Removing my disc brake

[dDUBlya]

I drive a px200 disc an I fkn hate that auto looking front hub.
It seems it has to be there for the disk to work, so I think the disc should go.
I hardly need a front disc brake on a bike that does 70 when I'm wearing a flappy jacket with the wind behind me.
Other than getting an older hub do I have to change out the forks to match or any other things anyone can think of ?

[gavi4t]

you can change to an old style hub easy enough by simply removing the circlip inside the hub and taking the disc set up of and sliding on a drum as long as its a 20mm spindle version and not an early 16mm one , imho tho i wouldnt change it for a drum just because of looks , the disc is a great improvement on a vespa for a front brake and you should really use your front brake more oftain but im not here to lecture you on your riding style ,hope this helps oh and youll have to change your headset to a non disc one to lol

[Andy Pickering]

What would the difference in braking capabilitys be ? Ugly or not is their a massive difference like on a lammy ?



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[rapido230]

although front drum hub better on a vespa , i'd rather have a front disc for stopping power, i use my fron 99% of the time, yes Andy , it a big difference

[cit205]

Have a look at an LML vespa (yes i know they're not called vespa anymore) , they have a disc but with old style hub.

Or put a T5 style hub cap on..

[Boz]

Know exactly what you mean with the PX disc "star" auto type hubs....they look awful & I hate them as well... ! Another option is to a fit a Grimeca 80's style hub....the ones that came with the semi-hydraulic disc brake kits in the 80's.....They are actually Pentagon shaped but with the raised lines on the outer exposed hub face, they look spot on . I have one on my PX210 (profile picture)...Recently saw a complete kit on e-bay go for around £120.....make sure you bin the fork mounted master cylinder though & just run it from your headset master cylinder via your existing hydraulic hose....Pretty sure that SIP actually sell the hub sepearately under the name "Grimeca Classic" disc brake kit... [they did in 2009 when I built my PX210 anyway]....or alternaively go for an LML hub set up as previously suggested if this is easier......Never undersood why Piaggio made such an asthetic disaster with what what was a revolutionary design step forward in putting a hydraulic disc brake on a such a popular machine.......when you have swopped your star / auto hub, may I suggest you weigh it in for scrap & melt in down for recycling into designer cock-rings...

[slidingdog]

when I did a disc for my mk1 t5 used a lml hub, looks fine eddy bullet sorted me for this, think about £40? saves arseing around changing the headset to cable, and then you can sell the 5 star hub!