Vespa Rally 200

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Vespa Rally 200 Electronic 1974.JPG
Vespa Rally 200
Manufacturer Piaggio
Production period 1972 to 1979
class Scooter
Motor data
Single cylinder - two-stroke engine
Displacement  (cm³) 197.97
Power  (kW / PS ) 8.8 / 12
Top speed (  km / h) 105
transmission 4-speed (manual transmission)
Brakes Drum brakes
Wheelbase  (mm) 1230
Dimensions (L × W × H, mm): 1770 × 675-690 × 1070
Empty weight  (kg) 103 (with spare wheel)
Previous model Vespa Rally 180

The Vespa Rally 200 (type designation: VSE1T ) is a motor scooter of the Vespa series by Piaggio , which was manufactured and sold from 1972 to 1979.

Model description

The Vespa Rally 200 is the first Vespa model with electronic ignition . Derived from the Vespa Rally 180 , the engine developed up to 12 HP, which was the top engine of Vespas for many years. The engine is a type VSE1M , a single - cylinder two-stroke piston with flat pistons (bore 66.5 mm, stroke 57 mm; compression ratio: 1: 8.2), 3-channel reverse flushing and rotary valve control , cast iron cylinder with light metal cylinder head and mixture lubrication (1: 50). The tank holds 8.2 liters, of which 1.8 liters reserve. The manual four-speed gearbox with draw-wedge gear shifts the power directly to the rear wheel.

The side cheek strips typical of the model

The model had white “rally stripes” on the front fenders and side panels, models with a white body had silver-gray stripes. In addition, there was a lettering "Electronic" that indicated the electronic ignition. The previous Rally 180 was missing this lettering. The Italian model had no direction indicators , the German model was with Hella - handlebar end blinkers fitted. The handlebar width without direction indicators is 675 mm and with 690 mm. In contrast to the Italian model, the Austrian model was equipped with a flasher.

The Vespa Rally 200 is one of the most reliable and popular of the classic Vespa models.

Quantities

The model was built 41,275 times.

Years of construction Frame numbers number of pieces
1972 VSE1T ☆ 001001 - ☆ 004593 3,593
1973 VSE1T ☆ 004594 - ☆ 0011698 7.105
1974 VSE1T ☆ 0011699 - ☆ 0021939 10,241
1975 VSE1T ☆ 0021940 - ☆ 0028695 6,756
1976 VSE1T ☆ 0028696 - ☆ 0033949 5,254
1977 VSE1T ☆ 0033950 - ☆ 0040265 6.316
1978 VSE1T ☆ 0040266 - ☆ 0041774 1,509
1979 VSE1T ☆ 0041775 - ☆ 0042275 501

literature

  • Michael Dan : The AZ of popular Scooters & Microcars: Cruising in style! , Veloce , 2007, ISBN 1845840887 , page 169, (from Google Books , accessed December 14, 2016)

Web links

Commons : Vespa Rally 200  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Michael Dan : The AZ of popular Scooters & Microcars: Cruising in style! , Veloce , 2007, ISBN 1845840887 , page 169, (from Google Books , accessed December 14, 2016)
  2. Vespa Rally 200 electronic. Moped Museum.