More parts from MB Developments and Scootrs

Some more parts arrived from MB Developments this week:

 Most important parts; Some parts for the handlebar and some custom gear mechanism. 

The Scootrs delivery: Various parts.

5-speed gearshifter. 

Fork modification and glassblasting

Time to modify the fork; The lower wire holder will be replaced with a new chrome version for improved looks.

 Ugly loop has to go.

 Angle grinder does the trick.

 The fork was glass blasted and etch primed, and should be ready for some paint... As soon as I can figure out which color to spray. 

Also got time to prime the rear new rear hub, seen in the back of the picture.

2013 Kickstart!

Finally some acceptable temperature in the garage, and finally the first scooter parts package from Scooter Center arrived. I've been a bit unhappy with the glass-blasted look of the engine casing for the SX, which would be perfect for painting it, so I bought a brand new indian one. Mind you, the glass blasted is also indian SIL. 

The rear hub following the bike had also seen better days, and as I was unable to screw out the bolts and replace them with the extended SIP bolts, the only sane thing to do was to replace the hub as well.  

 I've also thrown in a Cyclone 5 kit, couldn't resist.  

 Kit comes standard with all shims and stuff you need to replace the gears, but you might also want to check out the 5-speed handlebar as well as the gear linkage system for optimum performance. 

The SIL casing is not pretty as a raw cast, and some effort is needed to sand or polish down the surface. This is however not difficult. I am going for the natural look, so I will use sand paper to a certain degree, and then in the end sand the entire surface with some dirty oil to get the slick look. If you are going for the gloss look, keep sanding and polishing. 

 With some sandpaper the result has improved vastly.

 First job is install the engine mounts. Heat treatment by gas torch was used together with special tooling.

Ideally, get somebody to assist on holding the engine while screwing.  

Voila. 

 Repeat on other side... 

 The two brake shoe axles were mounted, and the brake arm axle test fitted. 

The hole and thread for the grease nipple was missing, no problem: Ø5mm hole drilled and M6 threads afterwards.

 A steady hand and a electrical drill will do the trick.

 Voila.

The engine casing will receive a lot more care before I'm happy with it, but this is a good start. Next; I thought I had bought all nuts and bolts for the engine, now I'm not so sure...

Parts from Scooter Center

Okey, parts from LTH Teile  and Scooter Center just recently arrived, some pictures here. 

LTH parts was mainly chosen for some of their custom parts.

 small package with goodies...

Including a metal ignition disk...

Eccentric motor cones... 

 and some high quality bushings for the fork. 

This part is a custom extended throttle lift. The scooter will feature a larger carburettor, so this will be a nice touch.

 The Scooter Center package was far bigger:

 including a range of parts for several scooters...

 Most important LED taillight and new glass headlight.

The Casa Lambretta headlight rim vs. Scootrs headlight rim. The Casa Lambretta is slightly higher quality, possibly due to extensive polishing, but bearly noticeable. 

I also got the MB Developments high quality rear brake pedal, much nicer than the original. 

 

Scootrs parts arrived

Finally the 36kg Scootrs package arrived! My little daughter was just as eager as her dad to wrap open the large box!

 Two different baggage trays, the large one for carrying spare wheel, I'll probably fit the small one for day to day driving.

 Some Scootrs tubeless 160GS/180SS rims had also found its way into the package... For Regine. (The Lambretta will use SIP tubeless, which would be my choice of rims for the 180SS as well, but they're not available in the wide size)

 For future use, I'd also added some repair panels for Smallframe... 

 ...and Largeframe... Just in case I'd fall over a "rotten" project.

 Courtesy of Scootrs, the official 2012 Calendar. 

 Now, some custom items will be present on the SX. I fell for this seat, just hope it is good to sit on....

A complete taillight was purchased as well, although the housing will most certainly get painted.

Hydraulic brake reservoir, polished. Can't wait, this was much nicer than anticipated!

The front shield was the main reason for testing out shopping at Scootrs. The panel seems ok, but will require some welding due to a misaligned hole. Some additional holes will also be drilled.

 But very acceptable, and unbeatable on price!

I've spent most of the evening sorting out the different parts. 

 And somehow I managed that.

 See-through boxes are underrated...  

Now the fun can start! I would say the SX200 now is 98% complete in terms of parts. Time to start restauration!

Tubeless - extended bolts

 As opposed to the tubeless SIP rims for Vespa, the Lambretta tubeless need extended bolts to work. Test fitting the drum confirms this.

 Reverse side...

 The tubeless rims are supplied with the necessary extension bolts. Now for the original rear drum I will have to machine out the existing bolts. On the new front diskbrake drum, I was able to unscrew ("links"!) the bolts by hand.

Extension bolts 10-15mm longer...

I will most likely leave the original bolts in before paint, and replace them with the extended ones afterwards. 

Mounting tubeless

Just a quick update. Still waiting for a 36kg package from Scootrs, I had some spare time to kill. So I've mounted all three polished tubeless with Schwalbe Raceman tires. Once you get the hang of the tubeless, you will never go back.