Calling all Lambretta ‘S’ type owners! Join the official register now!

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The S Type Lambretta Advertised as A Better Lambretta! the engine was stripped and rebuilt to exacting standards, fitted lever balls, Sebring carrier, damper gaiters, spare wheel with legshield mount and cellulosed in the S design in any second colour. This all for 9 on top of the list price (list price: approx 215 in 1967 for an SX200). The Extra S was a further option for scooterists who prefer extra power to a standard engine rather than over-boring . The Scootering catalogue sales list goes on to promise modifications to the disc brake, engine mount etc, Extra S recommended tuning includes opening the 20mm carburettor to 21.7mm, fitting a high performance silencer and balancing the induction restriction, jetting and port opening to suit . The tweaks to the standard S 200 gave a true 70mph, the Extra S and 225 S having better acceleration and a top speed of around 75mph. Having now mentioned the S 225, the catalogue offered, for this model, three additional specifications on top of the overbore and the 70mm piston: A side squish cylinder head; a 24mm (Amal) carb with matching manifold and a capacity exhaust. All for 19.00 on the list price! If the enthusiast was still not happy they could add: A rev counter ( 12.10/-); 12 volt lights ( 9.9/-); Pathfinder lighting ( 21.00); disc brake modification (15/6d) and the double engine mount and bolt ( 2.2/-). [Digi pic: 60_Arthur Francis booklet 007a.jpg] The 150 Li did not escape either; being offered the same basic spec as the 200 S at a cost of 10 over list price, or for 20 how about a 175 S , using guaranteed genuine Lambretta parts ? Interestingly, the SX 150 S Type will hold a 200 on acceleration and has a top speed near that of the Slimstyle 175 . And just in case you had any doubts: The SX 175 S Type is naturally even better!

John and Norman Ronald have commissioned Alan Cooper to create a register of current Lambretta ‘S’ types. This information will form a unique part of the www.teamsequipe.com website – which specialises in the Arthur Francis ‘S’ series. To do this, Alan is asking for interested owners/readers to send him the information for inclusion in the register; a photograph is optional, but it would enhance the register.

This data will take a while to collate, but in order to proceed with it, Alan needs the following information emailed to him:

LAMBRETTA ‘S’ TYPE REGISTER

Reg number (optional – specify if to be withheld)
Model
Year
CC
Frame number
Original / Restored / Replica
Location (country, county, state, etc)
Current owner name – optional (optional – specify if to be withheld)
Brief history
Recent photograph (optional)

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