Not much to say about this little video from the defunct Men & Motors channel, I wonder if she got her letters delivered?
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Vespa GL & 90SS vs. Lambretta SX200 & GP200
Lightweight, and factually incorrect (90mph from a 90SS – really? 90kph surely! – and it’s 90SS, not SS90…) piece on the now defunct Men & Motors Freesat channel. Francesca Robinson takes 4 classic scooters for a test drive, and sorry to mislead you in the title but it isn’t a straight shootout between the Vespas and the Lammies… but a cursory run through of each model. Some nice scoots, especially the SX “commonly known in the scooter world as Sex Appleal”, er, no, that was just an averting slogan. Despite all my carping on, I’ve seen worse, and although you won’t learn anything new, it’s worth a watch.
Raduno Nazionale Lambretta 2012 Video
https://vimeo.com/83098639
Beautifully, really beautifully shot video of the Italian National Lambretta Rally. Lovely piano soundtrack, that really works. Stunning. Watch it in full screen, please. That’s it, other than I found it on Vimeo, and it’s by RDigital Salerno
Lambretta Carb removal, cleaning & rebuild videos
It may not be as newsworthy as an Electric Lambretta, or as entertaining as some of Woodsy’s videos… sometimes the boring mechanical stuff needs doing. These nicely put together videos shows you all the steps in getting your carburettor off your scoot, stripped, cleansed and reassembled. You could use Sticky’s manual, and I’d recommend having it on hand while your doing it, but if you are new to the job, watching a couple of 8 minute videos could be real lifesavers.
Although aimed at Series 3 owners, the basics are the same for all Lambretta models, (certainly from the Series 1’s onwards) so even if you have an older scoot, they are worth a watch.
The videos have been put together by Jeff Allen who mainly does “how-too’s on how to do shit” and does it very well… nicely shot and easy to follow.
UPDATE: Regualr reader Corey makes some good points in the comments, check ’em out by clicking the little speech bubble.
Just a nice old boy with a nice old scooter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4ci6ruLeIM
After yesterdays contreversial post, which is splitting the scootering, blog reading nation even as I type (The internet is in meltdown, literally nine people have voted). I thought I’d post something nice, safe, and uncontroversial. So, Hot on the heels of this German NSU video… here’s a nice American chap, who owns and rides a Lambretta. A German one.
Brooklyn Scooter Chase
Video
Brooklynbretta used to be the place to take your vintage scoot for repairs in NYC. Sadly, it’s gone now, closing it’s doors in 2009. But what remains is pretty cool; this fun vid of a scooter chase through the streets of NYC. The resolutions not great, but the content is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEL3peJUCJQ
Via Renton66
Manchester Lyons 60th Anniversary Trailer
In June next year, The Manchester Lyons Scooter Club will be 60 years old. Woodsy, who’s work I have featured on here before, has had exclusive access to period footage to make in to a Diamond Anniversary movie to be shown at our 60th do in June. And here’s the trailer. Brilliant stuff, as you’d expect from Woodsy.
So, June 2014… That’s one for the next years diary… get on your scooter and get up to Manchester. Follow The Lyons on Twitter for more details @LyonsSC
150 Special Video
Nice little video of an original looking 150 Special, in Spain (I think!). Video by Jose Luis Alvaro.
Scooter Racing at the Isle of Man, 1970
Another great video from YouTube, featuring Scooters, and the Isle of Man. The last one I posted was from 1959… and it seems a world away from 1970, with those space age Luna lines…
LD with Sidecar in original nick…
Nice little video of a Lambretta LD restoration