Hi all & a Happy New Year! I have a few questions for you all. Has any bought a remade SS180 front fender off SIP yet? I want to know if they are any good or...
Croydon, SIP probably get them from Mauro Pascoli in Italy. I looked into getting one and it would have cost around $100 to get one to NY. I was able to...
re Lock Ring... You can make a tool from 50mm pipe. However, I found that mine was so tight that I had to bash it off with an engineering chisel. It's ...
Lee Honan
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Jan 6, 2005 11:38 pm
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Has anyone seen a GS 150 lean on one leg of the center stand? My scooter seems to lean on the Right side (engine Side) and when It sits the left side of the...
A couple different issues can cause this, but usually it's worn center stand legs. The boots get worn through and then over time the legs get worn down....
I agree with Scott. Your centerstand must be too short. Under normal condition your front wheel should raise at least half an inch from ground. This is what I...
Does anyone out there have a list of measurements for a complete set of cables and housings for a 1963 GS? The Jet Set Scooterlab "Things I Learned Restoring...
Jan, That's brilliant! I just put new tires on my SS180 and am now having the same issue. Your solution is so simple! Thanks! Trace ... normal ... tubing, ...
I can supply you a set of cables that will fit perfecly. I have gone through the painfull process of trying to use the ones generally available and I haven't...
... Thanks for the offer, but the UKŁ to US$ rates aren't exactlty working in my favor, not to mention the cost of shipping overseas... makes the cables much...
Hi Mike Why not do what most of us have in the past, and that is measure the ones you took off. Failing that get some way over length and when in situ cut the...
Glyn Johnson
glyn@...
Jan 13, 2005 7:45 pm
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Hi mike yes, you can mess around and get something cheap that will work. My throttle cable has the correct barrel nipple and top hat locator at the headset end...
Hi all. Thanks for your info regarding the last post. Anyway, I was going through some old Scootering mags(Sep, 2001) & I found a pic of a GS160 with a Bitubo...
I bought one from American Scooter Center. It looks the part and I had heard good things about them. The one I got was too large diameter on the end that...
Oh, stay away from American Scooter Center in Austin, TX. Your experience with them is very typical. I bought a restored GS150 that had come through Pirate...
Howdy gang, My wife and I are restoring a 1967 SS180 with the round headlight. Does anyone know what size bezel I need (will VBB fit)? In all the catalogs...
I believe that they were transitioning to the Rally 180 at that point and probably shares that bezel. Any reputable shop should be able to steer in the right...
The SS was discontinued in 1968 and it was in this year only that a few had a round headlight. If yours is a 1967 it should have the trapezoidal headlight to...
Actually, some of the late SS180's for the US market had a round headlight instead of the trapezoidal unit. US regulations were changing at this time, and both...
Hi Jeremy Yes, Chris is right, yours should have the trapezoidal headlamp. It's easier and cheaper to get one of these and it will be as original. I would add...
Glyn Johnson
glyn@...
Jan 19, 2005 7:49 pm
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... Glyn, It was a west coast, US market thing that started sometime in '67. The US SS was always a little different from the European bikes (no battery, no ...
Hi there. There was an article on this SS in Scoot back in 2000 or 99. I think it's in the issue with the John Deere Sprint on the front. Anyway, you can get...
Ok I added unbrako bolts to the center stand the scooter is now even thanks for the great tip! now that the front end is off the ground I decided to tighten up...
Can't tell you if you have the bearing in right as this is not the GS model I have..mines a 1960 VS5, but I can tell you not to overdo the grease. It's hard to...
Glyn Johnson
glyn@...
Jan 23, 2005 8:04 pm
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Ok, I was a little careless. When I took out the main electrical harness from my GS160, I did not attach a wire to the front ending as I withdrew it out at...
Try pushing through a cable first (something like the stiffness of a gear gable), as you should be able to twist and jab that around a bit easier to try and...
There is a ridge at the frame seam - right a-fore of the rear brake lever. You need to get the harness under that. I've found a small mirror and flashlight...
... going ... foirst ... Yeah, the floorboard tunnel and legshield tunnel were spot welded together on matching flanges that fold in before they were welded to...
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