Lambretta TV175/LI125 series 2 1960 Original Italian Scooter
Lambretta Scooter TV 175/LI 125 Reluctantly, with regret (and later on remorse), I have to sell my Lambretta: Simply put I need a) an operation on my back; and b) transatlantic air fares. Unless you want 100% originality this scooter makes perfect sense. Both frame and engine were built in 1960 and nowadays most road-going 125s are converted to 175s anyway, with many also having fork dampers added too. I understand some discerning Lambretta builders may be interested solely in its engine but I am not prepared to break this bike. It could also be used as a starting point to build two separate scooters: a 1960 TV175 S2 and a 1960 LI125 S2. Lambretta Scooter TV 175/LI 125 Series 2 Frame No. 125 LI *764_ _ _ * Engine No. 175 TV/2 *129_ _ _* Genuine Italian scooter registered in the UK. I bought it unrestored and quite plainly unused and unridden for decades. In 2007 I went to buy an LI 125 S2 and the bloke showed it to me. However I noticed a couple of things out of the usual, so I surreptitiously scraped away the goo on its engine to reveal a TV175. The last Italian to own this LI 125 had given its paintwork a blow-over and had fitted a TV 175 engine; unique TV front forks (stud and dampers); and horncasting, headset and switchgear. My intention was not to do a nut and bolt restoration but make it mechanically sound, register with a new V5, and put it back on the road to be ridden. When I had to replace a small-end bearing I found the engine had never been apart (since manufactu...