Beschreibung
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
29th Mar, 2023 12:00
1966 Vespa SS90 Super Sprint
Won in an Aspire competition
Estimate
£10, 000 - £12, 000
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: V9SS1T4804
Engine No: V9SS1M3911
CC: 90
MOT: Exempt
From the late estate of Eric Tudor's ESP collection
Won by a student in an Aspire competition
Will be sold to finance the student through University
By the early 1960’s Vespa Douglas in Great Britain were importing Italian built Vespas as opposed to continuing to manufacture them. The Vespa SS90 made between 1965 and 1971 is much sought after by collectors due to its extreme rarity and only just over 5000 were produced. Most of these have been lost to the ravages of time and overly ambitious riders. The SS90 was developed as a sporting variant of the small frame Vespas. With a dummy fuel tank, a centrally located spare wheel, narrower more aerodynamic fairing and a pad on top of the dummy tank riders could crouch low behind the headlight to reduce drag at higher speeds. The two-stroke 88. 5 cc engine used in the Super Sprint is a single-cylinder, air-cooled unit with a bore/ stroke of 47/ 51 mm and an 8. 7:1 compression ratio. It’s paired with a 4-speed gearbox, the dry weight is 77 kilograms, and the top speed is 93 km/ h (58 MPH).
