Ok now we are rolling I can set things up a bit.
For this who didn't click here from my website, I am the owner and chief mechanic at Scooterlabs, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia.
We are a very busy classic scooter workshop specialising in engine builds and performance upgrades.
www.scooterlabs.net
We have built many engines for myself and others that have stood the test of time and endurance on events such as the Australian Scooter Mille Miglia and long distance treks to many National rallies thousands of KM's away.
Each year I try to take a different build to the National Rally/Mille including the famous
'free-range' (a p200e made up from donated and spare parts with grass floorboards), my Ratty series 2 225 lambretta (made it 2500km's without missing a beat) and even the 'limone Acido' a garbage px125 that went like a bat outa hell.
Body work is something I have avoided mostly due to my scooters having awesome original patina and the heritage overlay forcing me to leave them as-is. A big part is also due to the time pressure as we approach rally season to get other peoples scooters finished and set-up.
THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT
This time I will be attempting some very serious body repairs. All welded and re-inforced, the frame will be a race styled Vespa so stiffening of the frame will be an unseen modification that will allow real racing.
The race against time starts now.
