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Interview with Alex Stroh Scooter Center

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Alex on the couch at Scooter Center

Alex straw, Technical Product Manager Scooter Center, bgm, Moto Nostra

In the Platónika project, I got to know my accomplice pretty well over time and the plan to rebuild a Vespa from individual parts. And I am overjoyed to learn every day from one of the best Vespa mechanics I have probably ever met.

He is also involved in racing (on a Vespa, of course) and - no more and no less - he is one of the master minds in the development of the bgm-Products for that Scooter Center!

Knowing him so well now, I thought it was high time to introduce you to Alex and take another look behind the scenes of the Scooter Center (SC) to throw.

 

I hope you like it and if you have any further questions, don't hesitate and fire at home! ;)

Vespa Platónika. On the couch during the SC interview with Alex Stroh Scooter Center

1 GEAR: Staff story    00:47

 What brought you into the Vespa world? What was the beginning
- How many Vespas do you have? What was your first love
2 GEAR: Vespa knowledge                03:39
-What struck me is that you knew an incredible Vespa detail. How do you collect so much knowledge?
- and how was your first contact with Scooter Center, did you know the shop before you started here?
3 GEAR: Developer                    06:29
You have done a lot of scooters here, a lot of projects, but also a lot of products that you have developed. Tell us a little bit about the expiration
4 GEAR: Racing scene                    08:51
- Vespa life is pretty colorful. One variant is the racing scene. You are also involved, tell us a little: how is the preparation, how long does a race take ...
- And where did you start?
ALL YOU NEED                           12:22
Greetings!
Maryza
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Scooter driver gift idea - removal tool for piston pin

Personal gift tips for scooter drivers from Scooter Center Team

Name: Alex

piston pin-tool-alex

How long have you been working in the Scooter Center:

since 2002

What is your job in Scooter Center:

Actually everything that has to do with the technology in and on the scooter.

What do you have to do with scooters:

I still have my first scooter - the typical PX80. In addition, a couple of PX200s, also with a sidecar, a T4 from 1961 (my oldest scooter), an ET3, V50S, V50Special ...
I also use a PK-XL on the race weekends of the ESC and in long-distance races.

The race weekends are also one of my favorite free time pursuits. .

Gift idea for scooter drivers

Removal tool for piston pin -UNIVERSAL- Ø = 13, 15, 16, 19, 22mm

Article no. 7674333

 

Piston pin removal tool Vespa

 

Why:

Worn-in or jammed piston pins are a horror. With the extractor you simply avoid the danger of accidentally knocking the connecting rod of your crankshaft crookedly.

Removal tool for piston pins

This ingenious tool makes dismantling the piston pin a lot easier. This tool is worth gold, especially for vehicles that are only easily accessible from one side. An example is the Vespa PX, where the distance between frame and cylinder is very narrow and working with pliers is almost impossible. But even with an engine lying on the workbench, a tightly fitting piston pin is often a problem. If you want to drive this out, the connecting rod and piston must be supported in order not to exert any forces on the connecting rod bearings and / or the thrust washers.
The Buzzetti tool solves this problem by supporting itself on the piston and pulling the bolt out via a suitable conical insert with an internal thread. The whole thing is similar to simply unscrewing a screw, so it is extremely simple and still very efficient. In this way, damage to the crank drive can be avoided from the outset and removal is greatly simplified.

The cone inserts are included in the following diameters:
Ø = 13,15,16,19,22mm

Even Martin Cook from Chiselspeed (GB) called it his favorite tool in Scootering Magazine 308!

 

Here you get this great gift idea for scooter drivers!

gift piston pin tool

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