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AmeriVespa 2009 - Save The Date!

Jesse K — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:49:22 GMT

It's official! Mark your calendars for the AmeriVespa 2009 Rally! Thursday July 2nd to Sunday July 5th Los Gatos, California Rides! Gymkhana! Music! BBQ! Show

front damper help

THOMAS KELLEY — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:57:47 GMT

I would install a "thin" flat washer bout same OD as the bushing.Hold it all to gether with a lock nut and maybe some locktite forextra insurance - We cannot

front damper help

andrew — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:29:13 GMT

I've got a 64 Allstate that had an Atlanta shop installed 10" front fork. This week the front damper came apart -- the damper body shifted off lower rubber

Re: Replacing glove box lock

me — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:57:19 GMT

on my GL i found the problem not to be the lock but the door it looked flush but i was able to bend it down slightly along the fold and it fit. im not sure if

Replacing glove box lock

Owen B. Mehegan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:56:18 GMT

My Rally (like most old scooters, from what I hear) didn't come with keys for its steering or glove box locks. No problem: I bought a new set of both. Last

Re: Improving the brakes on my Rally

Owen B. Mehegan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:48:14 GMT

Thanks for the braking tips guys. I went out for a longer ride last night on some of San Francisco's steeper hills, and focussed on using the back brake

Re: Improving the brakes on my Rally

scott spaeth — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:45:42 GMT

You've never ridden a GS150/VBB/Rally then have you? Try THAT for yourself. I know the conventional wisdom, and agree with it on anything remotely normal, but

Three Mile Island Scooter Club presents Halloween Parade Mechanicsbu

Svend — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:26:51 GMT

Three Mile Island Scooter Club presents Halloween Parade Mechanicsburg 2008 What: Mechanicsburg Halloween '08 with Dinner afterwards! When: Oct 14th 2008

Re: Improving the brakes on my Rally

Barry — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:22:48 GMT

Hello Motorcycle Roadcraft the bible of advanced motorcycling in the UK lumps all two wheelers togther the majority braking effort is on the front and only

Re: Improving the brakes on my Rally

Barry — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:22:17 GMT

Hello Motorcycle Roadcraft the bible of advanced motorcycling in the UK lumps all two wheelers togther the majority braking effort is on the front and only

Re: Improving the brakes on my Rally

Den — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:04:36 GMT

... rules you hear about brakes for motorcycles do not apply to us.<<< When you are stopping quickly in a straight line the momentum of the bike is moving

drive belt

Thomas Kelley — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:41:14 GMT

Does a Vespa or Lanbretta use a Gates POWERLINK # 669 18.1 belt? I just bought one that size and it was $36.80 + S/H $6.00 .Looking for a loweer price some

Re: Improving the brakes on my Rally

scott spaeth — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:44:16 GMT

The Rally front brake is a terrible design. Cable operated drum brakes are bad to begin with, but the Rally design accentuates the compression of the front

Re: Improving the brakes on my Rally

Barry — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:17:52 GMT

Hello First take of the brake drum and check the condition of the shoes, the drum liner should be smooth and round and clean out all the dust using a wet

Improving the brakes on my Rally

Owen B. Mehegan — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:26:05 GMT

I recently bought my first Vespa, a 1976 Rally 200 : ) It's in good running condition and I'm starting to learn to ride it, it's been lots of fun so far. One