Okay, so it may not be the fastest Lambretta in the world today, but back in 1951 this 125cc machine broken the world record when it recorded a top speed of over 201kph! Granted it was a factory produced scooter designed specifically for racing and fitted with a supercharger, but that was still a formidable … Continue reading Do You Want to own the world’s fastest Lambretta?
Soon after Innocenti produced their first Lambretta scooters in 1947, they followed a well-beaten and competitive path of the many motorcycle manufacturers who used endurance and top speed record attempts to prove the worth of their products and raise awareness of their brand. Recently the Lambretta Club Milano hosted a 'Records & Racers' evening of … Continue reading Lambretta factory riders, racers & prototypes
When Innocenti sold the Lambretta production line and brand names at the beginning of the 1970s to the Indian Government, for their newly formed company Scooters India Ltd, scooters ceased to be produced at that factory on the outskirts of Milan. But the factory itself carried on for many years and indeed parts of it … Continue reading The fate of the Innocenti Lambretta Factory
While snow is falling around western Europe possibly in amounts only our Scandinavian readers are prepared for, brave postal delivery people are making sure that the sound of the new ScooterNova magazine falling onto door mats across the nation cheers people up in these cold months! Edition 6 is published this week, and as always … Continue reading The new ScooterNova magazine has landed*
We've a couple more videos of our adventures in 2017 we'd like to share with you, both of which involve plenty of scooter riding fun! So with no further delay, our first short film is from the LCGB organised Coast-to-Coast run early on in the year, which started in a grey, wet north-east, took … Continue reading Cross Country & Into Europe – more 2017 scooter riding videos
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Milano though, a pilgrimage to the old Innocenti factory is a must! Located in the Lambrate region of the city, a monument to the Lambretta was recently installed on a roundabout nearby, Casa Lambretta supplied the necessary scooter (we reported on its unveiling last year). … Continue reading Milan: home of the Lambretta factory
