technical section
In this section you will find a few photo-guides to jobs that I have done on my ET3, or that others have done on their smallies.
new! I've got some owner's instruction manuals on the site now, scanned by me and others, including the first English 125 Primavera ET3 manual ever, remastered and translated by smallframes.com
updated! Also there are links to smallframe-specific service manuals, scanned by me or others.
Common tasks
- Replacing a broken throttle cable
- Replacing a broken speedometer cable
- Upgrading the headlight
- Upgrading the stock exhaust
- Rebuilding the carburettor
- Fitting Hella bar end indicators
- Wiring in bar end indicators
The Full Monty! A Complete Vespa smallframe engine strip down and rebuild
- Removing the engine from the frame
- Removing the cylinder
- Removing the clutch
- Removing the Flywheel and Stator
- Splitting the cases
- Removing the Crank
- Removing the gears
- Removing the gearshift assembly and rear axle
- Replacing the shift-dog
- Replacing Seals
- Re-assembling the engine
- Installing a Polini 130cc Cylinder kit
- Rebuilding the clutch
- Setting the ignition timing
- Final reassembly in the frame.
Manuals
All manuals are in English unless otherwise stated
Owner's Instruction manuals
- 50 (Italian) PDF
- 50, 50 Special & 50 Elestart PDF
- 90 (English/Spanish)
- 125 Primavera (Italian)
- 125 Primavera PDF
- 125 Primavera ET3 (English)
- 125 Primavera ET3 (Italian)
- 125 Primavera ET3 (French and German)
- PK 50 Rush (Italian)
- P125 ETS (Italian) PDF
- Motovespa XL125 Plurimatic (Spanish)
Workshop manuals
- Vespa Smallframes
- Vespa PK supplement (Courtesy of scooterhelp.com)
- Motovespa Smallframes (Courtesy of scooterhelp.com) (Spanish)
- Vespa 50 Repair Instructions (German, mostly pictures)
- PK 125 Automatica (English/German/French)
- PK Automatic 50-125 (German, mostly pictures)
- All Vespa models (50 to Rally 200)
- Piaggio Ape TM P 50 (Italian)
- Piaggio Ape 50
- Vespa PK and PX models since 1970 (German)
- Haynes "blue book of lies" (which barely contains any smallframe info) (from Vespa Club Polska)
Spare Parts catalogues
- 50, 50S and 90
- 50, 80 Primavera 125 Primavera and ET3 (French)
- Later 50 Special (V5B3T) USA version
- PK Automatica parts catalogue (Italian/French/English/German)
- Motovespa 50, 75, Super (Spanish)
- Motovespa 75 & 125 NK & PK