eezergood Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Does anyone have one of these? any long (ish) term reports? horror or happy reports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Couple of guys near me have them, I first thought they were Lambretta's, was surprised to learn they are British... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, transam said: Couple of guys near me have them, I first thought they were Lambretta's, was surprised to learn they are British... Same here, I always thought they were Italian. They’re pricey for what they are: i.e. 75,000 Baht for the base 125 model to 306,000 baht for the 200cc model. I guess one has to be a real fan of Vespa’s, Lambretta’s or Scomadi styling to want one of these. Edited November 3, 2020 by richard_smith237 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said: Same here, I always thought they were Italian. They’re pricey for what they are: i.e. 75,000 Baht for the base 125 model to 306,000 baht for the 200cc model. I guess one has to be a real fan of Vespa’s, Lambretta’s or Scomadi styling to want one of these. I saw what looked like a scooter I had back in the 60's the other day, a Vespa SS180.....???? But as you say, modern variants are way too expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alx123 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Saw them on display last month at a shopping center. Good looking scoots, too bad they didn't offer them with ABS installed considering their prices are quite steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Yeah I love the styling, although they are quite weighty and pricey for what they are - but still better and cheaper than an original. I prefer brakes that stop you ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, eezergood said: I prefer brakes that stop you Even a drum brake Lambretta can do a stopie, if the brake is set up nicely. Scomadi is the original rejuvenated Lambretta. All the others copied. However in my opinion. If you want vintage two-stroke go with Lambretta. If you want modern 4-stroke go with Vespa. Everything else is look and personal preference. Edited November 3, 2020 by VocalNeal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 I may even look at the new Lambrettas......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, eezergood said: I may even look at the new Lambrettas......... Although I am going back over 50 years, I had a couple of Lambretta's and a Vespa, the Lambretta was a far better handling scooter, perhaps construction hasn't changed much from what I have seen around with modern variants.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 need to have a little test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 17 hours ago, eezergood said: I may even look at the new Lambrettas......... In which case don't forget Royal Alloy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 17 hours ago, transam said: Although I am going back over 50 years, I had a couple of Lambretta's and a Vespa, the Lambretta was a far better handling scooter, perhaps construction hasn't changed much from what I have seen around with modern variants.. Should be noted that Modern Vespas, 4 stroke, no longer have the engine hanging off one side as the original. So any weird handling issues as a result can be forgotten. I never rode 2T Vespas for that reason only Lambrettas. Modern Vespas are still steel monocoque construction and are quite rigid. Some of the Lambretta clones have a lot of plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 31 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: Should be noted that Modern Vespas, 4 stroke, no longer have the engine hanging off one side as the original. So any weird handling issues as a result can be forgotten. I never rode 2T Vespas for that reason only Lambrettas. Modern Vespas are still steel monocoque construction and are quite rigid. Some of the Lambretta clones have a lot of plastic. Don't think I had a problem with the Vespa engine/spare wheel layout, it was too light at the front, to take it off the stand I would just lift the handlebars up then it snapped up, the Lambretta was a different kettle of fish, nice solid tube chassis and proper twin front fork/dampers. A much better throw around scoot...My TV175 was fuel injected..???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 53 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: In which case don't forget Royal Alloy. I believe they just modify scomadi scooters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, eezergood said: I believe they just modify scomadi scooters No. I they are the Chinese factory/partner that used to make Scomadi before the rift and Scomadi moved production to Thailand. Edited November 4, 2020 by VocalNeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: No. I they are the Chinese factory/partner that used to make Scomadi before the rift and Scomadi moved production to Thailand. ah ok thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The top 200 S model is 158,000. And they do have real ABS , with disc brakes front and rear. A very tempting alternative to s Vespa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 This is more than I will spend, but I have tried this model and it really wants to go........ turning circle is laughably poor, but i do like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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