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How to Restore and Maintain Your Vespa Motorscooter (Motorbooks Workshop) (Motorbooks Workshop)

How to Restore and Maintain Your Vespa Motorscooter (Motorbooks Workshop) (Motorbooks Workshop)

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Authors: Bob Darnell, Bob Golfen
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 14 reviews
Sales Rank: 298540

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.5

ISBN: 0760306230
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.28775
UPC: 752748306233
EAN: 9780760306239
ASIN: 0760306230

Publication Date: December 27, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Your number one Vespa restoration resource! With plants in 15 different countries and sales numbering well into the millions worldwide, Vespa is the make among scooter marques. Return your Vespa to its original glory with this complete guide to restoring your prized scooter to 100% original. This information-packed, authentic restoration guide covers both the mechanical and cosmetic restoration of all Vespa motorscooters from 1946-1996.



Customer Reviews:   Read 9 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars The best Vespa book out there....   February 10, 2008
A. Collins (Phoenix, AZ USA)
This book was obviously written to teach the novice Vespa enthusiast the nitty-gritty details of scooter repair and restoration, through the eyes of someone who mastered the art! Bob Darnell's take on both simple and complicated tasks gives any reader invaluable insight into how to do it right! I would recommend this to anyone.


5 out of 5 stars Nice and in depth   December 31, 2007
Zachary Miller (Logan, UT USA)
Although unless you actually own a Vespa, or really like to learn all you can about them, you may find it a little boring.


4 out of 5 stars vespa scooter handbook   December 14, 2007
H. R. Dinning (LINLITHGOW SCOTLAND)
How to Restore and Maintain Your Vespa Motorscooter (Motorbooks Workshop) (Motorbooks Workshop)

written mainly for american market but very informative and detailed,it should be noted that some models such as the T5 were not imported into the USA and are therefore not covered otherwise lots of tips and guides on restoration



5 out of 5 stars Very helpful   October 27, 2007
Chef (Seattle, WA)
I have the Hanes manual which is good, but it slightly intimidating if you know nothing about engines or are not mechanically inclined. This book is more friendly and actually gives me hope that I can learn and work on my own Vespa. If you or not a grease monkey by trade, this is a good book for a weekend grease monkey. And I'm not throwing poo, this book is for real.


5 out of 5 stars THE ONE|   August 14, 2006
Joao Martins (Portugal)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Great little book with lots of great info: from the history of Vespa scooters to tips about choosing the right model to (of course) information about restoring and maintaining the scooter, the book has it all!

Pictures are all in b&w and the look is a little old-fashioned, but I don't think that is necessarily a big problem.

If you really have to own ONE book about Vespa scooters, this should be it!