[asifsalimdr]

Hey Hillram. Your yellow Wasp looks beautiful with the new outfit.
I just got myself a white Vespa Vx, and wanted to get whitewall inserts for the same. But I can't seem to find a site online to buy the inserts.
Can you help me out and show me a link to the same?

[hillram]

Originally Posted by asifsalimdr

Hey Hillram. Your yellow Wasp looks beautiful with the new outfit.
I just got myself a white Vespa Vx, and wanted to get whitewall inserts for the same. But I can't seem to find a site online to buy the inserts.
Can you help me out and show me a link to the same?

Thanks.
You can reach out to : Darryl Menezes , dxmenezes@yahoo.co.uk
He will help you with the whitewall inserts.
Best Wishes.

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by anilkumar

Hello Hillram
i wanted to Upgrade my sister's Access to Vespa
my main concern is how will the centrally mounted engine behave in a city like Bangalore which has lot of potholes
and also when i drove the vehicle i loved the suspension is it the same even after an year ?
how about the mileage ?
can i know how many kms your yellow wasp has munched till now ?

Did you get the Vespa for your sister?

I would say Dio or so with combi brakes is safer and also I felt Vespa's seat to be taller .

[creative420]

I guess I've asked this earlier on this thread but it went unanswered. All the Vespa riders, where can I find the recommended 'Tire pressure' in the manual? I tried looking for it, found it nowhere. What would be the ideal pressure for a almost 6ft tall guy and 95 kgs? I don't usually have a pillion rider. And my daily commute on Vespa is 40kms.

OT: What sort of mileage are you guys getting?

[FINTAIL]

Originally Posted by creative420

I guess I've asked this earlier on this thread but it went unanswered. All the Vespa riders, where can I find the recommended 'Tire pressure' in the manual? I tried looking for it, found it nowhere. What would be the ideal pressure for a almost 6ft tall guy and 95 kgs? I don't usually have a pillion rider. And my daily commute on Vespa is 40kms.

OT: What sort of mileage are you guys getting?

On my VX125, I maintain pressures of ~28PSI in the front, & ~32 in the rear. Should suffice. The manual quotes similar values, I believe.

Regards to mileage, I get ~47 KMPL, on an approximate calculation. Has improved after the second service, to ~53KMPL @ 2600 KMS.

Cheers!

[hillram]

Im getting an FE of 45kmpl after some 7 servicing sessions, which does not make me happy.

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by hillram

Im getting an FE of 45kmpl after some 7 servicing sessions, which does not make me happy.

Thats great! You stick to 40-50 on speedo or go beyond that?

My first service was 263Rs. Currently odo is around 1200Kms.
I tried to fill up the tank and that exercise failed since unlike other bikes, theres overflow after a certain mark. A spectator at fuel station show me this while we were busy trying to fill up till brim

[hillram]

Originally Posted by jkdas

Thats great! You stick to 40-50 on speedo or go beyond that?

My first service was 263Rs. Currently odo is around 1200Kms.
I tried to fill up the tank and that exercise failed since unlike other bikes, theres overflow after a certain mark. A spectator at fuel station show me this while we were busy trying to fill up till brim

I stick to 50-60 on speedo.
Never fill Vespa LX to the brim, it overflows badly.I burnt my fingers twice and now wait for the fuel low mark and tank up 5 litres at a time.
Once the petrol bunk chap was amazed when i asked him to fill 6 litres at a stretch .

[kaushik51094]

Originally Posted by creative420

where can I find the recommended 'Tire pressure' in the manual? What would be the ideal pressure for a almost 6ft tall guy and 95 kgs?

OT: What sort of mileage are you guys getting?

Well, in the LX manual, the tire pressure is mentioned in page 7, so am not sure about the VX manual. It's under know your vespa -> technical specification -> tyre -> tyre pressure. For the LX, the recommended tyre pressure as per the manual is 20 psi (front) ; 26 psi (rear - solo) ; 32 psi (rear - dual). I maintain a constant 22 for the front and 30 for the rear and i ride mostly solo. I'm 5'5" tall and 45 kgs in weight . For recommended tyre pressure as per your weight, i think you should ask your service advisor only. And, the mileage i'm getting is close to 52kmpl (did this at the service center with 100ml quantity petrol, got 5.2kms for that quantity.) And, i'm not someone who rides at 45-55, I have literally ripped off the scooter at highways (where i usually ride) often touching it's top speed. guess, i'm lucky to extract this mileage

[creative420]

Originally Posted by FINTAIL

On my VX125, I maintain pressures of ~28PSI in the front, & ~32 in the rear. Should suffice. The manual quotes similar values, I believe.

Regards to mileage, I get ~47 KMPL, on an approximate calculation. Has improved after the second service, to ~53KMPL @ 2600 KMS.

Cheers!

53 KMPL. You sir, are a very fortunate person.

Originally Posted by hillram

Im getting an FE of 45kmpl after some 7 servicing sessions, which does not make me happy.

Maybe you'll feel happy after hearing mine: 32 KMPL.
But my home-office-home route is pathetic with crazy traffic (Frazer town to Whitefield in Bangalore). I have to do some off-roading on this beauty (and I don't like it a bit) to cut down on my travelling time.

Originally Posted by kaushik51094

Well, in the LX manual, the tire pressure is mentioned in page 7, so am not sure about the VX manual. It's under know your vespa -> technical specification -> tyre -> tyre pressure. For the LX, the recommended tyre pressure as per the manual is 20 psi (front) ; 26 psi (rear - solo) ; 32 psi (rear - dual). I maintain a constant 22 for the front and 30 for the rear and i ride mostly solo. I'm 5'5" tall and 45 kgs in weight . For recommended tyre pressure as per your weight, i think you should ask your service advisor only. And, the mileage i'm getting is close to 52kmpl (did this at the service center with 100ml quantity petrol, got 5.2kms for that quantity.) And, i'm not someone who rides at 45-55, I have literally ripped off the scooter at highways (where i usually ride) often touching it's top speed. guess, i'm lucky to extract this mileage

Thanks bud.
Even I've got the LX model. And dude, eat more. Gain some weight! I'm surprised you don't get beyond ARAI sugested mileage, given you're so underweight!

And luckily, enough for me, today morning there was this another guy with almost similar built who suggest me to keep the tire pressure of Front-28 and Rear-32. Guess this is what I'll stick to now, and get my mileage up!

[kaushik51094]

Originally Posted by creative420

And dude, eat more. Gain some weight! I'm surprised you don't get beyond ARAI sugested mileage, given you're so underweight!

i know. Thanks for this advice, but, you don't know how much i eat. I hog a lot actually, even my friends are surprised seeing me eat so much, yet i gain not much weight. Even protein intake doesn't seem to have much effect on me! BTW, sorry for going off topic.

[vijay_k]

Has anybody tried installing a better set of horns on the Vespa? The OE once are pathetic and never helps in Bangalore.

Also is it possible to fit a Hella Red Trumpet Horn?

Vijay

[kn09]

Has anybody tried installing a better set of horns on the Vespa? The OE once are pathetic and never helps in Bangalore.

Also is it possible to fit a Hella Red Trumpet Horn?

Vijay

Yes,It is possible to fix aftermarket horns which sounds like the ones on the RE.
Hella Red trumpet horn can be fixed with necessary modifications on the bracket.

Thanks&Regards
KN

[kn09]

Recently i did an experiment on my vespa and it turned out to be great,let the pictures do the talking.

The whole paint work was DIY and used 6 cans of bosny flat black,one can of red and 4 cans of grey primer.

[kaushik51094]

Originally Posted by kn09

Recently i did an experiment on my vespa and it turned out to be great,let the pictures do the talking.

The whole paint work was DIY and used 6 cans of bosny flat black,one can of red and 4 cans of grey primer.

Woah! That's awesome. Matte black looks amazing and it's a DIY? Looks as good as factory finish i must say. Please post the DIY soon Amazing job!