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Find spare parts for scooters with the help of exploded views

Automatik 2-Takt, Automatik 4-Takt, Lambretta, Largeframe, Smallframe, Vespa, Wideframe

Here you will find every spare part for Vespa and other scooters

To some it is carburetor, to others carbureter, and to yet someone else it may be carburator, carburettor or carburetter. The search engine of our Scootershop tries to eliminate this malice. Which term do you use? No matter what terms are used by others or if you don’t know the correct term:

Simple search for spare parts with the help of exploded views

Our spare part finder makes it even easier: optic part navigation in our exploded views helps you find all the spare parts for your scooter you need.

Try it right away. Choose your scooter model here or check all exploded views out.

26/11/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Vespa Scooter auxiliary stand now also available for Vespa V50 and Lambretta

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Scooter auxiliary stand Affordable adaptors individually available for Lambretta and Vespa Smallframe

Additional brackets for the auxiliary stand for Vespa V2 -PX GARAGE Nienburg- are now available for Vespa Smallframe (V50 / PV / ET3) and Lambretta (S3).

Scooter auxiliary stand for Vespa Largefame, Smallframe and Lambretta

Offering reliable stability and flexible working at your scooter. You need the following:

Base and Vespa PX: auxiliary stand for Vespa PX
For Vespa Smallframe you will additionally need this Vespa V50 adaptor
For Lambretta series 3 you will additionally need this Lambretta adaptor

You can buy the handy auxiliary stand here!

Quick and easy assembly – reliable stability

The additional brackets for the auxiliary stand are affordable and assembled easily, quickly and safely.

Bracket Vespa V50

The bracket is easy to use for Vespa Smallframe V50 / Primavera / ET3 etc. and prevents your scooter from tipping over unintended.

Another option is to fasten the bracket to the frame strut. This probably is the best choice for works that demand more force.

Adaptor for Lambretta series 3

The bracket for the rear end of the Lambretta is rather small, which means that the bracket can remain attached to the vehicle.

The frame hides the bracket well.

The auxiliary stand and a tight screwing guarantee reliable stability for your Lambretta.

Due to a lifted rear, even works on foot board or exhaust turn out to be easier.

Thanks to the additional bracket for Vespa Smallframe and Lambretta, you do not need to modify the auxiliary stand and you can still use it for almost any classic scooter at any time.

17/11/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Gift idea for scooterists: Calendar

Lambretta, Vespa

A somewhat different calendar for scooterists

Today we are ready to broaden our horizon – but not too much: Many scooterists had one themselves and if not, parents, uncles, aunts or brothers owned one: a VW Beetle and the VW Bulli, the handiest car worldwide.

The dream of mobility and independence turned the VW Beetle into a post war symbol. But this is not the only feature it shares with classic scooters like Vespa and Lambretta.

So this is a wonderful gift idea for scooterists and every fan of VW Beetle and VW Bulli: two beautiful calendars are now part of our product range:

Calendar -Der VW Käfer 2016-

1st edition, 13 sheets with B/W-photos, explanations, size 56 x 46.2 cm, spiral binding, Delius Klasing

No road too long or too steep, its opposed cylinder type engine beneath the tailgate did hard work, almost without complaints. It is no surprise that it turned into a marathon machine and had a great reputation.

This car was developed by Ferdinand Porsche, built in Germany and developed into the first real global car. And the Beetle always cut a fine figure. Those who didn’t own one themselves, loved to be a passenger.

Buy VW Beetle calendar here

Calendar -Bulli-Parade 2016-

1st edition, 13 sheets with B/W-photos, explanations, size 56 x 46.2 cm, spiral binding, Delius Klasing

This calendar celebrates a classic style icon: the VW Bulli. Until today this van and transporter legend has a large fan community. Its universal concept and wide range of types turned this transporter for people and goods into some kind of “family member” of their owners. Being used by mail services, police, fire brigade or as ambulance are best examples to demonstrate that almost anything was possible, just depending on its equipment.

The large fan community of the VW van wouldn’t want to miss their Bulli in automotive day to day live. This calendar is for them and depicts an extraordinary parade of this classic: vehicles of the first generation and its drivers on and next to the street, in free time or while working.

Buy VW Bulli calendar her

Of course we also offer scooter calendars.

23/10/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

The most ugly Lambretta in the universe

Lambretta, News

Off to Verona with our BGM Lambretta

Mission one of this trip to Italy: Our BGM testing bike is equipped with finest parts of BGM PRO and Casa Lambretta. A Lambretta which technically is on the highest level.

Design follows function

You already know what Dean Orton (Rimini Lambretta Centre) thinks of the looks of the BGM Demonstrator Lambretta. According to Dean Orton it is the most ugly Lambretta in the universe.

When assembling this Lambretta other things were more important than its design. Any fitted BGM PRO part has been put through its paces on our test bike before being mass produced. This bike was also available to our customers for test rides on several occassions. We obviously needed an easy-care paint. Furthermore:

Tuning quotes

Design follows function
Chrome won´t bring you home
Rust is lighter than carbon

Dean, please MODify our Lambretta

Still, “most ugly Lambretta” – we couldn’t stand this! Dean is not entirely wrong though. This is why we didn’t hesitate when he had offered to refine the looks of our Lambretta. Rimini Lambretta Centre is our Italian BGM dealer. Dean, the very model of a mod, actually wants to assemble a BGM Demonstrator for the Italian market. So once he’s at it….

La Dolce Vita

Last week we took the Lambretta DL to Verona and parked it at a friends place. It was a very warm welcome and handing the Lambretta over took one or two glasses longer than initially planned. We love Italian hospitality.

Dean picked the scooter up and brought it to the hallowed halls of RLC Rimini Lambretta Centre to refine it. We will keep you posted here in the Scooter Center Blog, so that you are always up to date with the development of the new BGM PRO Demonstrator-Lambretta.

Note for a reader who just came across our blog: No need to worry about a shop owning the most ugly Lambretta… First of all we are currently changing this and secondly we are proud to also own the probably most beautiful Vespa on earth…

18/09/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

We and our most extraordinary examples of Vespa and Lambretta were off to Italy

Generation XI (Vespa ET3), Lambretta, Largeframe, Smallframe, Vespa

Off to the Promised Scooter Land by Vespa and Lambretta

We love Italy and recently toured beautiful Italy. Italy is obviously the birthplace of Vespa and Lambretta.

And how could things be any different: More than 23 years ago the story of Scooter Center has begun right there, at Lake Garda in Italy. Which should be the case for any real scooter shop.

Malcesine is located in the midst of lovely olive groves at the eastern shores of Lake Garda. It was right here that Oliver Kluger bought Scooter Center’s very first scooter (a Vespa Rally TS 125), which was then sold to “Mod-Volker” from Cologne. Volker is still driving this excellent Vespa, he was our very first customer and is loyal to us.

Scooter Center – spare parts, add ons and tuning parts for scooters

Today we are rather focussing on spare parts, add ons and tuning parts for scooters. However, we are sometimes offering used Vespas.

Used Vespa

Recently we received a large delivery of used Vespas. But first of all we need to gain an overview.

We will keep you posted.

The reasons for the last trip to Italy were two extraordinary missions:

…to be continued

16/09/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Grip-Lock scooter-, Vespa- und motorcycle – lock – The test

Automatik 2-Takt, Automatik 4-Takt, Lambretta, Vespa

Protect your scooter from theft

Customers whose scooters have been stolen call us for help over and over again. Most of the time it is about precious collector’s items like the Vespa or Lambretta models.

Therefore, we want to point out once more that we have locks on offer. Unfortunately, you can never be 100% secure but it gives you a good conscience when parking your scooter with a lock system attached to it – even in your own garage/basement. Attach it to a chain and also an additional lock that makes it impossible to ride the scooter or push it away, e.g. the Grip-Lock – system, that locks the throttle and the brake lever in braking position and blocks the front wheel.

Grip-Lock test rating: GOOD

In the current issue of MOTORRAD (of 4 September 2015) in the advice section “Ratgeber” you will find a report about the Grip-Lock “Ausprobiert” [tried it out].
MOTORRAD rating: good

Grip Lock secure protection against theft for scooters

Grip-Lock is a long-life – high security lock

Suitable for almost all scooters
Cannot be picked with ordinary lock-picking devices
Very robust against drilling attacks
Maximum longevity and uncompromising security under all conditions
3 year warranty

Secure your scooter against theft – Grip-Lock GOOD & low price!

“RollerSzene” of the Syburger Verlag has already tested the Grip-Lock device, too:

„Of course, the Grip-Lock is no alternative to a chain or a garage. Yet, it is small enough to be carried along at all times, it is easy to use and during short breaks it possibly gives you the decisive plus in security against theft.“ Link to the complete article (in German)

GRIP LOCK security lock

For the brake and clutch lever

GRIP-LOCK security lock is probably the easiest and most effective way to secure your scooter, quad or motorcycle against theft.

Minimum packing dimension (easily fits into the glove box/toolbox/topcase/bag)
Fits nearly all scooters, mopeds, motorcycles and ATV’s. 27-38mm grip diameter
Impossible to forget taking it off, contrary to rim lock systems
Weight: only 330g
Dimensions: 15×4,5×4,5cm

Buy Grip-Lock here

14/09/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Dean Orton visiting Scooter Center with his BSG Corse Lambretta

Generation XI (Vespa ET3), Lambretta, News, Pr?fstand

Bon voyage – Dean comes with the BSG Corse bike to visit Scooter Center

Dean Orton, the main man behind Rimini Lambretta Centre, came to visit us for a couple of days. On his way from Italy to Venlo Scooter Run and afterwards to the Harz ring for the ESC race, he came to visit his old friends here. The reason for Dean’s days off from work was to give the BSG corse engine a proper test ride and thrash it as hard as possible.

BSG Corse Lambretta test riding

The testing of the engine is done in the proper way, just the way it will be used by a common rider. First of all the scooter is packed with Dean’s mod tat and additionally with:

a second expansion chamber to be tested
a bag full of spares and
camping gear for Venlo.

Then the bike is thrashed about the motorways and country roads across Europe (Rimini, Italy – Austria – Germany – Venlo, Netherlands). His test ride also took him to Scooter Center Cologne and to the Harz ring for the ESC race.

80mph – restricted to 50hp

This is real testing over a long distance with sitting happily at 80 mph all day and plenty of throttle left to easily hit 95 mph and all this with a very short gear ratio of 4.9.

The 305 cc barrel on the CNC machined casings is restricted by the programmable ignition to 50 hp. Unrestricted it gave a 63 hp at the Rimini Lambretta Centre dyno.

Scooter Racing at the Harz ring

At the Harz ring this weekend there will be held the next ESC race. Dean met the Casa Lambretta racing team last night. Today the first testing of the Casa race bikes will take place and the last preparation before the races will be done. The Casa Lambretta race bikes feature the Casa Performance range as well as some BGM parts that are used on these bikes. We were happy to supply the front and rear shockers, the Silentblocks as well as our BGM Superstrong Lambretta clutches for the bikes.

Our first time!

Even if we know each other for decades and the shops were founded roughly at the same time, we haven’t managed to visit each other’s shops until the year 2015.

On the 25^th of April we were invited to the Open Day and shop opening of the new Rimini Lambretta Centre premises. This weekend was one of the best ever, with a stunning shop, loads of food and drinks and the test riding of scooters that made history –like both Innocenti twin cylinder prototypes- and bikes that probably will make history – like the BSG 305 cc one

Here is the video of Philipp riding the BSG Corse Lambretta

On Monday we finally had the pleasure to welcome Dean at our place! It was a pleasure every single second and a lot of piss taking has taken place. After a first tour through the shop on Monday and even some business talk we had dinner together and the stories never ended. While Dean quotes our Generation XI Smallframe Vespa as the most beautiful object in the universe, he can’t be stopped to let us know that the look of the BGM Lambretta Test Bike is the most shittiest Lambretta he ever came across. A theory we are confronted with from the first day Dean saw the Test Bike at the 2^nd edition of the Riva del Garda Customshow in 2013. To stop this, we will send the Test Bike over to them to have the optics matched to the perfectly working engineering of it.

On Tuesday Dean tested the bike in the rain on the beautiful routes around Cologne/Bergheim and came in for the traditional afternoon tea and some more stories and ideas about how to improve Lambretta parts.

On Wednesday the plans were to do another tour and take some pictures of how we proceed orders to show them at home. This has been missed though, because we wanted to see how the BSG engine performed on the dyno with the different pipes Dean had with him. Sadly we ran out of time and hadn’t the chance to put the Big Box on the 305, to modify an U-bend for the exhaust stub took too long and lunch was waiting and afterwards Dean had to leave.

We send our best regards to all the staff at Rimini Lambretta Centre and to Vittorio and his race team and keep our fingers crossed!

04/09/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

The ride-on car comes before the balance bike

Lambretta, News, Vespa

Nice retro ride-on cars made of metal

We offer excellent wooden balance bikes for scooterist parents‘ kids. But ride-on cars come before the cool Vespa or Lambretta balance bike.

There’s that total classic made from plastic which is present all across Germany – however, most of the scooterists to the bone belonging to the classics scene refuse to ride plastics themselves! So their offspring must have something adequate and stylish to ride on. We have found something:

“Genuine metal”

Genuine metal is a tagline in the Vespa scene. We now have excellent ride-on cars made of metal that suit this tagline:

Get ready for wild races! At the cockpit of this manoeuvrable red Baghera retro ride-on car made of metal, car racing will come to life in your child’s imagination. With this classic, terms like throttle blipping, warm up laps, starting grid, start, finishing straight and pit stop will soon no longer be unfamiliar!

Other Baghera models on offer:

For children ages 3 and up we recommend our cool Janod Vespa balance bikes:

06/08/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Jerry can for Vespa, Lambretta scooters and motorbikes

Automatik 2-Takt, Automatik 4-Takt, Lambretta, News, Vespa

Jerry can for scooters

Hünersdorff “Fuel Friend” transportable jerry cans 1 litre, 2 litres and 3 litres with fuel filler for all petrol nozzles. All of these fit in the glove box of a Vespa.

Summertime is the time to travel. Have you ever been in that situation, fearing that the petrol left in your tank won’t last until the next petrol station? Have you even ever had a breakdown due to an empty tank? We know this problem and therefore searched for a solution – and found it:

Today we would like to introduce a reasonable add-on to your tool kit:

Extremely handy transportable jerry cans

Our Hünersdorff jerry cans “Made in Germany can usually be filled with a petrol nozzle at the petrol station and have a volume of 1 litre, 2 litres or 3 liters, which comes with the certainty to get to the next opened petrol station.

1 litre jerry can

The 1 litre Fuel Friend is equipped with two very handy flaps at the sides, in order to attach the jerry can safely to the scooter. For a Vespa or Lambretta this happens for example under or on the seat, for a Vespa GTS or Gilera Runner in the luggage box or, according to the type of scooter, the jerry can can be attached under the fairing or to the frame. Thanks to the flaps there are no limits to your creativity.

Very sturdy jerry cans

All FuelFriend cans are very sturdy – a double skin makes it feel like a jerry can from the petrol station but not to be compared in quality.

2 litre jerry can

We offer two different 2 litre jerry cans:

Fuel Friend 2 liter jerry can

This transportable jerry can has a large mouth and can be filled with petrol nozzles at the petrol station.

Hünersdorff 2 litre jerry can with integrated spout

This standard Hünersdorff jerry can does not have a large mouth and has to be filled by the help of a funnel. But something special is hidden beneath its small cap: If you detach the cap, you will find a small snorkel. You pull this integrated spout out of the can, which enables you to cleanly fill your tank with petrol.

The Hünersdorff 2 litre jerry can also has a flap to securely attach it to the scooter. Which is missing for the 2 litre “Fuel Friend”.

3 litre jerry can

The 3 litre transportable jerry can is traditionally shaped. Even this three litre jerry can can still be fitted in the glove box of a Vespa PX EFL or LML Star. You have to place it vertically – the can won’t leak and on a long ride out three liters of additional petrol really calm you down!

Comparison in size

1 litre / 3 litre / 2 litre

Jerry can in the Vespa glove box

Here you can see some pictures of fitting a jerry can and a can of oil in a Vespa PX EFL / T5. 1/2/3 litre jerry can, 1 litre oil and the tool kit easily fit in.

2 Liter Vespa Motorroller Reservekanister

1 Liter Vespa Motorroller Reservekanister

3 Liter Vespa Motorroller Reservekanister

Handy add-on

This isn’t meant to be a “Do you also need a leather care product for your new shoes? – trick”: It really is a helpful and handy add-on to your jerry can.

Safety fuel filler

The safety fuel filler, or to put in in the words of Hündersdorff “filling system for fuel”, fits all standard Hünersdorff jerry cans from 1 to 20 litres.

Safe and clean thanks to automatic ventilation

It’s annoying when the mix of petrol and oil drops next to the tank! This is not only an ecological and economic waste, but also harms the paint of the scooter. Using the safety fuel filler for jerry cans puts an end to this.

There is an easy explanation: The fuel filler is equipped with an automatic ventilation. A feature you know from racing: Turn the can around and it won’t leak. Only when you push the fuel filler on the tank, the lid will open and petrol is being filled in the tank. When you stop putting pressure on the filler, the jerry can is sealed and won’t leak.

The air used for ventilation flows through a central opening, while the petrol runs into the tank through openings at the sides. When reducing pressure, a rubber seal will prevent further drops.

Jerry cans for more than 3 litres

You need a jerry can for the car, garage or racetrack? You can find any jerry can in the Scooter Center Scootershop.

Buy jerry can

26/06/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Photos of Vespa and Lambretta Classic Day 2015

Events, Lambretta, Vespa

Scooter Center Vespa and Lambretta Classic Day 2015

Many thanks go to the many visitors of our Classic Day 2015. The sweet smell of two stroke engines still lingers around the Scooter Center. You really gave our dynamometer some stick. The waiting queue seemed to be endless.

The weather was fine, all sausages were being eaten, the refrigerator truck is empty and we have fewer products in the remaining stock. Which means: you are satisfied and happy – and many of you went home with a great bargain. The 10% discount in the store and our Scootershop was, of course, also a winner.

There will be even more private booths next year – so please make a note: Classic Day 2016 with large market for Vespa and Lambretta parts.

It was a really great day. We are very happy to have such great and loyal customers!

Keep on Scootering.

Photos Classic Day

24/06/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Wooden Vespa style balance bike by Janod

Lambretta, Vespa

New Vespa style balance bike

Kiddimoto Lambretta style balance bike

For quite a while we are offering the great Lambretta style balance bikes by Kiddimoto. These are of high demand and usually quickly sold out. Recently we received a larger delivery and the balance bikes are currently available.

For all Vespa fans this is a very interesting alternative in price. New in stock:

Wooden balance bike by Janod less than 80 Euros

Great balance bike for future scooterists!

Wooden scooter balance bike in retro Vespa design and nice features such as

Speedo inspired by Vespa (print)
Colour similar to a Vespa
Head light (dummy)
Inflatable tires
Adjustable seat heights from 32-36.5 cm
Safety hands
Solid wooden construction
Quality by Janod

ORDER BALANCE BIKE HERE

Enjoying the balance bike longer

Adjustable seat heights make the scooter also fit in the future and guarantees more fun for parents and children.

Safety and comfort

Inflatable rubber tires offer driving comfort and safety to the young scooterists.

Great scooter style balance bike

This is sheer driveing pleasure, thanks to the immense similarity to Mum’s / Dad’s Vespa.

Training of motor activity

The balance bike for little children stimulates the kids natural urge to move from an early age. At the same time it is ideal to playfully train the children’s motor activity and balance. Switching to a bicycle later will be quick, easy and safe.

15/06/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Scooter Center goes Italy – 4 Casa Lambretta & Lambretta Museum

Lambretta, News

Lambretta, Lambretta, Lambretta…

This is the 4th and last part of our Italy series:

1. Rimini Lambretta Centre 20th Anniversary Open Day / Rimini
2. Teste Cromate Scooter Club Ride Out / Rimini
3. Polini plant tour / Bergamo
4. Visit of the Casa Lambretta and Lambretta Museum / Milan

After spending the morning at Polini, we spent the afternoon at Casa Lambretta.

Spare parts, accessories and tuning parts for all Lambretta Scooters

In cooperation with Casa Lambretta we supply all Lambretta restoration parts. The Casa Lambretta range includes, amongst others, parts for the very old shaft driven Lambretta models m (A) to F, Lambretta Smallframe parts for Junior and Lui and spare parts for the Li family. Vittorio Tessera offers spare parts “made in Italy” but also accessories and tuning parts for all Lambretta scooters.

The entire Casa business is focused on Vittorio. He is the key player for all reproducing parts. Dean Orton and the Rimini Lambretta Centre recently offered to conduct external quality checks for Casa. This is how Casa products are being constantly improved. The toolbox lock for series 3 is a recent example. It was equipped with a new locking cylinder and finally no longer gets anybody’s attention due to unpleasant rattle.

Vittorio Tessera does not only do restoration works. He has also published many books on Lambretta and scooters in general. Vittorio’s book Innocenti The Definitive History is the core literature on Lambretta. Later the Restoration Guide was added, which explains all details concerning restoration of various Lambretta models:

characteristics,
gloss paints,
galvanic processes
and anything else you should know.

Lambretta Museum

And this is not the end. There also is the museum, which exhibits milestones in the development in the history of scooters. These have been collected from all over the world and have been restored, if necessary. Lambretta is in the focus of the museum and you can admire models from the oldest Lambretta to the prototypes, which are also treated in Innocenti The Definitive History.

Information, pictures, history and virtual tour: www.museoscooter.it/

Casa Lambretta shop and warehouse

After an intensive and extensive tour through the scooter museum, we step down to the Casa Lambretta shop and warehouse. Vittorio shows us his new Lambretta parts, which he got since our last visit or which currently are in a development stage. For example:

all spare parts for the SH carburetor including atomisers,
all parts for the gearbox,
all springs for lamps,
brass throttle roller and gas roller,
Series 2 gear change twist grip

… These are only some of the new Casa Lambretta parts that we will receive from Vittorio.

All pictures

11/05/2015/2 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Scooter Center goes Italy – 2 Lambretta Rally

Events, Lambretta

Part 2 Teste Cromate Scooter Club Ride Out / Rimini

1. Rimini Lambretta Centre 20th Anniversary Open Day / Rimini
2. Teste Cromate Scooter Club Ride Out / Rimini
3. Polini plant tour / Bergamo
4. Visit of the Casa Lambretta and the Lambretta Museum/ Milan

Lambretta Rally

Teste Cromate S.C., the local Lambretta Club, organised an awesome ride out in the soft hills in the region of Emilia Romagna on Sunday as a side program to the Rimini Lambretta Centre Open Day.

Entire video

You can find the video of the entire ride out beginning at the stop at Europlastsucci with GPS – measured speed display. Enjoy:

Yummy stopover

In a well organised corso of about 50 Lambrettas we reached our first interim goal after a few kilometres: Europlastsucci. An old customer and manufacturer of GRP frame sections and further Lambretta specialities.

In order to regain strength for the rest of our ride out and as as mental preparation for lunch we have an Aperitivo. After adjusting the tick-over rpm with Prosecco and other non-liquid refreshments we leave the city and cross the mountains in a great track.

Lambretta BSG Corse with 45HP and 305cc

Of course we have already had the opportunity to drive many extreme scooters. But Philipp’s scooter for the corso was a doozie:

BSG Corse Lambretta with 305cc cubic capacity and performance of more than 50 HP. The most violent we ever rode. CNC – engine block milled from one single piece, 305cc BSG Corse cylinder, Cyclone5 5 speed gearbox and BGM PRO Superstrong clutch. This monster has more than 50 HP. The demonstrator was downsized from 51HP to 45HP via ignition for the RLC Open Day.

First impression:

The beast has instant throttle control and within a blink of the eye you exceeded 100km/h. Thanks to BGM PRO SUPERSTRONG clutch, switching gears is clear, easy and very smooth, the 5 speed gearbox perfectly transferred. Power without limits and pressure in every gear.

Lambretta with a high amount of performance

The CNC engine has a crankshaft with wide crank webs. In order to securely transfer the performance of the 305cc cylinders to the street, the proven components BGM PRO shock absorbers and BGM silent blocks are used for the wheel suspension. Due to the enormous cubic capacity the exhaust is large. However its distance to the ground is sufficient for it to not put down on the street, even in hairpin bends. A vehicle of such a high performance also needs a strong braking system. RLC uses a a MMW disc brake.

There is a high amount of performance in this engine, so it doesn’t come unexpected that the frame hits its limits, since the original engine offers only a fifth of performance when being compared to the BSG Corse engine

Thanks to Dean Orton for this amazing experience! And thanks to Teste Cromate S.C. for this beautiful day!

All pictures

All pictures of the Lambretta Rally in Rimini:

06/05/2015/3 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Rimini Lambretta Centre Open Day

Lambretta, Vespa

BGM Italia – Scooter Center goes Rimini

Rimini Lambretta Centre 20th Anniversary Open Day, 25th of April 2015Dean Orton

We are BGM – BGM is a brand of Scooter Center

Of course, Scooter Center also supplies other scooter shops with products. And we do this globally. One of our favourite scooter shops is the Italian RLC – Rimini Lambretta Centre.

BGM Italia

We mainly supply RLC with BGM products and we are proud to have convinced one of the major experts for Lambrettas to sell BGM products in Italy.

The RLC team is specialised in the perfect restoration and conservation of Lambretta scooters. For instance even Vittorio Tessera (Casa Lambretta) gives scooters from his precious Lambretta collection to Rimini Lambretta Centre.

Cyclone5, the 5-speed gearbox, is one example for products developed by RLC. Dean Orton and his team often rediscover extremely rare NOS (New Old Stock) parts or rare spare parts.

20 years Rimini Lambretta Centre

RLC will have a great Open Day to celebrate its 20th anniversary this weekend. Scooter Center / BGM has been invited and, of course, we are glad to come to Rimini to present the most current BGM products and to celebrate together with the RLC team.

Facebook Event

24/04/2015/1 Comment/by Jenny Haas

Raffle of a Lambretta – metal works

Lambretta

Raffle of a Lambretta 125 series 2Jetsons Lambretta Club 25th SilverSpecial Anniversary 14.-16.8.2015 in Paderborn Jetsons Lambretta Club celebrates…Jan 9 2015blog.scooter-center.com

Win a Lambretta – restoration

On occasion of its 25th Silver Special Anniversary from August, 14th – 16th in Paderborn, the Jetsons Lambretta Club raffles off a Lambretta.

Lottery tickets available during various events

Tickets for winning the Lambretta are available during events such as the Scootershow in Cologne or the Scooter Meltdown in Kalkar.

Scooterist Meltdown in Kalkar is quickly approaching.

We already started preparations for our stall of Scooter Center and BGM. We are also already looking forward to our joint stall with the Jetsons in Kalkar and to the 25th Silver Special anniversary, where you can win the Lambretta.

As already mentioned before, our BGM parts are used in order to get the technology on a 21st century level. To also assure a visually pleasing look, the Jetsons used their Germany wide network and initiated a nice Lambretta restoration.

Casa Lambretta parts replaced those original parts that needed to be replaced. Lambretta parts in best quality, where the only difference to the original is the Casa Lambretta logo.

See for yourself:

Cleaning the coating

First, the coating of the original paint was removed with acetone. After welding cracks, the ribbing was refinished with a Kraftformer machine. Jetsons charged a real expert in vintage restoration with the sheet metal works. It was Michael of AUTOMAX in Schlangen.

Before cleaning:

During the cleaning of the coating:

After cleaning, sadly the thin ornament line fell victim to acetone.

Metal works fender

After removing the coating, we started the metal works. The fender had several cracks.

Working with a hammer

Michael of AUTOMAX working with a hammer.

Fender ribbing

After welding the cracks, the ribbing was refinished with a Kraftformer machine.

Metal works legshield

The legshield was smoothened with the english wheel.

Corrosion prevention

Frame and other parts of sheet metal were treated with Owatrol, after the metal works.

27/03/2015/0 Comments/by Jenny Haas

Raffle of a Lambretta 125 series 2

Events, Lambretta, News

Jetsons Lambretta Club 25th Silver Special Anniversary

14.-16.8.2014 in Paderborn

Jetsons Lambretta Club celebrates this year their 25th anniversary. One thing should be clear to anyone who knows the Jetsons: it will be vigorously celebrated. While the tanks are empty from time to time, here the glasses are always half full. Celebrated from August 14th until 16th in the founding city of Paderborn.

Jetsons Lambretta Club

In the heart of East Westphalia, the local hospitality offers great conversations with drunks at the bar, genuine Westphalia cuisine (curry sausage with French fries and other dead animals from the grill), and, of course, the sheet metal geared scooter enthusiasm is the top priority! Invited are of course all Lambretta riders, all Vespa riders, all Carsuckers and also the riders/inside from all strange vehicles.

Jetsons Lambretta Silver Special

Win a Lambretta

As a special highlight, the Jetsons have planned to raffle a beautifully restored and fully functional Lambretta 125 series 2 from Switzerland.

Jetsons Original Track:

The Jetsons Lambretta Club will raffle a genuine, technically restored, roadworthy Lambretta on Saturday night. With little luck, one of you, who arrived here riding on Vespa, will have a change to ride back home on a Lambretta! One could not turn melancholy into a happy life easier and faster.Jetsons Lambretta Club

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After the positive experience with our bgm Test Bike and our Charity Campaign Scooterists for Japanese scooterists, it was clear that we have to stand there. Particularly half of the income from ticket sales will be donated to charity.

bgm Tuning & Casa Lambretta Restoration

Jetsons Lambretta bgm Tuning

In a highly conspirative meeting with Hansi, the deal was sealed. The Jetsons draw another deep shelf in the bgm and pimp engine, suspension, electrics. We have made parts available from Casa Lambretta for the restoration of the Lambretta. The results can now be seen here and the progress of the project will be presented in the coming weeks.

Built-up bgm PRO Lambretta parts:

– bgm PRO Race Tour 195cc Cylinder kit
– bgm Pro Clubman Exhaust
– bgm PRO Superstrong Clutch
– bgm PRO 12V Ignition
– bgm PRO Rotor
– bgm PRO Suspension Strut
– bgm PRO Additional Absorber
– bgm PRO Airbox
– bgm PRO Crankshaft 60mm 110 Connecting Rod
– bgm PRO Stainless Steel Rim

Win a Lambretta

Tickets can be purchased everywhere, where the Lambretta is on display, whether in Custom Shows or scooter meetings and, of course, at the Silver Special Anniversary!
Win a Lambretta
The first appointment will be in Kalkar at the SCOOTERIST MELTDOWN! Since our stand is side by side with the Jetsons, we are ready to answer questions about everything you might have in your mind. We are looking forward to it!

16/01/2015/2 Comments/by Heiko Lepke

New Lambretta clutch teams up the bgm PRO SUPERSTRONG clutch range

Lambretta, News

Clutch -BGM PRO Superstrong 6 plates, 10 springs- Lambretta LI, LI S, SX. TV (Serie 2-3), DL/GP

It was a long wait, but it was worth it! From now on we can offer you the a SUPERSTRONG clutch for your Lambretta. For the Vespa clutch system -regardless if Largeframe or Smallframe- the SUPERSTRONG range is the reference and setting the standards for all Vespa clutches.

The new Lambretta clutch features some very unique and special details. And it can combined with standard Lambretta clutch parts and plates. So you’ll have a clutch where you can get parts nearly everywhere and in the future as well.

The clutches comes as complete sets with 46 or 47 rear sprocket and can be used for LI/SX as well as dl/GP clutch operating systems.

All parts are available individually. The delivery of the complete clutch system contains:

The well elaborated design with ten springs and six plates gives a very easy and smooth to operate clutch unit. Even with the combination of 15 teeth front sprocket and 47 rear sprocket, which puts a heavy load on the clutch it can easy handle even the most powerful TS1 engines. Mathematical the combination is capable of handling 60 Nm torque.

Rear sprockets with 46 or 47 teeth

You can choose between 46 or 47 teeth at the rear wheel. Plenty of windows ensure a lightened flywheel and enough room for the oil to enter and keep the clutch plates and bushing oiled all the time.

The sides of the rear sprocket are longer to give the option for different clutch plate and steel discs combinations.Together with the newly available bgm PRO front sprockets the drive train of your Lambretta can be uprated perfectly.

Clutch spider, pressure plate and top plate

For a very smooth and accurate operation the clutch spider, clutch pressure and top plate were re-designed from scratch.

The CNC machined clutch spider is extended and the legs are perfectly matched to the pressure plate. This gives a very easy release of the clutch unit even under hard acceleration from a stand still.

The even pressure of ten instead of five springs even adds to this.

Built-In clutch compression tool

As invented by Sticky we have two threads in the clutch spider to make compressing the clutch a cakewalk. With two screws and nuts you can easily compress the clutch unit for assembly or re-assembly.

09/12/2014/0 Comments/by Heiko Lepke

Lambretta front pinion bgm PRO Lambretta

Lambretta, News

Lambretta front pinion – sprocket

New front pinion for Lambretta LI, LIS, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP –

From now on we can offer you pinions for your Lambretta from bgm PRO in perfect material and “made in Germany” quality.

The pinions are made from high-strength, heat-treated steel in grades 16, 17, 18 and 19 teeth in one CNC piece.

The dimensions correspond to the original Innocenti, so that the chain line remains correct. The pinions are labeled for easy identification. Thus the reduction ratio can be seen in the installed state without troublesome counting as it pulls straight to the rear wheel.

Pinion Lambretta BGM8012R19

Available with 16, 17, 18 and 19 teeth

Pinion Lambretta BGM8012R19

Here is a brief overview of the common combinations of pinion, chain wheel, matching chain and the position of the upper chain tensioner.

15/46 – 80 – upper chain tensioner
16/46 – 81 – lower chain tensioner
17/46 – 81 – upper chain tensioner
18/46 – 82 – lower chain tensioner
19/46 – 82 – upper chain tensioner
16/47 – 81 – upper chain tensioner
17/47 – 82 – lower chain tensioner
18/47 – 82 – upper chain tensioner
19/47 – 83 – lower chain tensioner

Lambretta chain

We can offer you suitable chains from Iris in reasonable price range and Iwis in heavy duty quality.

In addition to the required special tools to replace the chain and the sprocket, you, of course, also need a

new fill of oil and seals for the oil fill and drain plug, and the transmission cover.

When changing oil, it is worthwhile to equip the gear cover directly with a sight glass – making the oil level in the gear always under control.

08/12/2014/0 Comments/by alex

das blechroller vespa quartett 3 alle gegen alle

New Vespa Blechroller Quartet III 2014

Lambretta, Vespa

Vespa Quartet card game “All Against All”

Already a few weeks ago, we asked our customers to participate in this project and send in photos of their ancient treasures. Now it’s done – just in time for Christmas, the legendary Blechroller Quartet 3rd edition 2014 has arrived at Scooter Center.

Our friends at Kerresinhio Quartett have put their heart and soul into this great quartet, which also serve a charitable purpose. Information here.

This lovingly designed card game about Blechroller (full metal body scooter) Vespa, Lambretta, and others, is a must for every scooter fan and collector – plus a great gift idea for scooter riders.

THE BLECHROLLER QUARTET 3 All Against All – Schaltroller 1952-2014

Buy Vespa Quartet here

08/12/2014/0 Comments/by Heiko Lepke

Vespa Tuning Lambretta Tuning this-is-it-home-of-bgm-tuning

Vespa and Lambretta Tuning Scooter Center – Home of bgm

Lambretta, News, Vespa

Vespa and Lambretta Tuning with bgm by Scooter Center

The Scooter Center – is the think tank and home of the legendary bgm PRO products for Vespa and Lambretta – “home of bgm”.

Scooter Center PURE SCOOTERING

Pure Scootering & True Love – that lies behind everything – we are all enthusiastic scooter riders and screwers ourselves and all ideas for our bgm PRO products are born on or near a scooter.

Our aim behind the bgm PRO products is to provide the best Vespa and Lambretta tuning parts that

can be mounted easily and without rework
increase everyday usage and
are characterized by very high durability

No organic – but MADE IN GERMANY

We rely on reliable partners for many products in our environment. The excellent quality at a competitive price speaks for itself.

bgm catalog

For your next order with us you can simply order the new bgm catalog for free. Or immediately browse online here:

07/10/2014/0 Comments/by Heiko Lepke