Excellent as usual... ... From: David Dry <david.dry@...> To: vespa-sports@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, 30 September, 2007 10:47:36 AM Subject: Re:...
They got shot down over southern England during the Battle of Britain. They were, also, German made GS 150's and a three geared (125, I think?). Allegedly...
wow! i saw once a shirt written gs 125cc and on the book also....i thought they miss wrote it. do they have different engine case number than the italian made?...
I really don't know any more. These machines were/are rare in the UK. The standard GS 150 was imported by the Douglas company, but was entirely Italian...
Hi, Possibly the last remaining part of my SS 180 re-build.... Does anyone know of a source for the HT coil facing rubber cover to the low tension con block?...
There were 2 companies (and different permutations of them) that made the GS150 and 160 in Germany. Messerschmitt was oe... and Augsburg works was the other. ...
Hi, Here's a site with some photos: http://www.alteroller.de/gs3/gs3.htm Additions to the list: - Usually has a Denfeld aluminum trimmed bench seat - Also...
I've got an Augsburg GS3. Here's a quick rundown of the bikes and corporate history I've pieced together from a few books: Messerschmitt was licensed by...
now thats strange, ive worked for benz for 27 years and never heard that before, but i know the messerschmitt fighters planes had mercedes daimler benz engines...
Yeah, I've also read that Messerschmitt merged with another company that went on to become Daimler Benz... I just did some browsing on Messerschmitt and I...
Hi guys (& girls) i've put a picture of the schmitt legshield badge in my album & if you squint abit & have acouple of whiskeys it does look a bit like a...
Sorry ,forgot to mention. The schmitt badge is scanned from the book "The colour VESPA family album" by Andrea & David Sparrow "they also mention the court...
Hey Neil. I got your message, but I'm having trouble reaching hotmail addies. For some reason my mail's getting blocked (with is a huge PITA b/c most of my...
Hi Everyone, Here is one more site with some detailed info on the differences on German GS's. http://members.chello.at/florian.faltin/starteng.htm Cheers, Jay ...
Hi Guys ,anyone out there in GS land got a nos Ken Cobbing mudflap for sale, pref with GS written in the middle ,come on i know you've got one (not none of...
Neil, sorry for the delay. I'm hopping these days. Anyhow: Frame vin below sidepanel: My Augsburg does not start with VS5T, either. Just the numbers. VIN tag...
I got mine from ScooterWorks years ago. Vespa MotorSport in San Diego seems to always have the hard to find stuff. You may want to try them as well. ... the ...
I've had my GS160 some minor body repair during my business trip of Austria. The both hangers for the battery tray cracked and needed welding. Ref. ...
what is the "normal" spec for a GS150's compression? mine is a pre-mod head VS5 (with the 31 degree advance)and with 3 kicks I get a reading of 105-107. folks...
There's one on my GS.....still got the original Ken Cobbin bag somewhere in my loft. Got that from Nigel Cox. He sold his old stock to Scooter Emporium and...
Thanks for that...None in the UK, as far as I can make out? Dave ... From: Trace Killough To: vespa-sports@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 3:02...
