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The boss has come up with something: Lambretta Lui dyno days!

From the very beginning - since 1992 - the Lambretta has been a permanent fixture at our Scooter Center. Much has changed in almost three decades. While in the 90s it was mainly the GP and, if necessary, other Series 3 models, the complete range from Series 1 and 2, the cardan models and the Lambretta 'Smallframes' * has become more popular than ever.

small lambrettas with 50 cc displacement

75 Casa Lambretta cylinder

CASA LAMBRETTA 75 cc- Lambretta Lui 50 cylinders

Ulfs Lui Lambrettas on the test bench

We took the soft lockdown as an opportunity to put a part of Ulf's Lui collection through its paces. We were especially interested in how the 75cc Casa cylinder performs against the original Innocenti 75 cc cylinder. And were even surprised how well it was 75 cc aluminum cylinder performed with Nikasil coating.

In the performance chart you can see in the blue corner a completely original lui 50 C. The power curve with 2,1 HP “peak” power you have to look for at the height of the torque curve of the two 75s. The green curve with 4,5 HP at about 5.500 rpm has delivered an original Vega with SH20 carburettor. The red curve is a 75cc Casa engine. The cylinder was fired with the 15 SHA carburettor kit (main jet 68). A special feature of the engine is the exhaust of the 75cc models, which is unfortunately not available new and very sought after.

Little Lambretta very big

The LUI was intended to anticipate the design of the 21st century. Compared to all others scooters built before, the design is significantly reduced and streamlined. The implementation of this idea was in the hands of the Bertone Design Studio. Bertone created a truly avant-garde design with the LUI and Verga series. Even today, LUI and Vega seem as fresh as they did in the spring of 1968, when the slogan "All for Lui, and Lui for all”Was advertised. Only the performance of the LUI with a 50 cc engine is 38 km / h below the expectations.

At the latest since completely new possibilities in the tuning sky through the Casa Performance parts, the small Lambretta models J, Lui, Vega and Cometa are enjoying great popularity.

Lambretta model history & vehicle data

In our Lambretta shop you will not only find a large selection of spare parts, tuning and accessories but also a model history including technical data of these vehicles:

Bench for Lambretta LUI

For us scooter riders, besides performance, the appearance of our scooters has always been important. Benches are an important stylistic element here, with the right seat we can support and emphasize the shape of our beloved scooters. They should also be as comfortable as possible. We have now designed a new bench for the Lambretta Smallframe models.

The design of this bgm seat for the Lambretta Lui is perfectly done by our design team. The seat picks up the line of the tank as if no other seat had ever been designed for this scooter.

The contemporary and high-quality Alfatex cover on the sides of the bench completes the picture. The quality, robustness and refinement is at the usual high level of our benches, of course MADE in ITALY.

Our proven magnetic mechanism is also used to lock and unlock this bench. We are always amazed at how ingeniously simple the handling is and how beautifully the bench fits into the lock.

Conclusion on the bgm bench

This seat could probably not have been designed better by Bertone, we can only show you pictures here, to touch, sit, drop into the lock yourself: Please order here!

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