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Post by Rudi on Dec 26, 2006 9:04:43 GMT
greetings, first, 17 psi is almost riding with no air. i have seen a lot of suggestions from riders to inflate the front to 17. i tried it and its almost dangerous, the vespa is not a real stable scooter, and with 17 psi front, the vespa feels like a leaf on an ocean in turns. PLUS, i sometimes ride with a friend in the back. I inflated the front to 30 and i feel way much better, the vespa that is feels much stabler. another this I found is that the front shock two helen nuts were loose..... so i tightened it and braking is much more acurate and I feel no distorted feeling while hard braking. regarding the tendency to go left, that disapeared after replacing the front bearing. but, theres still a slight head shake, when i let loose the grip. THE front tire looks good. I guess maybe the bearing nut has to be tightened a bit. i have a feeling this could help. thats the news from my Vespa for today BTW i wanted to add a photo of the vespa but the attachment limit is 1.4 kb ?! thats not enough for a smily ...
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Post by Rudi on Dec 22, 2006 6:46:12 GMT
i'll try 17 psi today, see if it helps.
thanx.
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Post by Rudi on Dec 21, 2006 21:03:10 GMT
hi there
well, today i took the vespa to the shop. they said that the bottom steering bearings were bad so they replaced them (it).
The rim is facing the correct way. I've checked.
but now, something else happens - when i let off the grip from the bars, the whole front goes left right left right , pretty rapid .
a few hours ago I did think I should check the pressure, maybe thats the problem. A few days ago I stopped at a gas station and filled the front tire to 30 psi. Can that be it?
Ive seen on some pages the correct is 17 psi but I thought it seems very low. the vespa is 200PX model 2001, and I weigh 95KG....
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Post by Rudi on Dec 19, 2006 7:29:10 GMT
peace,
I bought the vespa from a scooter shop. so before i'll return to this shop, i think ill visit other scooter shops around just to look at it and tell me what they think..
ride safe and if anybody here has another comment, ill be glad to hear
thanks rudi
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Post by Rudi on Dec 18, 2006 11:34:09 GMT
greetings,
Ive just purchased a 2001 vespa PX 200. it rides well and strait, BUT, i do feel some tendency to lean/turn left (or fall left) whenever I let go the handlebar (well, not really let go, but loosen the grip a bit).
whenever I hold the handle bars normal,i dont feel anything unusual and the vespa goes wherever I point the steering.
furthermore, im pretty sure the bearings are ok. when on the center stand the steering is smooth with no abrubtions or hard points or grinding feeling. plus, as far as i checked there is no loosening.
is this normal for a vespa?
this is my first one ever and thats why I ask. As far as my logic goes, Vespa does have an uneven distribution of weight..
thanks in advance rudi r
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