Paint Code for Blu Pavone

The original colour of my bike was an off white but really want it in blu pavone so my first task was to find the formula of blu pavone (peacock blue), which I soon discovered was Max Meyers code 1.298.7220.

My painter is going to use PPG and I soon discovered that this converts to PPG code PIA220, so after some digging and emails to Italy I not only received the code details but also the formula which will make the task a lot more easier for my painter.

* Peacock Blue: MaxMeyer 1.298.7220
* (from 1965-1968) Monza Red: MaxMeyer 2.298.5850
* (from 1968-) Metallic Red : MaxMeyer 2.268.5802
* (Fork, Hub, Flywheel, etc.) Aluminum: MaxMeyer 1.268.0983
* Inside Beige Primer: MaxMeyer 3000M

Below is an example of the paint colour I am hoping to achieve.



The paint from PPG is a 2k paint so the lacquer is actually inside the tint instead of over the top.

90SS Restoration

I never thought that one day I would ever own my dream scooter, the elusive, the rare, the sexiest bike ever created, the 90 super sprint.  I have always been a vespa aficionado not just because of my Italian heritage but because I grew up using it as my sole form of transport for the most of my life.

With so many years involved in vespa's it was inevitable that I would cross paths with Ross Leotta of Brisbane. Ross Leotta was Brisbanes vespa dealer and I guess you could say importer back in the sixties up until the eighties and even to this day operates a small work shop from his garage.

The bike that I now own sat under his house for 25 years, after becoming aware of it's possession I never thought he would ever sell it to me but yet here it is.

As you can see she needs some loving care to bring her back to her former glory but I am up to the task.

sexy leg shield

NZ 90SS even had indicators like the german series 2