Modern Vespa

GS 160 Cables ++

So I havent posted for a while, but I finally got it out on a test ride today!! So much fun to ride, and I was surprised that second gear was so wide (compared to 4 gear vespas. Anyway I get back from my ride around the block and there are these two pieces of something on either side floor board. I have no Idea what it is. It looks like it was one rubber piece possibly a stopper or mount of some sort?? Its not for the mirror because the previous owner drilled a hole in the leg shield for that (unfortunately). I think they came from under the saddle seat because that is what makes most sense for where they landed. I dont remember taking them off during disassembly but I might have and stashed them and forgot about them,,any ideas would really help. they are old old rubber brittle and stiff. here are pics

As you already guessed, it looks like the saddle buffer. It should have too much play now without it...

That's great thanks! Yea I thought the saddle felt too bouncy! I am glad it wasn't something critical I forgot to put on

So when I looked for info on installing a Stoffi Spring I didn't find much, or other posts about much larger jobs. So I did it and found it was easy. What I did find from posts was that if the size was right it should go in easy. So I crossed my fingers and it did fit! I had to remove the tire to get to the nut on top of the spring. I undid that and then wound down the interwoven bolt head (it looks like a small frisbee and weaves into the spring) until the bolt was free. Then I unwound the bottom of the spring from its retaining clip. The spring came out easy.

I wound the upper bolt onto the new spring threads until it was just below the top. Then I wound the bottom onto the retaining clip and I had to remove a bolt on the fender for clearance. After that I pushed in the spring and wound up the bolt till it was just coming out of its hole then I put the nut on and tightened.

The ride is so much better with the new spring, you can see the difference in the pic

Doing good work with the allstate! Nice upgrade with the spring. The blue paint looks great!

So I am having problems sourcing the saddle buffer, does anyone know a place?

Another question: My front brakes are grabby, they go from nothing to dead stop skid. Any suggestions on a fix? I was going to take everything apart and clean everything etc, but any pointers?

Scoots looking good!!!

Try posting about the seat buffers on Vintage Scooter Community Classifieds on FB. Pics will help.

On the brakes... that's a weird one. Does the hub have a bunch of rust and grit where the shoes are grabbing. I'd clean that area up and sand it smooth... see if that helps?

As Birdsnest said, clean and scuff/scour the brake drum innersurface. Then look at this:

Brake shoes: if you have the old shoes, trash them! swap for new performance
Cable: is your cable new, outer smooht and not kinked
Pivot points: polish and grease

Bearings: Not really braking related, but worth checking while you have the hub open. If needed, change for sealed bearings

Good luck!

I think I have a couple (original) in my parts. I'll take a look this afternoon. If I can find one, it's yours free, but you pay shipping.

Ace

Here are the two buffers. One is harder or more dense than the other. You can have both. They are from our Man in Denmark, so I trust they are original. I'll also throw in the nos bolt for an extra $0.00.

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