SaFiS wrote:
That's a typical SEA example. Basically, a POS, put together welding various rotten frames covered in buckets and buckets of bondo just to make it look good and then sell to unsuspected victims. Please, don't tell us you bought it...
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SaFiS wrote: That's a typical SEA example. Basically, a POS, put together welding various rotten frames covered in buckets and buckets of bondo just to make it look good and then sell to unsuspected victims. Please, don't tell us you bought it... |
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You won't get there fast, but you'll get there in style… (eventually).
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Birdsnest wrote: You won't get there fast, but you'll get there in style… ![]() |
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FINYoshi wrote: ... or not at all due to breaking down on the way ![]() |
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Birdsnest wrote: You won't get there fast, but you'll get there in style… (eventually). https://topeka.craigslist.org/atq/d/sabetha-lambretta-ld125-scooter/7507177833.html "mostly complete" means missing all the rare, difficult to find and expensive parts. |
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Birdsnest wrote: I didn't get that far. I stopped at LD125 ⚠️ Last edited by Cdevillasante on UTC; edited 1 time
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Kinda skimming the topic here but what the heck.
This is from 2012 and likely one of the first times I took the white one out for a ride with my friend on his Lambretta. He started to leave behind and it turned out the gear cables had popped off (if I remember correctly) and he quickly wrenched them back into their place on the side of the road. He was laughing about me seeing the true nature of Lambrettas on the very first rides ![]() ![]() |
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Cdevillasante wrote: indeed! but I do like that the fender moves with the tire... |
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could this be a DOD? 800 bucks, prob get it for less
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I don't live in Cali, but if the motor is decent, that and the front disc set up may be worth it
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motor, fork w/ disc, handlebars w/ master, headset top and speedo, tank and a decent seat is 800 all day.
but to paint this, put it all back together, all the nickel and dime shit you wind up buying you could go get a running rider that's ready to go for about the same without all the work. |
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Its about 3 hours from me, and if my Rally was built and I magically got more space I would really think about it.
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I'd be all over it if it was closer. Like Greasy said - disc brake and engine.
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greasy125 wrote: just scoop it up and put it in the "I'll get to that eventually pile" |
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greasy125 wrote: just scoop it up and put it in the "I'll get to that eventually pile" |
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chandlerman wrote: And if you're short on space, they take up a lot less room when they're torn down. |
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Cdevillasante wrote: Very true! So can you tell me whats good about the px 150 engine thats in Stellas? Past that, it's pretty much all the same (or worse ![]() You can maybe criticize the quality of the castings of the cases, but that's something that's probably not going to come into play unless you're building HOT motors, and even then, you can weld in reinforcing plates to reinforce the stress areas, same as a P200. |
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Has anyone been able to contact Ryan James? I'm interested in his Stella but he isn't responding to my messages.
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Stella's seem to come up fairly often.
Having just taken 2 LML engines apart, l and in the process for f rebuilding one. I like them. The cases are ripe for a good deburring, but not really required for getting down the road. The hard parts look to be decent quality. If you are rebuilding an LML engine, there is a short list of parts that are considered a good idea to change. I probably would include the crank. I like the little reed valve. It seems to work well. It seems like a good base for a basic tuned engine. |
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Stella's seem to come up fairly often. Good to know. I've never worked on a Stella but I'd be open to taking one on as a project… if I can find one. |
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Fatbear5 wrote: { Stella's seem to come up fairly often. Good to know. I've never worked on a Stella but I'd be open to taking one on as a project… if I can find one. near me on FB marketplace, which is unusual for the northeast. If you have worked on Vespas, the LML engine is pretty much the same. There is also a decent workshop manual for it that you can download for free. |
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Stellas are constantly coming up in the northeast. Unfortunately every in the northeast lists them for more than new price, and they generally sit unsold. Patience. You will find one for a realistic and good price.
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Fatbear5 wrote: { Stella's seem to come up fairly often. Good to know. I've never worked on a Stella but I'd be open to taking one on as a project… if I can find one. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1212755509481686/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab0daf5dc-edb6-4532-8027-975ee1480207 |
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Looks like a good deal for an original ET3. They for crazy money in Europe in this condition...
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SaFiS wrote: Looks like a good deal for an original ET3. They for crazy money in Europe in this condition... https://www.facebook.com/groups/VintageScooterCommunityClassifieds/permalink/4727815350653558/?sale_post_id=4727815350653558 |
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GeekLion wrote: I know the seller. Good dude. Someone scoop it up |
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GeekLion wrote: I know the seller. Good dude. Someone scoop it up |
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whodatschrome wrote: I don't have facebook. Where is the ET3 located? |
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Pretty clean P200, 666 miles for 2.2k in Portland...
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I don't know if it's bad form to call one's own purchase a "DOD", but I'll just say I was quite pleased with my purchase last weekend. My wife (!) spotted this PX200E on the FB "swap" page for our small town for $2500 and few details. Turns out it was listed by the seller's daughter because he isn't on FB. I arranged to go look at it the next day and was pleasantly surprised.
Turns out seller restored it several years ago and had only ridden it maybe 10 miles. He said he just likes to restore stuff and wasn't really into scootering. Engine was rebuilt by a well-regarded local vintage scooter guy. Paint was professionally done by a local body shop. (Painted a few things that shouldn't be blue, but that's OK) After he gave me the background and started it up he said, "by the way, when my daughter listed it she got the price wrong." Uh, oh, I'm thinking. "It's actually $2,000." Sold! Ran a bit rough on my ride home, but I filled the tank with new gas and after several miles it has smoothed out. Pretty sure the problem was just bad gas. Needs a new battery, so that's another 50 bucks, but being in for $2050, I can't complain. Oh, also came with an extra seat, front and rear racks (that I'm not really interested in installing) and a box of parts that I haven't looked through yet. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Nice find! I'll never understand the "I just like to restore them" but not actually doing the work yourself, instead paying someone to restore something just to look at it and sell it afterwards. But hey, it got an old scooter back on the road and in use, so it's still doing a positive thing!
Post up the spare parts if you aren't going to use them. You may yet still be able to bring that overall price down if you have some parts that some of us need or want! |
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