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by alcoholic maniacs sc
Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:29 am
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Lambretta SX RB (hope this turns out ok!)
Replies: 16
Views: 7271

Re: Lambretta SX RB (hope this turns out ok!)

i remember the original scooter well! looks good and the seat i really like; beats the boring "recover a cut back ancilotti "crowd. one thing that makes this original stand out was the block of writing on the left hand legshield within the pinstripe . i copied this many years ago for my bi...
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:44 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Mugello 225 or Casa 210?
Replies: 90
Views: 17615

Re: Mugello 225 or Casa 210?

thought id put my ten peneth in. :frog: We got a bloke in our club running an old iron barrell possibly stage 4 in his jet 200 and after aging it to around the mid 80's he bit the bullet and bought a new mugello 225 earlier this season. we just bolted it on a the jet 200 engine with a JL3 and a 30mm...
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:42 am
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Targa Twin!!!
Replies: 41
Views: 13484

Re: Targa Twin!!!

Now thats what i call very very sexy, 20 years ago i would have called madonna very very sexy,but then i couldnt even set points! now im a demon in the garage and fall asleep before my bird gets in bed. :lol: im a lot happier now tho!! :oops: :oops: :roll:
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:39 am
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: RS 1986
Replies: 3
Views: 1852

Re: RS 1986

is that a helmet on his head or a brass chamber pot!?? how styles have changed. :o :biggrin: :biggrin:
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:04 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Ralph Saxelby piston choice.....?
Replies: 45
Views: 11363

Re: Ralph Saxelby piston choice.....?

Glad you got some sense out of the man.I designed the dyno b@11@x advert for him- dog with huge danglies :P :P modelled on his dog simba ( simba was well pleased with the result obviously being in a national publication with giant marraccas helped him in the park dating league),again i noticed noone...
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:01 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Ralph Saxelby piston choice.....?
Replies: 45
Views: 11363

Re: Ralph Saxelby piston choice.....?

if its genuinely one of his barrels im sure he'd sort out a piston that would fit, he's got some in stock. He's just built a mighty fine mugello based engine for a guy from our club and the piston was worked til its literally amazing. It wasnt cheap but if he made any money on it id be amazed. I thi...
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:21 am
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: then inbetween n now
Replies: 8
Views: 3398

Re: then inbetween n now

Great memories cheers for putting 'em on. Its why i can ride across the country and have a f****n' good laugh with people who ive never seen before in my lifeWhen you didnt have wii or ps3 or any money and you were gonna be working in a factory you made your own transport as stylish as you could afo...
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:44 pm
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Dead RB kit
Replies: 31
Views: 8214

Re: Dead RB kit

properly sorted with an owner who has a good knowledge of the technical aspects of a two stroke im sure the RB is a more advanced design and 15 years in advance, so it should. :!: :lol: I was just thinking that there are a lot more variables that a competant amateur could turn into a wrecked barrel ...
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:08 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: RS Clubman Downpipe
Replies: 7
Views: 1924

Re: RS Clubman Downpipe

Ralph just did a replacement u bend for my mate for his 80's rs clubman as the old one was dead. It was such a nice job its too nice to use so hes saved it!! :D if you are on the YSA website forum or scooterboy world he's under the name Woody but he isnt an LCGB member, if you pm me your email i'll ...
by alcoholic maniacs sc
Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:32 pm
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: Dead RB kit
Replies: 31
Views: 8214

Re: Dead RB kit

a lot of people have had RB kits that lasted under 1000 miles, at that kind of logevity you need to be seriously monied up. Ive ragged TS1 kits to death with exhausts hanging off and totally inappropriate carbs and they seem to soldier on well. I suspect its simply a better design for the Lambretta ...