Modern Vespa

Not so happy

2000km, no real abuse.

I call BS
River crossing on a GTS - how deep?

Closer

lol, no. That was 3000km ago on different rollers and different vario.

I'm sorta suspecting heat ...

Where did all the bits that aren't attached to the rollers end up?

Pulverised and escaped out the vent in the cvt lower rear and lying in some mud 🤣

Just looking at the previous rollers with 5000km they have a minor amount of this but nothing like that big missing chip that appears to be all the way through the metal to the plastic. Thinking I'll put those in for now

You buying these from aliexpress?

Counterfeit parts , that have got into the supply chain ? When I had my classic bikes I was shocked at the notoriety of fake NGK sparkplugs!!!

From the Piaggio importer.

(Piaggio Australia does the imports as some sorta partnership with Peter Stevens Importers and i buy direct from them).

And before someone asks about orientation: i install the way Robot says "clockwise open"

There's your problem, you're in the southern hemisphere!

Ah, so should i also put the belt on in the opposite direction?

Have you tied an onion to it?

You are supposed to eat the onion.

Well played sir 🤣

If the previous ones have coped fine with the heat, I'd be more tempted to think that there's been a bad batch? Bad casting etc

And reverse the tire rotation.

You'll be fine.

well, as I said the previous had some of this just not as severe.

but has no one else seen this?