Scooterotica

anyone tell me were the serial numbers would be stamped on my front forks of my j125 plz can't find em at all..?o

why stamped on forks??

no idea .. i have letter from the dvla requesting the serial number stamped on the front forks

Ive never seen any numbers stamped on any lambretta forks and ive had alot of forks through my hands

Some stupid tart from DVLA probably does not no her arse from her elbow means frame, just give the frame number.

dennis wrote:Some stupid tart from DVLA probably does not no her arse from her elbow means frame, just give the frame number.

reminds me when I had a personal inspection at home from the local DVLA in Bristol many years ago.

Two women turned up to look at the scooter- did not have a clue where to look. I pointed out the frame and engine numbers and they refused to kneel down and look in case "they got their tights dirty".

I had to read out the numbers for them as they wrote them down- could have told them anything!

Chris

You lucky bugger !!!
I just had a Lambretta inspected at home by SGS. I was visited by

MrThorough. of
No 1 Thorough avenue,
Thoroughtown

On national 'I'll be thorough day'

He layed on the floor using a torch equivalent to a WW2 searchlight scraped all the paint off the number and ran a scriber through each digit.
A task he managed without ever once smiling or indulging in gentle conversation.


Still, I got my reg No. ten days later ............................................

bristolmod wrote:

dennis wrote:Some stupid tart from DVLA probably does not no her arse from her elbow means frame, just give the frame number.

reminds me when I had a personal inspection at home from the local DVLA in Bristol many years ago.

Two women turned up to look at the scooter- did not have a clue where to look. I pointed out the frame and engine numbers and they refused to kneel down and look in case "they got their tights dirty".

I had to read out the numbers for them as they wrote them down- could have told them anything!

Chris

Hmmmm a personal inspection

He layed on the floor using a torch equivalent to a WW2 searchlight scraped all the paint off the number and ran a scriber through each digit.
I pressume MR Thorough will be paying for the respray ?

Nope. Daggs settled for mixing up a little bit of paint and brushing it on.

Just as a point of interest. On the way out he suggested 'in future mask off the number when spraying and cover it with clearcoat later'