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Lambretta cross member mods

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:45 am
by fluff34567
Hi all,

As many have seen the stand mounting holes in the cross member cracks over time. I know there are bolt in plates to go inside the cross member but what are the other solutions?

How about a 2mm plate welded on the outside face of the cross member?

Re: Lambretta cross member mods

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:41 pm
by Knowledge
No. A 2mm plate or washer on the outside will not allow the stand to sit at the correct angle, unless you weld something for the stand stop.

What's wrong with fitting a thick plate inside the channel of the main cross member? It works.

Re: Lambretta cross member mods

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:16 am
by fluff34567
I wondered about that.. then what about the aftermarket splash plates? that's a few mm thick and sits behind the stand hooks giving roughly the same thickness does it not?

For the inside yes I can TIG a plate along the top but won't get down the sides very much so for an all round weld i thought of the outside.

Re: Lambretta cross member mods

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 7:01 am
by LI150
Knowledge wrote:
What's wrong with fitting a thick plate inside the channel of the main cross member? It works.
Welding plate is over complicating it just do as above it works fine