Late model Vespa rims
These SIP Series PORDOI rims made their first appearance at the release of the company's 2019 Custom GTS of the same name. The company says that the "good response and positive feedback gave us the reason to finally bring these unique rims with their special features to the market".
Manufactured in aluminium and available in matt black (or a selection of colours) for front or rear, they are available for Vespa GTS/GTS Super/GTV/GT 60/GT/GT L 125-300 ccm in 3.00 12" or 13", 10- spokes with up to 140/70-12" tyres on 12" rim and up to 140/60-13" tyres for 13" rim.
They have road approval (KBA) and besides the modern design of the rim, the wide rim is a real eye-catcher.
"We deliberately made sure that the rim was visually wider," says SIP's Ralf Jodl. "That is so that these rims look much wider and more massive than all others - especially with the 140 tyre on the rear wheel, that makes the GTS looks more powerful than ever."
The 10-spokes, some with a milled surface, round off the design. The rims are available in two versions. The 12" rim can be mounted front and rear, plug and play, with all tyres up to 140 mm width.
The 13" is the first existing 13" rim which can be used on the GTS without any problems with the ABE. No more legal grey areas, no more arguments with the TÜV inspectors or similar - fit the rims and the legal conversion to 13" is complete (EU law).
"But that's not all," says Ralf. "We even had the rim homologated with a 140 wide tyre on the rear wheel. What does that mean? Quite simply, instead of the standard 130" tyre, a 140/60-13" tyre can now be used legally on the rear. It has never been easier to legally put a conversion to 13" and wide tyres on the road.
"The primary thing to remember is that changing the tyre size also changes the transmission ratio of the tyres, which ultimately leads to a deviation in the speedometer display. Since the original speedometer deviates from the real value by up to 10% anyway, the deviation is still within the tolerance for 12" rims with 140 tyres as well as for 13" rims with max. 140 tyres.
"This can even be an advantage, because with the larger tyres the speedometer reading comes closer to the real speed. Both the 12" and the 13" rim come with KBA number and ABE.
"No additional mounting kit is required for the front wheel - it is true plug and play. At the rear the MV848039 socket is always required for rear mounting. For models equipped with ABS as standard on the rear wheel, a separately available mounting kit (e.g. MV000617K/MV000617) including new wheel bolts and screws for the tone wheel is required.
"After fitting the rims on ABS models, the ABS/ASR system should be recalibrated. The rims themselves are manufactured in accordance with ETRTO (European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation) guidelines, the industry specification for rim and tyre production."
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