Tuning Introduction for Vespa PX/T5/Cosa at SIP Scootershop
Without tuning, you can hardly get the Vespa up the mountain or over the mountains to Italy. With a non-tuned engine, the pulse remains in sleep mode. Tuning is one of the last adventures of civilisation and the escape from our so regulated everyday life.
Here we want to breathe life into this theory. Tuning a Vespa is easy and affordable. In most cases it is also very reliable.
It is also fascinating to see the enormous power that can now be coaxed out of large-frame engines. These product developments are spurred on by the numerous lap, sprint and endurance races that take place throughout Europe. The online communities are also veritable pools of developers in which an open exchange is cultivated. At present, the 50 hp mark has been cracked for the 200s, and that without laughing gas.
ImportantWe also strongly recommend the following for each tuning step:
Check carburettor tuning and at least increase the main jet.
Check ignition timing, usually give less pre-ignition
Use a new spark plug
Run in new cylinders!
This is necessary to optimally transfer the increased power to the road. If the parts are to be used in road traffic, consultation with the local TÜV office is necessary for most parts in Germany.
We distinguish between the following tuning classes
ROAD Tuning
This class is intended for the normal everyday rider who does not demand top performance. The advantages:
relatively little effort
more power on a durable basis
faster acceleration
more powerful on hills
higher top speed
The tuning is inconspicuous in the first stages and in the area of the exhaust partly even permissible in road traffic. The noise level is kept within limits. In other words: increased performance with high suitability for everyday use. The right thing for a tour of Italy or for a ride with the Holden.
SPORT Tuning
The next category builds on ROAD tuning. Much of it is compatible. The target group is the performance-hungry everyday rider as well as those who don't want to breathe in two-stroke smoke from the rider in front of them, even during spontaneous acceleration races. This is what distinguishes the class:
powerful acceleration
top speeds of up to 120 km/h
High durability
RACE Tuning
The top class in the scooter sector. All performance fetishists get their money's worth here. For everyone for whom the normal is not enough and who is looking for the performance limit. Tuning experience and the necessary small change are required here. With the right combination
Crying motorcyclists left standing at traffic lights
crowds of people at the engine start
and, of course, lots of female fans ;-)
The parts can be found in most racing engines, whether quartermile, lap race or dyno battle.
In the following, we have compiled a compulsory and a free programme in the various component groups, which can be carried out in this order. The compulsory programme is the minimum, the free programme is approximately the maximum in the corresponding group. Of course, this is only a recommendation.