tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9503397250324976792012-02-16T19:06:08.863-08:00scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14804374809208566327noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950339725032497679.post-17779222229807636032008-02-02T20:29:00.000-08:002008-02-02T20:34:00.832-08:00A scooter is a style of two wheeled motor vehicle with certain design characteristics such as a step-through frame, small wheels, automatic transmission and small engine. The general definition of a scooter is evolving as motorcycle designs have changed over time. Historically, a scooter was noted for a small engine, small wheels, a step-through design, a forward fairing with floorboards, and possibly under-seat storage. Modern scooters cover a broad spectrum of cycle design: step-through design or step-over design, small or large wheels, front fairings or floor boards, under-seat storage or not, and manual or automatic transmissions. Most scooters today feature automatic transmissions.<br /><br /><div class="fullpost"><br /><br />At one end of the current market, the <a href="http://www.vespa.com/">Vespa</a> LX series reflects the scooters' historical antecedents: small-wheeled, floor boards, front fairing, inner fairing storage. Though still was classified as a scooter. The <a href="http://www.mp3.piaggio.com/index_eng.html">Piaggio MP3</a>, with two front wheels (three wheels total) reflects the fluid nature of the scooter classification. Modern scooters have a wide range of engine displacements from under 50 cc to over 799 cc, and some have engine locations in stark contrast to classic scooter design (e.g. <a href="http://www.bikepics.com/yamaha/xp500/">Yamaha T-Max 500</a>, <a href="http://www.suzuki-bikes.com/burgman650.php">Suzuki Burgman 650</a>, <a href="http://www.it.gilera.com/it_IT/gp800/splash_page_gp800.html">Gilera GP800</a>).<br /><br />Generally the term "scooter" is not defined in law, as scooters are a style of motorcycle and laws are based on characteristics such as engine size and power, and maximum speed. Defines a scooter as having a platform for the operator's feet or has integrated footrests, and has a step-through architecture.<br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/950339725032497679-1777922222980763603?l=scootergoogle.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14804374809208566327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950339725032497679.post-62297107378179183152008-02-02T20:17:00.000-08:002008-02-02T22:27:14.613-08:00<a href="http://www.vespa.org/vespasn.htm">by Brian Holm, copyright © 1998 Scoot! Quarterly</a><br /><br />This list includes Vespa serial numbers, by year, for most of those machines that are classified as "vintage" by the Registro Storico of Italy (machines manufactured for the 1971 model year or earlier.) Also included, at the end, are serial prefixes for Vespa models marketed in North America by Sears & Roebuck (primarily as the Allstate.)<br /><br />Due to the time required for shipping and distribution, North American collectors may find that the numbers listed for a given production year in Europe actually correspond to a vehicle sold in the following year in the U.S.A. or Canada.<br /><br /><div class="fullpost"><br /><br />Here's how to find the serial number:<br /><br />The numbers appear on the frame of the bike and on the engine case. The location on the frame varies with the model and is one of three places. These are, 1) Newer models, mid-70's -- on the engine side of the frame near the rear about 10 inches directly above the gear selector box and oil fill plug. 2) Older models, 60's -- on the lip of the frame underneath the center glovebox side panel (non-engine side) 3) Real oldies, 50s -- on the lip of the frame inside and at the bottom of the carburetor access door underneath the front end of the seat (a square door down near the fuel tap.)<br /><br />The number always appears on the engine so this is a great bet (but if the motor's been swapped it can be misleading, so it's best to find both and match the numbers.) Here's how to locate this number. The motor is mounted to the frame by two bolts. The first is a small bolt at the bottom of the rear shock absorber, the other is a big long bolt running through the frame from one side to the other. Lay on your belly facing the engine, looking across the kick start lever, just behind the big bolt. Extending from the engine forward to the big bolt is a mounting arm. It may be partially obscured by the bend in the exhaust. On the center of the face of the mounting arm is a flat space upon which the number is stamped. The mounting arm and the number are probably covered in dirt and grease so you'll have to wipe it off with a rag. Do you see the number? That's it. The number will look something like this *VBA1M 036896* The first three letters are indicative of the model, the numbers will tell us the year, and can indicate if the motor and frame match.<br /><br />The numbers are listed in the following format:<br /><br />Model<br />Year Prefix Start # End #<br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/scooter-1963-50.GIF">Vespa 50/N</a><br /> <br />1963 V5A1T 1001 6960<br />1964 V5A1T 6961 61346<br />1965 V5A1T 61347 92876<br /> V5A1T 92877 101576<br />1966 V5A1T 101577 155460<br />1967 V5A1T 155461 190977<br /> V5A1T 200001 213546<br />1968 V5A1T 213547 248333<br />1969 V5A1T 248334 275620<br />1970 V5A1T 275621 280997<br />1971 V5A1T 280998 283299<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa50R1969-1981.JPG">Vespa 50/R</a><br /> <br />1969 V5A1T 700001 702503<br />1970 V5A1T 702504 735716<br />1971 V5A1T 735717 769612 (Starting with 752189 the motor is V5A2M)<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/VESPA50SPECIAL.JPG">Vespa 50 Special</a><br /> <br />1969 V5A2T 1001 2015<br />1970 V5A2T 2016 34257<br />1971 V5A2T 34258 655526<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa50Elestart1969.JPG">Vespa 50 Elestart</a><br /> <br />1969 V5A3T 1001 1020<br />1970 V5A3T 1021 3696<br />1971 V5A3T 3697 4833<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa50S1963.JPG">Vespa 50/S</a><br /> <br /> <br />1963 V5SA1T 1101 2104<br />1964 V5SA1T 2105 10479<br />1965 V5SA1T 10480 15001<br />1966 V5SA1T 15002 15324<br /> V5SA1T 15325 20424<br />1967 V5SA1T 20425 30964<br />1968 V5SA1T 30965 31000<br /> V5SA1T 31001 35604<br />1969 V5SA1T 35605 40250<br />1970 V5SA1T 40251 45599<br />1971 V5SA1T 45600 48980<br /> <br /> <br />Vespa 50 Super Sprint<br /> <br />1965 V5SS1T 1001 1192<br />1966 V5SS1T 1193 2207<br />1967 V5SS1T 2208 2397<br />1968 V5SS1T 2398 2793<br />1969 V5SS1T 2794 3089<br />1970 V5SS1T 3090 3422<br />1971 V5SS1T 3423 3525<br /> <br /> <br />Vespa 50 Sprinter-50SR (D)<br /> <br />1971 V5SS2T 4001 4160<br /> <br /> <br />Vespa 90<br /> <br />1963 V9A1T 1001 2984<br />1964 V9A1T 2985 17549<br />1965 V9A1T 17550 21544<br />1966 V9A1T 21545 24130<br />1967 V9A1T 24131 25000<br /> V9A1T 25001 28000<br /> V9A1T 28001 28382<br />1968 V9A1T 28383 32255<br />1969 V9A1T 32256 36966<br />1970 V9A1T 36967 44721<br />1971 V9A1T 44722 52905<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa90SuperSport1965.JPG">Vespa 90 Super Sprint</a><br /> <br />1965 V9SS1T 1001 2262<br />1966 V9SS1T 2263 4876<br />1967 V9SS1T 4877 5026<br />1968 V9SS1T 5027 5401<br />1969 V9SS1T 5402 5678<br />1970 V9SS1T 5679 6138<br />1971 V9SS1T 6139 6309<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa90SuperSport1965.JPG">Vespa 90 Racer</a><br /> <br />1971 V9SS2T 7001 7360<br /> <br /> <br />Vespa 98<br /> <br />1946-1947 V98 01 18079<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa125Primavera.JPG">Vespa 125/90-Primavera</a><br /> <br />1965 VMA1T 01001 08392<br />1966 VMA1T 08393 014781<br />1967 VMA1T 014782 018100<br /> VMA2T 020001 022874 Primavera<br />1968 VMA2T 022875 031548<br />1969 VMA2T 031549 036266<br />1970 VMA2T 036267 042299<br />1971 VMA2T 042300 049703<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa1251948.JPG">Vespa 125</a><br /> <br />1948-1950 V1T-V15T 01 104096<br />1950-1952 V30T-V33T 104097 251820<br />1952 VM1T 01001 08830<br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa125U1953.JPG">1953 VM1T 08831 085870<br /> VU1T 1001 7001 (Utility/Economy)<br /> VM2T 085871 0100619</a><br />1954 VM27 0100620 0176014<br /> VN1T 01001 023000<br />1955 VN1T 023001 050100<br />1956 VN2T 050101 096569<br />1957 VN2T 096570 0125600<br /> VNA1T 01001 010300<br />1958 VNA1T 010301 068031<br /> VNA2T 068032 0107007<br />1959 VNA2T 0107008 0116431<br /> VNB1T 01001 016275<br />1960 VNB1T 016276 080686<br />1961 VNB1T 080687 089850<br /> VNB2T 01001 038699<br /> VNB3T 034700 054414<br />1962 VNB3T 054415 090395<br /> VNB4T 090396 099700<br />1963 VNB4T 099701 0136485<br /> VNB5T 01001 07070<br />1964 VNB5T 07071 043240<br /> VNB6T 01001 07455<br />1965 VNB6T 07456 035439<br /> VNC1T 01001 04420 (Super)<br />1966 VNB67 035440 037028<br /> VNC1T 04421 019044<br />1967 VNC1T 019045 023745<br />1968 VNC1T 023746 025076<br />1969 VNC1T 025077 025146<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa125GT.JPG">Vespa 125 GT</a> (125 Sprint)<br /> <br />1966 VNL2T 30001 35763<br />1967 VNL2T 35764 54602<br />1968 VNL2T 54603 65401<br />1969 VNL2T 65402 69847<br />1970 VNL2T 69848 73613<br />1971 VNL2T 73614 75821<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa125GTR.JPG">Vespa 125 GTR</a><br /> <br />1968 VNL2T 100001 100751<br />1969 VNL2T 100752 107340<br />1970 VNL2T 107341 112897<br />1971 VNL2T 112898 117898<br /> <br /> <br />Vespa 150<br /> <br />1954 VL1T 1001 8173<br />1955 VL1T 8174 17000<br /> VL2T 17001 64970<br />1956 VL2T 64971 93101<br /> VL3T 93102 130693<br />1957 VL3T 130694 132737<br /> VB1T 1001 55375<br />1958 VB1T 55376 99700<br /> VBA1T 1001 16515<br />1959 VBA1T 16516 88519<br />1960 VBA1T 88520 125040<br /> VBB1T 1001 16070<br />1961 VBB1T 16071 96683<br />1962 VBB1T 96684 146000<br /> VBB2T 146001 155712<br />1963 VBB2T 155713 198232<br />1964 VBB2T 198233 240757<br />1965 VBB2T 240758 273260<br /> VBC1T 1001 4295 (Start 150 Super)<br />1966 VBB2T 273261 279948<br /> VBC1T 4296 43413<br />1967 VBB2T 279949 280148<br /> VBC1T 43414 61496<br />1968 VBC1T 61497 80740<br />1969 VBC1T 80741 100493<br />1970 VBC1T 100494 125619<br />1971 VBC1T 125620 151299<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa150gl.JPG">Vespa 150 (GL-and Sprint)</a><br /> <br />1957 VGL1T 01001 010842<br />1958 VGL1T 010843 016610<br />1959 VGLA1T 01001 016000<br />1960 VGLA1T 016001 031227<br />1961 VGLA1T 031228 035267<br />1961 VGLB1T 035268 043000<br />1962 VGLB1T 043001 048294<br />1962 VLA1T 01001 05958<br />1963 VLA1T 05959 057103<br />1964 VLA1T 057104 078009<br />1965 VLA1T 078010 080855<br />1965 VLB1T 01001 026478 (Start Sprint)<br />1966 VLB1T 026479 039230<br />1967 VLB1T 039231 063336 (050001 to 051523 have prefix VLB2T)<br />1968 VLB1T 063337 089260<br />1969 VLB1T 089261 0108325<br />1970 VLB1T 0108326 0132259<br />1971 VLB1T 0132260 1150937<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa150SprintVeloce.JPG">Vespa 150 Sprint Veloce</a><br /> <br />1969 VLB1T 0150001 0154384<br />1970 VLB1T 0154385 0159754<br />1971 VLB1T 0159755 0164041<br /> <br /> <br />Vespa 150-160 (GS)<br /> <br />1955 VS1T 001001 0013300 (Start 150)<br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa150Gs1956.JPG">1956 VS2T</a> 0013301 0023310<br />1957 VS3T 0023311 0035310<br />1958 VS4T 0035311 0047350<br /> VS5T 0047351 0052363<br />1959 VS5T 0052364 0070128<br />1960 VS5T 0070129 00104731<br />1961 VS5T 00104732 00127350<br />1962 VSB1T 001001 0029970 (Start 160)<br />1963 VSB1T 0029971 0048250|<br />1964 VSB1T 0048251 0061000<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/vespa1801964.JPG">Vespa 180 (Super Sport)</a><br /> <br />1964 VSC1T 001001 003120<br />1965 VSC1T 003121 0019720<br />1966 VSC1T 0019721 0025673<br />1967 VSC1T 0025674 0032632<br />1968 VSC1T 0032633 0036700<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Vespa180Rally1968.JPG">Vespa 180 (Rally)</a><br /> <br />1968 VSD1T 001001 005328<br />1969 VSD1T 005329 0011537<br />1970 VSD1T 0011538 0017810<br />1971 VSD1T 0017811 0023348<br /> <br /> <br />Ape 50<br /> <br />1969 TL1T 1001 6467<br />1970 TL1T 6468 10458<br />1971 TL1T 10459 15096<br /> TL2T 15097 15717 (Motor TL1M)<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/ape125-1501970.JPG">Ape 125-50</a><br /> <br />1970 TM1T 1001 1611<br />1971 TM1T 1612 2224<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/ape125-1501947.JPG">Ape 125-150</a><br /> <br />1947-1950 A1T-A11T 1 10685 (Start 125)<br />1951-1952 A12T-A15T 10686 20156<br />1953 AB1T 1001 10940 (Start 150)<br />1954 AB1T 10941 13969<br /> AB2T 13970 19037<br />1955 AB3T 19038 28050<br />1956 AB4T 28051 24550<br /> AC1T 1001 4522<br />1957 AC1T 4523 23331<br />1958 AC1T 23332 35520<br /> AC2T 35521 39856<br />1959 AC2T 39857 56758<br />1960 AC2T 56759 65120<br /> AC3T 65121 77121<br />1961 AC3T 77122 102320<br />1962 AC4T 1001 21587<br />1963 AC4T 21588 49809<br />1964 AC4T 49810 64380<br />1965 AC4T 64381 72791<br />1966 AC4T 72792 73535<br />1967 AC4T 73536 73601<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/ape1251965350.JPG">Ape 125 (350)</a><br /> <br />1965 AE01T 01001 01300<br />1966 AE01T 01301 02298<br />1967 AE01T 02299 03022<br /> AE02T 05001 05417<br />1968 AE02T 05418 06140<br />1969 AE02T 06141 06831<br />1970 AE02T 06832 07436<br />1971 AE02T 07437 07643<br /> AE01T 07644 07666 (France)<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/ape125-1501970.JPG">Ape 150 (400)</a><br /> <br />1965 AE1T 1001 1950<br />1966 AE1T 1951 7042<br />1967 AE1T 7043 11137<br /> AE2T 12001 14596<br />1968 AE1T 11138 11648<br /> AE2T 14597 20048<br />1969 AE2T 20049 24061<br />1970 AE2T 24062 27172<br />1971 AE2T 27172 28368<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/apeE175400R.JPG">Ape 175 (400R)</a><br /> <br />1970 AE3T 1001 3538<br />1971 AE3T 3539 3999<br /> AE3T 4001 7355<br /> <br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/apeE175400R.JPG">Ape 175 (450-500)</a><br /> <br />1964 AD1T 1001 19753<br />1965 AD1T 19754 38077<br />1966 AD1T 38078 50000 (450)<br /> AD1T 50001 61314 (500)<br />1967 AD1T 61315 73463<br /> AD2T 80001 86945<br />1968 AD1T 73464 73493<br /> AD2T 86946 92603<br />1969 AD2T 92604 94952<br />1970 AD2T 94953 97744<br />1971 AD2T 97745 98249<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/ApePentar-150cc-175cc.JPG">Pentaro 150-175</a><br /> <br />1960 APA1T 1001 1190<br />1961 APB1T 1001 2260<br />1962 APB1T 2261 3031<br />1963 APB1T 3032 3773<br />1964 APB1T 3774 3860<br /> APC1T 1001 1074<br />1965 APC1T 1075 1362<br />1966 APC1T 1363 1588<br />1967 APC1T 1589 1693<br /> APC2T 3001 3036<br />1968 APC2T 3037 3119<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Ape500MPR-550MPA-190cc.JPG">Ape 190 (500/MPR)</a><br /> <br />1968 MPR1T 01001 01051<br />1969 MPR1T 01052 04401<br />1970 MPR1T 04402 07842<br />1971 MPR1T 07843 011970<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/Ape550MPA-190cc.JPG">Ape 190 (550/MPA)</a><br /> <br />1967 MPA1T 1001 2871<br />1968 MPA1T 2872 22982<br />1969 MPA1T 22983 40400 (Some models are MPVC1T)<br />1970 MPA1T 40401 51973<br />1971 MPA1T 51974 55089<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/APE600-MPV190cc.JPG">Ape 190 (600/Mv)</a><br /> <br />1969 MPV1T 1001 1198 (Motor MPA1M)<br />1970 MPV1T 1199 6986 (Some models are MPVC1T)<br />1971 MPV1T 6987 12277<br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://scooterimage.googlepages.com/APE600-MPM190cc.JPG">Ape 190 (600/MPM)</a><br /> <br />1970 MPM1T 1001 3271 (Motor MPA1M)<br />1971 MPM1T 3272 13387<br /> <br /> <br />Ape 125/MPF (France)<br /> <br />1970 MPM1T 01101 01064<br />1971 MPM1T 01065 01263<br /> <br /> <br />Sears Allstate Vespa 125<br /> <br />1951 788.100 <br />1952 788.101 <br />1952 788.102 <br />1953-54 788.103 <br />1954-55 788.104 <br />1955-56 788.94490 <br />1956-57 788.94491 <br />1957-58 788.94492 <br />1958-59 788.94493 <br />1959-60 788.94494 <br />1960-62 788.94495 <br />1963 788.94330 <br />1964 788.94331 <br />1965 788.94332 <br /> <br /> <br />Sears Vespa 125<br /> <br />1966 788.94370 <br /> <br /> <br />Sears Vespa 150 Sprint<br /> <br />1966 788.94360<br /><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/950339725032497679-6229710737817918315?l=scootergoogle.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14804374809208566327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950339725032497679.post-29263847862428960272008-02-02T20:05:00.000-08:002008-02-02T20:10:40.135-08:00<div class="copy" style="width: 325px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Need a fun Vespa song to keep you scootin’ along as you ride your Vespa and think about <a href="http://gogreenchallenge.vespausa.com/">Vespanomics</a>. <i>Go Green Vespa </i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/950339725032497679-2926384786242896027?l=scootergoogle.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14804374809208566327noreply@blogger.com0