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Post by doulsy on Jul 25, 2014 22:15:28 GMT
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Post by henri on Jul 26, 2014 6:24:51 GMT
according to the listing yes ,havent used wasp performance myself but also havent heard em slagged either ,an 85 bar +postage is about average to cheap for a crank ,i normally reckon on £100 + for 1, H
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Post by sime66 on Jul 26, 2014 7:48:10 GMT
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Post by doulsy on Jul 26, 2014 8:50:08 GMT
thanks for the reply's, beedspeed are asking £160 for a standard crank, im just starting to buy in my parts for my winter project, a 1978 p200e thats lay in a back garden for 20 year.
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Post by joey on Jul 26, 2014 17:09:11 GMT
The only problem with a mazz crank is that you might get one that is absolutely bulletproof, or you may get an absolutely poo one that snaps after 150 miles (as happened to me.)
There's no happy medium, it'll either be a good one or a sh1t one.
Personally I'd never risk it again....... on some forums they're known as mazzochocolate!
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Post by doulsy on Jul 26, 2014 17:49:47 GMT
The only problem with a mazz crank is that you might get one that is absolutely bulletproof, or you may get an absolutely poo one that snaps after 150 miles (as happened to me.) There's no happy medium, it'll either be a good one or a sh1t one. Personally I'd never risk it again....... on some forums they're known as mazzochocolate! Thanks, not sure what to do next, seem to have bother with every single part i look at |
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Post by mickymidas on Jul 26, 2014 18:11:57 GMT
I'm with joey ....one I had was a sloppy fit , so got a genuine vespa one ...wasp's postage service is excellent
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Post by doulsy on Jul 26, 2014 19:09:13 GMT
I'm with joey ....one I had was a sloppy fit , so got a genuine vespa one ...wasp's postage service is excellent where do you get genuine vespa one's? |
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Post by sime66 on Jul 26, 2014 19:31:37 GMT
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Post by henri on Jul 27, 2014 6:58:15 GMT
hadnt heard the "mazzchocalate" stuff,good intel to have, whats wrong with the crank ya got anyway ,as re-building it might work out cheaper an atleast you'll be sure it will fit. from ya post ,after 20 years in a garden you'll def find surface rust on it when splitting cases ,so long as it isnt on the little end bearing surface or sealing block on crank web it can be polished off .with extreme care it dont get into big end rollers, prob for less than a new crank you could have a new conrod an big/little end bearings,an a scoot shop/machine shop press up n true the crank.
or if its a tuning project =offset crankpin an long stroke conrod =very fast scoot, sorry jus dreaming of "one-days" ,
i think most shops with speed in the name offer a crank building service ,phone around ,ya might save sum cash. H
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Post by doulsy on Jul 27, 2014 11:12:46 GMT
thanks for the help, i should have mentioned my barrel and crank was full of water, i got it turning but i have been told to replace crank, barrel and piston and i guess other bearings and seals, when i unscrewed the oil bolt there was very little oil came out but no water, i was just gonna buy a replacement engine but i would prefer to have the original engine and frame, what would you lot do?
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Post by joey on Jul 27, 2014 12:58:10 GMT
I've had a mazz crank been bulletproof for 5 years, loved it, but then I had one that snapped clean on clutch side, had massive argument with Rob Kerr of VE (but that's a different story,) and even had confirmation from a metalurgist (REME,) that it was due to metal fatigue. It lasted just over 100 miles! All I'm saying is that it's luck of the draw as to what day it was made on  |
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Post by mickymidas on Jul 27, 2014 14:15:21 GMT
In My case,I should have said , I acquired a used original vespa crank and had it re-worked by h barlow ( pro porting) to compliment the stage 4 kit I have on.....but my O/P stands the mazz crank was very sloppy....
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