Scooterotica

hi can anybody help me on how to convert a lambretta speedo cable to fit the indian smiths speedo been having a go this afternoon and no luck and getting fustrated now there must be a simple way of doing it
cheers in advance
steve

You'll probably need to buy a new cable from Gagg & Sons as the genuine Smiths speedos take a different size (much larger) cable and assuming the Indian copies are designed so suit the cable on British bikes. If you tell Gagg's it's a Smiths speedo cable for a Lambretta, they should be able to help you, they're about £16.

Is it a magnetic or chronometric copy you have?

hi soulsurfer i have no idea if it is magnetic or chronometric it is this one


i did buy a speedo cable with it from india, and was thinking of cutting the ends off and try re-attaching them on the lambretta cable
are gagg's the one in nottingham
cheers steve

Hi Steve, That's a magnetic one.
Yes, Gagg's are in Nottingham, but I may stand to be corrected on the cable as someone on the other side seems to think the cable is the same but the nut is different, I'm sure mine wasn't on my Smiths Chronometric , you can check that yourself with a Lambretta inner. I have a nut from Allstyles but I'm buggered if it'll fit my chronometric, it's just sitting on my shelf, if you want to try it let me know.

i basically glued some carefully cut shim stock of the correct thickness to make up the difference to suit the smiths drive,onto a std lambretta cable....simples

all sorted now, adaptor nut on its way thanks soulsurfer
steve