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SIP TEAM IN SEATTLE
AMERIVESPA 2017 JESCO´S HARDCORE TUNING
TUNING OVER THE TOP VESPA TRIP
SINGAPORE / EUROPE
RACING CYLINDER MALOSSI 139CC INCL. CYLINDER HEAD
175,63 €
NEW ! THE MK III VERSION OF THE 139CC CYLINDER FOR PX 80 MODELS. AN ALL-NEW CYLINDER HEAD WITH O-RING; CENTRING FUNCTION; REVISED TRANSFER PORTS. CAST IRON/Ø61MM/7 PORTS/48MM STROKE
FOR VEPSA P80X / PX80 E / LUSSO/PX100E / ART. NO. 31162520
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News-Flash SIP Official Dealer SIP Style Scooter Lifestyle Amerivespa Behind the scenes Jesco´s Hardcore Tuning SIP Open Day 2017 Vespa Club Tehran Curve photo shoot Trofeo della Baviera SIP AID Coming soon products
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INTRO Hello People!
As you may imagine, one of the main advantages of working here at SIP is the immediate availability of spare parts for your scooter. During the many hours spent recently in our workshop with Jesco, while pimping a vintage VM II ”Faro Basso“ Vespa from 1955, I became truly aware of this privilege. While delving through our warehouse shelving to retrieve various components for the task I was also reminded of the planning involved by you, our customers, considering the inevitable delay between ordering essential parts for your scooter and their delivery. If something is not 100% compatible the process becomes even more frustrating and time-consuming. This lead me to make two decisions:
1. To spend more time getting oily fingers in the workshop, I had almost forgotten how satisfying this experience can be! 2. Redouble my efforts to ensure all orders received are accurately compiled and dispatched the same day to avoid delays and disappointment due to incompatible parts. Additionally, in the coming months DHL will now be commencing a home delivery service up till 10 pm. A video report of our vintage Vespa tuning over several episodes can be viewed on YouTube by clicking here. bit.ly/wideframe-siptv. Hope you enjoy the eighth edition of our “Curve“ customer magazine!
Ralf, SIP Scootershop team
IMPRINT Editor and publisher: SIP Scootershop GmbH | Marie-Curie-Str. 4 | 86899 Landsberg am Lech | Germany Telefon: +49 (0) 8191 96999-60 | Telefax: +49 (0) 8191 96999-70 english Hotline: +49 8191 96999-69 | ligne directe francaise: + 49 8191 96999-55 linea italiana: + 49 8191 96999-20 | Línea española: + 49 8191 96999-55 E-Mail: curve@sip-scootershop.de | www.sip-scootershop.com Print run: 15.000 pcs (english) Editorial staff: Ralf Jodl, Stefanie Barth (SIP Scootershop) Photos: see respective article Layout & graphics: 24sieben | www.24sieben.net
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SIP MODERN CATALOGUE
SIP LAMBRETTA CATALOGUE
SIP WIDEFRAME CATALOGUE
For friends of current VESPA models with variomatic, such as Vespa ET2 / ET4 / S / LX / GTS / Primavera / Sprint we have probably the most extensive spare parts and accessories assortment. Catalogue featuring 256 pages full of parts & behind the scene reports.
We are constantly expanding our range of spare parts, accessories and tuning components in our warehouse for all models of Lambretta. By checking this shortlink: bit.ly/lambretta16 you can view the 600 items we currently have available.
Tuning components, spare parts and accessories for all vintage Wideframe and ‘fender light’ (Faro Basso) Vespa models in our latest catalogue. Check it out!
bit.ly/modern-en
bit.ly/lambretta16
bit.ly/wideframe2018-en
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL: The drummer of ‚InExtremo‘, Specki TD, is touring with his band. We‘re really proud that he‘s sweating it out wearing a SIP Tshirt! Photography © Christian Thiele. www.instagram.com/specki_td_official www.inextremo.de
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SIP TEAM:
15 YEARS SERVICE AT SIP-SCOOTERSHOP September 2017: Now that really takes the biscuit! This trio of young men have each spent fifteen years of their working lives with us here at SIP! Stephan Hufschmid began his apprenticeship as a sales administrator here in 2001 and now heads the sales department. Martin Silberhorn is responsible for our key accounts involving dealers located outside the German-speaking parts of the World. Robert Kerner first caught our attention from the other side of our counter fifteen years ago as a knowledgeable customer with the motivation to complete challenging restoration projects. They were congratulated by Dr. Eberhard Sasse, the president of the chamber of industry and commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria, each receiving an official certificate of honour!
SIP ONLINESHOP
SIP DEALER BADGE Retro style, aluminium, fixation: to rivet, 70x44, self-adhesive Art. No. 11038300
5,80 €
BADGE “SIP SCOOTERSHOP” silver (antique), enamel, 60x20mm Art. No. 95040951
7,98 €
BULGARI MEETS VESPA 19.07.2017 Our friends from the Vespa Club Paris Ile-de-France participated on three Vespas in a photo shoot for the famous luxury brand BULGARI (VHFM group) in St. Tropez. Madison Beer, the US singer, was also along for the ride ...
BADGE “SIP OPEN DAY 2017” beige/red, enamel, 75x75mm Art. No. 95040961
12,52 €
06 OFFICIAL DEALER
Modsclub, Bangkok, Thailand
Allstyles Scooters Portsmouth, UK
Scooter Infinity, Chesterfield, UK
Motorini Leuschel, Würzburg
LaVespaDue, Ottaviano, Italy
Seoul, South-Korea
Lambretta, Bangkok, Thailand
Tokyo, Japan
Scooter Depot, Philippines
Scooter Spees, Azusa, USA
Vespair, Hongkong, China
Cheuk Leung, Hongkong, China
SIP OFFICIAL DEALER OUR SIP PARTS ARE AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE, OFTEN ADVERTISED THROUGH THE USE OF OUR `SIP OFFICIAL DEALER´ ILLUMINATED SIGN. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES:
Vespa Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
Power Connection, Malta
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MEN OF NORTH COUNTRY LET‘S GET AWAY
ST. TROPEZ VESPASSIONE VIDEO, 2016
SIP PASS STICKERS
This cool track by a Tel-Aviv based musician amazed us with its beautiful accompanying video featuring Vespas scootering through this Israeli coastal town. Pump up the volume and enjoy!
Our friends from the Lake Constance area were, like us, also in 2016 at the Vespa World Days event in St. Tropez-and although it’s been a while since- this video is still immensely worth seeing!
The Alpine tradition of only issuing mountain pass sticker mementoes to people who actually visit the location is being continued by SIP. We have had these stickers produced and they are exclusively available at no cost to everybody who turns up at the counter in our HQ who has arrived on a scooter. See you all soon!
youtu.be/IoOB4ZHwCaQ
www.vimeo.com/177049254
goo.gl/maps/pcHpRb3cvgE2 Art. No. 95153300
IL VIAGGIO DELL´APE AZZURRA The ‚Ape‘ utility three-wheeler was introduced by PIAGGIO in 1948 due to the immense demand by the population of post-war Italy for affordable transport. It was based on the first production Vespa. Nowadays they remain as practical and dedicated worker-bees, but also exist as a reminder of the vintage flair
these cute trikes represent. Check this video where Alessandro Bonaudo really sets the scene wonderfully with his Ape, dream along for five minutes. www.vimeo.com/179224954 www.vimeo.com/179224954
08 SIP STYLE
NEW SIP T-SHIRTS
LARGE & WIDE FRAME 9528529 / anthracite 952852 / blue
24,37 € 24,37 €
9528525 / olive-green 9528524 / white
24,37 € 24,37 €
You just cannot have enough smartly-styled scooter orientated T-Shirts in any proud scooterists collection of garments! The large, front-prints are a major feature of the otherwise uncomplicated style of these T-Shirts from our very own SIP Scootershop Collection. Show your friends your love of everything that is Vespa! T-Shirt produced using a high-quality cotton (100% organic cotton, 180g/m²). Very smooth and comfortable to wear.
PERFORMANCE & STYLE 9528519 / black 9528522 / white
21,01 € 21,01 €
9528521 / olive-green 9528520 / grey
21,01 € 21,01 €
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b i t . l y / v e s p a g e a r- e n
95273110
23,45 €
95273130
23,45 €
95273120
23,45 €
95273100
23,45 €
95273300
13,36 €
10 SCOOTER LIFESTYLE
SCOOTERBOY Cap VESPA olive Snapback, 80% polyacrylics, 20% wool, 3D stitch, one size 95273130 / 23,45 €
Helmet BELL Custom 500 RSD GRP, 1200g, ECE 22/05. The helmet classic, inspired by the 500 miles of Indianapolis, produced since 1954 in almost unchanged design – but technical up to date! 60031M / 210,00 €
Wall Clock VESPA Primavera Ø25cm, metal frame VPLE61 / 37,82 €
T-Shirt SIP “Life is better on a Rally” stonewashed, 100% cotton. Our model is 178cm tall and wears size M. 9528529M / 24,37 €
Shirt REVIT Tracer blue, 85% cotton, 15% polyamide, easy combination of fashion and protection, made of abrasion resistant Cordura, PWR elbow inserts and SEESMART™ CE-Level 1 back protector
Scarf TUCANO black/white, 100% acryl, cozy, heavy quality TUR6905 / 21,01 €
Gloves TUCANO black or brown, real leather, retro style, very comfortable to wear, perforated leather, double stitching, DO3TM®, protection inserts at palm and knuckles TUR9920M / 57,98 €
RVFSO2 / 158,82 € Key Chain VESPA Horn Belt Buckle VESPA white, metal cast, 9x7cm
VPKR10BE / 12,18 €
95912000 / 41,18 €
Jeans ROKKER grey, Schoeller Dynatec, protects like leather trousers, easy as a Jeans! RK12W3134 / 318,49 €
Shoes STYL MARTIN black, real leather, with ankle-protection and reflectors – perfect for scooter riding with increased protective factor. SMIRO43 / 158,82 €
Multifunction Tool LEATHERMAN Wingman, stainless steel, 14 tools in one LM8314360 / 41,18 €
Cabin Trolley VESPA Hardcase, 40x55x20cm, with TSA lock, travel with style VPTL05 / 100,00 €
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SCOOTERGIRL SUN GLASSES Vespa Pantos black tricolour frame, shatter-proof lenses, UV protection 400 606019M00T / 74,79 €
Clock Vespa “Fender Light”, black, 55x40mm – nice gift idea! VPPS22SW / 18,24 €
Scarf Vespa pink, unisex, 100% polyester 605270M00R / 14,20 € T-Shirt SIP “50cc of Joy” grey, 100% cotton, waisted 9528514S / 21,01 € Googles VESPA brown, clear lenses. Nice pilot glasses with side Vespa lettering ! Top quality PI605476B / 50,42 €
Bracelet Vespa simply beautiful! Real leather, silver Vespa buckle – handmade with love!! 65017000 / 16,39 €
Mug with Vespa motif black, Ø 80mm, dishwasher proof 60530400 / 7,48 €
Jeans REVIT for woman 50% cotton, 30% polyester, 20% polyamide, reinforced at seating area/knees, perfect protection for scooter riders RVFPW2632 / 133,61€
Tea Towel Vespa “feeling good”, 100% cotton, 50x70cm, clean your dishes with style!
Gloves Tucano New Shorty, grey-beige, real leather, for summer season TUR9934GR / 49,58 €
60531100 / 7,56 €
Pendant THOMAS SABO Vespa Charm, red, silver 925, 18mm
Lighter BIC with Vespa motif 95719998 / 1,26 €
95441600 / 50,34 €
Shoes STYL MARTIN for woman, real leather, treated and water resistant, white. Stylish sneaker for scooter riders with knuckle protections
Bag Vespa red, nylon, 18x23x5
SM4PAN37 / 138,66 €
VPWC13 / 32,77 €
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Helmet BELL Moto 3 full face, with sun peak, GRP, 1250g, ECE 22.05
Helmet PREMIER Vintage ‘Star Military’ olive-green matt, carbon/GRP, 950g, ECE 22.05., integrated retractable visor
Helmet BELL Custom 500 Stripes Pearl, GRP, 1075g, ECE 22.05/DOT – the legend from the 50s !
60027S / 318,49 €
PRVIN22M / 200,84 €
61301M / 193,27 €
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HELMET ADVICE
HOW CAN I FIND A SUITABLE HELMET? In order to legally ride a two-wheeler on EU roads that manages 20 kph or more, you are obliged to wear an approved crash helmet. They are intended to protect the riders head in case of an accident. We have compiled a few essential tips to help you choose the right helmet. Firstly, always take sufficient time on your shopping trip to allow you to find the helmet that fits and suits your style of riding. Visit a reputable licensed motorcycle crash helmet retailer that sells products from a number of different manufacturers. This increases your
chances of finding an item that suits you as not all makes fit different peoples individual head shapes.
When the chin strap is closed and correctly adjusted your helmet should not be able to be pulled off to the front, even with great effort.
Once it is in position and fastened you should not feel any increased pressure at any point of contact. When you have found the correct fit the skin on your forehead should move with the helmet when moved gently from side-to-side.
We have a range of between 80-100 different helmets in the in-house store at our HQ in Landsberg. We also stock an XL-sized range catering for larger riders.
The upholstered lining will become softer during use so avoid buying a size that will become too large to be safe. The upholstery should also have complete contact with your scalp.
bit.ly/sip-helmets
Helmet PREMIER Le Petit ‘Pin Up‘ green, carbon, 850g, ECE 22.05., very small shell made of DCA – very light!
Pilot`s Glasses AVIATOR T2 brown, clear lens – most popular classic styled set of goggles, top-quality, often copied – but never beaten
Pilot`s Glasses BERTONI AF 188 A, black, toned lens
PR9PET13 / 175,63 €
67065300 / 119,33 €
67065150 / 66,39 €
14 GUESTBOOK
SIP GUESTBOOK 30th October 2016 / Robin Davy comes round
Over the previous two decades Robin Davy has assembled one of the most comprehensive and historically relevant collection of Vespas, worldwide! His enthusiasm for everything concerning Vespa is immediately apparent every time he comes round and his visits are always a source of inspiration for the whole SIP team. 10th October 2016 / Fabrizio of 70s Helmets pops by
We have been friends with Fabrizio, the founder of ‘70s’ helmets, for over twenty years and had the privilege of proudly wearing some of his very first creations. These days his excellent reputation has established itself visibly on both the Harley and cafe racer scenes. His visits are always an honour and a pleasure for us all. 18th November 2016 / Specki TD visits
The drummer of ‚InExtremo‘ is a Landsberg lad and coincidentally a huge fan of Vespas – and he‘s come to see us in our HQ. www.inextremo.de 07th May 2016 / Mohd Azrai and his lads
29th March 2017 / Visit from Lahabib Marwan
Casablanca, (Morocco) 13tth December 2016 /Visit from Singh, Vespair
Singh from Vespair, Hong Kong 1st July 2017 / Visit from Dawn & Super Dave
Dawn & Super Dave from New Orleans, US. `Thank you Sebastian for the wünderbar tour of SIP! It was the highlight of our Germany Tour 2017. Keep scooting forever and see you down the road.´ Thanks, Super Dave. 20th July 2017 / Visit from Norbert Meiszies
MOTORETTA visits SIP. The chief editor of Motoretta magazine Norbert Meiszies visits the SIP Shop – Welcome ! 1st June 2017 / Ann, Vicky, Andy and Mark of Scooternova drop in
On their journey from Scotland to the Italian ‚Adria Eurolambretta 2017‘ event, they came to visit us in Landsberg on their four vintage Lambrettas. ´Thanks for the quality tubeless rims, the digital SIP speedo was the only one out of our four that really worked!´ 13th February 2017
Visit from Malaysia
10th October 2016 / Chris Keith
MALOSSI visit SIP. Benvenuti! Alessandra and Sandro Malossi visited the SIP HQ this spring. As their official importers for Germany we have enjoyed the privilege of developing a number of new products for vintage Vespas, assisted by their team of experts, which will be hitting the market soon and they will be well worth the wait for all Vespa fans!
Chris Keith from HK2 Stroke, Hong Kong
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SIP OPEN DYNO
DYNO TESTING & APERITIVO
THIS FIRST TOOK PLACE ON JULY THE 13TH AND THIS WILL MOST DEFININETLY BECOME A REGULAR LOW-SCALE SIP EVENT: OUR AMERSCHLAEGER P4 DYNOMETER FOR EVERYBODY! We will be giving tips and advice for the fine tuning enabling a perfect motor set up, in-house and with immediate effects! Due to its exact calibration our tester delivers precise measurements and is verified for official use as a laboratory by, amongst other authorities, the German MOT testers. The performance figures obtained for your ride can then be entered into its vehicle documents, as well as being extremely useful to optimise the performance of your motor. The power is measured at the rear wheel for the absolute power value and from the motor according to DIN/EU regulations, which is essential for all German vehicle registry documents.
WHEN IS THE NEXT SIP OPEN DYNO DAY? Check our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/scootershop for announcements or contact us personally : dyno@sip-scootershop.de Price: 1 test 21,18 € / 3 tests 35,31 €
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THE OLDEST VESPA WORLDWIDE :
NUMMERO 3
Recently the most possibly oldest existing Vespa, a model 98, was offered at auction by the auctioneers Catawiki. It was part of the ‚0‘ series, a small pre-production run of sixty scooters manufactured in 1946 with the ‚1003‘ frame and ‚014‘ engine numbers. Due to a lack of production tooling and suitable presses they were largely made by hand, with each body part individually beaten from sheet-metal. According to the auction house the highest bid received in the March 2017 auction was € 182000, which meant the scooter did not change hands due to its reserve price of a quarter of a million Euro! The most expensive Vespa in the World?
1 8 A M E R I V E S PA
SIP AT THE
Roughly 700 keen Vespa and scooter enthusiasts gathered in beautiful Seattle, Washington, USA this year at the start of July for Amerivespa 2017, the US counterpart to Vespa World Days. Not only was Amerivespa celebrated but also the 25th anniversary of the VCOA (Vespa Club of America). Amerivespa is the largest Vespa scooter rally in the USA with participants from the USA, Mexico and Canada. We accepted the Vespa Club of America’s invitation to be there live and get an idea of the spectacle for ourselves. Even as we came into land we were given a hint of what awaited us: Seattle is surrounded by a landscape of many lakes, national parks, mountains and the sea, the ideal location for a scooter rally. It is precisely for this reason that the organiser VCOA in cooperation with local scooter clubs was offering various rides throughout the event. Starting with guided
tours through the major city with approx. 700,000 inhabitants to day rides on Bainbridge Island as well as other sights and hotspots around Seattle, there was even plenty to see for locals. A colourful mixed bunch of modern and vintage models wound through Seattle and the surrounding area time and time again. We exhibited our highlight products such as tubeless rims, digital tachos & rev counter, SIP road exhaust systems, the bag range and other new products on a small improvised SIP stand at the vendor show. Old friends and customers were welcomed to the stand with bright sunshine and blue skies. Other items on the programme included a custom show, pinstriping, live music, DJs and a gymkhana circuit that put the skills of several Vespa riders to the test. The evening banquet was held in proper style at the “Seattle Huskys” college football stadium. With fresh
Alaska salmon and copious amounts of Rainers beer we partied and sang the night away. During the evening, the position of President of the VCOA was passed to our good friend Josh Rogers from California who we got to know at Amerivespa 2009. Congratulations! Thanks to lots of sponsors and the prizes they provided, a great prize draw was held on Sunday morning which participants could stock up on lots of tickets for in the days leading up to this. Besides lots of smaller prizes, tyres and merchandise, you could win a new Buddy scooter from the Genuine company and the icing on the cake – an old but restored Vespa GL 150. After the prize draw, everyone then proceeded to the auction house straight away. A huge collection of old Vespa posters, accessories and approx. 150 Vespas, Lambrettas and other scooters were auctioned there. The collection was provided by
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Victor from Big People Scooters in Seattle, who wanted to liquidate just a small part of his huge portfolio of vehicles. Besides several old and rundown frames there were also a few real gems under the hammer here such as a beautifully restored VLA and a 1948 “fender light�. With this Amerivespa 2017 in Seattle drew to a close with lots of happy faces and heaps of restoration work. All of us from SIP gained a wonderful insight into the American scooter scene and would like to thank everyone involved, the organisers and the local Vespa clubs for the invitation and above all their hospitality.
USA! USA! USA! Report, many pictures and SIP TV Video: bit.ly/amerivespa2017en bit.ly/amerivespa2017en
20 BEHIND THE SCENES
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The start of October 2016: at this year’s NEOCOM fair in Düsseldorf, with the prize for the “Catalogue of the year”, the SIP Scootershop was crowned winner in the B2C category. The envied trophy is considered to be the top prize in the mailorder sector.
The NEOCOM takes place once a year and is the most important trade show for the interactive retail sector. The expert jury from the German consultants for the mailorder sector “Versandhausberater” chose the finalists from a new record of submissions and a wide variety of proposals. The jury consisted of Barbara Bergmann (Chief Editor of Versandhausberater), Ansgar Holtmann (Direct Marketing Consulting Hamburg), Gabriele Laurich (Siegfried Vögele Institute), Dirk Knütter (last year‘s winner – Kaiser + Kraft Europe) and Jürgen Seiferth (Director of Riegg&Partner Werbeagentur GmbH). SIP Scootershop was able to prevail against the tough competition and take first place. “This award is a superb reward for all of the blood, sweat and tears that the catalogue team and the agency 24sieben invested in the compilation of our 950 page catalogue,” enthused Sebastian Bauch, Product Manager at SIP Scootershop. The highly acclaimed prize is in recognition of an excellent concept in the area of mail order, a clear USP, the ability to enthuse and technical precision. The catalogue, which weighs over 2kg, convinced the expert jury with the expressive and successful design of its title page which continues in the form of a complete range of catalogues, its informal and yet authentic style of presentation, and last but not least the consistent refusal to use dull and
conventional stylistic elements. The last point in particular and a pleasing overall concept helped crown SIP Scootershop the winners in the B2C (consumers) category. The prize was gratefully accepted by Sebastian Bauch and Stephan Hufschmid who are both members of the SIP catalogue team and who announced the compilation of a new “Modern Vespa” catalogue for 2017 for the Vespa models GTS/Primavera/Sprint/ LX etc. Here, an excerpt from the verdict of the jury: “A successful catalogue range surpassing any established industry norms? This occurrence is rare and only possible with cunning concepts – SIP have achieved an example of such a unique and extremely consequent vision. The combination of a ‚BigBook‘ format PLUS satellite catalogues advertising accessories, clothing and their own specialist products PLUS a lovingly prepared extra magazine representing the flagship-store. The entire palette of publications is jauntily coloured as a reminder of the graphic title imagery, that hits home with the style of the target audience. Even the delivery documents continue this attractive theme, with an authentic, rousing lifestyle replacing in this case the standard didactic dialogue. The add-ons including Vespa events and tours motivates a lasting customer patriotism. The daring combination is readily accepted by the already initiated and dedicated audience of Vespa aficionados.
bit.ly/catalogueoftheyear16
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ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW MODERN VESPA CATALOGUE
TUBELESS RIM DELIVERY Take a look and you can see our man Uwe bathing in the delivery of our new SIP tubeless rims from the factory:
Following months of dedication, a big moment for the SIP team here in Landsberg arrived with the new Modern Vespa catalogues in our warehouse. All of our catalogues can be viewed online by clicking here: bit.ly/sipcatalogue
22 DATES
May 5, 2018
July 7, 2018
June 14-17,2018
SIP OPEN DAY 2018
JOYRIDE
VESPA WORLD DAYS 2018
In 2017 1800 people attended our open day, Scooterists from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Britain, France, Russia and even Malaysia (!) managed the trip. The SIP TV 2017 video can be found online: bit.ly/openday17-de. We are already looking forward to the 2018 event with hopefully even more friends and customers visiting our HQ.
Landsberg Ammersee 2018. The usual rendezvous at the SIP HQ, leaving at 11.00 hrs. Total distance about 80 km, also suitable for 50cc machines! Why not join us? SIP TV Video Joyride 2017: bit.ly/joyride17-en
Belfast. After Celle we‘re going north to Belfast, the Capital of Northern Ireland. No real Vespisti can miss this! Here is the SIP report from this years VWD: bit.ly/vwd17-en
bit.ly/openday18
bit.ly/joyride18
www.vespaworlddays2018.co.uk
IT‘S A DOGS LIFE Our customer Walter and his charming partner with a rather unconventional method of taking their dog ‚Oskar‘ with them while touring on their Vespas.
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MALOSSI VESPOWER IGNITION
SIP SHOCK ABSORBER 2.0
FUNCTION AND MOUNTING OF A VESPA CLUTCH
12V, 90W, variable ignition point, 1.2kg flywheel. Let us introduce the MALOSSI Vespower ignition.
adjustable aluminium CNC shock absorber, state-of-the-art, affordable price.
In this SIP TV video presentation we show the function, assembly parts and mounting of the Vespa clutch.
bit.ly/vespower
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24 JESCO´S HARDCORE TUNING 3
JESCO´S
HARDCORE TUNING JESCO AND HIS HARDCORE TUNING FOR VESPA AND LAMBRETTA Jesco Schmidt, who may be familiar to some as a successful racer in both the classic racing DBM and the ESC, has been working for us in product management since April 2017. One of his favourite fields of expertise is that of high-end tuning components that cannot be bought with sensible money, as this double-page spread shows...Go for it Jesco!
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1. DEA race cylinder for the Vespa smallframe motor that gives the ultimate performance in all respects: Power, material and production quality, features and technical innovation. 40442500 / 780,67 €
2. PINASCO has revived production of the Vespa T5 engine casings. These high quality items are not just mere copies of the originals, but are equipped with numerous clever upgrades and the ‚Slave‘ version also has an integrated reed-valve inlet included. 78245100 / 587,39 €
3. Lambretta five-speed transmission, developed and produced by the high-end Italian scooter tuner, CRIMAZ 15796000 / 780,67 €
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5.2 4. The FABBRI smallframe engine clutches are available in various versions to suit every stage of tuning and are also compatible with many peripheral OE parts. They deliver the finest clutch operation currently possible. 93493820 / 301,68 €
5. The QUATTRINI M-232/244 are the largest capacity cylinders available for the Vespa PX motor and their design includes numerous innovative solutions. A very wide power-band combined with smooth running are its main advantages.
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6. The CMX race clutch by CRIMAZ has quite a complex construction and it basically reverses the operation of the Vespa largeframe clutch. This reduces the rotating mass on the crankshaft. 93406400 / 385,71 €
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7. The gearbox components from BENELLI have been very popular with Italian racers for quite a while. SIP have various input shaft assemblies and also complete transmissions of theirs in stock. Their Vespa largeframe engine output shaft assembly reduces the gap between 3rd and 4th gears considerably. 25270820 / 189,08 €
8.2 8. HPI ignitions construct especially lightweight ignitions for the classic Vespa models. CNC machined fan-wheels are standard. The ‚Free‘ version allows custom programmed ignition curves to be created. Picture. 8. 1 / 50006700 / 368,91 € Picture 8.2 / 50006500 / 368,91 €
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SIP OPEN DAY
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NEXT OPEN DAY
05/05/2018
SATURDAY, MAY 6TH 2017, THE ANNUAL SIP OPEN DAY TOOK PLACE AGAIN
700 Vespas and Lambrettas and over 1,600 visitors had a fun day, including scooters from Marseille (Scooter Club du Sudest) - all came by Vespa travelled more than 1000km! Other scooterists came from Switzerland, England, Moscow and St. Petersburg, Malaysia, Serbia and Austria. All day, there was free performance measurement on the SIP‘s own P4 Amerschlaeger performance test bench, vinyl sound by DJ Leo Ernst (Atomic Café), delicious pizza, barbecue and drinks from the Siperia. Report, many pictures and SIP TV Video: bit.ly/openday17-en
S I P O P E N DAY 2 0 1 7 2 7
Art. No. 95040961 12,52 €
bit.ly/openday17-en
2 8 V E S PA T R I P
VESPA ROADTRIP VON SINGAPUR NACH EUROPA
VES PA ROADT R I P F R OM S I N G APORE TO E U R OP E “LET’S RIDE A VESPA SCOOTER FROM SINGAPORE TO EUROPE..” ...my friend exclaimed. We were discussing about a late friend who passed away two weeks before this adventure ride. The brevity and uncertainty of life never struck us harder. Before this point, my inner wanderlust was quelled by the rat race driven by societal expectations. A crazy idea was born hence then - a combinati-
on of my desire to travel and my love of Vespa riding. Five years after that initial conversation, I found myself to be the only one still fixated on this crazy adventure idea. I will say, the most difficult part of this adventure was not the arduous logistics nor the bureaucratic preparations that took place. It was rather the mental preparation of letting go of a certain certainty in having a base; a “home”. On May 16th of 2015, morning, after lots of all the farewells and tears, I took the first big step of my adventure. What was planned to be an 8 to 9 months journey, turned out to be much longer. As the world
bit.ly/singapore17-en
constantly tickles the insatiable curiosity in me, I ended up spending months working in many countries and making many detours as well. Starting from Singapore, my Vespa and I crossed the causeway into Malaysia and then to Thailand and Myanmar. The Vespa scooter, being so ubiquitous in the Southeast Asia and other parts of the world, has always been a great conversation starter. After Myanmar, I entered into the little-known region called Northeast India, a 7-states region connected to the rest of India by a narrow 23 km area called the Siliguri Gateway. Diverse, fascinating and untouched, the few
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hundred kilometres I travelled was a new experience of culture and language. In the state of Meghalaya, the Khasi villages holds the most ingenious bioengineering technique of making bridges out of live tree roots. These live bridges grows stronger with time, therefore requiring minimal maintenance. Clean water running under these bridges supports the inhabitants. Living in a small collective community enables them to sustain themselves by depending on their natural surroundings. Seeing how people are living live healthily and contented with little money, my definition of poverty was redefined. Dubbed the Biker’s Paradise of India, the LehManali Highway cuts through some of the most scenic places in the Himalayas. Varying beauties of nature can be seen in this 490km stretch of beaten road - snow-capped mountains, canyons, deserts and lakes, you name it. The harsh oxygen- deprived environment also gives this highway its insidious reputation. “Your scooter is not going to survive,” I was told. Well, my motto has always been “If you never try, you never know.” From Manali to Leh, my scooter and I took the many beatings and crawled our way through 5000m mountain passes. In the inhospitable terrains of Ladakh, there was no lack as I was met with the upmost hospitality from local bikers and travellers who outsaw that I came a long way on an old beaten scooter. With their extension of friendships and companionships, I was hardly alone. The northern areas of Pakistan was the most picturesque place so far. Towering mountains and turquoise blue lakes made the scene surreal, seemingly photoshopped. Full report, many pictures and videos can be found here:
SIP ONLINESHOP
STATOR PLATE SIP for Vespa 50/N/L/R 1°/Special V5A2/V5B1 1° internal ignition coil, 2 coils, 6V Art. No. 11176400
142,02 €
RIM SIP TUBELESS 8” for Vespa 98/125 V1-15/V30-33/VU /VM/ VN/VNA/Hoffmann/VNB/ACMA /150 VL/VB/ Art. No. 83017000
49,58 €
REV COUNTER / SPEEDO SIP for Vespa GTS/GTS Super/GTS Super Sport, i.e., 125/300ccm (-`14) - 160 (km/h/mph)
bit.ly/singapore17-en
Art. No. MV91402BJ
209,24 €
3 0 V E S PA C L U B T E H R A N
Vespa Club Tehran
هاگشابVespa نارهت
WE ARE CONSTANTLY REMINDED OF THE COLOUR AND SIZE OF THE VESPA WORLD This particular aspect is cultivated by our customer Mohammad Prvah, the head of the Tehran Vespa Club. The club has existed for about ten years and currently has fifty members. Regrettably two-strokes are illegal in Tehran which obviously restricts club activities, but does not make them completely impossible. When faced with a traffic checkpoint, they require very creative justification for the use of their Vespas! Otherwise your motor can be immediately confiscated... This repression is a true test of dedication for the Iranian Vespisti as formerly Persia was truly dominated by numerous beautiful Italian built Vespa models – and not the license-built Indian types. The limitations of living in a state controlled by religious leaders does not make this any easier. As is the case in China, Facebook is banned so the club presently communicate on Instagram which is so far ignored by their authorities. Satisfy your further curiosity and check them out: www.instagram.com/vespa_tehran_iran
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32 CURVE PHOTO SHOOT
CURVE PHOTO SHOOT AT OPEN DAY
2017
There was again a CURVE photo shoot at the SIP Open Day 2017 – and without exception all of them are worth for the cover… find all pictures here:
bit.ly/curvecover17
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK 33
THANKS FOR YOUR PRAISE WE ARE HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR OPINION Here is an excerpt from recent replies. Write to us: curve@sip-scootershop.de
PHILIPP D. / HAGEN / GERMANY „Thank you for the extremely good communication Ana. Your customer service is by far the best I‘ve had in years! „
MA R T IN F. / OB E R AU D O R F / G ER M AN Y „Thanks for your help with the order, super nice and friendly!“
AR I E F F. / S I N G APU R „Overall very good service indeed from you! One satisfied customer here :)“
S A S CH A S. / M I C H E L D O R F / AU S T R I A Dear SIP Team, a big thumbs up ! Ordered yesterday and received the delivery this morning. Absolutely unbelievable ! Please keep up the good work !“
F RA S E R B. / H E L E N S BU R G H / UN ITED K I NG D O M „Keep up the excellent work SIP!!“
GA R AGE SINAT R A / EMS / SWITZE R LA N D „Hello Max, the last delivery worked great, was here within 2 days – Perfect !”
CHRISTIAN B / OBRIGHEIM / GERMANY “I got the package from you today. TOP !!! This is how it should be, very well packed, the return formula already included… just great!”
BASTIAN H. / ELLERBECK / GERMANY “Thank you SIP Scootershop! After three previous orders, I have to say your company is by far the best that I have come to know. Assortment, product quality and especially processing time is just insane. Keep it up!”
OMAR F. / MELBOURNE / AUSTRALIA „I received my seat in perfect order. Martina did a great job packing the item! I got the best price from SIP after checking all over. The same seat is sold in USA for $800!!! It does look great. I‘m very satisfied with you service overall. Lowest price, first quality item and fast delivery. What else can I ask for? Keep doing a great job! Thank you. Sincerely, Omar“
PASCAL L. / OUDENARDE / BELGIEN „I would thank Tina and the technician for their great help with the stator coil question! And Tina is speaking French as me, great!“
ISABELLA W. / WIEN / AUSTRIA “Unfortunately, I don´t remember advised me, but the advice on both products was TOP. Very helpful and anxious to give the customer really all the information he needs. It´s a pleasure to order from you, keep it up.“
DAVID C. / LEXINGTON / UNITED STATES „I received my Piaggio seat for my 2014 Vespa 300ie yesterday and wanted to let you know it fits perfectly on my 2014 bike! It looks fantastic…Also it‘s so very much more comfortable than the factory installed seat. Will make longer term rides much more enjoyable now. It arrived in good shape too as it was packed very well by you guys at SIP. So thanks again Max, I‘m VERY happy with my prepurchase and the pre-purchase communication I received from SIP.“
MUB ARAK M. / SINGAPUR „Thank you Zsofia as always for your help and assistance. You have been a great help! Thanks for being great at customer service!“
04 3 8 SE TO A SR O Y N KICKOFF
SIP ONLINESHOP
SEASON KICKOFF BERLIN, 1 MAY 2017
RUBBER DUCK „VESPA“ blue/red/yellow, 85x75x80mm Art. No. 95727100
5,80 €
BAG/CASE SIP “CLASSIC” small, for luggage carrier, 30x190x180mm, approx. 10 litre, Canvas, olive-green Art. No. 40010245
79,83 €
BALLOON GRABO “VESPA” red, 900x450mm, can be filled with normal air and gas mixtures. Art. No. SIP10218
2,94 €
Monday 1 May, 2017 - lunchtime at the Winterfeldtplatz in Berlin. Fuel is in the air, the knattering level is high. The fun factor yet much higher! Hundreds of Vespa fans meet to „roll“. Already in the morning the scooter drivers start to meet. The group grows, proudly showing their machines. Lovingly restored Vespas and Lambrettas, also tuned models. Now the Scooter Season 2017 will be opened! From the Winterfeldtplatz they roared over the „Kudamm“, reaping disbelief. Continue through Dahlem and Grunewald. The tour takes them all across the City West. Tradition since 1988. We
from the SIP Scootershop team were there again and had a lot of fun in the capital. Thanks to the organizers! Whoever has never been there: to memorize, will surely also take place in 2018. We have posted a live video of the rideout in Berlin on our Facebook page www.facebook. com/scootershop, watch it here in full length: Pictures & Video bit.ly/Berlin-2017-en
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LEOPOLDSTRASSE VESPA CORSO MUNICH Already for the third time a Vespa Corso opened the Munich Vespa season 2017 across Schwabing! The rattling and whirring of the Vespas returns to the northernmost city of Italy. Under the motto „The true Ascension,“ Rev. Dr Friedemann Steck organized this event for the 473 participants, who were counted by the police this year.
The next Munich Vespa Corso will take place at May 10th, 2018: www.vespacorsomuenchen.org
„Every year in the run-up to the summer season, we meet to open the new Vespaseason with a Corso crossing Leopoldstreet. It is exhilarating to be on the wide road with a large Vespa-Community passing the Siegestor and between the Roman fountains, where Munich becomes so Italian ... In 2014, we had 13 Vespas, in 2016 it was 280.”
05/2017 In a devotion we speak about the passion of two-wheel riders, gratitude and request for an accident-free season and for fairness on the road.“ Full story, pictures and video: bit.ly/vespacorsomunich17-en
36 STORY
SCOOTERBOYS – REPORT IN GERMAN MAG ‘STERN’ 1989 The outstanding pictures were made by Udo Thomas, GARP.
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IN THE SUMMER OF 1989 A STORY ABOUT THE SCOOTERBOY MOVEMENT APPEARED IN STERN, A GERMAN WEEKLY MAGAZINE. THE REPORT IS PERFECTLY SUITED AS A TIME DOCUMENT, SEE FOR YOURSELF:
“It all began in London in the late fifties. At that time, a couple of young people who rode scooters, wearing Italian suits, and listened to the music of the blacks: Ska, the forerunner of Reggae, and Soul, who came from America across the Atlantic. With their style and the right pills, they put an end to the still-post-war economic miracle routine, because youth did not take place in it and life was different from fun. „Mods“ were the young people and were England‘s first own youth culture. In the mid-sixties „Mods“ did not work anymore: their style had become an arrogant attitude, and the pharmaceutical industry had changed the prescription of the pills. Many mods cut their hair short, called themselves skinheads, listened to black
music and fought against apartheid and the oppression of the blacks in England. They later split the Oi skins and of them the Fascho skins. In 1979 the film „Quadrophenia“ brought a second wave of mods across Europe. The kids were running around in the confirmation suits of their fathers, and they installed mirrors and chrome on their scooters. Then the wealthy „Poppers“ discovered the scooters. Parts of the mods grabbed the suits back into the closet, shaved their hair and cutted down their Vespas. They called themselves „Scooter Boys“ and today they are the largest group in the scooter scene: about 2,000 people in Germany, plus a few intrepid women. Full report and more pictures: bit.ly/scooterboys-en
38 TEST WINNER
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT. SIP ROAD 2.0 EXHAUST FOR VESPA TEST WINNER 2017 7
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‚SCOOTERZINE‘, an Austrian scooter magazine, has just conducted a thorough exhaust comparison test in their January 2017 edition. The eleven pipes were tested out-of-the-box by Alexander Wahner, the owner of Wahner Motorsport who is a two-wheeler mechanic, qualified machine engineer and also a dedicated race-fan. Our SIP Road 2.0 system was victorious! “Conclusion: Although the Polini displays a clean performance curve and the highest peak-power output, its lack of a strong torque value leaves it struggling against the solid delivery of both the SIP Road and BMG exhausts. The BMG Touring can deliver decent torque in the lower and mid rev range, but becomes weak at higher revs. This makes the SIP Road Sport best performer in this comparison due to the massive torque available up to 5000 rpm to be followed by an extra portion to the end of an extended rev-range.”
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SIP VESPA JOYRIDE
2017 Shortly before the imminent arrival of the annual summer holidays we enjoyed what has become a traditional event: The 15th SIP Joyride! A relaxed ‘joyride’ together on our scooters. This day is always circled with red marker pen on the office calendar! A small dip in temperature was forecast, but with fine Bavarian blue-white skies what could be more perfect? The fine weather arrived just in time as the previous night had seen the torrential sky-borne delivery of domestic pets! This might have worried a few nervous souls, but in spite of this an undeterred crowd of around 130 Vespa and Lambretta fans gathered at our SIP HQ to accompany us along the revised 80 km route from the river Lech to (and around) the Lake Ammer. The new route took us along the Lechrain countryside through the picturesque towns of Stadl and Rott and also across the Erlwiesfilz moors adjacent to the lake. Eventually we all rode in to carpark of the idyllic Froschgartl lakeside beer garden, the venue for the first planned stop of the trip. With the scenic Lake Ammer
panorama as a backdrop there was a barbecue and bar to refresh us all for the following journey up the sacred mountain, the location of the Andechs monastery, to each receive an individual blessing from Father Valentin wishing us all safe and accident-free travel. Between Lake Pilsen and Lake Woerth we passed through Inning and Greifenberg to reach Armin‘s vintage service station. Our Italian Siperia chef, Salvatore, removed his helmet and got his pizza pusher out to make loads of pizza with his pizza oven-equipped Ape trike which brought the afternoon to a relaxed end while enjoying beautiful sunshine and talk of scooters. Many thanks to the staff of the Froschgartl Father Valentin and of course Armin and his ‚Celentanos‘! Once more an enjoyable, accident-free ride together! Report, pictures and SIP TV Video: bit.ly/joyride17-en
NEXT YEARS JOYRIDE TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY JULY THE 7TH, 2018
bit.ly/ joyride18
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Fender light feeling: as early as in January our customer Frank told me that he wanted to organize a fender light Vespa rally. He had already been at many events over the last few years, he liked a lot of things, some details he did not like as much and he would like to organize a rideout where everything would be perfect from his point of view.
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And so the planning went off and so much as early as now: his first meeting, the „Trofeo della Baviera“ was exceptionally well organized! About 80 Wideframe Vespas met early at 7:30am in the north of Munich, and there was breakfast, a lovingly hand-sewn goodie bag with a nice T-Shirt and much more for everyone. The participants started in 30 seconds distance and the roadbook had all the navigation turns. Most drivers did this tour in small groups and so the scavenger hunt went through the heart of Munich out to Starnberger See. Here again an extra praise to Frank is due, the scenic route through the smallest streets, groves, along the river Isar through the Bavarian alpine upland was indeed phenomenally beautiful! Short photo-stop at the lake and further on to the checkpoint with lunch-time in Murnau on the beautiful Staffelsee with great mountain scenery. Also the return was a pure pleasure trip, across the picturesque Pfaffenwinkel past the Hohen Peissenberg and on the west bank of the Ammersee back to Unterschleißheim. Instead of going for victory, we had an ice cream in the munich old town and cruised along the impressive Leopoldstrasse. Back at the start there was much to talk about at the dinner with the awards for the winners. As it is, Frank wants to do a rally again next year, one should be fast at the registration. Here is our short SIP TV Clip from the Vespa Wide Frame rideout:
bit.ly/trofeobaviera-en
42 SIP ONLINESHOP
SIP AID
SIP ONLINESHOP
In continuation of a long-established tradition, this years charity Christmas donation from SIP – Scootershop went to the ‚ARCHE‘ organisation in Landsberg.
WINTER TYRE HEIDENAU
More information about SIP AID see www.sip-scootershop.com/sipaid
Snowtex, many sizes Art. No. 80201000
from 32,77 €
up to 150 km/h
TYRE SIP PERFORMER 3.00-10” and 3.50-10”, 50P TL/TT, reinforced ECE-R75, up to 150 km/h 3.00-10 Art. No. 79790000 3.50-10 Art. No. 79591000
25,21 € 25,21 €
TUBE SIP for 3.00/3.50/90‘90 /100‘80/ 100‘90/110‘80-10“ tyres Art. No. 81074000
DECEMBER 2016: SIP DONATES 3.0 00 € TO THE ARCHE LANDSBERG
5,80 €
In contrast to the last few seasons visit by members of our staff to their location in the centre of Landsberg, this time we invited them all over to our brand new premises! Following the formalities with their official entry in our visitors book, the guest were completely fascinated by the collection of scooters in our showroom and used the opportunity for posing in many snapshots and selfies – the SIP tour continued into the warehouse area where more fun was had by our guests riding as passengers around with our staff operating the fork-lift trucks between the hi-rise shelving. Finally we took them through the offices and arranged our next meeting, probably involving pizza from our very own SIPeria!
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SIP AID
SEPTEMBER 2016: 11TH DONATION TO SOS CHILDREN‘S VILLAGE SIP Scootershop and social responsibility are inseparable: although the scooter specialist recently mastered the move to a larger company building, he supported this year for the eleventh
time in a row, the SOS Children‘s Village with a donation of 4,000 Euros. SOS Director Christoph Rublack (centre) was very pleased with the check, Bettina Thomamüller (left side, goods receipt), Maximilian Reiter (sales), Andreas Rabl (purchase) and Lucks Vimol (shipping) presented in Dießen. He retaliated with a tour of the SOS Children‘s Village, where the employees of the Landsberg based mailorder shop also visited the residential group of unaccompanied refugees.
More information about SIP AID see www.sip-scootershop.com/sipaid
SIP PERFORMANCE BENCH You can find this unique SIP Performance bench in our team locker room. Four high performance shock absorbers offer adjustable spring pre-load, damping and rebound adjustment, perfect to sit down and tie your shoes for the next ride.
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FUEL TAP SIP FAST FLOW 2.0
CABLE KIT BY SIP PERFORMANCE
SIP PERFORMANCE IGNITION
A spring loaded tap mechanism ensures an even flow pressure and the course of the fuel through the tap has also been optimised, flowed and enlarged to the maximum! The breather tube found on the original PIAGGIO design is now no longer necessary the mesh of the filter is fine enough to hold back alien particles in the fuel tank, while also porous enough to allow a more than adequate supply of fuel to the tap itself.
At last we can offer state-of-the-art operating cables for vintage Vespas! Perfect lengths, reinforced cable outers, extremely flexible stainless steel inners with welded endings, PE lined, etc. Soon to be available for almost all Vespa and Lambretta models, from â‚Ź37 per kit.
Powerful ignition systems for vintage Vespas at an affordable price! A strong 110W is already available at low revs and its initial set up does not require a strobe-lamp. Other advantages include a variable ignition point, perfect balancing and precise centrifugal mass weighting, Made in Europe.
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UPDATE CUSTOM-PROJECT ESC
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In cooperation with the guys from Butchers Garage in St. Petersburg we build a Scrambler conversion of a PX. Find new videos here: bit.ly/butcher-videos bit.ly/butcher-videos
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SPARE PARTS FOR LML 4-STROKE WE HAVE GREATLY ENHANCED OUR RANGE OF SPARE PARTS FOR 4-STROKE 125-200CC STAR/ STELLA/ VIA TOSCANA/ BELLA DONNA/ SPEEDY MODELS.
The LML Vespa is a great, affordable introduction to the Vespa scene. As such, we have expanded our range to include to LML 4-stroke models and offer an entire supply of spare parts for the Star models, for example. What’s more, a large number of Vespa parts in our range are also suitable for the LML models, and vice versa. The quality of LML vehicles and parts has greatly improved over the past years and they have also become a PIAGGIO supplier. Unfortunately, LML began to restructure the company once again in 2016, meaning on occasion they are either slow to supply parts, or they are uncertain whether they can. However, as we have great stock availability, we can hopefully bypass this process without any supply shortages.
You can find all common spare parts for LML models on our exploded view drawings: bit.ly/lmlspares-en
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HOT ON INSTAGRAM SIP customer Edwin H. from Rucphen in Holland is very enthusiastic about the Instagram site VESPA_MANIACS and has 90,000 subscribers. Watching and „follow“ is worth it! www.instagram.com/vespa_maniacs
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ANGELO IN
SHIPPING-FAQ
Our team member Angelo got married! Congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple!
ORDERING You can order from SIP using the following methods: With an ordering form/postcard, by fax, by phone and via the internet at our website www.sip-scootershop.com. Orders received over the internet are processed immediately and generally despatched from our warehouse on the same day.
PAYMENT We accept the following methods of payment: Credit cards, PayPal and Cash-on-Delivery (by UPS in many European countries).
MINIUM ORDER For Europa and the rest of the world there is a minimum order value of 25 EUR only.
SIP CUSTOMER OF THE MONTH Our customer and friend Lome of Vintage Vespa from Bangkok is a proven Vespa enthusiast and he does not shy to pimp his Wideframe Vespa. The ladies seem to like it ...
INTRODUCING NEW ECONOMIC DHL SHIPPING OPTION For customers outside the EU, we have recently introduced a new courier service: DHL Worldparcel is an alternative to UPS and FedEx. • Shipping costs are based on actual weight instead of volume weight, perfect for bulky parts like windshields, seats, crashbars, ... • Sually the cheapest delivery method, although it has noticeably longer delivery times. • Tracking is available, at least for the transport journey within Germany, for many countries up to the delivery in the destination country. • Includes liability as per the conventions of the Universal Postal Union, Premium Service up to 500 €.
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