Modern Vespa

What utter sadistic human being designed the inner gear cable adjuster position on an LML engine ...almost as bad as fitting exhaust nuts on an old style lambretta clubman or PM tuning pipe .....any other votes ...

Feel for you mate... Been there.

Seating the clutch or throttle outers correctly in an early VNB headset.

Mk1 T5 HEADSET....

SIP Speedo into 50R handlebar.

Weird. I've had no issues with the split headset.

Not split. The first couple years after that. If the angle isn't 💯 the outer will delaminate and gum up the throttle tube/gearshift tube. Maybe there's a trick I am unaware of? But, I hate that job with a passion.

Ah gotcha

The absolute rats nest of wiring in the LML/Stella headsets. I feel like I have to sit on the speedometer to get it all squished back in every time!

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The placing of the balls on any smallie gear selector.

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Running the brake wires up/down the tube on any Vespa, but especially the early to mid 60's.


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Attaching the spring for most aftermarket smallie exhausts.

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Driving out the rivets on a cush drive.

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Floor rails.

(Starting to wonder why I like these damn things at all.)

Out of everything I have worked on, 1949 to current, would have to be setting the spring on the kick quadrant & closing the cases (both are done at the same time) of pre-1954 engines. An absolute juggling act.

Ha , i knew Id start something with this

Second this!

And finding out the springs were fine…

💯

Huh?

IMHO, T5 is the easiest headset...

My point exactly, on par with PX EFL onwards. Only thing not to like are the wood screws...

Love me an EFL headset assembly.

SQUARE tail headset to me is like juggling jelly 😀

Hows it compare to a split VNA headset? Cause that is super easy to work on. Only tough time I've had was the throttle cable and getting the outer up into the little spot it sits which is at a slightly odd angle that gets a new inner cable stuck at the exit point in the headset.

Just had to do this on Saturday. What an effing nightmare.

I have both a square tail T5 and a split VNA headset. I chose the T5 over the VNA any day. Even easier than a P or a PX.

Ffs, just take the selector box off. Set it up in your hands.

VMC make cables (only smallframe so far) that have adjusters built into the middle of the cable. That would be a good answer to reduce the tight bend before the selector box.

https://avotecnica.com/en/spare-parts/vespa/chassis/cables-and-clamps/3573-vmc-cable-and-sheath-kit-for-vespa-small-frame

Ginch

That is a great solution to a problem... im goiognto make myself something similar for my lard frame

Yes , excellent 👏

Had not seen those. Very cool kit.

I did a similar thing on the clutch cable of my smallframe, although I had difficulty finding the right size. I don't know if I'm looking for the wrong search term for the cable adjusters but had very few options in the end. So certainly not as neat as the VMC, but at least it's easy to get to.