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how fast should a standard DL 125 go
stickys book says 57 mph but in mark haines unofficial lambretta manual update it says 45 mph because of the gearing.


thanks

we put a bog standard gp200 up the strip at santa pod a few year back and it did 58mph,, i reckon a 125 would be near to 45mph flat out,,,

you've got to remember that when Innocenti published their speed for each model, there were no advertising "standards" ( basically they could claim whatever they wanted). Consequently I firmly believe that ALL their speeds claimed were way over the top- probably by 10MPH or so

Jaguar used to do the same thing with the E Type stating it would reach 150 MPH (it wouldn't)

So TV200 at claimed c65 was probably nearer 55MPH true speed etc etc

Chris

1960split wrote:how fast should a standard DL 125 go
stickys book says 57 mph but in mark haines unofficial lambretta manual update it says 45 mph because of the gearing.


thanks

The question should read "How Slow should a 125 DL go"

bristolmod wrote: So TV200 at claimed 65 was probably nearer 55MPH true speed etc etc

Chris

...... and that'd of been in 3rd.

corrado wrote:

bristolmod wrote: So TV200 at claimed 65 was probably nearer 55MPH true speed etc etc

Chris

...... and that'd of been in 3rd.

.................just before the exhaust fell off

expect to be over taken a lot

I remember riding to Yarmouth back in the 80's ,I was on a standard vespa 100, and one of our club had a standard DL125 and he couldn't keep up with me most of the time. It was only on a long down hill stetch that he could ease past me!

i thought a 125 lammy was just a myth and only existed on log books

thanks for the replies
the speedo shows 90kmh unfortunately the GPS shows 47mph