Modern Vespa

I emailed this seller, and he claims he has 3 more P200s back home in Italy, that all have stock front disk brake set-ups. Is this correct? I know the U.S. versions wer all drums back then, but did the Euros get the good stuff way back then? And if so, why not the U.S. market?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/mcy/1285400383.html

Ted

No, they had drum brakes.

But putting a disc brake on an old P is easy.

Yes, I know conversions are plentiful, but this guy went on to tell me he is from Florence and that he and all his friends have many stock ps with disk brakes. I thought he was fulla hot air... probably later year models with disks on them.

Cool, now I know.

Ted

Are you going to buy a flock of P's and turn them into German styled street racers?

Ok, the term "flock of P's" is cracking me up for some reason....

if your lookin for a p w/disc

there was a 215 for sale on scootnet and la c-list

price was fair-probably would have gone down

i'l look for the link




http://la.oodle.com/vehicle/motorcycle/-/make_vespa/

I have a flock of colorful Ps, but no German racers, yet VLBJS1!

How about you? Did you get that P yet? We gotta get together for a ride and brainstorm on your P project. I'd love to lend a ahnd if you need an extra set when ya get into the heavy stuff.

T.C.

I did JUST get in a 2005 Serie America PX150. It runs reeeal nice... after I tossed the stock exhaust and upjetted along with some careful drilling of the airbox for bettuh' breathin'!

I have a Euro 1979 P200e and it does not have disc brakes...

Not yet...but I found a P Motor and I'm buying it this weekend..shhhh...Hiram (HP) has a frame ready for me...need the motor first! We do need to get together soon. Have you ridden the back roads of Rancho Santa Fe yet?

kara, who won the p motor at the raffle is selling it.

how much?

good motor!

No, have not. But I hear it is a good ride. Do you have a particular route you use?

T

Not yet..I have a friend out there and the road to his house is awesome...it's just twists and bends...I need more practice going through tight turns..I can figure out a route and just go ride! Anything going on toward your neck of the woods yet?

Jeremy W Wrote: Yeah, as I said, the guy is obviously off on the dating of his 200s, or he has a handful of customized scooters with D-Brake conversions.

Thanks for the input, I'll put this query in the "solved" file.

Ted

Yeah, it's not stock.

The lambretta TV's, SX's and GP's were the only vintage bikes that came stock with disc brakes on them. ( IIRC )

Vespas didn't start putting disc brakes on P-series until the late 90's, i thought. ( PX Millennium? )

The GFs Italian market 84 px is drum. So is Alex's (Motorsport's owner) which is an 80's UK market import.

I believe it was the late Ettore Bugatti who said, "I build my cars to go, not to stop!"