Stuff
The SX 150 gearbox is now completely installed, it will drive a 46 tooth clutch & 15 tooth front sprocket with a final drive ratio of 5.56.
Gearbox all in now, just need to fix the end plate down.
So, finally back into the Li150 engine rebuild, had to remove the crank & re torque the end plate screws with my new torque wrench. All torqued up now $ crank wound back in nicely. Now back to the gearbox.
The frame, forks and headset were primered over night, body wise the rest of the scooter was in fine condition fine except the mudguard which was all pitted from rust and age.
Frame – We had to weld up a small crack at the back and other than that it’s now 100%.
Forks – We removed some old lugs that had been added incorrectly and smoothed them all out.
Headset – This will be the first item that get rebuilt once the new paint has been applied, original lower part & NOS top half.
Now I have get down to the paint shop and to do a test fit of the front legshield with a better front mudgourd I managed to find in New Zealand (Thanks Yesterdays Scooters Christchurch). The new one is on the right is still in its original Innocenti 8059 Bianco Nuovo paint.
Next up for primer…
These are the first shot of the Li150′s frame, forks & headset from Spencer the spray painter, all parts were sandblasted & have been primed. the pics are from a camera phone & I will get some better ones with my camera tomorrow before he starts adding the colour.
Frame & Forks
Headset Bottom
Headset Top
This was virtually brand new, I had to scour around the interweb looking for this & eventually found a shop in London that had a NOS new old stock one left over.
This is a very similar colour to the one I picked to spray my 1964 Li150, not going with orange on the wheels though.
Found these pics of a Lambretta painted like a Adidas Samba shoe on Scoterotica.org forum, excellent paint job.
Recently I bought a Lambretta SX150 from a scooter shop in New Zealand, I am based in Australia and had to go through the process of importing it to Sydney, here is an overview of the process.
FIRSTLY – Be prepared for frustration & don’t it on your own!
SECONDLY – Dont do it a XMAs time like I did!
I worked with a company in Botany called Bell Total Logistics & they took away a lot of the pain.
First off, before you even bother to do anything you need to get a permit to import the scooter into Australia, its not painful, just time consuming.
Go to the Dept of Infrastructure & Transport website & download the application form, fill it in and send it off with your $50.
This can take anywhere up to 10 weeks to get finalised, mine took 8 weeks & that was over the 2010 Xmas period.
Once you have your Import Approval Certificate you can instruct your shipping company to get the ball rolling.
Few things to bear in mind:
Here is an overview of some of the charges you will be up for:
Plus Getting it from the Airport to your house, I used a Sydney based guy called Mark from Sydney Motorbike Transport for only $90.
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