tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24816276344700042412024-03-08T22:45:11.069+07:00vespa sidecarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481627634470004241.post-5027197119608873382007-06-30T01:59:00.001+07:002007-06-30T01:59:12.413+07:00SIDECARS<p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6;">SIDECARS</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> and Some Photos I found on internet + </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <a href="http://www.bokblad.se/sidecar/SidecarManual.pdf"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sidecar Manual</span></a></span></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I remeber one of the first toy I ever wanted, was a motorcycle with sidecar. So what is more naturall when beeing adult getting a sidecar. Even if it has to stand in the garage all the time. :-)</span></p> </blockquote> <p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/Mina/squiresidecar.jpg" border="0" height="373" width="500" /></span></p> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Squire RS1</span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/images/squire_rs1.jpg" border="0" height="365" width="562" /></span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Squire RS1</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"> </p> </blockquote> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/images/squire_st2.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="650" /></span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Squire ST2</span></span></p> <blockquote> <div align="center"> <p> <span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/images/59wats.jpg" border="0" height="439" width="300" /></span></span></p></div> </blockquote> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Squire RX4</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zweiradmuseum.com/">Steib Seitenwagen - IDEAL Motorrไder & Seitanwagen GmbH - Steib sidecars</a></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Some good words in the search of sidecars:</span></span></div> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><div align="left"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Watsonian , Squire , Steib , Velorex , Sidecar , Sidehack , </span></span> <b><span class="ebay"><span class="pagetitle"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Seitenwagen , </span></span></span></span></span></b> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Gespanne , Beiwagen , Sidovagn , Sidvagn</span></p></div> </blockquote> <div align="left"> <p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/sidecar/57hdsc.jpg" border="0" height="595" width="416" /></span></p></div> <div align="left"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> 1957 Topper a Scooter from Harley Davidson Company.</span></p></div> <div align="left"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/sidecar/HD_topper_01.jpg" border="0" height="748" width="288" /><img src="http://www.bokblad.se/sidecar/HD_topper_02.jpg" border="0" height="529" width="403" /></span></p></div> <div align="left"> <blockquote> <p align="center"> </p></blockquote> </div> <div align="left"> <p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/sidecar/Harley_Topper_sidecar_diagram.jpg" border="0" height="421" width="306" /></span></p></div> <div align="left"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> Harley Davidson manufactured, not only scooter, but a sidecar for them as well during the 1960's. </span></p></div> <p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/sidecar/1960.jpg" border="0" height="236" width="349" /></span></p> <blockquote> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> A special "bull-pen" sidecar was made for the Milwaukee Braves to bring relief pitchers to the mound during home games. Shown is Braves' pitcher Warren Spahn gets a ride from Walter C. Davidson, H-D VP Sales. </span> </p> </blockquote> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Below some links of sidecars to scooters:</span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Scooter Sidecars</span></a></span></p> <p align="center"> </p><div align="left"> <div align="center"> <table id="rsTable" name="rsTable" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" cols="3" width="50%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <a target="_self" href="javascript:sortTable(0, rsTable);"><b> <span style="font-size:85%;">Manufacturer</span></b></a></span></p></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <a target="_self" href="javascript:sortTable(1, rsTable);"><b> <span style="font-size:85%;">Country of Origin</span></b></a></span></p></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="javascript:sortTable(2, rsTable);"><b> <span style="font-size:85%;">Website</span></b></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Austro-Omega</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Austria</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bender</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Denmark</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/blacknell/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Blacknell</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/briggs/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Briggs</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bufflier</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">France</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/california/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">California</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United States</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/canterbury/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Canterbury</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Combination Garage</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Japan</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/continental/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Continental</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">India</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Corgi</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/cozy/cozy.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Cozy</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">India</span></p></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Cushman</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">United States</span></span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cykleborsen</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Denmark</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Felber</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Austria</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Fritz Heigl</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.heigl-fritz.de/"> <span style="font-size:85%;">heigl-fritz</span></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gerrard</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Geko</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Swiss</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Georgi</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/globe/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Globe</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">India</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/topper/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Harley Davidson</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United States</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Kali</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kali-sw.de/"><span style="font-size:85%;">kali-sw</span></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/kappa/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Kappa</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Japan</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sakuma-engineering.co.jp/"> <span style="font-size:85%;">sakuma-engineering</span></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Kruger</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lohner</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Austria</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Longhi</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Italy</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Master</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Netherlands</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Minato</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Japan</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">OWB</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Piaggio/Vespa</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Italy</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Precision</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Belgium</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Quepo Cooperation</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Italy</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.quepo.com/queposite/vespa/vesmod/vesside2.html"> <span style="font-size:85%;">quepo</span></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rabbit</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Japan</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rankin</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rekfod</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Austria</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/royal/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Royal</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sakuma</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Japan</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Seidel</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Austria</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/siderider/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">SideRider</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Silver Pigion</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Japan</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Simmer</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/squire/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Squire</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.motorcycle-uk.com/Watsonian/sidecars.html"> <span style="font-size:85%;">motorcycle-uk</span></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">SOL</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Spain</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Star</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Denmark</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/steib/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Steib</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Stolz</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Surrey</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/swallow/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Swallow</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Texas Sidecars</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United States</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.texassidecars.com/"> <span style="font-size:85%;">texassidecars</span></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Titarelli</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Italy</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Trojan</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Velorex</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Czech</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.velorexusa.com/"> <span style="font-size:85%;">velorex usa</span></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_self" href="http://scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net/watson/index.htm"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Watsonian</span></a></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">United Kingdom</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.motorcycle-uk.com/Watsonian/sidecars.html"> <span style="font-size:85%;">motorcycle-uk</span></a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Zundapp</span></p></td> <td> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Germany</span></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table></div> <p align="center"> </p></div> <p align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"> <img src="http://www.bokblad.se/sidecar/79hd.jpg" border="0" height="850" width="622" /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com381tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481627634470004241.post-82317798691530263192007-06-30T01:57:00.001+07:002007-06-30T01:57:27.716+07:00Sidecars By George<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="text" align="left" bg valign="top" style="color:#808080;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"> <b>1960's</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/lesley-font.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="262" width="336" /><p> <b>Make: </b>Lesney<br /> <b>Year:</b> 1961<br /> <b>Origin:</b> England<br /> <b>Scale:</b> 1:64<br /> <b>Material:</b> Metal<br /> <b>Description:</b> Lambretta TV175 Scooter with Watsonian Bambini sidecar. It came in a Box numbered #36B. This is the classic scooter/sidecar toy </p><p> </p> <p> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/lesley-bottom.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="255" width="347" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <hr color="#808080"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/tekno2.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="214" width="245" /><p> <b>Make:</b> Techno<br /> <b>Year:</b> 1960?<br /> <b>Origin:</b> Denmark<br /> <b>Scale:</b> 1:24<br /> <b>Material:</b> Metal<br /> <b>Description:</b> Looks to be a Vespa fender light 125 with unknown sidecar. (Pictured item is missing handlebars)<br /> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <hr color="#808080"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/techno1.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="217" width="245" /><p> <b>Make:</b> Techno<br /> <b>Year:</b> 1960?<br /> <b>Origin:</b> Denmark<br /> <b>Scale:</b> 1:24<br /> <b>Material:</b> Metal<br /> <b>Description:</b> This is also seems to be a Vespa fender light 125 with a utility sidecar. 1:24, Made in Denmark (Looks like there may have been an object that sat in the sidecar. Probably a box or something)</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <hr color="#808080"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/tekno443.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="300" width="400" /><p> <b>Make:</b> Techno<br /> <b>Year:</b> 1960?<br /> <b>Origin:</b> Denmark<br /> <b>Scale:</b> 1:24<br /> <b>Material:</b> Metal<br /> <b>Description:</b> This little guy looks like a Vespa fender light 125 with a Comet sidecar.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/tekno443P.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="286" width="233" /></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bg valign="top" style="color:#808080;"> <span style="color:#ffffff;"> <b>1970's</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#bebebe" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/lambretta-unknown.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="303" width="374" /><p> <b>Make:</b> CGGC<br /> <b>Year:</b> 1970?<br /> <b>Origin:</b> Unknown<br /> <b>Scale:</b> 1:24 (5")<br /> <b>Material:</b> Plastic<br /> <b>Description:</b> Lambretta chopper with unknown sidecar. Show with original box.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/lambretta-unknown_box.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="196" width="250" /></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#bebebe" valign="top"> <hr color="#808080"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#bebebe" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/tom-jerry.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="298" width="279" /><p> <b>Make:</b> MGM<br /> <b>Year:</b> 1971<br /> <b>Origin:</b> China<br /> <b>Scale:</b><br /> <b>Material:</b> Plastic<br /> <b>Description:</b> Tom & Jerry Scooter & Sidecar.</p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bg valign="top" style="color:#808080;"> <span style="color:#ffffff;"> <b>1980's</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/inami.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="300" width="400" /><p> <b>Make:</b> Imia<br /> <b>Year:</b> 1980?<br /> <b>Origin:</b> China<br /> <b>Scale:</b> 1:12<br /> <b>Material:</b> Plastic<br /> <b>Description:</b> PX200 Vespa Scooter Squire Sidecar model.</p> <p> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bg valign="top" style="color:#808080;"> <span style="color:#ffffff;"> <b>1990's</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#bebebe" valign="top"> No items yet...</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bg valign="top" style="color:#808080;"> <span style="color:#ffffff;"> <b>2000's</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <b>Make:</b> Schuco<br /> <b>Year:</b> 2001<img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/zundapp.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="222" width="400" /><br /> <b>Origin:</b> China<br /> <b>Scale:</b> 1:10 (7.5")<br /> <b>Material:</b> Diecast Metal<br /> <b>Description:</b> Zuendapp Bella scooter with Steib LS 200 sidecar. A real stunning replica.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/HeinkelSteib.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="194" width="300" /><p> <b>Make:</b> Schuco<br /> <b>Year:</b> 2001<br /> <b>Origin:</b> China<br /> <b>Scale:</b> 1:10 (7.5")<br /> <b>Material:</b> Diecast Metal<br /> <b>Description:</b> Heinkel Tourist 103 A 2 with Steib LS 200 Sidecar. A real stunning replica.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <hr color="#808080"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/snappit.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="347" width="460" /><p> <b>Make:</b> Global Toy<br /> <b>Year:</b> 2000?<br /> <b>Origin:</b> Belgium<br /> <b>Scale:</b><br /> <b>Material:</b> Plastic<br /> <b>Description:</b> Snap it scooter - This is a plastic snap together set with 13 pieces. (Looks like they have the sidecar on backwards!)</p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <hr color="#808080"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text" align="left" bgcolor="#e4e4e4" valign="top"> <img src="http://www.scooter-sidecars.com/toys/bratzbeachbike.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="352" width="451" /><p> <b>Make:</b> MGA Entertainment<br /> <b>Year:</b> 2001<br /> <b>Origin:</b> China<br /> <b>Scale:</b><br /> <b>Material:</b> Plastic<br /> <b>Description:</b> Bratz Beach Bike part Vespa part Lambretta with sidecar/trailer.</p> <p> </p></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481627634470004241.post-12573941852655128952007-06-30T01:55:00.001+07:002007-06-30T01:55:32.145+07:00Die Vespa entsteht<center><b><span style="font-size:+4;">Die Vespa entsteht</span></b></center> <hr width="100%"> <table cellspacing="7" cols="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td> <table bg border="1" cellpadding="7" cols="1" height="400" width="100%" style="color:#ffffff;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <table cellspacing="7" cols="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Nach Kriegsende beschlossen die Brüder Enrico und Armando Piaggio, nachdem sie eines der Zweiräder amerikanischer Fallschirmjäger gesehen hatten, einen Roller herzustellen. Dieser sollte die große Nachfrage nach Fahrzeugen für den Individualverkehr stillen, da Autos zu teuer waren und noch nicht in den nötigen Mengen hergestellt werden konnten. </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/PAPERIN2.JPG" border="1" height="400" width="515" /></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Ihr erster Versuch einen Motorroller herzustellen mißlang allerdings. Das Modell "Paperino" (der italienische Name für Donald Duck) hatte keinen Erfolg und wurde nur einhundertmal gefertigt.</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <hr width="100%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table bg border="1" cols="1" width="100%" style="color:#ffffff;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <table cellspacing="7" cols="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">So gab man dem Entwicklungsingenieur Corradino d'Ascanio den Auftrag, ein anderes Zweirad zu bauen. </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/dascanio.jpg" border="0" height="170" width="227" /></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">D'Ascanio nahm den Anlassermotor eines Jagdflugzeuges und setzte ihn neben das Hinterrad eines Fahrzeuges aus gepreßtem Stahlblech. Dies wurde möglich, weil Piaggio aus dem ehemaligen Flugzeugbau große Pressen zur Blechbearbeitung zur Verfügung standen. </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center><table cols="1" width="80%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/85ASFA.JPG" border="1" height="139" width="255" /></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"><span style="font-size:-1;">Der Entwurf</span></span></center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/1vespa.JPG" border="1" height="340" width="588" /></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Die erste Vespa war fertig. Oben der Prototyp, unten das endgültige Fahrzeug.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Lackiert wurde sie in Bomber-Oliv - Vorräte dieser Farbe gab es bei Piaggio noch reichlich.</span></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/9846.JPG" border="1" height="206" width="247" /></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/PROD.JPG" border="1" height="400" width="303" /></td> <td><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Die Fertigung der Vespa</span> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Deutlich ist die selbsttragende Blechkarosserie zu erkennen.</span></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <hr width="100%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1" cols="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <table cellspacing="7" cols="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/V-TEVI.JPG" border="1" height="400" width="285" /></td> <td> <center><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Die Vespa war zunächst keineswegs als Spaßmobil gedacht.</span> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Der Text auf diesem Plakat lautet:</span><br /> </p><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Wollen Sie ausgeruht am Arbeitsplatz ankommen?</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Fahren Sie Vespa!</span></b></p></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/SIDECAR.JPG" border="1" height="357" width="500" /></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <center><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Für Familienväter gibt es bald einen Seitenwagen,</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">und 1948 erscheint bereits ein Lastesel - der Transporter APE auf Vespa-Basis.</span></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/APE.JPG" border="1" height="356" width="500" /></center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <hr width="100%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1" cols="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <center><table cellspacing="7" width="80%"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/1946.JPG" border="1" height="360" width="357" /></td> <td><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/1948.JPG" border="1" height="359" width="275" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Die erste Vespa von 1946 hatte nur 98 ccm gehabt. 1948 erschien bereits ein verbessertes Modell mit 125 ccm und Hinterradfederung. Und der Siegeszug ließ sich nicht mehr aufhalten - die Vespa wurde in kürzester Zeit ein Erfolg.</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table></center> <table cellspacing="7" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/RADUNI.JPG" border="1" height="239" width="176" /></td> <td><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Beim italienischen Vespa-Tag 1951 trafen sich bereits mehr als 20.000 Enthusiasten mit ihren Rollern.</span> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Und immer öfter bedeutete, eine Vespa zu fahren, nicht länger, sich kein Auto leisten zu können. Das Rollerfahren wurde zum Synonym für Freiheit, für neue soziale Umgangsformen, für den Spaß an der Bewegung. Der Roller wurde zum für einen neuen Lebensstil und für ein ganzes Zeitalter: im Kino, in der Literatur und in der Werbung.</span></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellspacing="7" cols="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/VACROM1.JPG" border="1" height="374" width="500" /></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;">Cary Grant und Audrey Hepburn in einem Hollywood-Film. So sollte man zwar nicht unbedingt Roller fahren, aber das Bild macht die "Leichtigkeit des Lebens" deutlich, die mit dem neuen Verkehrsmittel assoziiert wurde.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center><img src="http://www.fortunecity.com/uproar/picture/717/VESPA/1946/KARTE1.JPG" border="1" height="400" width="352" /></center></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481627634470004241.post-64642442714596793272007-06-30T01:53:00.001+07:002007-06-30T01:53:46.292+07:00Confessions of a 40 year Goggo owner<h2>Confessions of a 40 year Goggo owner</h2> <p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/goglil.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/gogancar.jpg" /> </span></p><p> </p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">German Goggo motorscooters were never sold in the US but a few were imported privately. We brought one back from Germany in 1962 - by all accounts it was the second one to enter the US - and have been tracking them ever since. (Those above aren't mine. That's down below.) </span><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">We learned that in the 50s in Los Angeles a wannabe dealer advertised them in the newspaper. He evidently got no orders and never opened a dealership or imported any. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">In the early 50s Robert Bannister brought one back to Long Island after a trip to Europe. He lost track of it in 1955 after selling it to an employee of the Grumman factory in Bethpage. Had it survived it would have been serviced at nearby Ghost Motorcycles in Port Jefferson, a major regional cycle center. Inquiries there in the early 60s were fruitless. No one at Ghost had ever seen a Goggo scooter until I rode in. It appears that Bannister's was either wrecked, junked, or exported. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Always a niche collectible in Europe, in recent years US interest in the Goggo picked up and close to a dozen have now been imported. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">We kept ours for 39 years and sold it in 2001 in unrestored running condition to collector Michael Sherman in Oregon. </span></p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/goapple1.jpg" /> </span><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">That's mine. Goggos attract pretty girls. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">The one below is in a microcar museum in Georgia owned by Bruce Weiner who owns Double Bubble chewing gum.<br />Weiner is one of the world's leading microcar collectors, with scooters as a sideline. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/bruce1s.jpg" /> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Two we know of are long shot restoration candidates.<br />Others are either restored in running condition or soon will be.<br />We'll get to those below. </span></p><hr width="80%"> </div> <p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">There's a story about one of the wrecks. By unusual coincidence it was discovered in the late 60s in Louisa, Virginia, a small farming community 30 miles from where I live. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Echoes of colonization. The only two Goggos in the new world were 30 miles from each other in Virginia! </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">The machine had been brought from Germany to Richmond by a serviceman who wrecked it. A flaky motorcycle collector acquired it and brought it to his Louisa warehouse. A mutual friend told me about it. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">What I found in Louisa was a basket case exposed to the weather on a loading dock. The sidecar was ok, though. For years the flake refused to discuss selling it or bringing it inside under cover. He let it rot. When it was a mound of rust he sent it to the county dump. Sweet. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Another odd coincidence. Two years after we shipped our Goggo to Portland, Oregon, a graduate student at the Univ. of Virginia here in town bought a Goggo from Scooter Station, a dealer in ... Portland! No, she didn't get mine, hers is the same Luxus model but a different year. Is Jennifer Cox the only woman in the US with a Goggo? She's moving to New York City after spring 2004 graduation and in late May told me she wants to sell it. You can click this link to ask her for details <a href="mailto:jcox@pbs.org"> jcox@pbs.org</a>. </span></p><p> </p><hr width="50%"> <p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">We had a letter and picture of the Goggo prominently displayed in the March, 1971, issue of "Motor Cyclist" but no one answered a call for leads to others, aside from the report of the LA newspaper ad. </span></p><p> </p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/goggo.jpg" height="430" width="300" /><br />That's my wife who fearlessly used to ride a Vespa around Cleveland. </span><p> </p><hr width="80%"> <p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Our model is a 200cc Luxus, 1954, made by Hans Glas GmbH, Dingolfing, Bavaria.<br />Here's the original sales information: </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/goggogua.jpg" height="236" width="334" /> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Goggos were delivered with any of three JLO engines - 125cc, 150cc, and 200cc </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/goggobk.jpg" height="290" width="428" /> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">And you could get it with a sidecar </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/goggosi.jpg" height="280" width="474" /> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Or a different sidecar </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/phantom.jpg" height="344" width="400" /> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Or yet a different sidecar, and on the left rather than the right like this one in Sweden. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/steib2.jpg" /> <br />Photos courtesy of Attila Bethlenfalvy, Akron, Ohio.<br />Atti is a scooter and microcar guru, and the most active US Goggo collector.<br />He has several including this gorgeous restoration: </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/attired.jpg" /> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">and</span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/adrig.jpg" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">this one with a rare MASTER sidecar made in the Netherlands. </span></p><hr width="80%"> <p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Atti changed his email address in 2004 and we lost him. Any help with that would be appreciated. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Another newly imported Goggo </span></p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/strube.jpg" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">belongs to Hansjorg Strube of Carlsbad, CA. He found this 1953 model in Germany. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Notice the absence of dashboard in this model </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/strube3.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/dash2.jpg" hspace="30" /> </span></p><p> </p><hr width="80%"> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><big>Bruce Weiner's Museum</big> </span><p> </p></div> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">It was Atti who told us about Weiner's museum in Madison, GA. Madison is midway between Atlanta and Augusta south of Athens. Visits can be arranged, 706-343-9937. </span><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">On Memorial Day weekends in certain years <img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/bruce.jpg" /> Bruce hosts a 3-day Microcar show that's great fun. You can take a virtual tour of his museum and see all these marvelous cars at <a href="http://www.microcarmuseum.com/"> http://www.microcarmuseum.com/</a> </span></p><p> </p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">The museum's Goggo is the same year as mine, 1954, but not the same model.<br /><img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/goggo1.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.freewarehof.org/bruce2s.jpg" hspace="30" /> </span><p><span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Bruce has a TA 54 Standard. Mine was a TA 55 Luxus. Differences are: </span></p></div> <ul><span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><li> the tires. TA 54 takes 4.0 x 8, Luxus takes 4.0 x 10 </li><li> the profile of the bottom of the front fender and the fender trim are different </li><li> the left engine cover vent holes are a removable plate on the TA 54, just slots punched on the Luxus </li><li> the wheelbase is 1352 mm (4' 5") on the TA 54, 1372 mm (4' 6") on the Luxus </li><li> the overall length of the TA 54 is 1870 mm (6' 1"), the Luxus is 1900 (6' 3") </li><li> the curb weight of the TA 54 is 125 kg (275 lbs), the Luxus is 132 (290 lbs) </li><li> the gross weight with passengers and luggage of the TA 54 is 290 kg (638 lbs), the Luxus is 300 (660 lbs) </li></span></ul> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">Trim differences between Bruce's and mine are different original windshields and seats, directional signals retro-fitted on Bruce's, and his has a vertical taillight rather than horizontal. </span><hr width="80%"> <div align="center"> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><big>Parts for Goggo scooters can still be found</big></span></div> <p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">One marvelous source is the Goggo DataPac CDROM. This is a CD full of scanned original manuals and parts lists. They're stored in two resolutions, one for viewing on-screen, the other for color printing. You can produce your own reproductions of the original Manuals and Parts Lists. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">It was produced by Thomas Kreuzer who runs a Goggo website in Germany at <a href="http://www.alte-roller.de/"> www.alte-roller.de </a>. Click on the link glas goggoroller and on the next page click on the CD which will bring up an order blank. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">If you need to check out cost of shipping, etc., Tom's email address is <a href="mailto:goggo@alte-roller.de"> goggo@alte-roller.de </a> (English ok.) Tom also may be able to find NOS or used parts for your Goggo. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><big>Other parts sources:</big> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><span style="color:#ffd700;">Uwe Staufenberg Goggomobil</span><br />Uwe's parts can be found in eBay auctions or ordered from him at<br />Gollenhof 8 D-71397 Weiler zum Stein Germany<br />Telephone 01-49-7195-920-543<br />Fax 01-49-7195-920-544 </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><span style="color:#ffd700;">Fa. Ference Wald</span><br />Trendelburger Weg 28<br />34385 Bad Karlshafen<br />Germany<br /></span></p><hr width="80%"> <p> </p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><big>REVERIE</big> </span><p> </p></div> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">I discovered my Goggo in June, 1962, in the glare of spotlights, dominating the middle of a GM Opel dealer's showroom in Freiburg im Breisgau on the edge of the Black Forest. It was a recent trade-in and was gorgeous, far nicer than any Opel. Not a scratch away from brand new. I bought it on the spot and drove off to continue touring Western Europe. </span><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">It came to the states in September on the M.S. Berlin, where it shared cargo space with a BMW R600 being brought back by Joe Iffelfinger, a Harvard student who by chance was both my neighbor in a youth hostel one night and my cabin mate on the ship the next. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">When the longshormen in NYC unloaded the bikes, they put both on the same pallet and 12" above the pier, they dropped the pallet. The BMW fell over and its beautiful saddle was soundly punctured by the Goggo kickstand. Joe was mighty pissed. </span></p><hr width="80%"> <span style="font-family:comic sans MS;">DETAILS </span><ul><span style="font-family:comic sans MS;"><li>Serial Number 548 35562 </li><li>JLO Motor #788893 Type M 200 V (197cc) developing 9.5 horsepower @ 4900 rpm </li><li>132 kg curb weight (290 lbs) </li><li>300 kg gross weight (660 lbs) w/passengers & baggage </li><li>Top speed 105 km/h, (65 mph) </li><li>Odometer reading when sold 27k, about 17,000 miles </li><li>First titled September 5, 1956, in Freiburg </li><li>Retitled March 10, 1967, in Virginia </li><li>Aside from the title we surrendered to Virginia, every paper ever issued for it went to the new owner. </li></span></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481627634470004241.post-46349802170755674122007-06-30T01:26:00.002+07:002007-06-30T01:26:21.470+07:00Vespa Cosa LX200 & Sidecar<p align="center"><strong><big>Tomorrow...if all the bits arrive...I will be fitting the sidecar...</big></strong></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/Cosa_in_bits.jpg" alt="Cosa in bits.jpg (55424 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><strong><big>but for today...14/7/99...the long awaited front break light switch arrived...and to be honest...this has been a right royal pain in the arse...the new switch has the same fault as the old switch...in that it works when it wants to...</big></strong></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/Brake_light_working.jpg" alt="Brake light working.jpg (59196 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><strong><big>what is this I see???...a brake light that works...let's hope it works in the morning...when it goes in for an MOT...I know my luck...it's red...and I don't have much luck with red scooters...</big></strong></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/What_fits_where.jpg" alt="What fits where.jpg (59096 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><big><strong>just got back from the bike shop...the brake light still works...it now has a MOT...the bits have arrived from <a href="http://www.motorcycle-uk.com/watsonian-squiresidecars.html">Watsonian/Squire</a>...got it all laid out...lets get cracking...</strong></big></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/Easy_to_work_on.jpg" alt="Easy to work on.jpg (53032 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><big><strong>this little job took over two hours...why???...because not one of the holes lined up...plus the holes in the strengthening plates weren't in line either...which is hard to understand as the cosa had had a sidecar fitted to it before...this ain't as easy as fitting one to a PX...the bracket anyway...I think this is about the point where you want to get a sledge hammer to it...not the bracket...the whole scooter...</strong></big></p><p align="center"><br /><big><strong></strong></big></p><p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/Taking_shape.jpg" alt="Taking shape.jpg (51552 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><big><strong>after the successful fitting of the bracket...the fitting of the sidecar frame was a piece of piss...this took a whole 2 minutes...</strong></big></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/3_wheels_now.jpg" alt="3 wheels now.jpg (52944 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><strong><big>the suspension unit and wheel...about 5 minutes...there are no elongated holes on this one to set a toe in...so it must be factory set...things are starting to look up...</big></strong></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/Body_on.jpg" alt="Body on.jpg (53076 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><big><strong>on with the body...at the most another 10 minutes...at this point I must mention that Bec (the missus) has been helping me all day...a quick run down the road and...shit...the wheel bearings are knackered...</strong></big></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/New_hub__wheel.jpg" alt="New hub & wheel.jpg (55108 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><big><strong>soon righted...there is a trailer manufacturer less than a mile from where I live...ฃ13 for a new bearing hub...and ฃ11 for a new rim and tyre...and we're back in business...just a little tidying up to do...it will have to be Monday...and away we go...two adults and five kids...touring in the summer...</strong></big></p><p align="center"><br /><big><strong></strong></big></p><p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/cosa_finished_1.jpg" alt="cosa finished 1.jpg (58412 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><strong><big>we were still well short of a few things...a screen...seat (two parts)...beading...the list was endless...so rather than spend all me dosh on this...I decided to treat the PX to all the new bits and throw the old stuff in here...except for a split in the screen...there is nothing at all wrong with the stuff from the PX...</big></strong></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/cosa_finished_2.jpg" alt="cosa finished 2.jpg (55900 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><strong><big>this morning...22/7/99...as it was only just over 50 miles away I rode down to <a href="http://www.motorcycle-uk.com/watsonian-squiresidecars.html">Watsonian/Squire</a> to have all the bits fitted to the PX...and returned to finish the cosa...</big></strong></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.chaney.i12.com/cosa_finished_3.jpg" alt="cosa finished 3.jpg (56320 bytes)" border="5" height="480" width="640" /></p> <p align="center"><big><strong>from this angle you can see that there is some damage to the mudguard...we will either replace or repair it at a later date...the scratches...we can cover them with stickers...what is important...it's running...and it's now on the road...now to get some serious mileage done...</strong></big></p><p align="center"><br /><big><strong></strong></big></p><p align="center"><big><strong><br /></strong></big></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481627634470004241.post-54949874060606474102007-06-29T10:35:00.000+07:002007-06-29T10:35:23.503+07:00How to vespa sidecar<h1> How to Attach a Cozy sidecar to a Vespa</h1><br /><div>I decided to get a 10" Cozy sidecar for my 1979 Vespa P200E. Not being able to find any really good instructions on mounting this sidecar, I decided to take some pictures and make some hopefully useful instructions. The install of the sidecar took me 5-6 hours, grinding the bracket was a good hour, readjusting the toe-in took a few more hours.<br /><br />Check your shocks before you install the sidecar, if you need to replace them do it before mounting the sidecar. After replacing the shocks you may need to readjust the toe-in and lean if the sidecar has already been mounted. I would also suggest doing any repairs/upgrades/maintenance on the scooter before mounting the sidecar. It is much easier to work on with no sidecar attached. </div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h2><a name="before"></a>Before the sidecar</h2> <div> <img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00525.jpg" /><br />Scooter, 1979 Vespa P200E<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00527.jpg" /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00528.jpg" /><br />Sidecar in the crate<br /><br /></div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h2><a name="parts"></a>Parts</h2> <div> <img style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/parts1.jpg" /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00531.jpg" /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00532.jpg" /><br />Windshield, seats, cover Fender, wheel, luggage rack, crashbar for fender<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00533.jpg" /><br />The bracket, mount it with the wider part (on the left in the picture) to the rear of the scooter.<br />The metal plates will be on top of the scooter floorboard, so it should (from bottom to top): sidecar bracket, scooter frame, metal plate. </div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h2><a name="attach"></a>Attach the sidecar to the scooter</h2> <div> <img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00534.jpg" /><br />Pic of bottom of scooter before sidecar the hardware is mounted<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00536.jpg" /><br /><br />Lay the scooter down and remove the centerstand. Attach the sidecar bracket to the scooter, fit the rear bolts of the sidecar bracket to the two holes of the centerstand. Refit the center stand with the longer portion of the clamp to the rear of the scooter (or leave the centerstand off).<br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00538.jpg" /><br />After mounting the bracket, the brake lever does not return all the way home<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00539.jpg" /><br />Drill new holes for the remaining bolts of the sidecar bracket (use 3/8" bit) and attach bolts<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00541.jpg" /><br />Scooter with sidecar mount<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tilt the scooter rear wheel towards the sidecar wheel (this was in the Cozy instructions but I didn't understand what it meant so I didn't do it). I think it means to tilt the whole bike slightly.</span><br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00542.jpg" /><br />Assemble the side car wheel (parts are laid out in order). Grease the bearings too.<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00563.jpg" /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00565.jpg" /><br />Be sure to use the cotter pin on the outer nut and bend the tabs over the nut on the inner nut<br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00543.jpg" /><br />The wheel is on<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00544.jpg" /><br />Attach the sidecar with the 4 bolts and rubber washer. Better get help on this one.....thanks to my wife Jasie.<br />Tighten the main bolts.<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00535.jpg" /><br />Attach the sidecar stay to the seat bolts of the scooter. Had to do a bit of bending to get this to fit right, I don't think the scooter crash bars are helping anything, they may have to be removed.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Remove the scooter's rear shock absorber and fit the distance piece.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This was in the Cozy instructions but I didn't do this since there wasn't a "distance piece" to fit.</span><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00545.jpg" /><br />Uh-oh! Extra parts. Updates were made after calling Scooterworks<br /><ol><li>I know the top piece is the steering damper.<br /> </li><li>The plastic rings were the same as used for the wheel so maybe they are extra.<br /> <b>Update:</b> The plastic rings are extras for the wheel<br /> </li><li>The 2 extra cotter pins I'm not sure of<br /> <b>Update:</b> Just extra cotter pins, there is no where else to use them <br /> </li><li>The 2 rubber spacers? No clue....<br /> <b>Update:</b> The rubber spacers/collars must be from the packing (I don't remember if they were in the parts box or if they came later). </li></ol> <img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00547.jpg" /><br />Really bad lean to the left, hopefully adjusting the toe-in will help. It seems like the sidecar is too high but I couldn't figure out how to lower the wheel.<br /><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h2><a name="toe-in"></a>Adjust the toe-in (recommended is 3/4" to 1-1/4")</h2> <div> Check tire pressure in all tires<br />Front: 20-22 psi<br />Rear: 28-30 psi<br />Sidecar: 20-22 psi<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00551.jpg" /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00550.jpg" /><br />Loosen the main bolts on the scooter (left picture) and the bolts on the sidecar (right picture). Twist the tube (not easy at all).<br /><br />Lay a board or other stright-edge alongside the sidecar wheel and a board alongside the front and rear scooter wheels. Initial distance was 40.5" front 42.5" back<br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00554.jpg" /><br />Measure distance between inside of rear wheel on the scooter and the inner edge of the board<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00555.jpg" /><br />Measure the distance from the inside of the front wheel on the scooter to the inner edge of the board<br /><br />The difference in distance is the toe-in. Twist the center connector to adjust the toe-in. I went with 1" toe-in. See <a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/#re-adjust">updated</a> toe-in adjustment below.<br /><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h2><a name="lean"></a>Adjust the lean</h2> <div> <img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00558.jpg" /><br />To adjust the lean, loosen the tie-rod bolt on the stay and push and shove and try and try to adjust the lean. I still have a bit of lean (alot a bit) but not as much as previously.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Update:</span> I decided to try and fix the lean by readjusting the bracket and toe-in. I also ordered new shocks for the front and rear.<br /><b>Update:</b> Put new shocks on the front and rear, I put a Sebac on the front and just a stock shock on the rear. I will need to adjust the lean in and toe-in again. <br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00556.jpg" /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00562.jpg" /><br /><br />It rides really strange, it will take some getting used to.<br /><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h2><a name="re-adjust"></a>Re-adjust the bracket and toe-in</h2> <div> Since the lean was too much I decided to re-adjust the bracket and toe-in.<br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00566.jpg" /><br />Bracket before adjustment, both scooter and sidecar tube are roughly the same height.<br /><br /><img style="width: 225px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00569.jpg" /><br />This is the amount of lean I had initially, It was too much lean-out.<br /><br />To adjust the lean and toe-in.<br />1. Loosen the stay bracket (or disconnect it).<br />2. Loosen the four bolts on the scooter<br />3. Lift the sidecar up, this will cause the scooter tube to rotate. I rotated it up quite a bit. The scooter will lean over alot.<br />4. Tighten one bolt on the scooter.<br />5. Loosen the bolts on the sidecar tube.<br />6. Adjust the sidecar down so it is somewhat level (front to back). Now the scooter and sidecar should be even and the lean should be alot less.<br />7. Check the toe-in (see above).<br /> This took quite a bit of readjusting, I spent at least an hour on it. You may have to repeat steps #2-7 several times.<br />8. If the toe-in is good and the lean is good, retighten all the bolts for the bracket tubes.<br />9. Retighten the stay bolts.<br />10. Ride it and see if the adjustment is good, repeat if needed.<br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00576.jpg" /><br />This is the bracket after adjustment, now the sidecar tube is higher than the scooter tube. This helped the lean-out alot. Now the toe-in is 1-1/2". I will have to re-adjust it again when I put new shocks on.<br /><br /><img style="width: 225px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00575.jpg" /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00573.jpg" /><br />Lean-out after adjustment, the scooter now sits with a slight lean-in.<br /><br /></div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h2><a name="modify"></a>"Modify" the bracket</h2> Since the bracket was causing the brake lever to not seat properly, I decided to modify the bracket. A quick search gave this page:<a href="http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120859"> http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120859</a><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00578.jpg" /><br />Bracket with tape showing where the bracket needs to be ground off.<br /><br />I used an angle grider with a cut-off wheel to remove the part of the bracket that was hitting the brake lever. Be careful with this, I ground a bit from the brake lever and hit the scooter body<br /><img style="width: 300px; height: 225px;" alt="" src="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Egbh/VespaSidecar/images/DSC00580.jpg" /><br />Bracket is "modified", now I need to get a different bolt. The brake lever is now hitting the bracket bolt. I will just get a recessed bolt of some sort. It doesn't look as nice as Buellers but it will work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com73