Vespa gearbox for the Wideframe Vespa V30-33, VM, VN, VL, VB1
900 Euro seems to be a lot of money for a Vespa gearbox at first sight. Even at second glance the amount is not less, but the gearbox parts from our Italian friend Stefano Benelli rightly enjoy an excellent reputation and are worth every cent! They are essential if you want a reliable gearbox that has been tested in racing.
If you are looking for a high-end tuning gearbox with reliable technology for your old Vespa, you will find it here! Hardened to an average of 60 HRC, Benelli parts offer exactly the perfect balance of sufficient hardness and the necessary elasticity to withstand the enormous loads in a racing engine.
Stefano now offers his experience and enormous expertise in the form of a complete gearbox for the Wideframe models. This includes the four gears, the auxiliary shaft, the auxiliary shaft axle as well as a gearshift cross including a shift pin bushing. You can find all the details here directly at the product Benelli Wideframe gearbox
For scooterists this sounds too good to be true. Run & Race – a tribute to the legendary scooter meeting of Stoneheads S.C. at the Liedolsheim karting track close to Carslruhe, which already celebrated it’s 10th anniversary in 2012.
The team of Dean Orton, Vittorio Tessera and Parmakit: Rimini Lambretta Centre, Casa Performance / Casa Lambretta and Parmakit is the organiser and main sponsor. When visiting our Customshow, Scooter Center has been invited to this great final of the ESC 2016 and as one of the weekend’s sponsors, we will sure be there as well! We are excited, because the Italians ride hard and are currently very successful with ourBGM PRO parts.
We will be at the meeting from 16th – 18th September 2016 – see you!
If you are three people who want to share a bungalow, each of you will have to pay 60 €. Included: bed and breakfast (Saturday and Sunday), dinner (Saturday), Nighter (Friday), concert of THE BEAT and Nighter (Saturday).
Do not hesitate and book now!
Their promise can be taken seriously:
WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY RACING IN ITALY AND WE’LL DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO MAKE SURE THIS A MEMORABLE HISTORIC EVENT FOR ALL THOSE WHO PARTAKE!
RUN & RACE 2016, Pomposa, Italien – 16.09 – 18.09.2016
LOCATION:
Pomposa Race Circuit
Via Orto Alfierino 32
(Statale Romea Km. 29,8)
44022 San Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE)
Italy
Casa Lambretta-Racing-Team uses BGM PRO Tuning parts
Lambretta Racing
We supply a selection of our high-quality BGM PRO Lambretta products to the Casa Lambretta Racing Team of Vittorio Tessera.
The racing team is very successful and currently scores wins all across Europe. We are glad to be allowed to contribute with our BGM parts. The following parts are fitted in the racing Lambrettas:
BGM PRO products
Rear shock absorber -BGM PRO R12 V2 Black Edition, 300-310mm- Lambretta LI, LIS, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP – black, item number BGM7772
Most current version of the Lambretta BGM shock absorber. In comparison to earlier versions, this has been further optimised.
The greatest novelty being the height-adjustment of the shock absorber of up to 10 mm. Thus making it possible to generate more space between frame and intake. New features:
– Bushes supported with silent rubbers
– Progressively wound spring
– Rebound and compression damping with marks hard -> soft
– Length-adjustment of up to 10 mm Proven features remained the same:
– Massive 14 mm piston rod
– Spring preload adjustment
– Massive CNC body, anodized
Clutch -BGM PRO Superstrong 6 discs, 10 springs- Lambretta LI, LI S, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP – 47 teeth, item number BGM8011NR47
The BGM PRO Superstrong Lambretta clutch is the plug & play solution – Made in Germany.
The entire clutch has six BGM PRO clutch plates, ten springs, which have been designed just for this clutch, and 1.5mm steel discs. The clutch fits like plug & play without spacer or other fiddling.
The surface of the six discs in connection with the supplied springs was manufactured to transfer torque of 60Nm. We also offer softer springs for moderate setups.
You want to use other springs? Please consider that their block size shouldn’t exceed 15mm. All CNC manufactured parts of the clutch are made of 42CrMo4.
Clutch springs -BGM PRO- Lambretta LI, LI S, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP – hard (5.5 coil) – 10 pieces, item number BGM8010FX
BGM PRO clutch springs are made in Germany and are subject to repeated quality checks. Made of Oteva70®, stable and true to scale. There is no lateral deflection before the spring blocks. It goes back to the original length when unloaded. The clutch spring keeps its full elasticity. The spring constant is significantly tighter than the original spring constant. Perfect for tuned engines.
Cable set -BGM PRO- Lambretta DL, GP, item number BGM6401N
Revised version of the proven Lambretta BGM PRO cable set. Well-known features, like correct length of inner and outer shells, outer cable with PFTE sleeve for easy use and detailed plan to lay cables obviously haven’t changed. Improved details are new. Like double pressed cable end sleeves or inner cables, which last longer. Cables for clutch and front brake now come with inner cables with cable barrel. This takes quite a bit of strain off the cables at the lever, making torn clutch cables a thing of the past.The set contains the following cables: Gears (2x), clutch, front brake, rear brake, throttle cable, additional long inner gas cable to use with larger carburetors, choke cable and solder fitting to adjust length to non-original carburetors.
Clutch bush -BGM PRO- Lambretta LI, LI S, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP, item number BGM8010B
The BGM PRO clutch bush is another innovation in clutch technology for Lambretta. High-quality, special material always stands for perfect gliding behaviour. The bush allows smooth disengagement behaviour of the clutch, perfecting your start and resulting in a clean engagement without jolts even for high performance engines. The BGM bush is made of special material (use with a bit lubricant only) and precisely made of one block.
– Special material for high loads
– Made in Germany
– Smooth disengagement behaviour of the clutch
– Start without jolting
– Circumferential lubrication groove
– Fits Lambretta LI, LI S, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP
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We participated in the 13° edizione EuroZero Scooterrun of the Le BruttePieghe S.C. in Italy. The meeting was held in Arco, close to Lake Garda. Lago di Garda is, as you know, of special importance to us:
It was at Lake Garda where more than 25 years ago the story of Scooter Center has begun. Malcesine, located in the midst of lovely olive groves at the eastern shores of Lake Garda, is where Oliver Kluger bought Scooter Center’s very first scooter (a Vespa Rally TS 125), which was then sold to “Mod-Volker” from Cologne. Volker is still driving this excellent Vespa, he was our very first customer and is still loyal to us.
Video about the meeting of Le BruttePieghe S.C.
Even in Italy sun doesn’t always shine. So we saw quite a bit of rain that weekend (just like anywhere else). Luckily rain stopped for a while in the afternoon, so that the corso could take place. We personally cannot imagine a more beautiful setting for a ride out with scooters. Goose bumps. The following niter with scooterists sound was crowded with partying until the early hours.
Scooter scene Italy
If you ever got the chance, you really should participate in a scooter meeting in Italy. The SIR is the umbrella organisation. You will find scheduled meetings here:
We have been on Italy tour for you again. This time we have been heading for Parma in Emiglia-Romagna. And just as it has been the case for our visit of the Rimini Lambretta Centre, we haven’t seen much of the scenery. Sightseeing wasn’t part of our program – we wanted something a lot better: We were heading for the industrial area and PARMAKIT.
Friendly business
PARMAKIT had already visited us and has had a booth at our Customshow in Cologne. Now was the time to visit them in Italy. Currently you can still take part in our PARMAKIT – raffle
“Dolce Vita”, “Bella Italia” and “sun always shines in Italy”?
Not at all. At the beginning of May we had snow on the Brenner Pass and rain in Parma. But a warm welcome at PARMAKIT made us feel a lot better and we were allowed to take a look behind the scenes of the renowned company. We were overwhelmed by their know-how, diversity but especially by quality and performance of their products.
PARMAKIT stands for highest quality and 100% MADE IN ITALY
Just as we take it with BGM, PARMAKIT cooperates with companies and suppliers in the region to assure a constantly high level of quality.
Having scooter racing in the blood
PARMAKIT started in racing and these kind Italians also live racing to the fullest. Last weekend they won the POLINI-CUP. They are currently pepping up the ESC – European Scooter Challenge. The next race they intend to win is the BSSO – British Scooter Racing coming weekend in East Fortune close to Edinburgh, Scotland. The experiences made in racing are incorporated in the development of the Italian products with extremely high standards.
Parmakit at Scooter Center
We and PARMAKIT will cooperate even closer in the future, share experiences and enlarge our product range. Stay tuned!
Vespa & Lambretta feeling like gold-diggers in Milan
We have all heard them. Stories of Vespa and Lambretta spare part shops that, at some point in time, went burst.
It is said, that their old warehouses are still cramped full with NOS (New Old Stock) treasures. These parts are waiting to be found by us! At least that’s what we thought.
We got in touch with our old friend Claudio and quickly managed to gain access to a forgotten warehouse of parts for Vespa and Lambretta close to Milan.
Tons of old scooter parts in Milan
When we entered the warehouse, we had to hold our breath! Tons of NOS parts were piled up to the ceiling – on 2 stories – just waiting to be found.
Vespa and Lambretta treasures
But euphoria was hit by disillusionment. How to actually find Vespa and Lambretta treasures when these are hidden in APE and Piaggio Ciao, SI and Bravo moped parts? Claudio supported us in flipping through old, dusty lists and checking the merchandise management of the ’60s – index cards. Here we go. We found the old treasures of old new parts for Vespa and Lambretta.
On the hunt for rare Vespa and Lambretta parts
Working with the “merchandise management” turned out to be a tough challenge. So we decided to take a cart and check shelf by shelf. We slowly tackled thick layers of dust.
NOS SIEM VESPA
NOS SIEM VESPA
In the end we had oily hands, were covered in dust, but we were happy and headed home with a VW van full of rare parts for Vespa and Lambretta.
The most beautiful Vespa is our Scooter Center Demonstrator, Generation XI. It is a Primavera ET3, which is a Vespa of highest quality, both in technology and looks. The latter thanks to Pfeil-Design from Austria. This Vespa has already been awarded with many prices by various international customshows. Awesome work of our old friend Pfeili.
“The most beautiful Vespa on earth“. This also is a quote by Dean Orton. If he as the very model of Lambrettistas says so, we won’t disagree. But we’ll say thank you.
Mission two of our trip to Italy:
The guys at Kerresinhios are well known for their happy families games, which are lovingly designed and depict classic scooters. The first edition already turned into a sought-after collectors item.
We wanted to find an awesome location for a photo of our Demonstrator “Generation XI” at Lake Garda that could be part of the new Kerresinhios happy families “Scooter scenes”.
Scooter Center and Lake Garda
Lake Garda. But why? Lake Garda plays an important role in the history of Scooter Center. Plus, Generation XI is a very special scooter by Scooter Center. We have put our heart and soul, sweat, brains and love for technical and optic details in it.
Therefore we considered a photo of this custom Primavera ET3 in front of our shop or the Cologne Cathedral to simple and unimaginative. And we were around Lake Garda for another mission anyway. So it seemed the right thing to have a photo shooting 1,000 km from home at Lago di Garda. You will see the result soon in the most current Kerresinhio happy families game.
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You already know what Dean Orton (Rimini Lambretta Centre) thinks of the looks of the BGM Demonstrator Lambretta. According to Dean Orton it is the most ugly Lambretta in the universe.
When assembling this Lambrettaother things were more important than its design. Any fitted BGM PRO part has been put through its paces on our test bike before being mass produced. This bike was also available to our customers for test rides on several occassions. We obviously needed an easy-care paint. Furthermore:
Tuning quotes
Design follows function
Chrome won´t bring you home
Rust is lighter than carbon
Dean, please MODify our Lambretta
Still, “most ugly Lambretta” – we couldn’t stand this! Dean is not entirely wrong though. This is why we didn’t hesitate when he had offered to refine the looks of our Lambretta. Rimini Lambretta Centre is our Italian BGM dealer. Dean, the very model of a mod, actually wants to assemble a BGM Demonstrator for the Italian market. So once he’s at it….
La Dolce Vita
Last week we took the Lambretta DL to Verona and parked it at a friends place. It was a very warm welcome and handing the Lambretta over took one or two glasses longer than initially planned. We love Italian hospitality.
Dean picked the scooter up and brought it to the hallowed halls of RLC Rimini Lambretta Centre to refine it. We will keep you posted here in the Scooter Center Blog, so that you are always up to date with the development of the new BGM PRO Demonstrator-Lambretta.
Note for a reader who just came across our blog: No need to worry about a shop owning the most ugly Lambretta… First of all we are currently changing this and secondly we are proud to also own the probably most beautiful Vespa on earth…
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Off to the Promised Scooter Land by Vespa and Lambretta
We love Italy and recently toured beautiful Italy. Italy is obviously the birthplace of Vespa and Lambretta.
And how could things be any different: More than 23 years ago the story of Scooter Center has begun right there, at Lake Garda in Italy. Which should be the case for any real scooter shop.
Malcesine is located in the midst of lovely olive groves at the eastern shores of Lake Garda. It was right here that Oliver Kluger bought Scooter Center’s very first scooter (a Vespa Rally TS 125), which was then sold to “Mod-Volker” from Cologne. Volker is still driving this excellent Vespa, he was our very first customer and is loyal to us.
Scooter Center – spare parts, add ons and tuning parts for scooters
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After spending the morning at Polini, we spent the afternoon at Casa Lambretta.
Spare parts, accessories and tuning parts for all Lambretta Scooters
In cooperation with Casa Lambretta we supply all Lambretta restoration parts. The Casa Lambretta range includes, amongst others, parts for the very old shaft driven Lambretta models m (A) to F, Lambretta Smallframe parts for Junior and Lui and spare parts for the Li family. Vittorio Tessera offers spare parts “made in Italy” but also accessories and tuning parts for all Lambretta scooters.
The entire Casa business is focused on Vittorio. He is the key player for all reproducing parts. Dean Orton and the Rimini Lambretta Centre recently offered to conduct external quality checks for Casa. This is how Casa products are being constantly improved. The toolbox lock for series 3 is a recent example. It was equipped with a new locking cylinder and finally no longer gets anybody’s attention due to unpleasant rattle.
Vittorio Tessera does not only do restoration works. He has also published many books on Lambretta and scooters in general. Vittorio’s book Innocenti The Definitive History is the core literature on Lambretta. Later the Restoration Guide was added, which explains all details concerning restoration of various Lambretta models:
characteristics,
gloss paints,
galvanic processes
and anything else you should know.
Lambretta Museum
And this is not the end. There also is the museum, which exhibits milestones in the development in the history of scooters. These have been collected from all over the world and have been restored, if necessary. Lambretta is in the focus of the museum and you can admire models from the oldest Lambretta to the prototypes, which are also treated in Innocenti The Definitive History.
After an intensive and extensive tour through the scooter museum, we step down to the Casa Lambretta shop and warehouse. Vittorio shows us his new Lambretta parts, which he got since our last visit or which currently are in a development stage. For example:
all spare parts for the SH carburetor including atomisers,
all parts for the gearbox,
all springs for lamps,
brass throttle roller and gas roller,
Series 2 gear change twist grip
… These are only some of the new Casa Lambretta parts that we will receive from Vittorio.
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On the fourth day of our trip to Italy we were still flashed and we had another two highlights on our schedule::
Visiting POLINI in Bergamo
Visiting the Lambretta Museum of Vittorio Tessera including a quick check of the new CASA LAMBRETTA parts
Scooter Center visits POLINI in Bergamo
Polini is famous for Vespa tuning parts and scooter and motorcycle motor sports. You can buy high-performance tuning products of high quality at Scooter Center at a great cost-benefit ratio: POLINI Scooter Shop
The roots of the family business are a small push bike production site in Bologna. After WWII Polini Battista initially built bicycles. We got to know his sons and grand-sons during our visit. Today they very successfully continue to manage the business.
The video
A perfect family business. We meet at least three generations of the family. All of them working in various positions within the company. We were introduced to yet another family member at every corner. They work in the company as engineers, design engineers, photographers, designers and managers.
Today, only a badge and some old pictures by the entrance to the Polini headquarters remind of its roots. Today Polini is no longer in the bicycle business. Or almost. Polini wouldn’t be Polini if they didn’t even tune an E-Bike.
You can now purchase a tuning kit for e-bike engines of e.g. Bosch or Panasonic with considerable performance enhancement from 25 to 50 km/h.
But lets turn back to real motor sports.
Handing over the Customshow cup
We were looking forward to this meeting, because Polini is one of our most important suppliers and one of our oldest business partners. Polini has supported our Scooter Center Customshow SCOOTERSHOW from the very first day. So now, after 8 years, it was high time to finally say thank you on site and handing over a current Custumshow cup.
We were shown around the families hallowed halls, from development to labs with stress tests and several dynamometers, from garage and assembly halls to warehouse and logistics.
We were very impressed by the size and the open-minded and very warm welcome.
You know who we are. The long journey has to pay off and business didn’t come up short: In the future we will have an even larger Polini product range, for example:
Polini CP – carburetor
Polini CP carburetors have been part of our product range for a long time.
It has gotten around that these easily adjustable carburetors also run perfectly on Vespa Smallframe and Lambretta. Its areas of use are limited, because only these sizes are obtainable: 17,5 / 19 / 21 / 23 / 24 (Evolution).
In-house development by Polini, MADE in ITALY. PWK – jets fit!
Polini brake pads
The brake pads are used in Polini Cup races and other racing series. They fill their drivers with enthusiasm.
You can purchase Polini brake pads that fit your scooter at your Scooter Center Shop.
Polini modern Vespa exhaust
Brand new Polini exhaust for new Vespa models:
Vespa GT 125 i.e. 60
Vespa GT 250
Vespa GTS 125 i.e. Super
Vespa GTS 250
Vespa GTS 250 i.e.
Vespa GTS 300 i.e. Super
Vespa GTV 250 i.e.
Vespa GTV 300
Vespa GTV Super 300
Great looks, which have been especially adapted to the flow of the Vespa chassis. Great processing and finish! The video proves the full sound.
Available soon with and without catalyzer / homologation at Scooter Center Modern Vespa-Shop.
Thank you POLINI
We would like to thank Roberta and the Polini family once again, knowing that they read our blog from time to time :-)
Teste Cromate S.C., the local Lambretta Club, organised an awesome ride out in the soft hills in the region of Emilia Romagna on Sunday as a side program to the Rimini Lambretta Centre Open Day.
Entire video
You can find the video of the entire ride out beginning at the stop at Europlastsucci with GPS – measured speed display. Enjoy:
Yummy stopover
In a well organised corso of about 50 Lambrettas we reached our first interim goal after a few kilometres: Europlastsucci. An old customer and manufacturer of GRP frame sections and further Lambretta specialities.
In order to regain strength for the rest of our ride out and as as mental preparation for lunch we have an Aperitivo. After adjusting the tick-over rpm with Prosecco and other non-liquid refreshments we leave the city and cross the mountains in a great track.
Lambretta BSG Corse with 45HP and 305cc
Of course we have already had the opportunity to drive many extreme scooters. But Philipp’s scooter for the corso was a doozie:
BSG Corse Lambretta with 305cc cubic capacity and performance of more than 50 HP. The most violent we ever rode. CNC – engine block milled from one single piece, 305cc BSG Corse cylinder, Cyclone5 5 speed gearbox and BGM PRO Superstrong clutch. This monster has more than 50 HP. The demonstrator was downsized from 51HP to 45HP via ignition for the RLC Open Day.
First impression:
The beast has instant throttle control and within a blink of the eye you exceeded 100km/h. Thanks to BGM PRO SUPERSTRONG clutch, switching gears is clear, easy and very smooth, the 5 speed gearbox perfectly transferred. Power without limits and pressure in every gear.
Lambretta with a high amount of performance
The CNC engine has a crankshaft with wide crank webs. In order to securely transfer the performance of the 305cc cylinders to the street, the proven components BGM PRO shock absorbers and BGM silent blocks are used for the wheel suspension. Due to the enormous cubic capacity the exhaust is large. However its distance to the ground is sufficient for it to not put down on the street, even in hairpin bends. A vehicle of such a high performance also needs a strong braking system. RLC uses a a MMW disc brake.
There is a high amount of performance in this engine, so it doesn’t come unexpected that the frame hits its limits, since the original engine offers only a fifth of performance when being compared to the BSG Corse engine
Thanks to Dean Orton for this amazing experience! And thanks to Teste Cromate S.C. for this beautiful day!
Scooter Center trip to Italy – Part 1 Rimini Lambretta Centre
The Scooter Center-Team on a trip to Italy: Last weekend Oliver, Philipp and Heiko started their trip to Italy. They had a tight schedule, but the long way had to pay off: during the weekend they covered more than 3,000 km.
Stops during their trip to Italy:
Rimini Lambretta Centre 20th Anniversary Open Day / Rimini
Rimini Lambretta Centre 20th Anniversary Open Day / Rimini
Following in the tracks of the history of Scooter Center by the Lago di Garda
Video of the first leg
Lake Garda was the first interim target. We visited old friends, enjoyed Italy and wallowed in memories. In its 23 years of the history of Scooter Center Lake Garda plays a crucial role.
Back then, Oliver Kluger bought the very first scooter for Scooter Center and transported it to Germany. The Scooter was a Vespa Rally TS 125. Later, the Vespa was processed in Cologne and resold to Volker, who is still driving it today. He was our first customer and naturally sticks to us. You rather know us for a quick delivery of spare and tuning parts for scooters. However, we currently have several used Vespa scooters on offer.
The night was short and the journey continued early on Saturday morning, heading to Rimini. The track to travel sounds like music to our ears: “Verona, Mantova, Modena, Bologna, Imola, Rimini”. Our anticipation grows, the closer we get to our destination.
The 5 speed Lambretta gearbox is more than a mere part of a scooter to Dean. You know this once you saw the CYCLONE 5 tattoo on his forearm. We mainly supply BGM products to RLC, which are used for their restorations. Lambretta restorations are the main business of Dean Orton and his team. RLC loves and lives Lambretta. Overwhelming Lambretta scooters are created in an impressive garage. Our anticipation and expectations were immense and we should not be disappointed.
Rimini in the region of Emilia Romagna
“Rimini: the Adriatic, centre of beach tourism – a seaside resort with a long tradition, beach, sun, sea.” But we had more important things to do! Our destination was the Zona Industriale: The 20th anniversary and Open Day of Rimini Lambretta Centre.
After a heart warming welcome by many old friends, we started to put up our stall. This was quickly accomplished, since Philipp had sent the products we wanted to display to a wrong address… :-) Luckily we were allowed to display products from the RLC stocks.
Rimini Lambretta Centre Open Day
The grounds around the RLC were quickly filled with mainly Italian and English Lambrettisti. There were overall 500 visitors with about 120 Lambrettas and only a handful of Vespas.
Dean really dished up for the 20th anniversary of RLC. Entering the shop you were welcomed by a world record Lambretta: The fully faired Lambretta that broke the 200 km/h limit on August 8th, 1951. Romolo Ferri set the world record on a motorway that was blocked from traffic between Ingolstadt and Munich. The mechanically supercharged 125cc engine is told to have had about 21 HP.
A huge transportable pizzeria supplied finest specialities from the region including sufficient wine, water, beer and coffee.
Overwhelming Lambretta test drive
RLC had managed to have a circuit blocked from traffic, so that you were able to test drive the scooters within the industrial estate.
Alongside scooters, which have been restored by RLC, there were mainly scooters from the Casa Lambretta collection available for test rides. The two Lambretta Innocenti two-cylinder prototypes were at the centre of attention. In the past months these were restored by RLC for Vittorio Tessera. The June edition of Scooteringwill present the restoration of the interior of the engines. We also did a test ride on the Innocenti two-cylinder prototypes. We can only say: Too sad they didn’t make it into serial production.
Lambretta with 305cc and 50HP
305cc and more than 50HP – the most violent scooter we ever rode: BSG CasaPerformance 305cc prototype. CNC engine block with 305cc BSG cylinder, Cyclone5 5 speed gearbox and BGM PRO Superstrong clutch. This monster has more than 50 HP. The Lambretta’s programmable ignition was downsized to 45 HP for the test drives. On our cruise on Sunday we were able to extensively test it. The fitting video will follow in the second part of this article. Watch this space!
BSG Corse brought scooters with overwhelming performance. Vespa Smallframes were those scooters that chased around the circuit with immense revs. These were later joint by the legendary Signore Angelo Zirri and almost the entire Smallframe tuning scene.
Even the greatest events have to come to an end. So at some stage we had to dismantle everything. But luckily we still had a joint tea and nighter with a fantastic view on the mountains left!
Nighter in the mountains in the region of Emilia Romagna
The joint meal and all-nighter took place in an Osteria in the mountains. A fantastic site with view on the lights of Rimini and San Marino in the distance.
Many kind talks, many Italian snacks and some cups of wine later we fell into our beds in the early hours of morning. It was a short night with only a little relaxation. Only several hours later we were meant to get to the next highlight. On the cruise we were able to test the 305cc prototypes for their fitted BGM parts.
All pictures of the first leg of our trip to Italy:
If you are looking for a high-end tuning gearbox with reliable technology for your old Vespa, you will find it here! Hardened to an average of 60 HRC, Benelli parts offer exactly the perfect balance of sufficient hardness and the necessary elasticity to withstand the enormous loads in a racing engine.
