My Lambretta SX

<h1>My Lambretta SX</h1>Author: <a title="blaufraustein" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/blaufraustein/175278.htm">blaufraustein</a> The Lambretta SX scooter has always been close to my heart, ever since the mid to late sixties when you had to be either a Mod or a Rocker. At that time I was just too young to ride a motorcycle or scooter but loved the whole Mod fashion thing. My friends were in the main older than me by a couple of years which meant they were allowed to own those beautifully polished Vespa's with chromed bubbles, which are great scooters, but better than that a couple of them had the stunning Lambretta 200 SX. The thing I liked most about the SX was that it seemed longer than the Vespa, which not only enhanced and streamlined it but also seemed to give more room for a pillion to ride in comfort. The whole Mod thing was great, living in Newcastle meant there was a real buzz, however if we wanted to try these wonderful machines for speed we had to head to the country, probably into Northumberland. As a passenger I felt as if we were doing 90 mph, however in reality the Lambretta SX was only capable of speeds around 75mph. I recently discovered an article about a guy called Sunny Anand of vespabretta, in India, who renovates and rebuilds scooters. The thing caught my eye was a picture of a perfectly restored Lambretta SX 200 with Union Jack side panels; it was absolutely stunning. It was great to read that he felt he owed his existence to the Lambretta; apparently in the sixties his Mother was a young Mod cruising around New Delhi on her blue and white SX. These days he has a passion for restoring, and has set up a business in New Delhi. With his fully trained workforce of around twenty people they import and strip the scooters down to their component parts before lovingly restoring them to look like new. They replace any rusted or worn parts before putting them on a jig for trueness, then finally reassembling and painting. All parts are genuine replacements sourced from the likes and vendors of Innocenti / Piaggio. As a company they are aimed squarely at the motorcycle and classic car enthusiasts although you can tell that his first love is the Lambretta. Restoring between 10 and 15 scooters a month they will ship anywhere in the world and guarantee satisfaction. It really is great to see someone so passionate about scooters being able to turn a hobby into a thriving business. The Lambretta was a sixties icon. Find out more with vespabretta, there is a huge range of Motorcycles, mopeds and scooters together with apparel and accessories at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.vespabretta.com">http://www.vespabretta.com</a>About the Author: Prachar is a freelance writerArticle Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/classics-articles/my-lambretta-sx-988465.html" title="My Lambretta SX">My Lambretta SX</a>

The Lambretta SX scooter has always been close to my heart, ever since the mid to late sixties when you had to be either a Mod or a Rocker. At that time I was just too young to ride a motorcycle or scooter but loved the whole Mod fashion thing.

My friends were in the main older than me by a couple of years which meant they were allowed to own those beautifully polished Vespa's with chromed bubbles, which are great scooters, but better than that a couple of them had the stunning Lambretta 200 SX. The thing I liked most about the SX was that it seemed longer than the Vespa, which not only enhanced and streamlined it but also seemed to give more room for a pillion to ride in comfort.

The whole Mod thing was great, living in Newcastle meant there was a real buzz, however if we wanted to try these wonderful machines for speed we had to head to the country, probably into Northumberland. As a passenger I felt as if we were doing 90 mph, however in reality the Lambretta SX was only capable of speeds around 75mph.

I recently discovered an article about a guy called Sunny Anand of vespabretta, in India, who renovates and rebuilds scooters. The thing caught my eye was a picture of a perfectly restored Lambretta SX 200 with Union Jack side panels; it was absolutely stunning.

It was great to read that he felt he owed his existence to the Lambretta; apparently in the sixties his Mother was a young Mod cruising around New Delhi on her blue and white SX. These days he has a passion for restoring, and has set up a business in New Delhi.

With his fully trained workforce of around twenty people they import and strip the scooters down to their component parts before lovingly restoring them to look like new. They replace any rusted or worn parts before putting them on a jig for trueness, then finally reassembling and painting. All parts are genuine replacements sourced from the likes and vendors of Innocenti / Piaggio.

As a company they are aimed squarely at the motorcycle and classic car enthusiasts although you can tell that his first love is the Lambretta. Restoring between 10 and 15 scooters a month they will ship anywhere in the world and guarantee satisfaction. It really is great to see someone so passionate about scooters being able to turn a hobby into a thriving business.

The Lambretta was a sixties icon. Find out more with vespabretta, there is a huge range of Motorcycles, mopeds and scooters together with apparel and accessories at http://www.vespabretta.com

Prachar is a freelance writer

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1. angelo (19:14, 17.08.2009)

hi mr BLAUFRAUSTEIN i have read all the articles and my dear friend jabba has been correct in everything he has said about the lambretta which has been so called restored by vespabretta scooters (sunny anand) the reason i am saying this is beacause i am the owner of this lambretta, my comment the scooters he builds are by one handed chicken farmers the only things worth saving were the leg shields and the front mudgaurd as the frame was twisted and welded, head set cracked,rear foot wells all welded,side panels welded up and dented, and to top it all went to strip the engine down to rebuild it and found the engine caseing has been welded up aswell, i would like to add that i have saved all emails sent back and forth since the day i paid for the scooter,i am now in the process of making my own website and displaying with photos step by step, with all the emails,and the replies which makes up all of the bad restoration from vespabretta scooters i am doing this because there are certain people that are defending him who dont like the truth this will all be revealed on my website, i would also like to say that there was NEVER any attempt from sunny anand to rectify any of the problems with the scooter even though he knew about them on delivery of the scooter, 6 months gaurantee is a laugh he does not stand by this at all, my website when up and running will tell the truth regards

2. jabba (18:45, 29.07.2009)

i've read the article with reference to Vespabretta scooters (Sunny Anand) and i have seen the Lambretta in question and belive me the restoration is terrible there is rust on the chroming parts the frame is twisted. The word "restoration" should not be used as it is completely apauling. I have read laura's post and could completley agree that laura's friend is true.

3. laura (17:51, 23.07.2009)

i have read your article i dont believe you are telling the truth to people as i know someone who has purchased one of his so called restorations it is so badly restored half of it had to be scrapped so i believe your article is incorrect, my friends scooter is living proof how bad and how poor the restoration was, you go onto his website and view his pictures that is not what you get

4. jabba (12:17, 02.08.2009)

i have read stevies comment on this article before my friend purchased the scooter they were given 3 references by sunny anand to telephone, with regards to vespabretta scooters, and 1 of those people was a steve in ireland,my friend repeatedly telephoned this number and left messages on an answerphone but up to date no reply even though they had given him details of why they were phoning.all we can say that my friends sccoter was that bad of a restoration it was put on ebay to name and shame vespabretta scooters and that ran for 5 days in sept 08 which shown all of the bad workmanship ect.to which they had a lot of emails of concern with regards to vespaberetta scooters as for delivery it took 22 weeks for delivery and also it should of been delivered to tilbury docks but instead it went to felixstowe and if he stands by his guarantee can you tell me why my friends scooter never got rectified instead most of it went for scrap, also once the money had been transfered which i may add was when my friends trouble started all they got were excuse after excuse and that was when he could be bothered to reply were glad your paintwork steve was outstanding? because my friends was already showing rust marks when delivered and many parts falling off

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5. blaufraustein (00:37, 01.08.2009)

To my friends laura, jabba and all,

concerned by the note presented by you, I confronted Sunny of www.vespabretta.com, with your comments and received the copy of this original mail, which is annexed under.

"Quote" - Email from Mr Stevie(thebigman3@msn.com) a member of Lambretta Club of Ireland,

i bought a Lambretta GP200 from Sunny in Dec 2008 ( model 1984 ), one or two initial teething probs,( dont have a big key ring, just use a single key, it pulls down on the ignition ) but other than that,she runs perfect, I've took her to a few rallys in Ireland and in Scotland,and she was perfect, she drives as sweet as can be, just change the fuel tap flow to a quick flow,the reason for this is, his scoots come with stage 4 heads,you need that wee bit more petrol to the carb or even ask Sunny to do it for you,all his parts are genuine SIL parts, stamped on the inner casings, and the paint job is outstanding, i dont know what more to say, his service is second to none, and he has always replied to my emails with any probs i had or query's. As for registering it, just take the bike doc's to your local licensing authority and she will clear customs and thats you on the road. It cost me 37 euro to change paperwork in Tullamore. Anyway, enjoy your ride, and in my opinion he is a good guy, i have attached a couple of photos, you will see that his work is of good quality,and he stands by any guarantee he makes, i have never had any problems, with him or his service, my scoot has done 2200 miles, i changed the engine oil after 600 miles, and she is perfect. When i purchased my scoot i paid by bank wire and once that had cleared then my scoot was shipped to me, took 3 weeks to receive her, then 1 day to collect and register her, then off i went, its just a pity its always bloody raining here or I would be out on her everyday.

ride safe and KTF...stevie.. "UNQUOTE"

If my view is questionable, I honestly request the commenter and his friend to comment on Mr.Stevie, on his mail ID thebigman3@msn.com, who is also a member of Lambretta Club of Ireland and his view of his lambretta, purchased from www.vespabretta.com, in all honesty.

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6. Stevie (00:17, 01.08.2009)

i bought a Lambretta GP200 from Sunny in Dec 2008 ( 1984 ), one or two initial teething probs,( dont have a big key ring, just use a single key, it pulls down on the ignition ) but other than that,she runs perfect, I've took her to a few rallys in Ireland and in Scotland,and she was perfect, she drives as sweet as can be, just change the fuel tap flow to a quick flow,the reason for this is, his scoots come with stage 4 heads,you need that wee bit more petrol to the carb or even ask Sunny to do it for you,all his parts are genuine SIL parts, stamped on the inner casings, and the paint job is outstanding, i dont know what more to say, his service is second to none, and he has always replied to my emails with any probs i had or query's. As for registering it, just take the bike doc's to your local licensing authority and she will clear customs and thats you on the road. It cost me 37 euro to change paperwork in Tullamore. Anyway, enjoy your ride, and in my opinion he is a good guy, i have attached a couple of photos, you will see that his work is of good quality,and he stands by any guarantee he makes, i have never had any problems, with him or his service, my scoot has done 2200 miles, i changed the engine oil after 600 miles, and she is perfect. When i purchased my scoot i paid by bank wire and once that had cleared then my scoot was shipped to me, took 3 weeks to receive her, then 1 day to collect and register her, then off i went, its just a pity its always bloody raining here or I would be out on her everyday.

ride safe and KTF...stevie..

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