The older Vespa models have an aluminum lever head as standard, the newer ones a plastic one. They also differ in the shape of the head and the length of the Lever.
A little bit of Fuel Tap Lever lore
The following levers were originally installed:
L 155mm, aluminum head, "R", round, without mesh 50 V5A1T ->4218/S V5SA1T ->1829/90 V9A1T ->1799
L 200mm, aluminum head" C/R", round without mesh for Vespa 50 N/L/S/Special/SR/SS/90/R/100/125
L 200mm, head plastic" C/R", round without mesh for Vespa 50 R/Special V5B3T/125 PV/ET3
L 150mm, head aluminum, "C/R", round, without net for Vespa 125 VNA1-2T
L 150mm, aluminum head, "C/R", oval, with mesh for Vespa 125 VNB-TS/150 VBA-Super/160 GS/180 SS/Rally
L 150mm, plastic head, "C/R", round, without mesh for Vespa 125 GTR/TS/150 Sprint/V
L 165mm, plastic head, "C/R", round, without mesh for Vespa 200 Rally/P80-150X/P200E/PX80-200E/Lusso/P150S/PK50-125/S/SS/XL Rush/ETS
L 165mm, plastic head, "C/A", round, without mesh for Vespa PX80-200 E Lusso/'98/MY/'11/PK50-125/S/XL/XL2/ETS/T5, with separate lubrication system
L 145mm, plastic head, "C/R", round, without mesh for LML Star 125-200 4T/4S
The specified length refers to the length of the rod to the lower edge of the head. All Levers with the same or greater length can be interchanged on the Models.
Note: If a different Tank or Fuel Tap is fitted, the standard Lever may be too long or too short. In this case, simply reorder the corresponding Lever from another Model.
Different shapes of fuel tap heads
The petcock heads are marked with the letters "C" for chiuso - closed, "R" for riserva - reserve position, or "A" for Aperto - open. The letters are sometimes in a recessed, round or oval shape with a mesh pattern.
The older models, such as the GS160/SS180/Rally models, have a beautiful head shape and are made of cast aluminum. For this reason, we have also had it produced in the SIP Style line in lengths of 165 mm and 200 mm so that it also fits all Smallframe and PX/T5 models.
On the other hand, cheaper cast plastic was used for the younger models. We have also exchanged these for an aluminum version. Both give a Plate Vespa a much more classic look.
All Levers are available in unpainted, polished, chrome-plated or black aluminum
Conclusion: The icing on the cake of a restoration or custom conversion.
