@@raymondmaddocks9832 in pt1 I explain why I had to change the seat … but I made about 10 hours of film about the trip to France and the build up… then split it into 4 parts… so some of them overlap… ie there is also new tyres and exhaust in this video which is actually filmed in the next video… I explain that at the end of this vid… 👍🏼
Surely you are not being disorganised or distracted...this is not like you at all...🤔....however if you are at all tempted...I'm sure most of your viewers ( except Karen's ) absolutely love the chaos of a understated genius...😂...great choice of music btw...
This brought back a lot of great memories. Turned 70 this year and had a couple of scooters when I was a lad. First was an SX200, reg from memory was PVW 4D and the second was a new GP 200 but can’t remember the reg. They were my daily transport for a few years, wish I still had the SX200. Great vid, thoroughly enjoyed it and the first one 👍 PS, scooter resto’s looking great !
Trouble is there’s so many ex & present riders saying the reason they’ve bought a RA / Scomadi or even a gts is because Lambrettas breakdown too frequently.. It’s just an excuse.. My Li125 S3 traveled 20 miles off 13k before it needed new rings & brg's & seals. before that I'd had two throttle cables go,& lost the rear layshaft / hub nut & lock washer etc.& a few bits that rattled off.. but not anymore ( loctite ) 😂 Loving your videos
@@TheSteelweasel nearly 60k views on the first video in this series and nearly 10k on the second video compared to the 1 or 2k (if your lucky) for your content tells you who the general public finds boring … read thru the 100s of positive comments on these videos… all except your comment …from a fellow scooterist and RU-vidr so thanks for your support 🙄… And you have also completely missed the point re ‘to many barn finds’… this channel is a revive and ride channel- a get old lambrettas back on the road and ride them (to rallys)… that is the very essence of this channel 🙄🙄
It's only Original once.. oily rag resto was the way to Go.. i would have probably gave it a clear coat to Future proof the patina.. but each to their own 👍🏻
I bought a lambretta in 1974 it was in very good condition. the guy who I bought it from. Couldn't get it started. I paid him 30 bob for it and had it going in 15 minutes. all it needed was a spark plug. I sold it 3 weeks later for 60 pounds. I wish I had it today.
Already have a 65 Li125 S3 & a 65 Li125 Special which I’ve rebuilt / restored with help from my local Lambretta guru & have recently bought a 60 S2 Li125 to do the same with, all three being Italian imports. However this one looks like it has been in a dry environment as considering it was last registered according to the Italian paperwork back in 78 & also the engine isn’t seized.. Took out the spark plug to have a look & it had the perfect colour, like yours it’s still on original 6v electrics with points… Taking off the petrol tank & emptying it didn’t please my wife as garage attached to house & the smell found it’s way into the rest of our house lol Being the same as yourself similar to an orangutan with legs that are longer than an Olympian pole vaulters pole,😂 I have to have a bench seat to be able to get my legs to fit. Strangely enough I can’t remember it being an issue back in 69 when I bought my first Lambretta or any of the Lambrettas I owned after that..🤷♂️. Great video.. now going to watch part two 👍👍
Wow; What a major difference brillofying makes. I'd be thanking about getting out the yacht varnish & calling it a day after that transformation. Lamtastic. 😊
Vice Grip Garage do a shine juice, which is an oil based wipe on finish, makes it shine and prevents further rusting. Bit longer lasting than what you did if you want to splash the cash.
Absolutely Brilliant. True stories with plenty of humour, just up my street! Formated in a way to keep you looking for the next part. Well done Mark. Keep them coming , awaiting part 3 with anticipation 😊
I tried your method too, got 7 cans of Lager all over the paintwork and drank 1 litre of Linseed oil, farting like there's no tomorrow but I won't go rusty anytime soon!
I had a Lambretta in the 70's. I had a sidecar a trailer, my wife a baby and a dog. Camping all over Wales. Even went to Scotland on it. God, those were the days! Thank You For Your Stream.
Like the vid, I owned an LD 150, a TV 175 series 3, and a Li 150 series 3...I sold the LD and the TV, which had a collectable number plate for about £30 in 1967... yeah I know 🙄
Bobby Dazzler mate, we was blinded by the Light. All of those cleaning products are available at any Spoons from the cupboard in the bogs for free +Ruddles. Getting soft then, wearing protection get some hints from them Asian vids on steel casting real men in flip flops.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sorry mate, I'm sure this won't be popular, but I would much rather you did as full resto on it. I would love to see it as it would have been in the '60s. I don't see the point in mopping and brushing to make it still look rubbish. Seems like a lot of time and effort wasted to me. Would really love to see all the panels repaired and sprayed as they would have been. If you want rust and dirt, why bother with all the cleaning effort, just leave it the way you found it, and just do enough to get it running. As I say, won't be popular but just my opinion.....but would still have loved to see it in "as-new" condition....
@@vinegarjoe9706 there’s a simple answer to that- there is about 5000 of those type of restos just at the iow rally weekend so why bother doing another one? This one is unique and gets a lot more attention… anyone can do a restoration 🥱… this is tells a story and wears it’s history
@@vinegarjoe9706 if you bought an old cottage would you plaster board over the wonky wooden beams and brickwork?.. render the outside and change the thatched roof for a clean fresh look?… no!.. why? Because it has character and would look like everyone else’s new house…
Great video & ride out on a cracking find from my era even though i was born in 67 so missed out on the scooter era & the skins/rude boys zipping about on them unless you were on the back on N'pton B roads.
