GP SCOOTER DETAILS

Scooter model: SIL GP – Came from Scooter Restorations as a bare frame, panelwork and a genuine SIL factory engine (£550). Date purchased & cost: Couple of hundred quid – came from Scooter Restorations as a bare frame, panelwork and a genuine SIL factory engine (£550). They were cheap back then! Inspiration for project: After building the SX I wanted a tidy GP for hard rally work. Engine spec: TS1225. Crank: SIL Webs with RB rod kit. Carb: 34mm VHSB on MB manifold and standard reed block. Exhaust: SSC Taffy in stainless steel. Clutch: Four-plate Surflex B with MB springs. Gearbox: SIL GP200 with 19/46 sprockets. Porting work by: I matched the casings to barrel and that’s it. Built by me. Other: Genuine SIL flywheel and stator – stator rebuilt, flywheel lightened and boss welded (to what is now classed as mid-weight). Twin-tank conversion. Paintwork & murals done by: My mate in town, he did all the painting and I did the cling-film work. I bought the paint which cost somewheree in the order of 100 quid. The pinstriping came later after I’d had time to digest the look and decided it needed something extra. Is there any powder coating: Everything that’s noot painted including the frame (loop wet painted) by a local company. Overall cost: About £2500-ish but I never keep a count. Do you have any advice or tech tips for anyone starting a project: Just do it, but dry fit everything and don’t expect new parts to fit or work no matter how so-called top end they are. Is there anyone you wish to thank: DSC Scotty for some help on the way.