Modern Vespa

Here she is... got a sweet deal $1300. Put my bbq rack on and shined her up... she runs awesome.. couldnt be happier thanks guys for talking me out of that 125... 8)

SWEET! Is that the one I PMed you about? Looks like a great ride

nice - dig the black!
it looks like the rack is levitating - do you have the support arms?

haha yeah i just put the support arms on.!!! took the pic midway through installation

HAHA hell yeah man. The garage sale I saw that post the min it came on Craigslist and was like I HAVE TO HAVE IT!! went there today it was sitting in the back of the garage he wouldnt take 1100 so i just said whatever 1300 is still a BOMB deal...!! So Im really happy.... Cosmetically its a 6/10 its going to be a sweet project.. so many things to do. she said something about a bigger piston or something like that???

Yeah I mean the engine alone is worth ~1K. It doesn't look too cosmetically weak from your pic either.

The craigslist ad said "a larger piston on it for more performance" - It might have a performance cylinder kit or something then. You'll want to check the jetting and stuff to make sure it's good for whatever you're running.

I'm happy for you man

I really appreciate it Xantufrog..!!!!!

Congratulations on the new scoot! Ya gotta love a P200.

happy for you dominic!

Nice. You're gonna be way happier with the 200 vs the 125. Side note; does the fact that you didn't fully install the bbq rack before you took the picture have anything to do with the backrest leaning WAY back? That looks really odd to me. The backrest should be straight up and down.

Of course... Glad i didnt settle for anything else you guys are all a great help..!! now its time to figure out this headlight issue!! hahah...

Il upload a new pic right now 8)

Thanks a lot Jim..!!

There we go guys..!! the support brackets are installed..

That BBQ rack aint sittin right... the rack should sit fairly horizontal. That looks like a smally rear rack like that And the back rest was then bent to compensate...

actually I tried to install a BBQ rack on my P200 and it looks like that photo also...I couldn't get the rack to sit horizontal. Anyone know what the problem is?

maybe mine's just... special

Well I don't disagree that your's is special But every photo I see of a BBQ rack it is horizontal. When I tried to install mine and it wouldn't go on like I was expecting it to, I gave up and it's waiting for me to spend more time to figure out what the problem is. My BBQ rack came with my P200 and the rack was taken off for shipping, so I know that the rack is for P200 fitment and not something else like a SF. So I'm assuming that the problem is the installer's fault (mine, and maybe DominicLNanni has the same problem).

find airfin in the member search and have him measure the uprights

i sold him one that sits right

Yeah Dominic's do look long - mine are about 13" from bolt hole to bolt hole (maybe 14" from tip to tip)

ok, i remember now

most folks mount the bracket in the same holes as the us spec tail light assembly, which is correct

but i do remember some folks placing the bottom bracket near the base of the frame, like around the tag area

i have found weird holes in that area before

with your taillight you want to find shorter uprights so the bracket stays behind the light in the holes that were factory stamped for the light

make sence

You can also see from the photos that if the rack is horizontal, the backrest is actually in a reclined position...and when the rack is inclined, the backrest is vertical. So it looks as if you can either have a level backrest, or a level rack but not both! I think this was the problem I was running into also

Someone musta bent the backrest then over the 30 years

congrats! glad you got some wheels again. F the MF bus!!

Good score!

awesome scoot man!!!! sucks you had to have that crappy accident though!

here are a few shots of our P200 with the rear rack for reference

and mine just to show it off Too bad my rear rack broke and needs to be welded...

dude now looking at that picture my bbq rack looks retarded haha..!!! I need to get shorter brackets I think... Im going to go and measure them right now... because my seat doesnt even close right....!!

nicky, great reference

same two rung even

mine was three rung in the middle type

Congratulations Dom. That's a killer find. Rock it!

fantastic find! winner winner chicken dinner!!

i think its time for a new profile pic 8)

ok... so my supports bars are 14in long... I guess I got the wrong ones..... where can i get the right ones..!!? Barry at SFSC? Thanks guys. I am really happy with my find... she is really a great bike.... I cant wait to get her registered and on the road.. first stop golden gate bridge vista point to get some sweet shots of her..!!

Yup - hit up Barry
about a year ago I picked up a rack from a guy on CL and was missing 1 bracket - went over to Barrys and looked through a box of rack pieces he had.

Good find on that bike - is it missing the engine cowl?

Ok cool.. and no ahha... i just had it off... everything is there... I am sooo pleased with this find... It came at the perfect time..!!

nice basic scoot .... now the project begins

dominic you seem truely stoked.............great feeling

Jim man I'm soooooo stoked I was pissed last night when it got dark because I couldn't work on it

hey dom, this is a site i want you to add to your favorites

there are others i will add later, but for now get to know this well

http://www.scooterhelp.com/

already got that one bookmarked and vespa maintenance

sweet, i was reminded that the site excepts donations, keep that in mind