Scooterhelp.com - What's New (2004)

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12.12.04 - (maybe the last update for 2004)

Scooterhelp.com has been upgraded to a 100GB transfer bandwidth in an effort to stop it going down by the end of the month.
Pictures of a Lambretta J50 Special have been added to the J50 model page.
I found a Jet Board board manual and have posted the Jet Board engine manual as well, which can now be downloaded.
An older large frame Vespa clutch removal page has been added.
Pages on bearing removal and installation have been added for older Vespa large frame rear wheel bearings and main bearings.
A page on rebuilding & testing the older type oil mixer for large frame bikes has been added.

11.20.04

Another Jet Board has been added to the registry and the Jet Board home page has been updated with images of eight boards in great condition, found together in Lake Havasu, AZ.
A picture of a MotoVespa 125S has been added.
A page on how to install old style legshield badges (emblems) has been added.
Pictures of Vespa 150 Super (VBC) casings have been added to the casings page.
Pictures of a Vespa 150 Super (VBC) crank have been added to the cranks page.
A small frame cut crank has been added to the Vespa cranks page in the tuning section (at the bottom).
The Pre P-Series motor pages have been updated with new pages on how to replace the flywheel side oil seal and clutch side oil seal.
A Vespa 98 parts manual has been added. Cool to see how the first production Vespa was put together.

10.22.04

Pictures of an Allstate VMA "Blue Badge" have been added to the scooter page thanks to an email.
Nice pictures of a VN2T, VM1T, and a V33T have been added to the model pages thanks to an email.
A 1955 MotoVespa 125cc owner's manual has been added thanks to an email.
A TV175 Series I service book has been added thanks to an email.

10.04.04

A 22/68 primary drive was added to the Vespa gear calculator page.
The Jet Board owner registry page has been updated. A few more boards have been added.
A Zirri gearbox with a shorter 4th gear has been added to the Vespa small frame gear calculator.
Many new advertisements and postcards have been added to the Lambretta literature page thanks to an email.
An owner's manual for a Vespa P125 ETS (in Italian) has been added thanks to an email.
An owner's manual for a Vespa 125 & 150 Super has been added thanks to an email.

08.21.04

The.Vespa gear calculator has been upated to include a new 37 tooth 4th gear for P200 gearboxes soon to be available from Harry Barlow at Pro Porting in the UK.
A wiring diagram for a 180 Super Sport with a battery has been added.
A tail light from a Vespa VM1T has been added to the parts pages (scroll down)

07.24.04

A site search engine has been added to search scooterhelp.com. Currently it is linked to most pages by clicking in the "scooterhelp" banner but some pages are missing the link. A more obvious button will go up soon...
A Vespa Primavera (VMA2T) stator plate has been added to the stator plate page.
A Vespa 100 Sport flywheel has been added to the flywheel page.
The Polini 130 install page has been completed.
A small frame Polini exhaust installation page has been added.
A 1970s steering lock removal and replacement page has been added.
A P125X & P200E owner's manual has been added.
Some great images of a Lambretta LD150 Mark III were sent to me from Argentina so I added them to the model page
Oh.....and I'm getting married!!

06.16.04

More pictures of the Serveta Jet 200 have been added to the Jet 200 page thanks to an email.
A page on replacing a small frame shift cross has been added to the small frame engine pages.
A page on differences in ACMA scooter models has been added and linked to all the ACMA pages.
The Vespa 98 wiring diagram has been updated with correct color wires thanks to an email from Italy.

05.18.04

Sorry it's been a while - I had to study for some professional exams I had to take.
A funny Coke ad has been added to the Lambretta advertisement page thanks to an email.
A Lambretta piston installation page has been added.
A flywheel identification page has been added.
Many Douglas service manuals have been added including the GL2 service manual, the 42L2 & 92L2 service manual, and the 152L2 service manual.
A Lambretta Vega J50 owner's manual has been added (sorry but only in Italian).

04.27.04

The site has been down the last few days. Apparently I reached my bandwidth limit. The bandwidth has been increased so it should be back up. I have also added a donations page to help with the cost of maintaining the site. I'll never add adverts or charge for the site, but if you would like to help out with a donation of any amount please visit the donations page. Thanks! .

04.10.04

03.27.04

A small frame Malossi 133 kit page has been added to the tuning section.
A small frame Polini 130 kit porting instruction page has been added to the tuning section.
A 100/90 tires has been added to the Lambretta gearing calculator.
All the Vespa barrel kits in the tuning section now have timing, bore, stroke, compression, and recommended main jet specifications from the manufacturers.
The Lambretta flywheel side bearing and oil seal installation page has been updated to cover GP bikes and the LI/SX/TV bikes.
The Lambretta flywheel side bearing and oil seal installation page has also been updated to show how to install the crank bearing race.

03.01.04

I am moving house and so email responses and updates may be postponed until everything is set up in the new place....

02.21.04

More Lambretta advertising scans have been added to the Lambretta literature page thanks to an email from Blake Hamilton.
More Jet Boards like this one have been sent in with serial numbers. Now the list is up to 23 known boards.

02.13.04

01.24.04

A Malossi 166 kit page has been added to the tuning section.
An addition to the Cento Lambretta parts book has been added thanks to an email.
An engine casing page has been added to the parts pages.
The small frame crank page has been updated with inlet duration degrees for 2 more cranks.

01.11.04

An overhaul for the cush drive of a large frame Vespa has been added to the engine section.
A large frame Vespa clutch overhaul page has been added.
Info has been added to the Douglas Vespa Sportique page thanks to an email.
The ACMA 125N page has been updated with a picture thanks to an email.
The small frame crank page has been corrected showing 4 types of cranks due to an email from Chris Morris. Now it shows the early Vespa 90 crankshaft as well as the more recent cranks used from the later 90 to the PK range.
An Allstate 788.94370 manual has been added to the manuals section.

01.07.04

The Lambretta five plate clutch installation page has been added revised as there was a big mistake in the installation of the plates. Thanks to an email it is now corrected.