Modern Vespa : Rollers. Please advise?

Rollers. Please advise?

OP Kittysaz UTC details Ossessionato White GTS125 - Milo - 2009-2012 Red GTS Super 300 - Watson - 2012 - 2014. Silver Vespa GTS 250 - Carter - 2014 Joined: UTC Posts: 2892 Location: London, England
OP Kittysaz Ossessionato White GTS125 - Milo - 2009-2012 Red GTS Super 300 - Watson - 2012 - 2014. Silver Vespa GTS 250 - Carter - 2014 Joined: UTC Posts: 2892 Location: London, England	UTC quote Dear all I see many comments about rollers I am not a mechanic or mechanically minded What are they and as I'm coming up to getting Watson soon, are they an important thing to change or think about? Sorry if I sound stupid. But I am

Taipan UTC details Member Nexus 500 and Liberty 125 Joined: UTC Posts: 37 Location: Essex
Taipan Member Nexus 500 and Liberty 125 Joined: UTC Posts: 37 Location: Essex	UTC quote They are part of teh transmission. Changing them at certain mileages is part of the service schedule. The reason for this is they are little cylinders and they flatten out (think 10p shape against a 50p shape) and dont roll very well an can cause vibration etc.

jimc UTC details Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44337 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA
jimc Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44337 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	UTC quote See: [wiki-cvt-principles-how-it-works-how-to-improve-it-]

greg531 UTC details Molto Verboso 63 GL 150, 05 Typhoon, 09 Beo 200 Joined: UTC Posts: 1725 Location: Grand Pothole Rapids, Michigan
greg531 Molto Verboso 63 GL 150, 05 Typhoon, 09 Beo 200 Joined: UTC Posts: 1725 Location: Grand Pothole Rapids, Michigan	UTC quote When the rollers are due to be replaced, a lot of them are putting in Dr. Pulley's sliders in, to get better performance, and putting in a new belt at the same time too.....

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MegaTitaniumMan

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Vespa ET4 150, Ebony.

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You should check any warranty issues before installing Dr Pulley sliders in Watson.
I have a set for Ebony but need to finish her body work before going to my friends shop to install them, unfortunately I can't tell you yet what to expect other than I am quite frugal with my money and spent weeks online reading everything I could find before deciding to charge up the magic plastic.

I started a thread when I singed on to MV about the repairs and modifications to Ebony and will update it as progress is made.
Sorry I couldn't be of any real help yet
Mega.

jimc UTC details Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44337 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA
jimc Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44337 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	UTC quote There are no warranty issues with installing Dr Pulley sliders in the UK at least, seeing as Piaggio are starting to use them themselves in some models.

Richard H. Lemmon UTC details Molto Verboso '05 Vespa Granturismo Joined: UTC Posts: 1610 Location: Rancho Cordova, California
Richard H. Lemmon Molto Verboso '05 Vespa Granturismo Joined: UTC Posts: 1610 Location: Rancho Cordova, California	UTC quote I guess that I must be missing something here on MV. I have been laboring under the impression that "Dr. Pulley" means Drive Pulley as opposed to the driven pulley in the CVT. Am I issing something here? Is "Dr. Pulley" the name of a company making CVT parts?

jimc UTC details Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44337 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA
jimc Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44337 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	UTC quote Yes - sliders to replace rollers in particular (with other goodies available).

Paperino UTC details Ossessionato GTS 250 "Audrey" Joined: UTC Posts: 2117 Location: New Harbor, Maine
Paperino Ossessionato GTS 250 "Audrey" Joined: UTC Posts: 2117 Location: New Harbor, Maine	UTC quote Richard H. Lemmon wrote: Am I issing something here? Is "Dr. Pulley" the name of a company making CVT parts? Yes, just the sliders, and it's a brand by Union Material. Dr. Pulley ScooterWest has them in a few sizes and weights.

Silver Streak UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 2007 Vespa LX 190, 2011 LXV150ie Joined: UTC Posts: 8758 Location: Annapolis, MD, USA
Silver Streak Veni, Vidi, Posti 2007 Vespa LX 190, 2011 LXV150ie Joined: UTC Posts: 8758 Location: Annapolis, MD, USA	UTC quote Richard H. Lemmon wrote: Am I issing something here? Yes... an "m". Sorry, Richard... never could pass up a straight line. Dr. Pulley sliders are the real deal. I've been using them in both my auto scooters for some time now with great success.

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