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same old story. i have often had bad fitting rims on a gp but have just got one for a sx headset and the fit is terrible and not so easy to file out inside. anybody found a decent fit one anywhere

I bought a Casa SX type headlight rim thinking it would be a good fit, but it's awful. I filed it when I dry built the scoot, but I'm dreading fitting it now that the headset has been painted.

i bought an original old one and had it rechromed you no it will fit then

Jazzy b wrote:i bought an original old one and had it rechromed you no it will fit then

That's probably best idea, you don't have a spare one hidden under your bed by any chance

To be fair I did av a couple gave one away on here will av a look

I bought a Casa one from CamLam a few years back that fitted just fine

burnside wrote:I bought a Casa one from CamLam a few years back that fitted just fine

Blooming mystery these rims. The casa one I got is even slightly out of shape to the headset and would need at least a couple of mil off all the way round the inside as well. The headset is an innocenti one and top and bottom fit well.

Is it the one with the adjuster hole at the bottom ?

Cgt75b wrote:Is it the one with the adjuster hole at the bottom ?

Yes has the piece at bottom for headlight adjuster screw

I bought a Casa one a couple of years ago and it fitted lovely on the top half and only 3or 4 mm out at the bottom........shame

I tried a new Casa here,
no way.





I must clean and polish an original one.

Dimitrios_231 wrote:I tried a new Casa here,
no way.





I must clean and polish an original one.

Exactly same issues and the top of the rim was a slightly different shape to the headset too, I shall be on the hunt for an original one even if I have to have it re chromed

Maybe mine wasn't Casa after all then, it was a few years ago. But it was from CamLam so maybe worth giving there's a go?

http://www.lambretta.co.uk/shop/headlight-listvsx-p-1255.html

I'll fit the original rim,it needs some TLC but it fits.
With the Casa rim I can only fit the 3 out of the 4 screws,not bad it could had been worse

The original

burnside wrote:Maybe mine wasn't Casa after all then, it was a few years ago. But it was from CamLam so maybe worth giving there's a go?

http://www.lambretta.co.uk/shop/headlight-listvsx-p-1255.html

This made me think that there is also another Italian brand that makes octagonal rims,the Bossata.
Luckily,my local dealer had one in stock,
I tried it and it fits,
it is not a 10/10 but it is highly acceptable.

Bosatta,original,Casa





Bosatta,Casa



Progress...

I might give one of them a go, I have seen them complete with headlight which I also need but they are the plastic type not glass. Lovely looking bike by the way

Cheers,
it is a friend's scooter that I'm working on the last months,
I forgot this Bosatta pic,
initially it doesn't look very good but it has great potential,bear on mind that the screws are not fully in and I haven't removed any paint.

I've also found an original one that fits like a glove but these are quite rare/expensive nowadays.

gizmo wrote:

Cgt75b wrote:Is it the one with the adjuster hole at the bottom ?

Yes has the piece at bottom for headlight adjuster screw

Apologies for the late reply, the one I have doesn't have the adjuster at the bottom.

Good luck with your search.

Found an original rim, far better but still needs a tadge off to allow for paint

Nice,to be honest,a good original is always superior.
I used the Bosatta as the scooter is not mine