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  • More rear-brake travel for D/LD Lambrettas

    More rear-brake travel for D/LD Lambrettas

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Cambridge Lambretta has developed a £90 rear-brake kit for cable-operated Model D and LD machines. It replaces the existing brake cam with a new machined cam, brake arm and trunnion, plus a bracket that fits into the hub. The revised mechanism is designed to provide more brake travel and apply greater pressure to the brake.…

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  • Ask the expert: Aztec Oils answers your scooter oil questions

    Ask the expert: Aztec Oils answers your scooter oil questions

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    Mark Lancaster

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    We took the opportunity to ask Aztec’s Technical Expert, David Burton, the questions that fox most scooterists… Q: A common view on social media is that cheap ‘groundsman’ oil is fine. Is it? What are the downsides of using cheap oil (carbon deposits/plug fouling/use in tuned engines)? A: Most low-cost garden and utility two-stroke oils…

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  • Do scooter wheels really need balancing?

    Do scooter wheels really need balancing?

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Every month, you ask our resident tyre expert, Rhodz, sales manager at Cambrian Tyres and dedicated PX rider, for his recommendations. This month, he talks about balancing wheels. Q: Hi Rhodz, Do balance beads or stick-on wheel weights actually make a noticeable difference on 10-inch scooter wheels, or is balancing overkill at our speeds? Regards,Tom…

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  • A Sticky Situation: the Lambretta manual that’s annoyingly good

    A Sticky Situation: the Lambretta manual that’s annoyingly good

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Love him or loathe him, and we’ve tried both, Martin ‘Sticky’ Round has produced what remains the definitive Lambretta workshop manual… Dan Clare reports… Some books you review politely. Some you skim suspiciously. Some you keep within arm’s reach of the bench because, sooner or later, they will save you from either mechanical disaster or…

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  • Paul Green’s Room 101

    Paul Green’s Room 101

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Scootering contributor Paul Green revisits the idea of ‘Room 101’ through a scooterist’s eyes, reflecting on the influence of George Orwell and Paul Weller before consigning some long-standing Lambretta frustrations, Mod fashion trends, potholes and modern racing restrictions to the symbolic room. Recently, I was reading an article about George Orwell, and it reminded me…

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