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The Real Me
Member since Sep-4-03
552 posts
Jun-27-06, 04:53 PM (EDT)
 
"How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
 
   Put it up on ebay and say it belongs to your neighbor who had it passed down from his father. HA!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lambretta-X150-Special-1964-Innocenti-2-seater_W0QQitemZ250000705442QQihZ015QQcategoryZ6722QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It screams Vietnam resto. Been sitting in a garage for the last 4 years - never titled, hmm, wonder why?

Possibly one of the worst 2 tone paint color choices ever BTW. Might be blue and black but on my screen it looks blue and dark green. echh.

Quote: "someone is going to get a deal here". Right.


 

 
Kurt
unregistered user
Jun-27-06, 07:51 PM (EDT)
 
1. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   "It was totally restored several years ago and was driven around but never registered since restored................It has been sitting in his garage for about 4 years.........I am going to sell this scooter in as is needs restoration condition to protect myself........."

WTF is the seller trying to say??? "Someone is going to get a deal here."


 
jamie
unregistered user
Jun-27-06, 07:56 PM (EDT)
 
2. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #1
 
   LAST EDITED ON Jun-27-06 AT 07:58 PM (EDT)
 
Where can I get one of these screws to hold my kick start rubber on? I don't see it referenced in Sticky's book.
http://members.aol.com/eddieodee2/scooter3


 
meatpocket
unregistered user
Jun-27-06, 08:00 PM (EDT)
 
3. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #2
 
   So what about this bike seems asian resto. I being serious. I'm far from being a lammy expert. I've seen lots of Vespa asian shit buckets but I don't know what to look for in a Lammy. Apart from a ugly paint job and stupid seats it doesn't look too bad.


 
Grumpy225
Member since Dec-8-03
2231 posts
Jun-27-06, 08:12 PM (EDT)
 
5. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #3
 
   It's got all the bad signs of a viet bike apart from the yellow boots and the vespa plate frame.

screw in the kick rubber
http://members.aol.com/eddieodee2/scooter3
viet rear frame badge
http://members.aol.com/eddieodee2/scooter5
carpet floormat
http://members.aol.com/eddieodee2/scooter10
not necessarly viet but def a hack job with the pinch bolts
http://members.aol.com/eddieodee2/scooter14

this is just things that can be see from the photos. who knows what other suprises are in the motor


search viet bikes, read till your eyes glaze over


 
The Self Preservation Society
Member since Mar-24-06
488 posts
Jun-27-06, 08:13 PM (EDT)
 
6. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #3
 
   Italian Lammy or Viet Lammy?
Could the difference in quality really be that much?
They all look the same to me, cheap copies of the real thing…


www.vespaclubdrammen.no - www.vespaservice.no


 
Corey Fraser
Member since Jun-7-02
1038 posts
Jun-28-06, 04:32 PM (EDT)
 
20. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #3
 
   You forgot to mention the bad engine mounts and the crappy tires and bent forks and bad rear badge, and bad speedo and the list goes on...
Corey Fraser
A.K.A. Lambrettayeroc

SCOOTER FIX!
scooterfixATgmailDOTcom
http://www.myspace.com/40931386


 
ratvespa
unregistered user
Jun-27-06, 08:12 PM (EDT)
 
4. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   Im with meatpocket on this one. It doesn look like an asian restro to me. just kinda looks like a, it's a been sitting in a garage a long time and some one shot it with a crappy paint job and threw a few parts on it restoration.


 
AOR
unregistered user
Jun-27-06, 08:28 PM (EDT)
 
7. "RE:e How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #4
 
   That floor mat only comes from one place. The speedo, seats, ignition switch, rear badge, and rear rack are all asian. I can't tell the make of the tires but they look asian. Both the fuel lever and the choke lever are installed backwards. That alone should disqualify this from being called a "restoration"... I mean if you can't do that right, what hope is there for the motor etc.


 
Carl K.
unregistered user
Jun-27-06, 08:35 PM (EDT)
 
8. "RE:e How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #7
 
   Don't forget the use of fork link buffers as the side panel anti-rattle rubbers, as well as the motorcycle electronics/battery, the rubber gaiter on the front brake cable, the "chromed" exhaust, the desk drawer style lock on the toolbox, and the little red plastic caps on the ends of the control cables.

"Someone is going to get a deal here"....well, they're going to get something, and I bet they won't like it.

Carl K.


 
Grumpy225
Member since Dec-8-03
2231 posts
Jun-27-06, 08:45 PM (EDT)
 
9. "RE:e How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #8
 
   On second look the right side engine mount is tottaly shot also. Lets not forget there are 2 zero feedback bids on there as well. Even if it was worth buying it I wouldn't just beacuse of that (possible shill bidding).



 
jrsjr
Member since Apr-12-04
1190 posts
Jun-27-06, 11:01 PM (EDT)
 
10. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   LAST EDITED ON Jun-27-06 AT 11:02 PM (EDT)
 
>Put it up on ebay and say it belongs to your neighbor who
>had it passed down from his father. HA!
>

I dunno. The seller has a LOT of positive feedback and no negative feedback. I don't think he'd risk his eBay reputation getting terrible feedback on a crap Vietscoot if he knew that's what it was. Did anybody email him and ask?

John Smith


 
dc_rob NLI
unregistered user
Jun-27-06, 11:23 PM (EDT)
 
11. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #10
 
   he likely doesn't know it's a pile of poo. the screw through the kick rubber and rear badge are classic nammy bodges...not to mention the floorboard matt & strips, chrome case, and exhaust.


 
rockvm 99.8 positive*
unregistered user
Jun-27-06, 11:53 PM (EDT)
 
12. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #11
 
   How dare you american dogs pick apart my deluxe resto scooter!
I spend many many hour dreaming up right wording to sell...

My people hide in jungle from you long time and freely give our women so you man make pleasure on your pig balls and for zippo lighters only !

May the red plague of viet scooters infiltrate you rally next time like teetse fly bite redsack and anal region!

DIE picky scooter afficinados, DIE !

TORA TORA TORA


 
offended
unregistered user
Jun-28-06, 11:38 AM (EDT)
 
16. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #11
 
   you're a racist f*ck


 
Ian Hepworth
Member since Jun-14-02
714 posts
Jun-28-06, 04:14 AM (EDT)
 
13. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   One other detail is that they didn't start making the SX150 until 1966.

I think it's a viet resto, a bad one at that. Some of them look nice until you look closely and find all the wrong things but this looks urrgghh as well as having all the wrong things!

Cheers,

Ian

---------------------------

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<http://scootproj.blogspot.com>


 
dirtyhandslopez
unregistered user
Jun-28-06, 10:13 AM (EDT)
 
14. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #13
 
   Burn it. Ihad to work on a SX Viet resto for an old customer. This one even looked pretty ok'ish. $3000+ later it was good to go. My fav. was when Chelsea went to Washington D.C. to pick one up for a commision resale. Strapped it down and the frame snapped in half. A vespa doing that I can understand, but a Lammy? Burn it again.


 
MarkH
Member since Jun-7-02
1642 posts
Jun-28-06, 06:32 PM (EDT)
 
22. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #13
 
   at least this hunk o'crap has a rear hub lock ring. the rest of it is shit, but that rear hub will not come off for at least the remainder of the bike's 30 day warranty (another viet favorite).


 
el-loco
unregistered user
Jun-28-06, 10:54 AM (EDT)
 
15. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   "How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"

Mafia style.


 
. . .
unregistered user
Jun-28-06, 11:47 AM (EDT)
 
17. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   I disassembled mine and sold off the bits that were any good. Side panels were okay as was the horncast and headset, and gastank. Frame was decent too. Legshield and mudguard were bondo city, though. And most of the engine went in the trash.


 
wrekkah
unregistered user
Jun-28-06, 12:08 PM (EDT)
 
18. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   I emailed him on it and asked for the Vin. He email it back and the frame belongs to a 1959 150 LI Series 2. That's where my questions ended.


 
LYKOS
Member since Jan-26-06
306 posts
Jun-28-06, 12:23 PM (EDT)
 
19. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   So if the Italian Lammy is always breaking down (when they work they can be fast and fun, but they don't work often) will the Vietnam resto ever work. I can just imagine that ting on the road, I'll give a Vietnam restoration about 500ft before it doesn't work for a month and after that just add 250ft after every time you fix it with good parts.

It has 2 wheels and an engine, anyone
that doesn't like it can piss off!


 
Grumpy225
Member since Dec-8-03
2231 posts
Jun-29-06, 12:32 PM (EDT)
 
24. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #19
 
   I don't know what Lambrettas you have been riding but mine don't let me down.



 
Heckler
Member since Jun-16-06
45 posts
Jun-28-06, 05:34 PM (EDT)
 
21. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #0
 
   Make sure it's insured then........
You can figureout the rest.

..."Take the hands off the clock,
we're going to be here a while. "
C.V.B.


 
dirtyhandslopez
unregistered user
Jun-29-06, 12:09 PM (EDT)
 
23. "RE: How do you get rid of a Viet scoot?"
In response to message #21
 
   I dunno about the rear hub not falling of because of the lock ring.On t he SX I worked on, the rear hub had been welded from two different peices, Burn it.


 

 

 


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