Modern Vespa : Anyone grafted the MP3 500 engine into a 300GTS ??

Anyone grafted the MP3 500 engine into a 300GTS ??

OP Adventure boy UTC details Member GTS 300 Super Joined: UTC Posts: 23 Location: Essex England
OP Adventure boy Member GTS 300 Super Joined: UTC Posts: 23 Location: Essex England	UTC quote Would be very interested in this conversion, has anyone done it ? is there a fitting kit I could buy ? any info would be greatly appreciated Thanks Rob

SteelBytes UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 2019 GTS 300 HPE w Malossi cylinder & cam Joined: UTC Posts: 8307 Location: Batmania aka Melbourne, Aus
SteelBytes Veni, Vidi, Posti 2019 GTS 300 HPE w Malossi cylinder & cam Joined: UTC Posts: 8307 Location: Batmania aka Melbourne, Aus	UTC quote Vespa GTS 500cc is a reality Vespa GTS 500 - a project from Germany

Motovista UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti GT 200 Joined: UTC Posts: 9457 Location: Main Street, Watts
Motovista Veni, Vidi, Posti GT 200 Joined: UTC Posts: 9457 Location: Main Street, Watts	UTC quote If you are going to do that, there are much better motors to stick in there than the Piaggio 500.

old as dirt UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 2007 GTS Joined: UTC Posts: 23273 Location: Harriman, Tennessee, Tn
old as dirt Veni, Vidi, Posti 2007 GTS Joined: UTC Posts: 23273 Location: Harriman, Tennessee, Tn	UTC quote no kit its all custom work to do what your asking Can it be done? SURE Should you do it? only if you like building things and dealing with the hassle post pics

jess UTC details Petty Tyrant 0:7 and counting Joined: UTC Posts: 39639 Location: Bay Area, California
jess Petty Tyrant 0:7 and counting Joined: UTC Posts: 39639 Location: Bay Area, California	UTC quote Having owned an MP3-500, I can tell you from personal experience that that specific engine would be the worst possible choice to transplant. It has plenty of grunt, but all the finesse of an agricultural tractor. It would be a whole lot of work just to end up with something that you would almost certainly be disappointed with.

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