Project Type: restoration

SX150 restoration (original verde mela)

About this project

This customer is known for his love of SX200’s – he has never wanted a small block Lambretta. Then he saw a picture of the SX150 verde mela. What followed was countless hours on the internet looking for an unrestored SX150 that was originally that colour.

He found it and brought it to Lambretta Obsessions. The engine was seized. Bodywork was particularly terrible, having been heavily filled and brushed over with house paint. Yes, you read that correctly. But other than that, it was pretty much complete.

As seen in the photos, some of the original apple green was preserved between panels.

We found the most pristine area under the rear light rubber gasket. We used this area to colour match before bodywork went for stripping.

Scooter dismantled
Frame checked
Repairs marked & noted

Ready for stripping:

Repairs pre- dry build:

Damage revealed after stripping
Left hand floor section irreparable

Dry build:

Panel reshaping & badge fitment checked
Rubbers fitted, panel gaps checked & adjusted
Panels being checked

Back from the painters and assembly commenced:

And the final touches: headset and side panel badges

Final test ride and shake down (2 heat cycles, about 50km) and she’s finally done – no adjustments necessary.

GP200 80’s retro cutdown

About this project

So who doesn’t regret selling their very first scooter? Well this customer sold his scooter back in the 80’s because life got in the way.  Imagine his surprise when he was at a garage sale almost 35 years later and there sitting in the corner, with its engine missing, was his old Lambretta cut down dilapidated but untouched since the day he sold it, right down to the electrical tape stripes on the side panels.

He brought it to Lambretta Obsessions with the remit that he wants it to be the scooter he always wanted in the 80’s but didn’t have the time, money or experience to build. Plus as you will remember, parts were scarce it the 80’s. Though the remit has changed slightly, due to the arrival on the scene of Casa Performance.

This is the story of its rebirth.  Continue reading “GP200 80’s retro cutdown”