Modern Vespa

Yeah go ahead and laugh at me..!!!! I striped my god damn headset bolt trying to put my drops in..!!! ... This blows so much.. well the gf once again gets her way and i have to spend time with her haha... Can i get a headset bolt from Ace hardware ya think? Also these drops are alot harder then I thought they would be to put in

So i got a new bolt and nut and put it through the headset and tightened the hell out of it... and If i put my legs between the front wheel i can move the headset slightly... what could be the cause of this!!?

Wrong hardware. Did you get one from the hardware store or the stock tapered one?

the one from the hardware store looked EXACTLY as the one I bought..!!? from ace hardware

I'm not sure I understand what this means, but the proper headset pinch bolt is not available from a hardware store. It has a very specific shape, which is probably why you're feeling the play.

It might work OK for a while, or it might force you to torque down on it so much that you end up cracking the collar of your headset which wouldn't be recoverable.

I'd be heading over to your local scooter shop (or finding someone who has a spare) to get the proper bolt asap.

Yeah your headset bolt should look like this:



If it doesn't chances are someone at some point swapped it out with whatever they had.

Exactly. It will work in a pinch but will either require breaking your headset, or it will fail and slip when you need it most meaning your bars will be facing one way and your tire the other.

Someone screwed me!!!!!!! Hence the reason why I have had play in my headset since day one... Nothing major but if u put some strength in it you could twist it... Could this also be the reason for front end wobble!?

Always use the proper bolts. Bolts from hardware stores are not hardened. This could cause big time troubles.