Gearbox Seal

Well i have had a problem with the scooter it had never run great and after i ran it in the problem got worse. I tried a new petrol tap and petrol pipe, then a new cdi unit, and lastly i even put the standed carb back on!. You see the problem was very odd the scooter would start up fine and run nice until i'd give it some stick then it would start to stutter and it would run like a bag off shit with no tickover you would then ride a bit more slower and it would run fine?. when it ran like shit it felt like a seal had gone but i couldn't work out why it would fix itself. So i decided it strip it down and have a look and look what i found
it looks like the seal had popped out on to the side of the crank but was still making a seal when there was low bottom end compretion. The seal had come from sip and felt a bit soft on the edge, this type of seal is right for the year of the scooter but you can fit the newer steel seal according to my mate(Thank Gillie). All you have to do is clean were the seal sits then apply some locktite on the edge of the seal and also where it sits then knock it in and lastly punch three marks to lock it in place. Now the scooter runs sweet, i have just got 70mph in third, on a good day and if my diet go's well (i'm a bit of a homer simpson) it shoud be good for 85+

ON THE ROAD

Ye its on the road and i have run it in but its got a couple of issues, one being fuel (I have a new tap on the way) and the clutch won't disingage fully? (also a new one on the way) .Apart from that i'm very happy with it and it does go like stink. I have been rebuilding my shed/workshop and will be getting on with the paint job and rebuild of the sportique, oh and i do have the lamy now( lambretta-li150.blogspot.com) the picture is of the far side of conwy castle

Ready For M.O.T

Just a photo of the scooter as it is now i have put the old back light on for the m.o.t and a new seat as the one i had was a poor fit and very uncomfortable, it shoud be on the road next month for the nice weather thats when the fun starts

Carb

Well i've had some problems with the carb i fitted a Keihin PWK copy as it was a cheap one from thailand its no surprise. I don't think they suit vespas as the fuel pipe has to bend up in a loop as it meets the carb input pipe resulting in fuel starvation when low fuel in the tank. You could fit a pump but i was offerd a delorto/malossi kit form a good mate and have now fitted it which has fixed all my issues