Italian GP/DL 125, 150, 200 & Electronic

[tonytoolbox]

been down to powder coaters and sampled 9007 it seems to be a tad dark got him to spray some more samples in different shades of silver/grey and left my original hub with him awaiting a call I"ll look at 7035 tomorrow cookie .cheers Tony

[tonytoolbox]

been to powder coaters ive seen RAL 7035 way to light in colour ive gone with a powder made by paramount its could delta silver im very pleased with the outcome cheers Tony

[Covboy]

Hi

I have just aquired a 1971 125 dl ...could anyone confirm if this is the correct engine

LIS * 0162XX

Cheers

[TurboTrev]

Hi

I have just aquired a 1971 125 dl ...could anyone confirm if this is the correct engine

LIS * 0162XX

Cheers

Yes, 125 LI-S * 01XXXX

[Covboy]

Thanks

[cookieman66]

been to powder coaters ive seen RAL 7035 way to light in colour ive gone with a powder made by paramount its could delta silver im very pleased with the outcome cheers Tony

thanks for that great help .will get down the powder coaters now .Cheers Andy

[tonytoolbox]

hi cookie my mistake its not delta silver its REGAL SILVER sorry for the confusion

[Kristof Lammy pie]

Are the rear 'innocenti' frame badges on 1969 dl150's plastic or metal?

And who does good copies

Cheers
Kris

[Covboy]

Hi Kris

The innocent badge on my '71 is metal

[Kristof Lammy pie]

Cheers Steve.

I need to find one of them.

[humble]

On my original late 1971 GP150 the rear frame 'Innocenti' badge was plastic....

Cheers

[Kristof Lammy pie]

Oh lol.

[Covboy]

Im presuming mine is original - it seems old and worn!

[Kristof Lammy pie]

I've just acquired what is supposed to be a a dl125 engine also.

Can anyone confirm for me.

LI-S * 002702

Thanks
Kris

[nickw]

Yes according to your number it should be a GP125 around mid 1969. Usually (but not always) will have an engine number a couple of hundred away from the frame number. A couple of hundred can also mean a few hundred and is not an exact science.

[Kristof Lammy pie]

Yes according to your number it should be a GP125 around mid 1969. Usually (but not always) will have an engine number a couple of hundred away from the frame number. A couple of hundred can also mean a few hundred and is not an exact science.

That's great, thanks Nick.

[hullygully]

Casa do a very good copy, DONT, I REPEAT DONT, get the VE UK version as they are straight & NOT kinked in the middle as per frame!!!!!!

[AlG]

GP Red - Does anyone have a scanned copy of the article that I recall Adam Winstone and others wrote regarding the different GP Red colours used between 1969 and 1971, covering the 8073, Martian red debate? I recall it was in JetSet, but maybe Scootering?

Many thanks
Al

[TurboTrev]

GP Red - Does anyone have a scanned copy of the article that I recall Adam Winstone and others wrote regarding the different GP Red colours used between 1969 and 1971, covering the 8073, Martian red debate? I recall it was in JetSet, but maybe Scootering? Many thanks Al

I haven't got a copy, but if I think it was proved that the solid red GPs were not the same as the red and white GP150s (which probably are 8073). Adam kindly sent me the formula for martian red matched off his? 1970 GP200. If you need it PM me your email and I'll forward it to you.

[Adam_Winstone]

Not 'proved/proven' (difficult to do) but after much searching we found that EVERY unrestored red GP/DL that we had access to was the same orange-red colour, none of them were 8073 (the colour quoted by most respected documents)... and a Lechler dealer in UK studied an original sample and concluded that it was not, and never had been, 8073.

We cannot state with 100% certainty that not a single GP/DL ever left the factory in 8073, just that it is highly unlikely. The error simply seems to be an admin error, which once put into print has been repeated over and over again.

Adam