Trojan Stamp ??

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nellyboyo
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Someone mentioned to me that some TV200 wheel rims have a Trojan stamp on them ??
I`m bewildered to be honest :D :) ??
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Sounds like pub talk to me. Kind of like the mythical over bored TV175 to 200 conversion from the factory.
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Tidy..thought it was :D
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there was some connection between "Trojan" and Lambretta Concessionaires (Agg owned both?) but I've never heard of any Trojan "logos" appearing on Lambretta scooters.

Regards the "175/ 200 Factory conversions" mentioned above, likewise I've never heard that coming out of the factory in Milan.....however, I do recall TV175's being converted to approx 200cc's by official Lambretta dealers in Bristol- I would imagine this was a simple rebore and suitable piston, but the cylinder walls would be prone to warping etc. Perhaps, and it is a big perhaps, these "conversions" were well known to The Concessionaires and eventually had some impact on Agg asking for proper 200cc machines?? Who knows?

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Here we are !! Yep 2 sets of these rims with these stamps on the TV I`m doing ...so they do exist ... :)
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That's cool and I am happy to stand corrected. It's not often something new actually comes up. Maybe a chemical strip would be better than sanding? That stamping is already pretty lite.
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Yes definitely , They are nice and round and I won`t be sandblasting them .
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