Scooterotica

Flogged both PXs earlier this year and picked up the Spanish Li125...dating certificate from matching engine and frame numbers put it at 1972. Guess various bits n bobs been changed over the years and its just come back from some engine work including a Casa 185 kit.



All the works and loads of photos all being logged at my blog;

http://servetalambretta.wordpress.com

John

Doesn't look too bad, all looks quite solid, Be interested to see what you do with it chap. Would love another Serveta, nice one

another one sees the light!! Enjoy!!

J.

I think im haveing de jevu but i dont think thats 1972

its not ruff, its bleeding tidy!! my Serveta crumbled its way to the shed rally and a slight drunken spill on the campsite straightened up a bit of the bodywork!! pretty sure that its not a 72 though, its def a US spec model that didnt make it to the states i reckon. that rear frame ignition system wasnt specced up til much later and the headset is probably 77 onwards ish, id put this bike at 77/78/79. 5000 for an SX200, yeah right, Jets are the new old new.After px's youre gonna feel a real mechanic on the rally when you see all those oily,damaged sausage fingers clung to your beer glass everytime you lift it for a gulp.

carlos fandango wrote:I think im haveing de jevu but i dont think thats 1972

I think I'm having de jevu too with this.

The Boot is a bitsa, I don't reckon the headset or seat frame are original with the scoot, the gearchange came off a GP and theres several other bits n bobs but as I said on the 'other' forum I really dont really care about the age, but all I can go on is the dating certificate provided by the British Lambretta Archive dating it as 1972 based on the (matching) frame and engine numbers.
I'm not claiming its an Italian scoot and I'm not claiming anything that I havent got a piece of official paperwork telling me so I don't see why I get comments like that, if you want to appreciate what it is and whats being done, fair play...if you want to be pedantic over dates then point made.

stoneislandv8 wrote:

carlos fandango wrote:I think im haveing de jevu but i dont think thats 1972

I think I'm having de jevu too with this.

The Boot is a bitsa, I don't reckon the headset or seat frame are original with the scoot, the gearchange came off a GP and theres several other bits n bobs but as I said on the 'other' forum I really dont really care about the age, but all I can go on is the dating certificate provided by the British Lambretta Archive dating it as 1972 based on the (matching) frame and engine numbers.
I'm not claiming its an Italian scoot and I'm not claiming anything that I havent got a piece of official paperwork telling me so I don't see why I get comments like that, if you want to appreciate what it is and whats being done, fair play...if you want to be pedantic over dates then point made.

Sorry mate im not having a go and didnt mean to get your back up
A friend has just had a dating cert from BLA it came back as a spanish 1965 S2 but is clearly an spanish S3 i think the BLA have a bit of a problem with the spanish numbering system, or lack of it
Looks great though, and at least youve got rid of the vespas
Russ

carlos fandango wrote:
Sorry mate im not having a go and didnt mean to get your back up
A friend has just had a dating cert from BLA it came back as a spanish 1965 S2 but is clearly an spanish S3 i think the BLA have a bit of a problem with the spanish numbering system, or lack of it
Looks great though, and at least youve got rid of the vespas
Russ

Russ, I just get frigged off with nitpicking for the sake of it, the 'other forum' replies got my back up, you caught me without nicotine. The cert says what it says and who am I to argue?...besides I think I look a much later model than the date put on my dating certificate, but I can dream :bigsm:

Ta, John

Whats the first 4 digits of the frame number mate?

I can tell you straight away what year it was produce if you let me know the numbers.

J.