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VESPA 50 SPECIAL 1978 - 1983 
EXTERNAL FEATURES
RECTANGULAR HEADLAMP AND SPEEDO
DETACHABLE HORN COVER
SMALL PANEL DOOR ONLY ON RIGHT SIDE, 300 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
BORE - 38.4mm, STROKE - 43mm, Carb Size 16/16 
CAN BE INCREASED TO 125/135cc BY CHANGING THE CRANKSHAFT, CYLINDER/PISTON/HEAD, HEAD COWLING, CYLINDER HOLDING STUDS, PRIMARY GEARING and EXHAUST.

6v AC UNREGULATED POWER. POINTS IGNITION

VESPA 90 AND VESPA 100 1964 - 1978
EXTERNAL FEATURES
ROUND 105mm HEADLAMP AND SMALL ROUND SPEEDO
THE HORN COVER IS A PART OF THE FRAME
SMALL PANEL DOOR ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, 300 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
THE CRANKSHAFT ON THE EARLY V90 HAD A SMALL END BRASS BUSH INSTEAD OF A SMALL END BEARING, MAKING THE PISTON NOT INTERCHANGABLE WITH THE LATER TYPE UNLESS THE CRANKSHAFT WAS ALSO CHANGED.

BORE - V90 47mm, V100 49mm, STROKE - BOTH HAVE A 51mm STROKE
 
Carb Size: V90 16/16 - V100 19/19

6v AC UNREGULATED POWER. POINTS IGNITION

100 SPORT 1976 - 1982 
EXTERNAL FEATURES
AS VESPA 100 BUT IGNITION SWITCH ON THE HANDLEBARS
DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS, 115mm ROUND HEADLAMP,
SMALL PANEL DOOR ON BOTH SIDES, 300 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
AS VESPA 100 BUT A USA SPECIFICATION MACHINE WITH A DAYTIME HEADLAMP THAT
CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. 12v DC POWERING SIDE LIGHTS, INDICATORS, HORN AND BRAKE LIGHT, 12v AC REGULATED POWER USED FOR THE HEADLAMP ONLY. POINTS IGNITION , 8mm EXHAUST STUDS.

PRIMAVERA 1966 - 1978
EXTERNAL FEATURES
AS ABOVE BUT WITH A ROUND 115mm HEADLAMP AND EYE SHAPED SPEEDO, 300 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
BORE - 55mm - STROKE 51mm
 
CARB SIZE: 19/19

6v AC UNREGULATED POWER. POINTS IGNITION

PK50S, PK50ES, PK80, PK100, PK125S 1982 - 1987
EXTERNAL FEATURES
TWO PIECE HANDLEBARS WITH ROUND H/LAMP AND SPEEDO
STEERING + IGNITION LOCK IN ONE ON THE STEERING COLUMN
INSIDE LEGSHIELD TOOLBOX
DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS (NO INDICATORS ON THE PK100)
SMALL PANEL DOOR ON BOTH SIDES SECURED BY LOCKS ABOVE EACH DOOR .
PK FRAMES HAVE AN INDENTATION IN THE FRAME UNDER BODY CLOSE TO THE STAND FOR EXHAUST CLEARANCE.
SPARE WHEEL CARRYING FACILITY UNDER L/H PANEL ,
300 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
 
THE PK ENGINE IS BASICALLY AN ELECTRONIC 12V VERSION OF THE V50/V90/V100/PRIM ENGINE.

BORE - PK50S+ES 38.4mm, PK100 49mm, PK125S+ES 55mm
STROKE - PK50 43mm, ALL OTHER PK MODELS 51mm
SAME CRANKSHAFT TAPER AS THE V50/PRIM.

SAME GEARING.
 
THE PK50S WAS RESTRICTED TO 30 MPH BY A 16/10 CARB.

IF CHANGING ENGINE FOR OLDER STYLE V50/PRIM: THE PK CARBURETTOR INLET MANIFOLD HAS TO BE RETAINED BECAUSE IT POINTS APPROX 1" OVER TO THE LEFT MORE THAN THE V50/PRIM.
PK50S + PK125S USES 12v AC REGULATED LIGHTING.
PK100 USES 6v AC UNREGULATED POWER, AND HAS NO INDICATORS,
PK50ES + PK125ES USES 12v DC POWER FOR ELECTRIC STARTER, HORN, INDICATORS AND BRAKE LIGHT AND USE 12v AC POWER FOR HEADLIGHTS.
ELECTRONIC IGNITION.
PK80s 1982 - 86
EXTERNAL FEATURES
AS PKs, 300 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES AS PKs - PRIMAVERA CRANKSHAFT - 44.5 BORE SIZE WITH DYKES TOP RING, CAN BE REBORED TO V90 OR V100 PISTONS - NO THIRD PORT. BARREL HELD DOWN LIKE THE V50 WITH 4 SHORT STUDS.  19/19 CARB. PK125 EXHAUST ELBOW WITH 6mm STUDS. 


PK50 / 125 AUTOMATICA 1983 - 84
EXTERNAL FEATURES
BODY WORK, FRONT FORKS AND HUBS THE SAME AS PKXL - PKs VERSIONS WHERE ALSO PRODUCED. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES OPERATED AT THE HANDLEBARS. ELECTRIC START ENGINE, PULL IN THE BRAKE LEVER AND PRESS BUTTON TO START. 
300 X 10 WHEELS.
INTERNAL FEATURES
ENGINE UNIQUE TO THE AUTOMATICA - SPECIAL PLURAMATIC EXHAUST with V50/PRIM TYPE EXHAUST ELBOW. SEVEN ELECTRICAL WIRES FROM THE STATOR PLATE, DUCATI CDi, KICKSTART DIFFERENT.

PK125 ETS 1985 - 1987 
EXTERNAL FEATURES
PK (ETS) FRAME, PKXL HORNCOVER, PKXL INSIDE LEGSHIELD TOOLBOX, PKXL SPEEDO, SAME HEADLIGHT AS PK MODELS BUT HAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT UNIQUE SHAPED HANDLEBAR TOP COVER. PX FRONT INDICATOR UNITS AND UNIQUE ETS REAR INDICATOR UNITS, ET3 REAR LIGHT UNIT, PK125 FRONT FORKS, SIDE PANELS HAVE INDIVIDUAL LOCKS, HAS SPORTY LOOK AND UNIQUE CIGAR SHAPED EXHAUST THAT FITS ON L/H/S WHICH MEANS YOU COULD NOT FIT A SPARE WHEEL UNDER THE L/H SIDE PANEL. ALSO HAS SMALL HORN GRILLE CUT INTO THE LEGSHIELD TO THE RIGHT OF THE HORN CASTING.
300 X 10 WHEELS.
INTERNAL FEATURES
Same as PK125XL Engine, BORE 55mm, STROKE 51mm, Clamp on 20mm Carb (with 78 main jet ), Electronic Ignition 12V AC Regulated Power.

PK50XL, PK100XL, PK125XL 1987 - 1993
EXTERNAL FEATURES
AS PK/S ABOVE BUT WITH A FUEL GAUGE IN THE SPEEDO, FLOOR MATS AND PLASTIC COLOUR MATCHED SEAT BASE AND REAR LOWER BODYWORK PROTECTION. PANEL DOORS RELEASED BY
CABLE OPERATED PANEL LOCKS UNDER THE SEAT. 300 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
CARBURETTOR INLET MANIFOLD IS HELD ONTO THE ENGINE BY 3 STUDS WHERE AS ALL THE OTHER SMALL FRAME VESPA'S HAVE TWO.
USES PX FLYWHEEL SIDE NEEDLE BEARING AND OILSEAL.
LARGER TAPER ON THE CRANKSHAFT
AS ABOVE USING 12v AC REGULATED POWER, ELECTRONIC IGNITION
(PK50XL NOW SUPERSEDED BY PK50 - FL2 CALL FOR DETAILS)

 
PK50XL NEW LINE ( RUSH) FL2 1993>
EXTERNAL FEATURES
IDENTIFIED BY THE INSIDE LEGSHIELD TOOLBOX BEING FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF THE LEGSHIELD. THE ON/OFF/LOCK IGNITION ASSEMBLY IS POSITIONED DIFFERENTLY TO THE PKXL/PKs. THE HEADSET, TOOLBOX, FRONT MUDGAURD, LEVERS, SWITCHES ARE DIFFERENT TO THE PKXL/PKs. CHOKE LEVER IS SITUATED ON THE HANDLEBARS. INDICATOR LENSES ARE THE SAME AS PKXL. SINGLE GEAR CABLE, TWO PIECE FRONT BRAKE CABLE WITH F/B LIGHT SWITCH FITTED. 300 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
CARBURETTOR 16/15 ( Main jet 65 ). SINGLE GEAR CABLE. ENGINE AS PKXL WITH NEW STYLE CLUTCH AND PLUNGER ASSEMBLY. PK 50 EXHAUST
P125X, PX125E, P150X, P200E, PX200E 1978 - 1984
EXTERNAL FEATURES
IGNITION SWITCH IN TOP HANDLEBARS
LARGE FULLY DETACHABLE SIDE PANELS HELD IN PLACE BY FRONT EXTERNAL HANDLES.
DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS
SPARE WHEEL CARRIER UNDER L/H PANEL
SOME LATER PX-E MODELS HAD OIL INJECTION and 20mm front wheel axle
(KNOWN AS PRE EFL MODELS) 350 x 10 wheels.
INTERNAL FEATURES
BORE - P125X 52.5mm, P150X 57.8mm, P200E 66.5mm
STROKE - ALL MODELS 57mm
12v AC REGULATED POWER IS USED ON ALL PX/PE MODELS
P125X, P150X USE POINTS IGNITION
PX125E, P200E AND PX200E USE ELECTRONIC IGNITION

PX125E-EFL, PX200E-EFL 1984 - 1999
EXTERNAL FEATURES
AS THE PX/PE ABOVE BUT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVED AND INTEGRATED WITH THE STEERING LOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN, FUEL GAUGE IN THE SPEEDO
ALL EFL MODELS ARE OIL INJECTION TYPE . 350 x 10 wheels
THE SIDE PANELS ARE CLAMPED IN PLACE WITH HANDLES UNDER THE SEAT.
INTERNAL FEATURES
AS THE PX/PE ABOVE BUT ALL MODELS ELECTRONIC IGNITION
SOME LATER MACHINES MAY HAVE ELECTRIC START AND COSA CLUTCH 
PX125 DISC, PX200 DISC 1999 - 2000 >



EXTERNAL FEATURES


ALSO KNOWN AS THE "MY" MODEL
AS THE PX EFL ABOVE BUT THEY HAVE A FRONT DISC BRAKE FITTED WITH STAR SHAPED FRONT HUB.SUMMER YEAR 2000 ONWARDS VERSIONS HAVE HALOGEN HEADLAMP, CHROME FITTINGS AND VINTAGE STYLE SPEEDO
NEW STYLE SEAT. NEW SHAPE CHROME REAR LAMP AND CHROME INDICATOR UNITS WITH CLEAR LENSES.
INTERNAL FEATURES
ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND ELECTRIC START.
T5 1985 - 1992
EXTERNAL FEATURES
THE FRAME IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS PX125EFL BUT THE REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME WAS EXTENDED TO FIT A LONGER SEAT UNIT, THIS CAN BE SEEN AS A SEAM ABOVE EACH PANEL. THE PX STYLE FLOOR RUNNER STRIPS WHERE REPLACED BY FLOOR MATS HELD IN PLACE BY A SPOILER.

A NEW STYLE RECTANGULAR HEADLAMP WAS FITTED AND A VERY LARGE D SHAPED SPEEDO WITH A REV COUNTER AND A FUEL GAUGE. A SMALL SCREEN BLADE WAS FITTED ONTO THE TOP OF THE HEADSET.

350 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
BORE - 55mm, STROKE - 52mm
A 5 PORT ALUMINIUM BARREL WITH A 2 STUD LOOSE FLANGE TYPE EXHAUST FITTING.

12v AC REGULATED LIGHTING POWER, ELECTRONIC IGNITION

T5 CLASSIC 1993 - 1999
EXTERNAL FEATURES
NOT AS T5 ABOVE BUT AS THE PX/EFL THIS MACHINE WAS MADE AFTER THE T5 NAMED "CLASSIC" DUE TO ITS OLDER PX TYPE STYLING. USES FLOOR MATS AND A SPOILER AS PER THE T5 BUT THAT'S ALL.
HANDLEBARS ARE NORMAL PX-EFL ROUND HEADLAMP AND SPEEDO WITH FUEL GAUGE. 350 x 10 wheels
INTERNAL FEATURES
SAME ENGINE AS THE T5 ENGINE ABOVE.
ALTHOUGH THE T5 ENGINE CASINGS AND MOST OF THE TOP END COMPONENTS ARE UNIQUE TO THE T5, THE ENGINE AS A UNIT WILL SLOT STRAIGHT INTO A PX WITH NO ALTERATIONS NECESSARY.

 
T5 MILLENNIUM 1999 - 2000 
SAME AS THE T5 CLASSIC BUT FEATURED A DISC BRAKE AND INCLUDED MIRRORS THE SAME AS THE NEW YEAR 2000> PX DISC. IT ALSO HAS A COSA CLUTCH FITTED.
 

COSA (1) 125/200 1988 - 1992
EXTERNAL FEATURES
FLATTER MORE FLUSH FITTING HORN COVER AND TOOLBOX THAN PX MODELS.
IGNITION-TOOLBOX-STEERING LOCK, ALL ONE LOCK SEAT LOCK ON SIDE OF THE SEAT,
WITH MET-IN FACILITY UNDER THE SEAT. ROUND HEADLAMP AND AN ARCH SHAPED SPEEDO WITH A
REV COUNTER AND A FUEL GAUGE, COLOUR MATCHED MIRRORS
HYDRAULIC LINKED BRAKES - VIA THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL. 100 / 90 X 10 WHEELS
INTERNAL FEATURES
ENGINE MOSTLY AS PX125 OR PX200 BUT WITH DIFFERENT CASINGS, ALL MODELS ARE OIL INJECTION,
ELECTRIC START WAS OPTIONAL ON BOTH THE 125cc AND 200cc. EXHAUSTS LOOK LIKE PX TYPE BUT USE A LONGER
3 INCH BOLT THE CARB USES AN AIR FILTER ON THE CARB AND A SECONDARY AIR FILTER IN THE AIR BOX ACCESSED
IN THE MET-IN COMPARTMENT UNDER THE SEAT . 100 / 90 X 10 WHEELS

 
COSA (2) 125/200 1992 - 1997/8
EXTERNAL FEATURES
AS ABOVE BUT THE TRIM COLOUR WAS NOW MORE OF A BROWN/GREY
THE WHEEL DISCS ON THE OLD COSA WERE REPLACED BY A THINNER
TYPE RING THAT JUST COVERED THE WHEEL NUTS, THE FRONT
SUSPENSION UNIT HAD NO COVER BUT HAD A CHROME SPRING
THE SEAT LOCK WAS MOVED BACK TO THE REAR OF THE SEAT, WHICH WAS A MORE AFTERMARKET LOOKING SEAT
WITH A COLOUR MATCHED PLASTIC SEAT REAR SECTION, THE MIRRORS ON THIS MODEL WERE NOT PAINTED.
100 / 90 X 10 WHEELS
INTERNAL FEATURES
AS ABOVE BUT VERY LATE MODELS MAY HAVE ALUMINIUM CYLINDER,
ALSO GEAR SELECTION IS BY ONE SINGLE PUSH/PULL THICK GEAR CABLE

INDIA SCOOTER MODELSLML STAR - NEAREST ITALIAN SCOOTER - PX EFL
SELECT - NEAREST ITALIAN SCOOTER - VESPA T5 WITH PX ENGINE
SUPREMO - NEAREST ITALIAN SCOOTER - COSA
CHETAK - NEAREST ITALIAN SCOOTER - VESPA SPRINT
SENSATION - NEAREST ITALIAN SCOOTER - VESPA PK/PRIMAVERA VARIANT
OLD VESPA MODELS
VESPA SPORTIQUE

VESPA GL
VESPA SPRINT and GTR
VESPA SUPER
VESPA RALLY
VESPA 152L2
 
VESPA GS

VESPA DOUGLAS ROD MODEL


FRAME AND ENGINE NUMBERS





Vespa Scooter Chassis No's 1945 - 1971
YEAR                MODEL      CHASSIS NUMBER RANGE
MODEL 98
1946‑1947          V98               01                18079
VESPA 125
1949 1950          V1T + V15T        01                104096
1950 1952          V30T + V33T       104097            251820
1952               VM1T              01001             08830
1953               VM1T              08831             095870
1953               VU1T              1001              7001
1953               VM2T              085971            0100619
1954               VM2T              0100620           0176014
1954               VN1T              01001             023000
1955               VN1T              023001            050100
1956               VN2T               050101            096569
1957               VN2T               096570            0125600
1957               VNA1T              01001             010300
1958               VNA1T              010301            068031
1958               VNA2T              068032            0107007
1959               VNA2T              0107009           0116431
1959               VNB1T              01001             016275
1960               VNB1T              016276            080686
1961               VNB1T              080687            089850
1961               VNB2T              01001             034699
1961               VNB3T              034700            054414
1962               VNB3T              054415            090395
1962               VNB4T              090396            099700
1963               VNB4T              099701            0136485
1963               VNB5T              01001             07070
1964               VNB5T              07071             043240
1964               VNB6T              01001             07455
1965               VNB6T              07456             035439
1965               VNC1T              01001             04420
1966               VNB6T              035440            037028
VESPA 150
1954               VL1T               1001              8173
1955               VL1T               8174              17000
1955               VL2T               17001             64970
1956               VL2T               64971             93101
1956               VL3T               93102             130693
1957               VL3T               130694            132737
1958               VB1T               1001              55375
1959               VB1T               55376             99700
1959               VBA1T              1001              16515
1959               VBA1T              16516             88510
1960               VBA1T              98520             125040
1960               VBB1T              1001              16070
1961               VBB1T              16071             96693
1962               VBB1T              96694             146000
1962               VBB2T              146001            155712
1963               VBB2T              155713            198232
1964               VBB2T             198233            240757
1965               VBB2T             240758            273260
1966               VBB2T             273261            279948
125 Gran Turisimo (GT)
1966               VNL2T              30001             35763
1967               VNL2T              35764             54602
1968               VNL2T              54603             65401
1969               VNL2T              65402             69847
1970               VNL2T              69848             73613
1971               VNL2T              73614             75821
125 Gran Turisimo Sprint Veloce (GTR)
1968               VNL2T              100001            100751
1969               VNL2T              100752            107340
1970               VNL2T              107341            112897
1971               VNL2T              112898            117898

Gran Sport 150 (GS150)
1955               VS1T               001001            0013300
1956               VS2T               0013301           0023310
1957               VS3T               0023311           0035310
1959               VS4T               0035311           0047350
1959               VS5T               0047351           0052363
1959               VS5T               0052364           0070128
1960               VS5T               0070129           00104731
1961               VS5T               00104732          00127350
Gran Sport 160 (GS160)
1962               VSB1T              001001            0029970
1963               VSB1T              0029971           0048250
1964               VSBIT              0048251           0061000
Super Sport 180 (SS180)
1965               VSC1T              001001            003120                    
1965               VSC1T              003121            0019720
1966               VLB1T              026479            039230
150 Super
1965               VBC1T             1001              4295              
150 Gran Luxe (GL)
1957               VGL1T             01001             010842
1958               VGL1T             010843            016610
1959               VGLA1T            01001             016000
1960               VGLA1T            016001            031227
1961               VGLA1T            031228            035267
1961               VGM1T             035268            043000
1962               VGM1T             043001            048294
1962               VLA1T             01001             05958
1963               VLA1T             05959             078009
1965               VLA1T             078010            080855
150 Sprint
1965               VMB1T             01001             026478
1966               VLB1T             026479            039230
VESPA 50/N
1963               V5AIT              1001              6960
1964               V5A1T              6961              61346
1965               V5A1T              61347             92875
1965               V5A1T              92976             101576
1966               V5A1T              101577            155460
VESPA 50
1963               V5SAIT            1101              2104
1964               V5SA1T            2105              10479
1965               V5SAIT            10480             15001
1966               V5SAIT            15002             15324
VESPA 50 SPECIAL
1969               V5A2T             1001              2015
1970               V5A2T             2016              34257
1971               V5A2T             34258             655526
VESPA 50 Elestart
1969               V5A3T             1001              1020
1970               V5A3T             1021              3696
1971               V5A3T             3697              4833
VESPA 50 Sprinter - 50SR (D)
1971               V5SS2T             4001             4160
Standard 90
1963               V9A1T             1001              2994
1964               V9AIT             2995              17549
1965               V9A1T             17550             21544
1966               V9A1T             21545             24130
90 SUPER SPRINT
1965               V9SS1T            1001              2262
1966               V9SS1T            2263              4876
1967               V9SS1T            4877              5026
1969               V9SS1T            5027              5401
1969               V9SS1T            5402              5679
1970               V9SS1T            5679              6138
1971               V9SS1T            6139              6309
90 RACER
1971               V9SS2T            7001              7360
125 Primavera
1965               VMA1T             01001             08392
1966               VMA1T             08393             014781
1967               VMA1T             014782            018100
1967               VMA2T             020001            022874
1968               VMA2T             022875            031548
1969               VMA2T             031549            036266
1970               VMA2T             036267            042299
1971               VMA2T             042300            049703 

All years shown are approximate and subject to variations in various countries.

THE LISTS AND GUIDES ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST YOU TO DETERMINE THE MODEL OF YOUR VESPA. THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS AND ALSO THERE ARE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN SUCH AS ITALIAN VESPA , ENGLISH VESPA DOUGLAS, FRENCH ACMA VESPA, AMERICAN ALLSTATE VESPA, SPANISH VESPA, INDONESIAN VESPA AND VARIOUS INDIAN BAJA AND LML MODELS. THE MACHINES GENERALLY HAVE THE DIFFERENCES LISTED. WE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS THAT RESULT FROM IDENTIFICATION FROM THIS LIST, OR PARTS SUBSEQUENTLY SENT OUT AS PER DESCRIPTIONS FROM THIS LIST.

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