The finishing touch on any bike is the details. This section will show how to put on an old style legshield badge using rivets.

You'll need the following parts/tools:

• A hammer
• Some Vespa badge rivets (typically 7 or more)
• A metal badge
• A block of metal or something similar to hit against.
• Pliers with a cutting blade

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The first thing is to make sure the holes are clean and will fit the rivets. The holes can sometimes close up a bit with a thick layer of paint or rust but they can be carefully cleaned out with the rivet itself. There are a series of holes in the frame badge that will correspond to holes in the legshield.

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Insert one of the rivets in to the badge and push the rivet through the corresponding hole in the legshields. It should poke out the back side about 1/4" which will have to be trimmed before it is hammered flat.

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Here's a shot of the rivet sticking out the area where your knees go. Go one rivet at a time.

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Trim the back of the rivet with pliers so that you leave less than 1/8" showing. Be sure to push from the badge side before cutting to be sure the badge is firmly up against the sheet metal.