Change of colors

I pulled the chrome and silver parts off and painted up some of the original parts. The front fender is now not a bundle of cracked fiberglass and the gouges in the headset top are gone. This isn't expected to be the long term color, but it's good for now. The black is metallic with a little bluish tint. All the white parts are still a mess. There is at least one coat of rattlecan white on the various parts along with different colors of primer.

Borrowed parts

With the TV200 getting SLOWLY restored, I took some of the body parts and put them on the TV175 for now to spice things up. Silver Special side panels and a Silver GP fender along with some chrome bits shine up the 175. We took it on the POLALO ride (Portland Oregon Loose Association of Lambretta Owners) for a 50mile blast through the hills east of Portland.

We started out in the middle of Saturday Market Downtown.

And ended up in Estacada.
As soon as the 175 parts get repainted, they're going back on where they belong and the chrome bling is reserved for the 200.

Winter riding

Here's a pic of the TV up on Council Crest on Superbowl Sunday. I'm amazed how well it runs/rides every time.

My old SX200

Here's a shot of the 66 SX200 I had for years and sold in a moment of weakness. This scooter was great and I got it for $400 in 1990. I never should have sold it, but the list of "should never haves" is too long to list. My favorite Lambretta was my first, a '65 TV200. It was tempermental, but it was the best.

Rides nice

Other than putting on a rear rack, I haven't done anything to it. This Lambretta just runs and rides nice. I won't be doing much to it this winter since I'll be spending my time restoring my Vespa GS. One of the scooters needs to be running and I don't have enough attention or room to have two scooter projects at the same time. Here's a shot of both the TV175 and the GS.

My 1962 Lambretta TV175 as I bought it

When I got the TV175, it was in great shape. The motor runs strong and smooth. It starts first kick. Cosmetically, it has a few blems, but so do most vintage scooters. Eventually, it'll receive a thorough refresh, but for now, we're enjoying it as is.

The worst thing about it is someone decided to spray white paint all over the legshield, fender, floorboards and rubber trim. Unfortunate, but easy to fix....later.