I've owned several Lambrettas. We used to congregate at seaside towns in England, thousands of us, back in the early 80's. Still love Lammys to this day.
I consider myself the New generation of Mod, and I want one, and have since I was sixteen, a decade ago. To own a Hairdryer like this, in City Blue, would be a bloody dream come true. I'd go all over in it if I could.
What a great scooter. Had the same many years ago. Still miss it to this day. Now ride Vespas and motorbikes. Thanks for sharing the story and this fabulous Lambretta.
mate, throw a casa lambretta 185 kit on top, 24 mm carb and 42mm clubman pipe, 17 gear upfront and 81 link chain ALL STOCK LOOKING and you will not be saying clunky thru the gears much longer!!! all plug and play gear mate!!! cheers to a beautiful bike!!!
You can see comes from bike racing by the two fingers over the brake lever at all times. As someone who rides scooters he might want to start covering the clutch lever as well in case it heat seizes lol.
A racing driver reduced to a Lambretta, that sure must have been a culture shock. But for these old 2-wheelers what mostly matters is vintage and how original / modification-free they are. Don't let the sharks get to it down there.
Nice ride! Keep it standard ffs - enough of them have been vandalised over the years as it is... I don't understand how your rear wheel nut can come undone if the locking ring and grub screw assembly is put together properly. Get that looked at mate! Enjoy!
Or the wrong cone. As I recall there were 3 or more cone angles over the years. The “wedge” between the cone and the hub is the principal means of transferring the torque from the layshaft. If that becomes loose the splines won’t last long. The splines are just there to keep the layshaft from turning while you hold the hub to torque the nut - they’re not meant to transfer the drive torque.
Shorts, short sleeves and no gloves. You will make the perfect road crayon when you go down.. Your hands will automatically go out to catch yourself and you will have no hands left. Trust me I have seen it firsthand.
