rot-n-dobe Says:
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 @2:13:28 PM

i used to build them. check my photos. love them old triumphs!!!

alfiedog Says:
Monday, January 20, 2014 @8:56:32 AM

Triumph ???????

country frank Says:
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 @7:35:34 AM

Guys, not a triumph, Lambretta series 1 [1959], happy days indeed. I built this on a shoe string forgoing food, rent, clothes, everything. It took about 3 years in all [money] and I rode at all over the UK, it was quite quick and handled surprisingly well.....at least it did when i was 17...not sure i'd feel the same way about it now!

alfiedog Says:
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 @11:57:29 AM

I had a few of these Frank a TV175 & an SX200. Stripped em down more time's then i can remember. I wish i had kept them looking at what they sell for these day's. Both the TV & SX are sort after more then the GPs.

alfiedog Says:
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 @4:19:08 PM

Gearbox in the TV was a bit trick if i recall :-)

country frank Says:
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 @2:00:40 AM

Alfie, damn right on every level! especially the price of the series 3s. I can not believe an SX200 in half decent nick will sell for upwards of £6k, i recall buying an italian GP150 for £50 {1986 0r 7}, then riding it to weston super-mare from Norfolk two days later. My brother recently bought an italian GP125, unregistered and in need of a total restoration for a whopping 2 grand....if only i had the benefit of hindsight i'd have kept them all, [i had 40 over the period of a decade or so....sigh].

country frank Says:
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 @2:02:09 AM

Oh, and yes, the TV gearboxes had a long third and short 4th with a very close ratio between the two. Made them the ideal road/race gearbox. You seen the price of one of those babies these days [yikes!].

You got any pics of your old scooters?

alfiedog Says:
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 @2:21:10 AM

Yeah somewhere frank i will dig em out, and scan em (not digital them days) My sx200 cost me 80 quid, then countless hour's on my Mum's kitchen floor stripped down :-)