Before restoration 2007
time to take her apart
frame ready for shotblasting
all parts ready for shotblaster
& the fat panels
blasted & primed
making sure the runner strips fit before painting
frame painted, ready to add some parts
back light & loom in place
legshield sorted & toolbox on
rear light ired up & rally badge on
engine dismantled due to cush drive springs needing replacing even though I only just had the engine rebuilt, if a jobs worth doing do it yourself!!!
back together again, nearly
crest & decals applied to mudguard
cables all in place & centre mat on
forks,hubs & fork link painted
getting there
forks rebuit & headset on
tatty seat before recovering
after i recovered it
need to line up headset, mudguard decals removed, will add at the end of restoration when better set arrives
engine in, runner strips riveted on, rear brake pedal addded
nearly there
all finished, up& running
Pitone exhaust but will change for a chrome Pinasco soon
Vespa Rally 200 with a Pinasco 215cc kit
12 volt lights, what a difference!
Vespa Rally 200, a thing of beauty
just need to add steering lock cover
Thanks to Paul Stevens for helping with the running strips, Roger Green for helping with the headset cables & loom & Colin Judd for the excellent paint job! cheers guys Going in to Reedspeed for a dyno test soon!
After restoration at my sister-in-law's house in Margate just before leaving for the Polder Rally August 2008
Broken crank after Belgium trip!
Had it all sorted whitin a couple of hours
engine stripped down to nothing, running like a dream now
