Modern Vespa

Noticed today that the right side of the boot lid on my 400 is slightly higher than the left. loosening the four screws that hold the lid to the hinges only allowed me to shift the lid forward or backward, not up and down. is there a way to adjust the hinge itself?

anybody?

When my 400 got smacked I was looking at replacing it since I really liked the storage. Every one of the 400's in stock had finish issues - the one I selected had a skewed trunk as you describe. The dealer said there was no way to adjust since it's basically attached to the frame. My guess is bad jigging when welding teh frame. That's when I decided to move up to the 500.
Now practically speaking I'm guessing you could look at slotting the hole where the screw goes through to make your own "adjustment". A Dremel took should be up to the task.

now that sucks. i gave up trying to open up the plastic parts inside the pet carrier and i think slotting the hinge is also out of the question. looks like they're bolted downwards and not sideways. guess i just gotta live with the defect.

You do.

Adjustment not really possible. Mine was really badly misaligned.

this is part of the piaggio 1 off program. Your scooter is now a very unique 1 off machine and nobody else has 1 like yours.

and i bet the misaligned handlebar is also part of the program. i feel better already.

the 250 I had to have the dealer square it up when I had the first service done and it took the tech 4 tries to get it just right.

any idea how they did it?

1) Remove the plastic cover over the handlebar mount.

2) Loosen the bolt which clamps the handlbar mount to the steering stem.

3) Twist/move the handlebars sideways until they are correctly aligned = point straight ahead when the wheels are tracking straight ahead

4) Tighten clamp bolt and replace handlebar mount cover.

That's the summary - you might find real instructions in the service manual, but you might not either, since for the average motorcycle technician that is a no-brainer.

Cheers, and all the best

Trevor G

be very carefull when tightening that bolt for the handle bar. if it is over torqued you could crush the streering stem as it is hollow.

thanks guys.