SCOOTER DETAILSS

Name of scooter & reason: Valhalla (it was that unreliable that it’s a myth) Scooter model: Lambretta Series 6 Inspiration for project: Rossa 350 Time to build & by whom: Lambretta Innovations and it took three years to get it to the stage it was then Any specialised parts or frame mods? What & by whom: Everything has been modified in some way. It’s not till you sit it next to a standard Series 2 that you start to really notice things, even the horn cover and panels, in very small details. Engine spec Engine: RD350YPVS. F2 model Tuning: Barrels rebored 1mm oversized. Custom exhausts by Lambretta Innovations Dyno: Dynotech Hillington 01418820632 Power: 59bhp at the back wheel Top speed: Does over the tonne and sits at 85mph Gearing: 16x34, pretty close to a standard RD Paintwork & murals done by: Clan Customs Overall cost: It cost me 13k back in 2009 and it’s been rebuilt six times, changing paint, engines etc all just to get it where it is now. I don’t even want to think about what it has cost me altogether... What was the hardest part of the project t: Getting it reliable, as when I first got iti it had massive overheating issues. Thi s is the sixth time it’s been rebuilt with the most holes and vents it’s ever had and it has a proper custom-built wiring g loom, as the butchered RD one supplied was the Achilles heel of the scooter. Fingers crossed it gains a bit of reliability this time! Do you have any advice or tech tips for anyone starting a project: Make sure you’ve got deep pockets. It’s a lot easier now to get info on building this type of scooter via FB… as we all share the trials and tribulations of owning these machines! Is there anything still to add to the scoot t: A portable centre tank that I can just slot on/off, as I only get 35-40 miles on a full tank now. In hindsight, is there anything you would d have done differently: I should have cutt out the front vents years ago Is there anyone you wish to thank: Thanks to Adam Tasso scooters Edinburgh, even though he’s a Vespa man he got stuck into this thing when it had the overheating issues. Massive e thanks to Wullie and Martin at Dynotech Hillington for rebuilding rewiring and getting the thing back on the road.