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by ricardo59
Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:06 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Mirrors
Replies: 0
Views: 1039

Mirrors

Hi all
I recently bought a couple of mirrors (stage 6 F1) for my vespa 125 GTS but the original rubbers are too big, does anybody know where i can get some that will fit?
by ricardo59
Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:07 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Dyno
Replies: 4
Views: 2279

Re: Dino

My mechanic has set up the carb for me, he has jetted it to run rich untill it is run in
by ricardo59
Sat Nov 05, 2016 4:38 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Dyno
Replies: 4
Views: 2279

Dyno

Hi all
just had a new Polini 177 kit fitted and was advised to run in for 500km only using 3/4 throttle and to get it Dynoed, my question is do i do the 500km before i have it dynoed?
by ricardo59
Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:16 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Dropped piston ring
Replies: 8
Views: 2944

Re: Dropped piston ring

Me and you both, i don't know much either thats why i bought this from a shop that deals with scooters thinking it would be set up right, think i might send them the bill ( £486 ) and see if they will go halves with me.
by ricardo59
Thu Nov 03, 2016 3:51 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Dropped piston ring
Replies: 8
Views: 2944

Re: Dropped piston ring

Thanks for the info...it seems i had the same problem but didn't catch it early enough! hence all the damage! wether it was carb not set up right or wrong mixture who knows?
by ricardo59
Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:45 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Dropped piston ring
Replies: 8
Views: 2944

Re: Dropped piston ring

Polini 177 kit not matched or ported, PM exhaust and at the time a Delorto 30mm carb ( now running a Delorto 24/24 ) was using 2% mix now using 3%
Don't know how to put pics on here?
by ricardo59
Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:11 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Dropped piston ring
Replies: 8
Views: 2944

Dropped piston ring

Just been informed by my mechanic that my scooter died due to a dropped piston ring, anybody any ideas why it would do that?
by ricardo59
Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:52 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Scooter died
Replies: 27
Views: 7972

Re: Scooter died

You couldn't be more right! it was a dropped piston ring which fooked up everything :evil: so its a new Polini kit....don't know why it would do that? anybody any ideas?
by ricardo59
Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:35 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Engine rebuild
Replies: 4
Views: 2866

Re: Engine rebuild

Hi
thanks for replies, I've been quoted £280 for labour and diagnosis as apparently its an oil seal in the clutch
by ricardo59
Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:53 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Engine rebuild
Replies: 4
Views: 2866

Engine rebuild

Hi all
does anybody roughly know how much to strip and rebuild a vespa px 125 engine?