had a socket for putting the wheel together, very nice. I believe it's...
... GS's and SS's used 14mm nuts while almost all other Vespas used 13mm. But if I remember right (no promises there), the studs themselves were the same ...
hi Glyn its actually a spanish lambretta li150 series 3 i have checked all the things you have mentioned but they are all fine i have resorted to getting new...
I would try Rob Hodge at Scooterworks too. He knows some weird shit too, and if you ask and doesn't know then he finds out because he is curious! ... ...
Yeah, the GS/SS used 14mm wrench size nuts with a 8mm x 1.25 threaded hole. The nut that you would buy at the hardware store now has the same hole but is 13mm...
Funny thing, Rex, Rob Hodge is the fella that sold me the wrench. But to his credit, he answered a buttload of other questions I had. Jake ... From: "rex-all"...
I found the same thing on my SS. If you buy some new nuts, they are 13mm instead of the the 14mm on the old ones. The other, and probably better, option is...
You can still get the 14mm wrench size wheel nuts if you want to, but I think the tubular wrench and tommy bar are used bits only now. I ordered the nuts ...
Gotta back up what Paul is sayin....Eric Halliday of First Kick Scooters is a wealth of Vintage Vespa info.....he is always able to answer 9 out of every 10...
In defense of Rob Hodge......unless you are a GS/SS geek.....you wouldn't normaly know that they were 14mm....as well as, over the years many 14mm had been...
... I like Bodge Hodge, but I would never defend him. heh. There's nothing on a scooter that his dad can't (or wouldn't) replace with a BSA or Norton part...
