Lambretta wanted for restoration

Hello

anyone got an old lambretta lying around the yard or garage they want to
get rid of for a reasonable price?

 

Thus spake Grassy Knollington () unto the assembled multitudes:

"Over the side with it!"

 

no... give it to me!

 

seen...

 

.... I'll collect it... no charge...

 

I'm sure you will be more than happy to collect for free, will you be
just happy to cough up the 4 of 5k that is the going price for one? I
doubt it, now **** off and stop trying to rip us off.

 

SPLASH!

"Hey, look, a scooterist!"

 

don't know where you are looking but they can be had around £1500
restored to a certain standard.

and I'm not trying to rip anyone off, what I said is what I said... a
reasonable price....

you made some supposedly funny quip about binning one, I just said don't
do that I'll arrange collection....

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230172402560

 

ta, been looking at ebay. Not sure I would consider £3 - 400 a
reasonable price for that one... though seems someone does...

Have to see what can be had in Italy perhaps...

 

I guess the bottom line is.. I don't want a Lambretta that much... had one
once already, and... thinking about the amount of push starting I used to
have to do... maybe I don't want another at all.....

 

Thus spake steve auvache () unto the assembled multitudes:

4-5K???? 'kin 'ell. Now if only I'd held on to that 1966 SX200 I bought
in 1974 for 50 quid...

 

Thus spake The Older Gentleman () unto the assembled multitudes:

"Over the side with 'im!"

In fact I wish I had taken my 'kin 'orrible SX200 to the IoM TT, just for
the pleasure of seeing it hurled over the side into the Irish Sea, though I
wouldn't have liked to have followed it.

 

Not quite the same thing, but what about this?

Ebay item 260160989477

 

strewth some rich bleeders... I mean dedicated scooterists around..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/lambretta-TV2...ryZ36094QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I had an SX once sold it to a mate for about £50 quid myself back in late
70's.

 

though what looked like a reasonable one went for £640 just now....
should have bid... seemed worth around that... but thats the problem with
ebay, need to get in early enough to visit and look first...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=110171904911&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=001

 

You think you and I are the only ones to get this joke?

 

Thus spake gazzafield (_i.ko) unto the assembled multitudes:

That's not silly, that's f*cking insane.

 

Thus spake The Older Gentleman () unto the assembled multitudes:

I can't believe no-one else has seen the Ogri cartoon, but maybe few
remember the detail. I guess my experiences with a Lambretta made that
particular cartoon - and the sentiment - stick in my mind!

 

Yeah, good price, but didnt want a vespa (or clone), had them before as
well, and they are OK, but just fancied a cheap lambretta to play around
with, but as it seems cheap and lambretta are words poles apart I think
I wont be buying one any time soon. (unless another like that GP comes
up...)

Good thing about lambretta is all the central engine space for playing
with fitting electric motors and battery packs where the vespa monocque
frame would get in the way... (and they are generally better balanced than
a vespa)

Electric Lambretta idea (c) 2007 myself...