Modern Vespa

OK so I have been checking out various sites and have seen many P200E's with double forks ? are they from lambrettas or what.


Thanks for all information Help.

Chance

yes

PX125...same thing.

Any mods that need to done to run Lambretta forks on a P or a straight swap ?

cut and sleeve the top of the vespa forks onto the bottom of the lammy ones ...... unless your going bare bars

First of all, why do you want Lammy front forks? If you are needing better suspension and better brakes, go with a PK front fork with a disc set up.

Unless you are building a 40hp motor out of your P then I wouldn't really bother with Lammy front forks.

However, to answer your question, you have to shorten the fork in between the bearings a couple inches to make it work.

It's all just a question I had. more about why than doing.

id do it if i was to put a wide tyre on the rear as you can also do a wide on the front with lammy forks

Pretty pointless mod unless you're putting some wide-o's on(even then!) Lammy forks aren't that much better than the vespa ones so more of an aesthetic modification than owt... oh and if you do fit 'em you have to fit a hideous muddy

you saying the rgv is hideous

Not having a pop at the RGV's, was actually eyeing one up for my mk1. I'm on about the standard lammy ones - makes yer scoot look like some sort of weird sea-bird but I guess there's an alternative...

wasnt having a go .... just you dont put a lammy muddy over lammy forks on a vesp you show it off .... you put one over vespa forks but they do look shite

Hi. This is my first post here. I couldn't find any introductory thread. If there is such a thread, I'd be thankfull for knowing.
I've got an Ape 50 needing a front spindle and ended up in this thread, searching for updating to either a telescopic fork or an alternate, until finding out that Lambretta forks would work.
Despite Lambretta forks being mentioned here as not anymore robust than Vespa originals, my intention was to rid of the needle bearing system on my Ape, unless there's a spindle type available which has a replaceable bearing race bushing, so that if the bearing wears out, it doesen't take the entire spindle with it. If not available, the Lambretta design places the load onto both individual wheel bearings which can obviously get pressed in and out.
Of course, a fitting telescopic fork would be the best way out.
As with bicycles, thread-cutting dyes are also available for our vehicles' forks, if there is a need for lengthening these threads, in order to bring both steering bearings to their rightfull adjustment.
Given that Apes don't require fenders, alternate forks of all types would work.
Here's my Ape with a temporary air duct covering: