Oi! Bignose…

Posted on August 2, 2014 by crocodilejock

A bit of an ugly ducking scooter here… certainly compared to the lovely lines of a Lambretta (or even a V*spa)! To be fair, if you’re not looking at the scooter from the front, it doest look too bad. The saving grace of the Cezeta is a large luggage compartment under the seat… gained by moving the petrol tank to that big nose over the front wheel, just above the headlight. Hmmm. But if you fancy something a bit different you can get your hands on this Czechoslovakian oddball over at that famous internet auction site. It’s certainly a head turner! Cezeta scooter on eBay

Cezeta scooter on eBay

F Type Progress – and an appeal…

Posted on August 2, 2014 by crocodilejock

Regular reader may remember Rodney from Oz and his F model. Well, progress on the restoration have continued, with the help of his grandson Harry. Some of the body parts are at the panel beaters. Once they are ready to go, they will be painted in the original grey – a perfect match to the original paint found on the front forks.What strikes me when you see the F stripped down, is just how simple the design was… the E & the F really pared things down, even from the looped frame of the A -D’s. And it makes the DonGo “Bare Bones” scooter I featured earlier in the week look super complicated in comparison!

Rod has just about rounded up all NOS parts needed to complete the project, but one thing he is still chasing is a set of handlebars. These “F” model handlebars are proving tricky to track down… so Rod has asked me to ask my readers to see if they have any ideas about how he can come up with a set… Any ideas anybody? Can YOU help?

EuroLambretta 2014 – with The Manchester Lyons SC

Posted on July 31, 2014 by crocodilejock

4 Lambrettas, 1550 Miles; Manchester, England to Davos, Switzerland. And back.
With the guys from the Manchester Lyons Scooter Club. Brilliant.

DonGo Bare Bones Scoot

Posted on July 30, 2014 by crocodilejock

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I’m not really a “modern scooter” person. But, and again, I’ve mentioned this before, there are some exceptions. The most notable is probably the Honda Ruckus, or Zoomer as it is known in he UK. In the same vein, The DonGo is a back to basics, stripped down scoot that is easy to build, customise, maintain and repair. The idea is that you buy it “flat pack” like Ikea furniture, and put it together yourself. You can spec either a petrol or electric engine. At the moment, I it’s just a concept, at prototype stage… in need of investment to turn into a scoot you can actually buy. If I was a “Dragon” I’d be saying “I’m in” to designer Otto Polefko. I’d love to see this on sale. via YankoDesign. More on the Otto’s Behance page, here.

You wait ages for a Scomadi…

Posted on July 27, 2014 by crocodilejock

…Then two come along at once. On eBay. I listed Lambretta Innovations #22 a few days a go, now heres it’s immediate predecessor, #21.Full details on eBay

Evolution of a Scooterist Tee…

Posted on July 24, 2014 by crocodilejock

From childhood to old age

Evolution of a Scooterist – Navy Print Shirt by Lambrettista
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Evolution of a Scooterist… White Print T-shirt by Lambrettista
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Damn fine tees, if I must say so myself! All profits (about 50p a shirt) go towards keeping the blog going. Or at least keeping my Lammy on the road!

Scoot the Thames Six

Posted on July 23, 2014 by crocodilejock

The Lodon Rideout for Vintage Scooters. Saturday 26th July… meet at Tubby Isaacs 11am.

Check out the Events page for forthcoming rallies, rideouts and events.

Scomadi 300 – Lambretta Innovations #22 For Sale

Posted on July 22, 2014 by crocodilejock

For Sale on eBay
If you want a Scomadi 300, and can’t wait for the production models to come online… there is a solution. You could buy one of the development models. Over at eBay, there’s Scomadi “Number 22” for sale. Built by Frank Sanderson at Lambretta Innovations; it’s “smooth, powerful and reliable” and has head-turning custom paint by Fast Eddie at FEP.
Check it out here, on eBay.