Modern Vespa

Doubtful of the value of replacing the oem with an aftermarket one.

(No, I'm not interested just kept seeing them on Instagram)

Reckon it's an aesthetic modification?

Is the OEM one steel?

I'm not gonna lie, that Maru's Factory one caught my eye and had me make a trip into the garage to assess the OEM.

The Vespa branded OEM cover seems like a classic design element that would be missed if it was replaced with an aftermarket option.

That being said, I have a SIP front hub that I'm eventually going to put on and it might be fun to swap the front swing arm (it is a swing arm, right) as well.

this job is a pain in all nine assholes.

buy two sets of bearings because you'll wreck the first ones.

you'll need the special tool so you don't wreck the parts or the fork. and a press. and the fork has to come out.

So it's a good time to replace the clock battery then?

OEM swing arm it is then! All nine assholes for the win!

There's one way to find out how good their R&D is. Piaggio likely broke more than a dozen while coming up with the design. Not so sure about all these guys. Fortunately, it's not an important part of the suspension, and if it does snap when you hit a bump, you should be fine.

Is the wobble likely to disappear before, or after, said snapping event?

I never hit bumps

Greasy, the factory tool makes it possible to remove insitu while still being a pain in all 9 assholes. Sadly, the wobble is not guaranteed to go away if rear bushings are worn.

no. I double checked with a magnet

Aluminium.

Was it rusty?

No but there are always people who doubt things written here

Magnets won't stick to some stainless steel alloys.

ah! i'd forgotten about that slick piece of kit!

nothing like rolling around on the floor with a wobbly-bobbly scooter while strong arming a press tool. it only gets better when it's up on a lift teetering precariously and threatening to fall on you thus taking all the profit out of the job with a ER trip.

nope