Does anyone have a modern paint code that is very close to the original SS180 white? I need to paint my front fender and do some other touch ups and hope to...
Anyone have any advice on what to connect where? I.e., how do I temporarily connect/route the battery ignition set up to get it started? The rebuild will be...
I suppose it could be done but it would be complex to set up for just a trial pre-install run and in the end would be easier to just put the engine in. Glyn ...
the den of the vespa states that "(ss-)flaws include ... on early models, a distressing tendency to seize when not jetted correctly". does anybody have an...
This is one of the subjects where it's hard to find any information. Someone with knowlege should put a table together that shows ranges of jets for different...
I don't know about high altitude, but for "normal" not-far-from-sea-level and no-extremes-in-temperatures markets, the SS originally came with a 117 main jet....
Scott, Thanks for the info. I'm having a setup using a Rally 180 piston done. I've been curious where to start the jetting. The inof is very helpful. Trace ...
A tiny fragment can ruin a piston and a cylinder in no time. Why does this allways happen to me? From now on I will only use the piano wire type....... ...
Hi Jan Why did this happen? I have used circlips in my motors for well over 40 years and never had this happen ( touch wood )Sorry, strange old English...
Glyn, I have put myself that question and have not found the answer. That's why I wrote this message hoping someone else had the answer. It happened twice on...
Jan, Are you making sure that the circlips have the open end facing the bottom of the piston? If the open end is perpendicular to the travel of the piston,...
Hi Scott, From the beginning I thought about sending this message to the International BBS but was afraid of the usual stupid comments in that forum. I thought...
... I had never heard of it either before I ventured into the darkside (Gilera Runner) and started building race motors with the help of Malossi and A. Graham...
I think this circlip position (with the gap facing the bottom of the piston) is standard in motorcycles. I have never seen it mentioned in any Vespa books,...
I don't think the circlip position effects in practice but do think the edge of it a little. Some circlips have a face (curvy edge, pressed from this side) and...
Well Jan I know it may sound a bit self rightous, but like Scott, I have always replaced the circlips with the open end down. I don't know why, but to me it...
Thank you all for your kind response on this issue. Some of you imply that the circlip actually fell out of its groove in the piston. This was NOT the case!...
Jan, rotation dynamics (for circlip) shouldn't effect the circlip to go out from the piston crown. so, your circlip would be pushed by the piston pin. most...
hello everyone i have uploaded my original (Douglas Bristol) guide to Vespa spares for 150cc G.S. Series V.S.5 onto my flickr pages to share with you all. a...
Ok, who has got a SS180 front hub that is in good condition and unwarped and are willing to part with? If someone has one let me know where it's located and...
Can anybody tell me the correct finish of the SS front hub assembly? Were they painted or just basic alloy finish? Mine appear to both be painted at some...
Well, I'm not 100% sure about the ss, but the "follow-up",rally 180, front hub assembly was definitely finished in silver (Max Meyer 1.268.0983, aka Piaggio...
Painted silver grey. The Alum below is prone to corrosion, hence the disappearance of the paint above. You can polish the Alum to a high finish, but it must be...
