Scooterotica

Hi, Could any one shed any light why my 1960 italian series 2 150 has a battery tray fitted, I have seen quite a few with no battery tray, were they fitted to 150,s only or something else ?

battery trays were fitted to scooters imported into countries that had to have parking lights by law (such as GB). If parking lights were not mandatory in countries then no battery tray was fitted.

Chris

That's the general rule however, as always there are exceptions. My Series II is an original UK registered bike (April 1960) and was A/C.

DigDug wrote:That's the general rule however, as always there are exceptions. My Series II is an original UK registered bike (April 1960) and was A/C.

interesting! Possible "Grey Import" at the time? Private import? Mix up at the factory? Never know now with the passage of time.

Good Old Innocenti- throws up anomalies all the time!!

Chris

My Spanish s2 has a battery tray. I believe that all the Spanish ones have them.

bristolmod wrote:

DigDug wrote:That's the general rule however, as always there are exceptions. My Series II is an original UK registered bike (April 1960) and was A/C.

interesting! Possible "Grey Import" at the time? Private import? Mix up at the factory? Never know now with the passage of time.

Good Old Innocenti- throws up anomalies all the time!!

Chris

I also have an SII frame, with a battery tray that has an Italian dealer sticker on the rear of the loop.

My series 2 came from Italy and had the battery tray cut off

LI150 wrote:My series 2 came from Italy and had the battery tray cut off

Now you mention it, my Series two still had an Italian number plate on it when I got it and I had to cut the tray off to fit a cylinder kit.

I've got a battery tray- I cut off the old scooter...............

thanks for all replies, a mate just told me in stickys book both early and late s2 150s had batteries, the 125s did a non battery version aswell