Scooters

[The Mighty Brian Rowe]

Anyone know much about scooters (The Lambretta / Vespa types as opposed to the kids ones)

I'm thinking of becoming a fully fledged Mod (and get a cheap summer ride to work and back) but don't really want to fork out too much.

The second hand Vespa / Lambrettas seem to be a bit of a minefield and I have been looking at the Chinese copies that seem to be kicking about at around a grand new but with mixed reviews. There's also LML's which I've seen a few about and they seem to be a decent machine.

Anyone know anything about them, and can point me in the right directions?

Cheers in advance,

Chris.

[Dagenham Rover]

 Iknow nowt about scooters however I do have a friend in the Pontefract Scooter club who may well be able to point you in the right direction ( no not One .....right  sic)

[BobG]

I do happen to know that Lambretta's are two stroke engines which means they are incredibly simple to take apart and put back together if you ever need to. They must be. Even I managed to do it a few times.

BobG

[nice one rovers]

Lambrettas are beautiful, but unfortunately they teach you how to mend stuff.

[casperjebba]

I had an Aprilia Habana 125cc a while back. No trouble with it and looked the part. Cheap if you can find them.

[RobTheRover]

MightyBrian, you need to have a word with SheepskinStu when he gets back from Norway.

[The Mighty Brian Rowe]

Cheers Fellas, very helpful. Probably going to look for a 4 Stroke for better fuel economy and hopefully a more modern / trouble free engine. Considering contacting my local Scooter club too.

[Dagenham Rover]

contact the scooter club you have nothing to lose and possibly a lot to gain with advice etc as I say if you want putting in touch with the Ponte club I can point you

[The Mighty Brian Rowe]

Cheers Daggers, much appreciated.

I'll try the local lot and maybe come back to you.

Chris.