Vespa 200 Rally Make Model | Vespa 200 Rally | Year | 1972-79 | Production | 41 700 units | Engine | Two stroke, single cylinder, horisontal cylinder | Capacity | 198 cc / 12 cub in | Bore x Stroke | 66.5 x 57 mm | Compression | 8.2:1 | Carburetor | Dell'Orto SI 24/24 E | Cooling | Air cooled, forced | Fuel Mixture | 1:50 | Ignition | Electronic | Starting | Kick start | Battery | 6V | Spark Plug | Marelli CW 7 LTP, Champion N 88, Bosch W240 T2, KLG FE 80, Lodge 2H LH | Clutch | Wet, multiplate | Max Power | 9.2 kW / 12.5 hp @ 5700 rpm | Transmission | 4 Speed, grip-shift, constant mesh | Gear Ratios | 1st 13.42 / 2nd 9.13 / 3rd 6.32 / 4th 4.71:1 | Final Drive | Direct drive | Frame | Pressed sheet steel, streamlined monocoque structure | Front Suspension | Coil spring with hydraulic shock absorber, double effect | Rear Suspension | Coil spring with hydraulic shock absorber, double effect | Front Brakes | 125 mm drum, expanding type | Rear Brakes | 127 mm drum, expanding type | Wheels | Interchangeable, split rim | Front Tyre | 3.5 x 10" | Rear Tyre | 3.5 x 10" | Dimensions | Length: 1770 mm / 69.6 in Width: 690 mm / 27.6 in Height: 1070 mm / 42.1 in | Wheelbase | 1230 mm / 48.4 in | Ground clearance | 130 mm / 5.2 in | Turning Radius | 1400 mm / 55 in | Dry Weight | 103 kg / 227 lbs | Fuel Capacity | 8.2 L / 2.2 US gal | Reserve | 1.8 L / 0.47 US gal | Consumption average | 3 L/100 km / 33 km/l / 78 US mpg | Top Speed | 110 km/h / 68 mph | Colours | Moonlight metallic, Race red, Iacca red, Katmandu red, Polaris Grey, Coral red | Sources | Vespafan.ch, Piaggio Foundation, Scooterhelp.com | After the Vespa 180’s great success, in 1972 Piaggio presents for the first time the Vespa 200cc. It has immediate success, and the “vespa fans” are even ready to wait for months but to have it. In the same year, the advertising campaign “Le Sardomobili” appears, with the following pay-off: “two powerful and brisk wheels, with quick reflexes, two “rally” wheels pushed by the new 12 hp engine which reaches 5,700 rpm, two mighty wheels that zoom safely up to 110 km/h.” From an esthetical point of view, the Vespa Rally 200 is immediately recognizable for its adhesive strips on the side bags and on the mudguard. On the side, the writing “electronic” states that the powerful engine is started electronically, a technological solution adopted by Piaggio for the first time on this model. |