Now the owner of a canary yellow ex spanish post office px125,
Do i fit a T5 engine after a rebuild or a pinasco 177 or what would you advise
not a race screamer just a plodder
Please
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:34 am
by Daysofspeed
Train Driver wrote:Now the owner of a canary yellow ex spanish post office px125,
Do i fit a T5 engine after a rebuild or a pinasco 177 or what would you advise
not a race screamer just a plodder
Please
Plodder, not a screamer? chuck a standard P2 lump in then!
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:51 pm
by C*NTSPEED
id go with a good p2 lump it just so happens i have one for sale!
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:54 pm
by Train Driver
Ok i decided to be a tight wad and not spend much on my vespa so told my advisor mr cezeta i didn't want to spend £200 on a rebuilt/never used P2 engine
so he has bought me a DR kit (used)
so don't suppose i will be cruising the autobahns soon
hopefully i can keep the standard carb and exhaust
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:18 pm
by tha83
I've been wonderin' this same thing. I need to be able to climb these San Francisco hills. Wondering what can be done with the stock cylinder and piston. I've got a pipe in the works but that might kill the torque. My bike has 600 miles on it from 79.
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:59 pm
by Suede Ed
Was it on ebuy? was tempted myself. Just need to get a big yellow top box for it then?
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:47 pm
by Train Driver
Cezeta found it on eBay for me
the guy still has some left.
DR kit fitted but needs some fettling on diablo's dyno (15/11/11)
only niggling problem the starter pulls clear after starting but just touches the gear wheel on the flywheel so i get a little ding ding ding noise
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:09 am
by goldeneye
re- the starter problem. remove flywheel, wind starter out by hand, there is a rubber washer under the starter cog on the motor, this swells up with age/oil contamination. remove this, put flywheel back on . this will solve the problem. nowt wrong with DR177, ran in correctly, they are very hard wearing. dont expect TS1 performance, but they are cheap as chips. run it with a 24mm carb, sito plus, 21 tooth clutch cog . good budget set up. expect about 60-65mph,
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:04 pm
by Train Driver
Thanks goldeneye i will let my tuesday help see your reply, hopefully he will stop munching my
fortnum and mason biscuit selection long enough to do some work,
lucky he has that nice chris to carry him
Re: Where to start what to fit
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:49 am
by Train Driver
Popped my old posties vespa along to alan (diablo) today and this is the result
