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The poet - special gaskets for Vespa tuning

New gaskets for Vespa tuning engines

We now offer a great alternative to paper gaskets for tuning kits (Polini, Malossi, Quattrini, Pinasco, Parmakit). New high end laser cut gaskets:

  • in a set with 3 different strengths
  • perfect fit
  • possibility to customize
  • made of extremely stable Abil® N sealing material by Elring.

As perfect replacement of the original gaskets we continue to recommend BGM PRO Silicon gaskets for Vespa and Lambretta.

Cylinder base gaskets in various strengths

Cylinder base gasket for Vespa

Our product range includes cylinder base gasket sets by “The Poet” for any common Vespa cylinder. The supplied gasket set includes a gasket in three different strengths:

  • 0.25 mm
  • 0.50 mm
  • 0.75 mm

Perfect to precisely adjust the cylinder trigger delay angle and / or the squish gap. You can buy the gasket sets in the Scooter Center Shop.

Gaskets for ported and welded cylinders

You have ported your cylinder and maybe even welded the casing? These still are the right gaskets for you:

All gaskets have a surplus of material compared to the original gaskets, which leaves you the choice for customizing:

Choose the fitting gasket here

Gasket for casing by Pinasco

We now offer gasket sets and individually gaskets for Pinasco casings:
These are made of Abil® N, a material which is of higher quality than the Pinasco version - Pinasco 'only' supplies brown paper.

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Gasket set for cylinders by Quattrini

We are now able to deliver high quality gaskets for the Quattrini M200 cylinder at a fair price: gasket quattrini

Gaskets made of Abil® N

Abil® N is based on cellulose fibers bound to NBR.

Abil® N is primarily used to block hot and cold oil, fat, fuel and coolant with corrosion blocker. Usually used in control casing, gearbox, valve cover, oil pan,

hydraulic and pneumatic systems, chemical devices, pumps and compressors.

Specification sheet: pdf logo DOWNLOAD

 

Easy to use

We recommend to install the gaskets dry or if need be with a little bit of grease on both sides.

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All gaskets are laser cut and therefore an accurate fit.
Abil® N is based on cellulose fibers bound to NBR.

 

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Short fourth gear for Vespa PX and PX EFL

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Better gear ratio with a short 4th gear

Short fourth gear Vespa PX

Why should your Vespa have a short 4th gear installed?

You install a short fourth gear to improve the gear ratio from third to fourth, which works perfectly fine with a short fourth gear with 36 teeth.
A short fourth gear makes sense for all Vespa PX engines, no matter if you are a daily, tour or race driver.
This drive wheel has 36 teeth, which is one more than the original fourth gear cog of a Vespa PX200.

BGM PRO - Premium tuning parts

The material used for BGM PRO gear boxes are extremely solid. The gear cogs are made from high alloyed Ni-Cr-Mo case hardened steel (20NiCrMo2-2 / AISI8620) to suit highest load levels.
The base material is of very high quality and suitable for the highest levels of engine performance. Surface hardening is precisely defined to HRC 58-60 making the sprockets extremely wear resistant. Always high quality. No compromises.

BGM PRO short fourth gear
Advantages of a short fourth gear:

  • more relaxed driving
  • closer gear step
  • higher gear ratio and optimization of the gear box
Now you can finally have the perfect gear ratio from 3rd to 4th gear!

Gear wheel 4 -BGM PRO- Vespa PX EFL T5 125cc, PX200 EFL (short) - 36 teeth

Short fourth gear Vespa PX EFL Suitable for all gearboxes with flat cruciform. How to recognize these gearboxes? The driveshaft has a locking ring fitted in the front of the gear cogs.

Gear wheel 4 -BGM PRO- Vespa PX (-1984), PX200 (short) - 36 teeth

Short fourth gear Vespa PX (-1984) Suitable for all gear boxes with bended cruciform. How to recognize these gearboxes? The driveshaft has a locking ring fitted in the front of and behind the gear cogs.

The middle part lies on the cruciform. Measurements:

  • PX old type (until 1984, bent cruciform): 5mm
  • EFL (since 1984, flat cruciform): 6,5mm

Middle parts of BGM gear cogs are larger (approx. 1 / 10mm) and therefore the contact surface for the cruciform is larger.

Scooter Center technology TIP:

A short fourth gear can be perfectly combined with the 64 teeth primary drive wheel by BGM Pro, which has a longer reduction. Using a 24 teeth clutch sprocket significantly the total gear ratio, but decreases the gear step from third to fourth, turning the entire engine performance into speed.

BGM PRO short fourth gear
Advantages of a short fourth gear:

  • more relaxed driving
  • closer gear step
  • higher gear ratio and optimization of the gear box
Now you can finally have the perfect gear ratio from 3rd to 4th gear!

When working on a gearbox, don't forget:

Particularly interesting

So far, Malossi sports and Polini 221 engines, which are high in torque, have proven their quality in combination with a 24/64 gear ratio and to short fourth gear. BGM6536L

A short fourth gear reduces the gear step between third and fourth, in order to grant a sufficient torque and smooth gear ratio and nice acceleration when changing to fourth.

The table and graphs below show the difference. Higher reduction leads to nice cruising speed in towns and on large roads at lower gears with very low revs. This combinations offers rather quick driving and a higher top speed with lower revs when driving in fourth. 24_64 graph

24_64 tab

** (We would like to take this opportunity to thank GSF member Motorhead for the Gear Calc!)

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