nice fix folks!... I went to try it today, and... *damn* my GS150 centrestand is solid... so... I'm off to the local shop and I'm going to have to heat and...
Hello, Remember the question I posted a while ago? The Vespa PX 200 GS engine that broke down every time the engine runned warm? I promised to post the result...
Cheers Daniel thats good info. and will probably apply to many a mysterious breakdown when engine warms. Good one. Glyn ... From: "Daniel Oeyen"...
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Jul 5, 2005 7:59 pm
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I can't get a large enough small end bearing that doesn't kmake the piston slap. The biggest one from Supershop resulted in lots of rattling. I think my rod is...
Paolo that crank set up is shot! If you can get anew one at the price you have said then to my mind thats not a bad deal for another 45 years scooting! On the...
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Jul 8, 2005 7:13 pm
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Paolo, sorry, just re-read your mail and see you have a SS. I read it as GS, so ignore the bush comments. Still think a new assembly is best. Glyn ... From:...
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Jul 8, 2005 7:16 pm
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... Boy, Paolo, after reading your post, I think I would if I were in your shoes. Piston slap and lots of play with the flywheel? Besides the fact that there...
My GS is currently being ridden in fairly cold weather. I'm talking 5 to 10 degrees Celsius (i.e. not freezing). Even if left to idle for a few minutes, the...
Sheetmetal Scooters offer this as you keeners are aware. 1 Anyone know if the GOL piston is a good one? 2 Does it come in oversizes too? 3 What is the upgrade...
Hi Dan What is the year of mnf.of your GS150 and what main jet are you running? Your problem could be one of many things, but lets look at them one at atime,...
Glyn Johnson
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Jul 13, 2005 7:05 pm
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Hi Paolo the GOL piston is fine and it certainly beats using a Rally piston and welding up the window. It comes in 64mm and 64.5mm Dia. This is the easiest and...
I'd also heard someone express the view that the ss180 gearing was too low for the power produced with the 200cc conversion (i.e. the acceleration and hill...
Hi Paolo the ports are not affected with this conversion. You are only going out 2mm above standard bore not 4mm as on the GS conversion. Regards Chris ... I...
Yes you are right. Top end speed may only be slightly increased if at all. There are no upgear kits available for the SS. This is a very simple and effective...
... Tim Olson at TOMA Racing has made a Malossi upgear kit work without too much fabrication on his part, so it can be done. I don't know the exact details,...
Hello, im putting my gs160 back together and she wont kick over. Ive got spark and there is definitly fuel, so Im assuming the timing is off. my question is...
Chris -- What's the ring config? Same as SS/GS? -(2) What's the recommended piston/cyl tolerance? Same as stock? Is upjetting necessary? What do you do about...
Hi Scott yes, I suppose anything can be done but my point was that you cannot buy an upgear kit off the shelf for the SS. I would however be interested to find...
Hi Paolo ring config. is the same as the SS i.e. 2 The clearance is 0.15 - 0.2 but this is determined by the piston manufacturer who stamps the bore size on...
Hi, Now all this sounds great and power increase can surely be done one way or another. But last week I saw a GS 150 with a PX200 engine + monster carb and...
... In these days of relatively cheap ET2/ET4 breaker's yard parts, I wouldn't put a PX fork on anything. That said, I'd still be loathe to put that on a ...
... I'll ask next time I see him. I suspect it involves disassembling the cush drive and replacing the gear on the clutch with a P-series item. ... ...
You can go to: http://www.scooterhelp.com/tips/timing/points.timing.html Scooterhelp is a great vespa site. Peter L. ... I tried to open that link but internet...
Here's a couple of links also from scooterhelp.com. This should get you in the ballpark for timing. This shows what's given in the owner's manual for the...
Hello I'm Andrea, i write from Italy. I must restructure my Gs 160, am buying various pieces that lack, i have taken the fork. I would want to know if that one...
Andrea, I think the only difference between the GS160 and SS180 forks are the locking mechanism. They can be hard to find here in the US. I hope it's a bit...
