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I don't know shit about Lambrettas, but that's a sharp bike!

Crap, I din't want to start a new page w/o the pic of your Lambretta... put it up one more time (quoting didn't keep the pic, I tried)...
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Let me fix that...

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Man, that's a sweet bike. Next time someone posts a bodge I'm going to post that up as a little eye bleach
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That is a CA bike that a friend and I rebuilt from the ground up. Crazy ported stage 6 reed Mugello, JL exhaust, 30mm carb, bgm electrics. It's built to be fast and reliable. It sat in a hipsters alley unridden for years. It was yellow before I painted, and yellow it stayed. Next up... Stripes.

So yeah, it's not stock. Thanks to Jet200. Well except to the US DOT tail light and plate holder.
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That looks so nice... the seat, the Strap on the seat... all of it... seriously makes me want to dabble on the dark side of Lambrettadom.
It's great.
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Thanks man. I put a lot of blood (literally), sweat and tears into that bike. I was pretty happy with the way the seat turned out. The seat is an original Naomi Rossa seat from the 60's I got from a fellow LCUSA member. I had it powder coated gunmetal grey, then took it to a local crazy Russian upholsterer here in SF. I picked out some nice pebbled scratch resistant leather at a local shop and a tad bit of crock hide for the strap + gave him an original cover to follow pattern from as a pattern. He does fucking amazing work - unparalleled. Better than Pirate and they know their business. Anyone interested can PM me.
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Fitted my new fuel tap

Now I need petrol
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shedding light
is that one of them aftermarket push handles behind the seat on the lammy .... the pix a little dark
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It is a Madrid rack that comes with an incidental "ohhh shit" handle for the passenger. Razz emoticon
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carmonaville wrote:
It is a Madrid rack that comes with an incidental "ohhh shit" handle for the passenger. Razz emoticon
I love that rack.. they make a similar Madrid rack for a sprint @ All Styles, but it's been off the site for a while...

Again.. Nice.
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Vader19 wrote:
carmonaville wrote:
It is a Madrid rack that comes with an incidental "ohhh shit" handle for the passenger. Razz emoticon
I love that rack.. they make a similar Madrid rack for a sprint @ All Styles, but it's been off the site for a while...

Again.. Nice.
Try Scooter Center Koln in Germany. I also got a nifty inline spare tire holder that is not installed yet. Nice as hell...

Here is a better shot of the rack.
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That is the feces!
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....believed the weather report and didn't wear a jacket and left the rain gear at home. I'm going to get soaked
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I am currently negotiating a price on getting my GT completely sandblasted, dents banged out, bodywork sorted and repainted & lacquered.

Wish me luck!
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Negotiations failed, wanted to charge me a stupid amount of money!
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how much?

and a mate of mine had a Rally sprayed at " roadrash paintwork" or customs
at Leighton Buzzard...think they charge about £600 all in..
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gnasher wrote:
how much?

and a mate of mine had a Rally sprayed at " roadrash paintwork" or customs
at Leighton Buzzard...think they charge about £600 all in..
I was quoted £500, to me that just seems like far too much.

I had a guy local to Swindon (I'm down here a lot) and he used to do all my spraying, did a few cars for me and loads of bodywork but unfortunately he's no longer around.

A year or two ago I had half a Peugeot 106 sprayed along with some bodywork for £250, I wish he was still about as he'd do this for no more than £200 odd!

I'd pay a max of about £300 I think.


PS: Yea, I guess im just a cheap bastard!
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[quote="AKP" Yea, I guess im just a cheap bastard![/quote]

Don't do it man... that's too nice a specimen to do hoopty.
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Vader19 wrote:
[quote="AKP" Yea, I guess im just a cheap bastard!
Don't do it man... that's too nice a specimen to do hoopty.[/quote]

Yea for sure, but I think I can get a better deal.

Btw I pick up a PX engine this weekend, hopefully should be able to take it out for its first drive in a few weeks.
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run it as it is mate. shiny scoot are ten a penny. that shits got character
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still here just
nearly got wiped out on me way to work .... a truck turned into a side street and a car shot straight across the duel carriage way from behind it .... i could see the drivers eyes in the car .....
the thing is he came out a one way street the wrong way ..... if hed have panicked n slammed on id have been air born .

had to pull over to calm down ..... if id have still smoked id have killed a couple
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run it as it is mate. shiny scoot are ten a penny. that shits got character
Yep, after an afternoon of thinking I'm sticking to the original plan.

Pick up the PX engine this Saturday, I'll spend a week rebuilding that and then hope for some good weather and get it fitted.

Let the good times roll!
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bovine
had a prange 177 in that colour
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Re: still here just
T5bitsa69 wrote:
nearly got wiped out on me wjavascript:emoticon('')ay to work .... a truck turned into a side street and a car shot straight across the duel carriage way from behind it .... i could see the drivers eyes in the car .....
the thing is he came out a one way street the wrong way ..... if hed have panicked n slammed on id have been air born .

had to pull over to calm down ..... if id have still smoked id have killed a couple
glad to hear u made it without a scratch mate, its a wild world there in the street especially in ur place, dont wanna see another T5 get RIP

today i'm ridin miss sunshine to office and suddenly the engine stop running, gotta pull over, remove my side cowl and i open my spark plug.. it brown but some black dot appear in one side, clean the spark plug and the engine start again (weird ) arrive in office 20 minutes ago with my cloth wet all over cause sweating and till now i am still sweating (grr i hate hot day Crying or Very sad emoticon )

ride safe and cheer mate
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ill trade ya a rainy day for a hot one ebeth. cold and rainy here.
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ill trade ya a rainy day for a hot one ebeth. cold and rainy here.
how lucky u are mate

have a nice rainny day in Dublin mate

ps: come here anytime u want mate, i guarantee you that will be many sun bath available for you (which i hate Crying or Very sad emoticon )
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just spent 2 days fighting training!

Involves dressing up in red padding and then battering each other with truncheaons and baseball bats
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Just took delivery of my PX engine that I'm sticking in the GT160 for a few months.

Needs: A few misc bolts here and there, Stator & Flywheel, CDI & Regulator.

Engine cost £120, parts will cost circa £100. Not bad all in all

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intermission
yesterday i ..... got home from work n the sun was out so pulled front hub off the bastard as it was leaking rusty water n thought the pads where fucked
... turned out water had got in there so brake cleaner n a copper wire brush cleaned it up .....
that spring between the pads is a bugger to play with..... re greased n sorted speedo cable too n found out the rubber doughnut was missing too .......
then stripped the rear wheel n turned tyre round as just noticed last owner put it on backwards ..................... then rain poured down
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slowly catchy monkey
took it outside while sun was out ........ wet sanded it then rain started so mocked it up .... gettin well pissed off with the weather
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Looking good bitsa !
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Today I bought...

12v Horn, 12v Switches, Wiring Loom, PX Stator & Flywheel, PX Kickstart, Suzuki LT Oil Tank, Spark Plug Cap & Lead, Black Stand & Feet, Woodruff Key set, Ducati CDI, 12v Regulator, Various different switches including brake switch, Flywheel Puller tool, Flywheel holder tool and a new rear light/lens for my GT160.

Damn. Crying or Very sad emoticon
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AKP wrote:
Today I bought...

12v Horn, 12v Switches, Wiring Loom, PX Stator & Flywheel, PX Kickstart, Suzuki LT Oil Tank, Spark Plug Cap & Lead, Black Stand & Feet, Woodruff Key set, Ducati CDI, 12v Regulator, Various different switches including brake switch, Flywheel Puller tool, Flywheel holder tool and a new rear light/lens for my GT160.

Damn. Crying or Very sad emoticon
I know it can hurt... but it's in the interest of a cooler (I didn't say less polluted) planet, as well as your personal delectation... so sleep well knowing that simply by purchasing said items, You...YOU AKP... are creating jobs, keeping food on someone's table, putting Transformers© in the Christmas© stocking of someone's little bundle of joy, and that the world is a better place now that your wallet is a bit lighter.
Sweet beans Aaron
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is that Robin Williams on your cowl?
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Vader19 wrote:
AKP wrote:
Today I bought...

12v Horn, 12v Switches, Wiring Loom, PX Stator & Flywheel, PX Kickstart, Suzuki LT Oil Tank, Spark Plug Cap & Lead, Black Stand & Feet, Woodruff Key set, Ducati CDI, 12v Regulator, Various different switches including brake switch, Flywheel Puller tool, Flywheel holder tool and a new rear light/lens for my GT160.

Damn. Crying or Very sad emoticon
I know it can hurt... but it's in the interest of a cooler (I didn't say less polluted) planet, as well as your personal delectation... so sleep well knowing that simply by purchasing said items, You...YOU AKP... are creating jobs, keeping food on someone's table, putting Transformers© in the Christmas© stocking of someone's little bundle of joy, and that the world is a better place now that your wallet is a bit lighter.
Sweet beans Aaron
Hahahaha brilliant. You're a great wordsmith Vader.
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got a buyer for my px. here we go t5
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go go gone
good luck ............... soon the fun will begin ............. its kitted?? if not id kit it ... i find my standard a letdown after the polini
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Today I went to Astley Park in Chorley with me son and hier to see an art exhibition with a northern soul/mod theme. The artist lived in Parbold, the village where I grew up.
We ignored the signs and rode the scoot right into the courtyard.
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Upstair in the exhibition a friend has been showing her Lambretta, which she's modded especially for the event.
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Re: go go gone
T5bitsa69 wrote:
good luck ............... soon the fun will begin ............. its kitted?? if not id kit it ... i find my standard a letdown after the polini
yeah its got a malossi on it. original mk1 red. digital speedo. few scrapes and dents but its the same age as me and iv plenty of scrapes and dents. whoop
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hmmf
jealous
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probably be a couple weeks before I get it. clutch needs sorting and that was part of the deal. plus im working next week and going to the football next weekend. so its all go. need to get a log book for my px too. ill stick up a few pictures when I get it though

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