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I have just got myself a vbb 1972 just put a new loom in and lights are everywhere has anyone had this problem before brake like and front light gos out when pressing brake I have changed everuthink apart from handle bar light swich
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The VBB was made from 1960 to 1965.
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Ok so I am wrong my first vespa still learning that was what I was told when I got bike it's a 150 cc and 1972
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Nice looking scoot. It does look like a VBB to me. You can check the VIN on this list : https://www.scooterhelp.com/serial/ves.serial.numbers.html and look at the wiring diagram for your model here : https://www.scooterhelp.com/electrics/electrics.html
I am not sure what you mean by " the lights are everywhere". Do you mean all the lights work but the headlight goes out when the pedal is pressed ? On the VBB, the brake light and the headlight are run off either end of the same coil. When the pedal is up, the brake side ( blue) is grounded to the frame/motor and power goes to the headlight circuit( yellow). When the pedal is pressed and that circuit is broken, the ground is through the brake bulb so you might check that.
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Thank you I qill have a look and let you know how I get on.
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VBB from 72 ? Sounds Bodgy…
Vin check ?
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DVLA lookup tells following:

Date of first registration
January 1972

Date of first registration with DVLA
July 2006

So it is an import and info sounds sketchy indeed.
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No body lines at the back and bodgy speedo. Probably an Asian import, many of them got into the UK...
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SaFiS wrote:
No body lines at the back and bodgy speedo. Probably an Asian import, many of them got into the UK...
I didn't even noticed the missing center body line at the back !!! 😄

Sounds like a bodge !
People should definitely come here before they buy…
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ColinBelgium wrote:
I didn't even noticed the missing center body line at the back !!! 😄
Me neither. Nice looking bike,though...
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Moto64 wrote:
Me neither. Nice looking bike,though...
Which is the definition of a bodge, nice looking ! For the rest, this is lottery…
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It dos have the body line just pic dont show it
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Here is a close pic
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Scoob1996 wrote:
Here is a close pic
Not a 1972 with that nice round booty. 1962 or earlier. They switched to a flat booty mid 1962 for the license plates.
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So we are thinking it's mid 60s then
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Photos?
Possibly more photos will help... motor, speedo, brakes/rims etc
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