This 1979 Vespa P200E Has The Craziest Shifter We've Ever Used: Here's What It's Like To Ride!

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@kennypool Жыл бұрын

200cc 2stroke should go faster than 50 mph ? No?

@paramount10987 Жыл бұрын

The e stands for electronic ignition, no points. The electric start were later and called px. These bikes never had fuel injection of any kind. Fuel injection came later and is referred to as modern vespas like the current models. The current models also have an automatic transmission.

@geraldscott4302

I have a 1979 Vespa P200E, and a 2006 Vespa GT200. Both carbureted, but the 2006 is automatic, liquid cooled, electric start, and way faster than the 1979. But the '79 is way more fun to ride. It's a real machine. The '06 is just too smooth, quiet, and refined making it downright boring compared to the '79. No EFI TRASH on these old scooters. They are the real thing.

@chrislovett6120

It’s too funny to see someone who’s never seen the Vespa shifter. They’ve been like that from the beginning and several modern Vespa knock offs still use it

@lthibault 14 сағат бұрын

I bought a 1982 model like this in may. Too much fun! There is something very special about those 2 strokes Vespas, both rough but smooth when you find the RPM sweet spots and get the hang of shifting gears. The sound is so cool. Definitely making people smile and fueling conversations at your local Dairy Queen in the summer!

@62heinkel Жыл бұрын

A decent P200 will do 65mph. Someone's a Scardy Cat :)

@bustedback Жыл бұрын

You can't talk about a Vespa without bringing up the movie Quadrophenia.

@gamlebardun

The P200 was produced to 1982! The Px 125/200’s which are very simular, were produced to 2017!

@mrcool2457 Жыл бұрын

Its 1 up & 3 down ✅

@cruzmalibu4361

The Vespa P200 holds exactly 1.76 US gallons in the gas tank.

@Theophilus1968 Жыл бұрын

Awesome scoot. The rear brake is more important on a classic Vespa than a modern one.

@andrewsmith9575 Жыл бұрын

Some of the coolest scooters I got to work on! So glad you got the experience to use the grip shifter Alex! A customer let me use there Vespa for a week. Had a blast riding around Boulder. Fun urban thrasher. Turns heads as well!

@starsailor6716 Жыл бұрын

So weird that this is new to you. They are so cool and still a big scene in the uk. Not just some old 70s thing but a vintage classic now. Also, you should check out the small frame vespa. The spare wheel is in the front by your legs. Funny how Americans find gears weird. In europe we all drive manual cars too. Stick shift to you guys! 😂

@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse Жыл бұрын

The e means electronic ignition I believe as opposed to points and condenser.

@wileecoyote5749 Жыл бұрын

My 1962 Lambretta TV175 Series 3 had same 4 speed shift apparatus. They all did till about 1996 when Vespa for example went completely automatic.

@rik999 Жыл бұрын

Fun video. When I was an undergraduate these were all over our college campus.

@thebigguy8306

Thanks, Alex, a good review and discussion, nice to see you in front of the camera

@peterbennett4948 Жыл бұрын

The Classic scooter scene is fairly big here in the UK. Loads of accessories and tuning parts for Vespa's and Lambretts's are available. They are great fun 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@williamkrass6603 Жыл бұрын

You should try a Cushmen Eagle Scooter, sort looks like a mini Harley, they where big with the teens in Florida back in the late 50’s early 60’s when you could get your learners permit at 14.

@2tone209

ME AND MY WIFE USED TO DO THE SCOOTER RALLYS HERE IN BRITAIN AND WE HAD ONE OF THESE SAME COLOUR WE COULD GET 70 MPH TWO UP WITH CAMPING GEAR ON IT CRACKING LITTLE SCOOTS....