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'79 P200E, 2013 Harley Davidson Forty-Eight
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Hello everyone,

I'm new to this forum and I would like to share pics of my freshly restored 1979 P200E.

I'm very happy to be here!
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Very nice!
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Sweet looking P, thanks for sharing
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Sweet.
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Love the color. Any idea what it's from?

Hope mine will look that good at some point...
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Looks a slightly lighter version of the anthracite that the mk1 T5 came in. Probably my favourite of the stock colours
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Nice P, which engine is it? 125, 150 or 200?
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1980 P200E - "Old Rusty", 1976 ET3 Primavera
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Very nice! Welcome to the gang
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Dabears wrote:
Love the color. Any idea what it's from?

Hope mine will look that good at some point...
Thank you!
The color is actually from Audi and it's called "Nimbus Grey". Code LZ7X
It's slightly pearlescent and (I think) it provides a nice contrast with the indicators.
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Tierney wrote:
Nice P, which engine is it? 125, 150 or 200?
It's a 200 CC.
Soon to become 213 CC.
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Heh, heh, sounds good.
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Nice looking machine.

Welcome from a PX and smallframe owner in self-imposed exile in the Antipodes...
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manualshift wrote:
Thank you!
The color is actually from Audi and it's called "Nimbus Grey". Code LZ7X
It's slightly pearlescent and (I think) it provides a nice contrast with the indicators.

:)
That's hilarious! I almost asked if it was Nimbus Grey, but thought the probabilities were slim- it's one of two colors I'm considering. I've actually got an order in for a test can of Audi Nardo Grey to see how it compares to the Ascot grey of an old Mercedes I had.

The Nimbus is a beautiful color, but I had almost talked myself out of it due to the difficulty in applying pearls in tight areas.

Yours has me rethinking that. Lovely scooter!
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p200e, T5 classic w/px motor
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very nice, im just starting to restore my first Vespa, a 1978 p200e, would be nice to see more pictures if you have them online.
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welcome and yes ur nimbus is sweet mate

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Good color, nice finish too. I'm jealous.
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