SIP Performance shock absorber, rear
gas shock absorber filled with nitrogen gas, spring preload continuously adjustable, progressive spring, rebound adjustment: 20 different levels (?Clicks?), strong 12.5mm damper rod (with the 1.0 version) / 14mm damper rod (with the 2.0 version), L=340mm, CNC machining, aluminium, incl. screw for lower rear seating, seating: thread/fork, various colours
SIP-TIPP: there are steering columns and distance bushings for the rear shock absorber by various manufacturers and with different tolerances. If there is a clearance between the shock absorber and the seating, please adjust this clearance by using the adjusting washer kit 0.25 and 0.5mm at the front as well as by using a washer at the rear. Customers purchasing a SIP Performance shock absorber will get the adjusting washer kit for free.
Mike Betz, German Scooter Forum, August 2010:
"This weekend the Berlin GP took place on a track that was literally made of bumps and potholes. I easily won both races and drove top times on my standard class scooter, even faster than most of the Falcs and Quattrinis. This was certainly due to the new suspension. After a little adjustment, the scooter was running as smoothly as a train on tracks. The force is strong with the rear SIP shock and its new -20% spring!"
Dirk Schlemme, German Scootermagazine VESPINA - August´2010:
"I fit some Performance - Shock absorbers on PX modells the last weeks for good friends and I have to say - these shock absorbers are the best which you can get at the moment!"
Scooter&Sport magazine Mar/Apr, 2/2010 ? SIP Performance PX/T5 ? SUSPENSION IMPROVED :
"High-Tech, made in Germany, with continuously adjustable pre-load and twenty stages of rebound damping. Perfectly finished, high-end surfacing technology and CNC machined aluminium components let insiders nod in appreciation".
Franks Vespagarage, September 2013 :
"WOW! Comparable to the original like night can be compared to day! All negative effects just fade away from the suspension set up. Already at lower speeds the scooter feels more solid, safer and somehow also bigger. The first real eye-opener came while testing the emergency braking procedure as the scooter no longer required a few yards reaction distance between activation of the brakes before diving rapidly towards the tarmac, as can be the case with a tired standard suspension set up. The dive effect is effectively eliminated, providing a greater feeling of safety and improving the Vespa's overall handling characteristics no-end. This feeling of increased safety is especially noticeable on more uneven riding surfaces. The tyre remains in contact with the road, the dampers react more effectively and remain stiff with no loss in rider comfort. The progressively wound springs contribute to this positive result, creating gradually more pressure, the further the unit is compressed. All curves and bends are also a dream to ride through with the SIP Performance shockers. Providing the tyres fitted are also of good quality, the handling in long fast curves becomes more solid and calmer, making the V 50 we tested them on an even better inner city runabout!"
