P200E Engine Project  By  Kaveman (Read 3,784 times)

One more quick note : the 2 cycle Vespa's and Stella 2T's (made by LML in India) don't have a twist and go transmission like the Chinese scooters have . The original Vespa scooters in the late 50's initially had a 3 speed manual transmission. Piaggio later went to a 4 speed manual transmission that was carried into the PX and later on the LML made Stella 2t's.There are no belts or weights in the transmssion like the chinese scoots have . Everything is gear ratios . It took me close to 2 months just to get used to the shifting patern that my Stella 2T has . What was my rear brake lever on my old Roketa is now the clutch and the shifting is done with the left wrist. The rear brake is now on the right floorboard. One last note : (My opinion )The Vespa and LML parts quality are far more superior than what the chinese scoots have. They last much longer !! will c.

This is my first posting here in a very long time. So here is an update on my project. The engine has been running relatively well since being built. The cylinder head had to be replaced 2 seasons ago. Last spring I decided to try a Cosa type clutch. This type of clutch was an upgrade from the standard clutch basket and has 8 smaller springs but uses similar cork clutch plates. Using the stock clutch was getting to be a bit of a pain when riding about Boise. Having had 2 standard type clutches in row come apart inside the clutch area, I decided after digging on the issue online that I needed something that would be a bit more rigid and durable. The outer edges on the standard clutch baskets I was using that held the retaining circlip were opening out,causing the clutch to come apart. This was most likely due to the high centrifugal forces during high speed operation @ 50+mph. The cosa type clutches are built a bit differently but interchangeable with the large frame clutch's I had previously been using. After getting it installed I noticed a huge difference concerning the clutch. The clutch is actually a bit easier to activate and less tiring to use compared to the stock 7 spring clutch I previously used. Also I don't have to use the old castle type nut that bolts the clutch to the crankshaft. The cosa clutch uses a flange type nut instead that uses a standard metric socket instead of a special tool to tighten or remove the castle nut commonly used on the older vespa scooters. One less special tool to pack around in my scooters glove box. The scooters frame now has 11,000 + miles on the odometer . Not a pretty as she was when I got her but still putting along with maintenance when needed. What I am hoping with the cosa clutch I am now using is that I won't have to replace the clutch cable as much like I used to with the older style clutch I was using.They were snapping every so often due to the high tension on them. There is less tension on the cable now with the cosa installed. More as thing scoot along. willc. One other note : The cats still run the house!