Nice one Aaron - pleased to meet you. I am 41 and have been riding and restoring Vespas for 20 years mostly for pleasure but I did run Paradise garage in...
Paul has a good point... My mate has just had a Lambretta engine rebuild from Taffy's, but the advice was a little different - not markedly so, however. The...
Hi, I have a picture of a Vespa (Douglas) SRU number as attached to a 150 GS. These numbers indicated that the chassis had been a SERVICE REPLACEMENT UNIT...
I have decided that I am going to restore my GS 160 MK1 in the Late Andre Baldet style. I really dig the badges that Mister David makes, those are way cool....
in this months scootering and clasic scooter sceene a 160 has a script badge that says grandsport, where didthese come from, and does anyone have oneto sell or...
I've check it the same way you do...remove plug, screw in gauge, 5 solid, slow kicks. I'm getting 89 PSI. I'm hearing input saying 120 is the goal, or 85 is...
Hi all, I have finally mounted the Pascoli front shock on my SS!! It was an easy fit & nothing had to be filed or bent etc. Once mounted, it looks identical to...
Hi Jen, I dug the archives and found this. http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespa-sports/message/2644 Note these are for 4 stroke motor, not for 2 stroke...
Hi Palmog, I discovered why my timing was so goofy - the points "heal" was worn down. I think my lubricating pad wasn't touching the shaft and thus not doing...
RE: running in decal Just my 2 cents, if I ever restored my SS I would replace evrything that was missing or broken, but I would not put a new running in...
No, I agree with you. My project came with the decal still on the bashed-up glovebox, but I won't be putting a new one on the replacement glovebox. ... wrong....
in my case...i'm still looking the decal for gs160. i saw and saved one picture that i took from ebay auction who was selling original paint gs160....and still...
i bought an arbath twin pipe gs160 exhaust and doing a resto for it. should i rechrome the whole thing and just leave it like that? or chrome and paint red to...
I work as a graphic designer part time, and I work for bulletproof scooters the other half of the time. I am currently in the process of remaking some VERY...
so I bought my '62 gs160 mk1 roundtail in pieces (all at the same time) Motor had been rebuilt and is together and clean as a whistle. Problem is is that it...
I had a similar situation where my 160 barrel was toast....I bored it out to a 180,,,got a new piston...had my friend press a new conrod onto the original...
I agree...They look silly. But a Vespa is like a canvas...Paint it how you will. The world would be a boring place if we all thought alike. This doesn't make...
Hi Aaron, Would you like to copy a Vigano sticker (Approx 15 x 25 mm) from off my number plate surround? Sadly it's not in good condition, but you might be...
Buy a conversion piston 160 to 180. This will match the small end bush and your bore. This is by far the cheapest and easiest fix. This will also knock out...
I bought my SS180 conrod there: https://www.ve- supermarket.co.uk/catalogue.php? search_group=58&search_lists=6&search_make=98&search_model=833 but I'm sure it...
Hi there Irvin, I did see your post a few days ago requesting a GS160 cylinder & had hoped that you would pick one up less than 25000 miles away. I have 2 x...
"But a Vespa is like a canvas..paint it how you will." I love that line very much Dave!! I'll quoted it and use it on my msn + yahoo messenger nickname. ... ...
Thanks... Pleased to help! D ... From: siinoi To: vespa-sports@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:32 AM Subject: [vespa-sports] Re: running in...
Mr David Dude,apparently you mailbox is full and emails are being bounced back(undeliverable)Hasta La Banana from the banana republic of not so Great...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
