Useful Links Page 1 – Mainly parts and shop sources.
British Lambretta Archive – http://www.britishlambrettaarchive.co.uk/ – Registration is free and there is no committee. Great site and team with valuable information on Lambrettas, clubs and much more. If your into Lambrettas, you should consider joining this club. Important – If emailing them, please remember the team run it in their spare time so email replies back may not be prompt.
Lambretta Club of Great Britain – http://www.ilambretta.co.uk/ – Registration is (UK) £20 (Overseas) £25. Another great site and team with valuable information on Lambrettas, clubs and much more. The forum is also very good. If your into Lambrettas, you should consider joining this club.
Electric Convertions
- Retrospective Scooters (3,995 kit + £1595 battery) – https://www.retrospectivescooters.com/
- Saigon Scooters – EBretta Link 1 / EBretta Link 2
- Endless-sphere.com – https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/threads/1957-lambretta-ld-150-ev-conversion.113943/
- Vespa Conversion (with parts list) – https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/threads/vespa-px125-large-frame-electric-conversion.109761/
General Electric Info
Retro Spective Scooters (London)
Retro Spective Scooters (London)
(3,995 kit + £1595 battery)
https://www.retrospectivescooters.com/shopify-products/ld-conversion-kit
Electric Conversion kit for D/LD Lambretta
Includes a 4kW DC brushless electric motor, rear disc brake, sinusoidal motor controller, custom made swing arm and battery tray, twin rear shock absorbers, along with a key-less ignition, digital battery gauge, LED headlight conversion and all the necessary cables. The whole kit is powered by one removable LG lithium-ion battery.
Website Resources
ATV BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CALIPER ASSEMBLY 50CC 70CC 90CC 110CC 125CC 150CC 200C
KLS-H – Sinusoidal Motor Controllers (32V-96V) (220A-600A)
QS motor 10inch 4000W 205 55H V3 Brushless DC Electric Scooter Hub Motor
72v 24.5 Ah rectangle from Em3EV
Parts
My references & interesting videos
Build your own electric scooter
- You Tube
- 4 – Permenant Magnet Motor (+ Power connectors – clockwise and counter clockwise)
- 7 – Battery
- 9 – Battery Charger
- 10 – Controller
- 11 – Throttle
- 12 – Balance of system
- 13 – DC / DC Convertor
The controller connects to every electrical component such as the battery, motor, sensors, display screen (if present), throttle
Handle Throttle
- You Tube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2uj1S40ils
- As you press the throttle, the controller draws energy from the battery via the motor, consequently managing the bike’s speed
- A general Ebike battery assembly – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdqPeP1HsMU
Lambrretta’s & Parts Sources
(*) sign means that I have purchased from the source with no issues (*)
- Scooter Restorations (UK Nottingham) – http://www.scooterrestorations.com/(Based in Nottingham – Online / walk in shop)(*)
- Scootopia – (UK Somerset ) – http://www.scootopia.co.uk/(Well priced – On ebay as well. Review costs of shop and eBay and postage). (*)
- Rimini Lambretta Centre (Italy) – https://www.riminilambrettacentre.com/en/ You need to chase where your order is sometimes. Well stocked and reasonably priced for some items and a little over priced for others) (*)
UK Shops (In A to Z Order)
- All Style Scooters (Hampshire) – http://www.allstyles-scooters.com(Based in Hampshire)
- Beedspeed (UK N.E, Lincolnshire) – https://www.beedspeed.com(Recommend you use the walk in shop service. Delivery’s to me failed to arrive and no answers to emails)
- Buzz Solo Moto (Halifax) – http://www.buzzsolomoto.co.uk/(On ebay as well) (*)
- Disc Dez Scooters – http://www.discodezscooters.co.uk(Dunley, Worcestershire)
- Granturismo Products (Stand repair kit / cylinder + head + manifold (Newly built) – Stafforshire – website name Lambretta-images.com)
- KBR Scooters – http://www.kbrscooters.co.uk/(Website offline – See eBay shop)
- Lambretta (UK Cambridge) – http://www.lambretta.co.uk/(Cambridge Scooters shop) (*)
- http://www.lambretta-parts-for-sale.com/Difficult to navigate, but they do have LD parts
- Motor Cycle Products – https://www.motorcycleproducts.co.uk/(Web Based Only – Chelmsford, Essex. Inner tubes and spark plugs. Check your tyre tube size before ordering) (*)
- Scooter Emporium (UK Essex) – http://www.scooteremporium.com/(*)
- Scootopia – (UK Somerset ) – http://www.scootopia.co.uk/(Well priced – On ebay as well. Review costs of shop and eBay and postage). (*)
- Scooter Infinity (Mainly late models – LI onwards) https://www.scooterinfinity.com
- Scooter Restorations (UK Nottingham) – http://www.scooterrestorations.com/(Based in Nottingham – Online / walk in shop) (*)
- Scooter Surgery http://www.scootersurgery.co.uk/(Hammersmith) Call or visit when open for prices and availability. in Sep20, they started building their web shop. They have a good reputation online / facebook comment and have been in the business for a long time)
- Targaline ( TINO SACCHI parts including Varitronic ignitions) https://targaline.co.uk/
- TASS – https://www.t-a-s-s.co.uk/(Based in Thanet / Kent) (*)
- The Scooter Republic (UK South Wales) – https://www.thescooterrepublic.co.uk (*)
Overseas Shops (Review postage costs)
- Casa Lambretta (Italy) http://www.casalambretta.it/attachments/spare_parts_2013.pdf
- Casa Lambretta (Italy) http://www.casalambretta.it/
- Destination Scooter: http://destination-scooter.com/en/(*)
- Lambretta NET – http://www.lambretta.net/(Unable to get any response via email for postage questions)
- Lambretta IT (Italy – Varitronic) http://lambretta.it/
- Lambretta ME (Italy) http://www.lambretta.me/
- Lambretta Service (Italy) http://www.lambrettaservice.it/
- Rimini Lambretta Centre (Italy) – https://www.riminilambrettacentre.com/en/ You need to chase where your order is sometimes. Well stocked and reasonably priced for some items and a little over priced for others) (*)
- Rimini Lambretta Centre (Italy) Spare Parts Catalog – download
- Saigon Scooter Centre (Saigon) – http://www.saigonscootercentre.com/
- Scooter Center (Germany) – http://www.scooter-center.com/(Good service and delivery. Reasonably priced!) (*)
- SIP Scootershop – https://www.sip-scootershop.com(Italy / Germany / Austrai / Switzerland – Online shop)
- Olimpia Parts (Italy) – https://www.olimpiaparts.eu/en/
- OMG (Italy) http://wwwomgitalia.com/en(Fuel taps. BACS payment only – not easy to pay and long delays in email!)
- Saigon Scooter Centre (Saigon) – http://www.saigonscootercentre.com/
- Scooter Center (Germany) – http://www.scooter-center.com/(Good service and delivery. Reasonably priced!) (*)
- SIP Scootershop – https://www.sip-scootershop.com(Italy / Germany / Austrai / Switzerland – Online shop) (*)
- Tuto Lambretta (Italy) http://www.tuttolambretta.it/index.asp
- Tuto Lambretta (Italy) http://www.tuttolambretta.com/
Misc
- Lambretta LD Top End Parts – In July 2020 of this year, (look up Facebook Reference) “Gran turismo performance” (or webiste Lambretta-images.com and search shop) informed members of the the Facebook group known as Lambretta Shaft Riders, that they had finished producing Lambretta D / LD Cylinders; Heads and Manifolds and were waiting for Japanese pistons (Due in before the end of July 2020). Should you require a replacement in this area, read up about it on their Facebook page and consider reaching out to them and deciding if it’s right for you, along with prices. Also available is a stand (welded part with pin) replacement repair kit for all Lambretta models.
Ebay Shops
- http://www.living3000.co.uk/shop/search/?q=lambretta+ld&source=searchbar (Good Ebay search listing)
- https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/camblamb (Cambridge Lambretta – Consider search on their website and compare costs and postage) (*)
- https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/scootopiauk(Consider visiting shop outside eBay and check postage costs) (*)
- http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Resurrection-Scooters/(AKA LambrettaPartsForSale.com
- https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/splambrettaparts(MH Coachworks – See shop above as well and review postage / costs) (*)
- http://stores.ebay.co.uk/kbrscooters/(*)
- http://stores.ebay.co.uk/buzzsolomoto/(Visit shop outside eBay) (*)
- https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/resurrectionscooters (Sells LD Bumpers)
Facebook Shops & Other Sources (See Links 2 for non shop sources)
- JB Fabrication Facebook
- JB Fabrication Website
- K & S Scooters Facebook
- Lambretta Finder (Sam) Website (*)
- Lambretta Parts For Sale or Wanted Facebook
- Lambretta Scooters For Sale
- Lambretta Shaft Riders
- Leigh Ronald / Lambrettalia Facebook
- Leigh Ronald / Lambrettalia Website
- Scootopia (Also see website and e-bay) (*)
- Swiss Tony Scooter Spares Facebook
- Wildcat Scooters (Facebook)
- Gran turismo performance (LD Cylinder / Head / Manifolds – From Aug20)
Tyres and Inner Tubes
Under review – To be confirmed
No longer Online or Website Changed or No Longer Have Any LD Parts. This list is for my own reference. You can recheck, as they may have updated it since I moved it to this section.
- Just Lambretta (UK ) – http://www.lambrettaspareparts.com/ (Online only with limited LD stock (*)
- Lambretta Parts.com (Updated to Lambretta Images – eBay AKA – Resurrection Scooters)
- Lambretta Spare Parts – http://www.lambrettaspareparts.com(PO Box in London – Online only (*)
- M&H Coachworks Ltd / SP Accessories – http://www.sp-lambretta-parts.co.uk (Based in Leeds and on eBay as well) (*)
