1980 vespa p125x front brake light switch

[tytus]

Hi,
In my vespa P125X 1980 the brake light doesn't work when i use the front brake lever

Where is the front brake light switch?

[jedihunter]

Not sure if that scoot has a front brake switch, if it does, it should be under the headset top, inline with the front brake cable

[mijapxman]

Tytus, where are you from? UK PX's of that age didn't have a front brake light switch.😉

None  that I have seen.😉 ( he says,  remembering getting schooled on points P200's and trying to  cover his back! Lol ).



Ride safe

Jim☺

[tytus]

The vespa is Douglas

[mijapxman]

Douglas is a nice name for your scoot! I prefer to call mine by a girls name as

I think of my scoots as feminine, so mines called Bessy!😂😉 J

[tytus]

Douglas is company name

[mijapxman]

Tytus, are you a new member?

[tytus]

Yes, since 30 minutes

[mijapxman]

Maybe better to introduce yourself in the " Introduce yourself & your scoot " thread.😉☺ J

[henri]

1980 px wont have a brake light switch on the front brake .not needed by law before 83 .there are a few usa/german spec scoots that were imported by piaggio into uk that had a switch .its in-line with cable an sits under the headset top over the throttle tube .
have you been told you should have one ,by a mot guy or another scooterist .is the scoot still on drum brakes or is it converted to disc .drum models got a switch in 1984 , on discs the switch is on lever/master cylinder .H

[mijapxman]

I thought the guy was having a laugh, or it was one of my mates taking the p*sh, lol, using that name,not introducing himself, them blasting right in with a

question!( lol).

All my answers were just me trying to take the mick back, 2 scoots called Douglas and Bessy!

as Jim Royal would say "My Arse " 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[henri]

its not unusual (as tom jones wud say) for new members to fire in with a question 1st post.its the reason they turn up here ,was same for me .i only take exception to the 1st n only post being a for sale one ,usually overpriced an described as "rare,original,italian,once farted on by the "weller" ,etc. they annoy . H

[mijapxman]

Henri, I honestly thought it could be some of my mates!, they have been threatening!😉 to "get" me on here for a wee while. Lol😀.

Tytus, sorry for hijacking your thread,still waiting on your introducing yourself, tho.😉

Jim

[sime66]

Vespa model characteristics at any given date aside, from the horses mouth is the only reliable source if you’re dealing with MOT requirements (.gov.uk):

www.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/documents/manuals/m1s01000301.htm

Statutory guidance MOT inspection manual: class 1 and 2 vehicles:

“Machines first used before 1 April 1986 must have a stop lamp that operates from at least one brake control.

Machines first used on or after 1 April 1986 must have a stop lamp that operates from both brake controls.

However, a small number of machines first used from this date were approved with the stop lamp operated by only one control. A machine should only be failed if you are certain that it was originally manufactured to operate from both controls”.

My frame is 1984 – no front brake switch, and never a problem, for what it’s worth.

[mijapxman]

And for what it's worth from me, my MOT man a few years ago, tried to make me fit a front brake light switch to a motorcyle I once owned, it was reg 1983. I told him about the "1986" rule and his reply was " I'm the qualified MOT tester and I' m telling you, you need a front brake light fitted and working!".
I just took the bike somewhere else and got the MOT, no brother😀😉.

Jim😉

[citydaz]

good advice is to challenge the MOT tester and always ask for them to show the you the regulations. My Lambretta nearly failed the mot because it didnt have a lockable seat! The criteria is actually that the seat must be "secure". Since it is bolted to the frame I argued that this made it quite secure. He didnt say much after that and gave me the MOT.