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by railfancwb
Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:08 am
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: My 1980 Vespa P200e front tire wear...
Replies: 6
Views: 2611

Re: My 1980 Vespa P200e front tire wear...

Looking at this picture and the tire wear pattern, is it possible the wheel is bent?

If the wheel is bent, is my assumption that the bearings still need replacing correct?

Thanks.
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by railfancwb
Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:34 am
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: My 1980 Vespa P200e front tire wear...
Replies: 6
Views: 2611

Re: My 1980 Vespa P200e front tire wear...

Norrie Bodge wrote:Fit new hub & backing plate bearings not an expensive job
Any way to determine axle diameter before disassembling? I note that some axles seem to be 16mm and the rest 20mm.


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by railfancwb
Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:41 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: VBB 10" wheel conversion
Replies: 5
Views: 3318

Re: VBB 10" wheel conversion

Rough measuring...

8” tire 39” circumference

10” tire 53” circumference

30mph with 8” tire approximately 41mph with 10” tire.


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by railfancwb
Sat Jul 27, 2019 5:40 am
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: VBB 10" wheel conversion
Replies: 5
Views: 3318

Re: VBB 10" wheel conversion

If you have a speedometer/odometer driven from the front wheel you will need to deal with that.


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by railfancwb
Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:29 am
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: My 1980 Vespa P200e front tire wear...
Replies: 6
Views: 2611

My 1980 Vespa P200e front tire wear...

...is mostly on the left. Very noticeable. The tire was on the front of the machine when I acquired it a few years ago. Don’t recall noticing abnormal wear on this tire then. I’ve since put 3500+/- miles on the Vespa with this tire on the front. Is such uneven wear common? Or is there some mechanica...
by railfancwb
Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:46 am
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Front tire wear P200e
Replies: 2
Views: 1912

Front tire wear P200e

The front tire on my P200e appears to be wearing more on the left than in the center or on the right. Is this typical? If not, is there some clue I should look for as to the reason?

Thanks.


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by railfancwb
Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: My 1980 Vespa P200e turn signals...
Replies: 4
Views: 3172

Re: My 1980 Vespa P200e turn signals...

Thanks!


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by railfancwb
Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:44 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: My 1980 Vespa P200e turn signals...
Replies: 4
Views: 3172

My 1980 Vespa P200e turn signals...

I got the turn signals working properly on my 1980 Vespa P200e, including the indicator light by the speedometer. Even with the indicator light I still tend to forget to turn the signal light off. I am thinking about putting a buzzer into the circuit to help me remember. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn...
by railfancwb
Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:32 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Crank won’t turn when flywheel nut is tightened.
Replies: 6
Views: 3234

Re: Crank won’t turn when flywheel nut is tightened.

If you know someone with a large enough metal lathe they might - I say MIGHT - be able to shave enough off the binding areas that the flywheel would then fit properly.


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by railfancwb
Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:25 pm
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: Piaggio MP3
Replies: 1
Views: 1567

Piaggio MP3

Anyone have/had one of these three wheel leaning scooters from the maker of Vespa? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180902/e630858aaa2c2587009211fe32db2048.png If so, please write about your experiences, likes, and dislikes. And if you had one and got rid of it, why? Thanks Sent from my iPhone usi...