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Were the original brake adjuster wheels all brass, or only on some models?

No one seems to do them in brass and we just made them, so wondering if we should change the ones used on the adjusters, or just offer as a separate item.

hi, randall....

i seem to remember all my 60's scooters have brass ones......

My '69 SX had brass. Why not sell as an option on your adjuster AND a separate item, I know I'd like a couple on their own.

ps Any idea when Lambretta tubeless rims will be in stock?

Hello there, some spanish 70's lammies where made out of straight steel. I have found a couple of examples.

originally i think they where made of brass and (zinc) plated.

scootRS.com wrote:Were the original brake adjuster wheels all brass, or only on some models?

.....My `64 GT was brass, as were all on my mates bikes.......they were covered in zinc plating though.....as were the level and fill plugs on the gearbox....

Looks nice Randall.

>>they were covered in zinc plating though

So they always appeared silver? Never a nice polished brass color?

Tubeless Rims: we just finished redoing a mold and was checking a sample the other day. Close but not sure a date just yet.

polished brass is nice bling-bling, but nothing for a restoration.
originally the brass was always zinced. so for a restoration it should
be zinced.

not convinced they were zinked.

All of the old ones in the spares drawer are brass and they came off old original bikes.

Newer bikes (GP onwards?) had zinked stuff as I recall

Chris