Bajaj scooter update 1

Bajaj scooter update 1

I have now pulled the motor out of the Bajaj to get the kick start shaft replaced. Finding some information on the scooter has been interesting to say the least, apparently the Indian manufacturer Bajaj made some scooters out of parts from various Italian model machines.

This explains why a lot of scooterists think they are dodgy Asian scooters made out of spare bits and pieces. This also explains why this one has a Trapezoid SS180 headlight, looks like a stock 150 Super 4 speed with 8″ wheels but has the clam shell speedo in it. It also has the classic teal blue paint these were originally painted in where the spray can hasn’t touched.

Initially I thought it was a bit of a “mongrel” but as it turns out it’s the way it was built and, in my opinion, looks better than a stock 150 Super.

I found this on the internet for a similar Bajaj with an engine serial number:

07  B  8009 001194

The chassis number: 07 C  8011 001320

07 means it was built for the U.S. market.

C stands for “chassis”

80 represents the year is was made.

The next two numbers indicate manufacturing location and the last 5 digits are the serial number.

 

And from Wikipedia:

The Bajaj Super was a two-stroke 150 cc motor scooter produced in India by Bajaj Auto between 1976 and 2006.

Early models were a licensed reproduction of the Italian-made eight-inch-wheeled Vespa Super. Production continued even after the license agreement with Vespa expired in 1977. In response, Vespa’s parent company Piaggio filed patent infringement suits to block Bajaj scooter sales in the United States, United Kingdom, West Germany, and Hong Kong.

Later model Bajaj Supers appear to have incorporated various features of the Vespas: VNA, VNB, VBB, Super and Sprint. For instance, the 1981 model Bajaj Super has near-identical components: Vespa Super body, VNA/VNB/VBB 8-inch wheels, and Vespa SS180 headlight.

In its early days, there used to be a booking period of at least one year, until it was replaced by Bajaj Chetak.

The Bajaj Super was widely used as a form of dowry in Indian marriages. Rated as a status icon, it had a market share of more than 90%. It has a 150cc 12 BHP at 8500RPM of engine, with excellent pick up and a top speed of 100 km/h in standard testing conditions.

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Bajaj scooter update 1

7 thoughts on “Bajaj scooter update 1

  1. Hi – I brought a vespa this week, my first ever, it is in need of a lot of tlc. To get me started I needed to find out what it is, I was told it was a 150cc and this seems to be true but I cant figure out the rest. I can’t find a chassis number anywhere on the bike and the only engine number I can find doesn’t match anything I’ve seen online (the number is – EP126073). The horncast, handle bars and kick start has Piaggio on them, the cylinder head has Baja stamped on it, the fly wheel has Paijifa on it and the speedo has Poupt on it … I’m stumped as to what I have, does anyone have any clues?

  2. Hi Grahame,

    Sounds like a bajaj 150 bitsa.
    Either way its the equivalent of either a vespa super or VBB depending on things like the headlight shape,stator (6v or 12v), handlebar switches.
    It could be an asian restoration that has been built with multiple parts from multiple bikes or is a factory bike with some replacement parts.
    Where are you based and where did you get it from?

  3. hi admin i have just bought a bajaj classic sl or thats what log book says i am finding it almost impossible to source any spares what so ever for it i am thinking maybe should of gone for some thing i can get parts for i am trying to source the plastic worm gear for the speedo it is blue and has 15 teeth on it a metal pin runs through it for the cable to slide into it have you any ideas on where to source one from thanks
    martin

    1. No. A 15 tooth drive sounds like an odd one to me. Sounds like you have a chetak scooter so if you google some indian parts shops that might be your best bet.

  4. hi admin i bought bajaj classic sl 125 and i want to replace the piston and cylinder !!
    i ask if i can fit the piston and cylinder of vespa px !N

  5. Hello could anybody help me identify the age of my scooter by using the frame and VIN number.it is a bajaj

    1. Hello John

      It can be a bit hit and miss to identify the Bjaja’s.

      If it has a VIN number what does the VIN authority say it is ?

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