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Bought a 2006 GT200. How much is plastic body parts and what is metal?
When did Vespa start using plastic in the panels?
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Re: GT200 how much plastic
oldfart1 wrote:
Bought a 2006 GT200. How much is plastic body parts and what is metal?
I have one of those
The panels under the cowls ("engine covers") are plastic and so are the floorboards
I don't think those parts were ever made of metal on the GT

Basically everything they bolt onto the frame is plastic,
except for the knee shield

It's a good thing--those parts can't rust
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1969: Vespa 50, plastic little storage bucket under seat

1978: P125x and P200e Plastic Headset top, horn cover, plastic rear bumper

1983: PK50 Plastic Headset top, horn cover, plastic glove box, plastic seat base

1985: Vespa T5 Plastic Headset top and bottom, horn cover, rear bumper, tray on glove box, lower spoiler, seat

1986: COSA Plastic Headset top/bottom, plastic glove box and door, seat, under seat storage liner, plastic floorboard bottom, front fender, rear frame section and plastic air box, plastic fuel tank

1996 1st modern Vespa ET4 and ET2: Plastic headset front and rear, plastic chrome headlight trim, horn cover, glove box and door, floor board, rear fender, under seat bucket, seat base, left and right lower cowl skirts, spark plug access door, front fenders, fuel tank, plastic knee pad covers.

And the rest of the modern Vespa's have been build in a similar fashion to the ET4.
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WOW! Thanks for the info....so the day's of the Vespa lasting for ever, are over. Plastic dings and dents are difficult to repair. It's the old disposable world that we live in, eh?
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WOW! Thanks for the info....so the day's of the Vespa lasting for ever, are over. Plastic dings and dents are difficult to repair. It's the old disposable world that we live in, eh?
Not necessarily. Plastic doesn't rust and replacement panels can often be purchased in the correct color.

On the other hand, while steel is nice, repairing a bent up Vespa usually results in the bike being totaled out, since repairs are labor intensive and often exceed the book value of the scooter.
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Very true, a vintage Vespa with a banged up frame could take 20-80 hours of body work to pound it into shape.

A vintage Vespa takes 10+ hors to build up with an assembled engine.

A modern Vespa takes 4-6 hours to do the same.
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1969: Vespa 50, plastic little storage bucket under seat

1978: P125x and P200e Plastic Headset top, horn cover, plastic rear bumper

1983: PK50 Plastic Headset top, horn cover, plastic glove box, plastic seat base

1985: Vespa T5 Plastic Headset top and bottom, horn cover, rear bumper, tray on glove box, lower spoiler, seat

1986: COSA Plastic Headset top/bottom, plastic glove box and door, seat, under seat storage liner, plastic floorboard bottom, front fender, rear frame section and plastic air box, plastic fuel tank

1996 1st modern Vespa ET4 and ET2: Plastic headset front and rear, plastic chrome headlight trim, horn cover, glove box and door, floor board, rear fender, under seat bucket, seat base, left and right lower cowl skirts, spark plug access door, front fenders, fuel tank, plastic knee pad covers.

And the rest of the modern Vespa's have been build in a similar fashion to the ET4.
Excellent list!

(but you left out the Sfera. )
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