A ride from Belfast up to the Causeway Coast and down the Antrim Coast Road. An amazing road on two wheels.
Category: General Scootering
Sena 3S Plus Boom Intercom Headset Review
On my full face helmet I have a Sena Intercom, which I’ve been using successfully for a number of years now. I wanted to use the intercom on my open face helmet, but adding bits and pieces to the outside of the helmet is not aesthetically appealing.
E10 – High Ethanol content fuel – will it kill my scooter? SLUK Article
An interesting and very relevant article by Scooter Lab UK on the issue of Ethanol in petrol and how it affects us Lambretta owners.
Ulster Lambretta Club Ballycastle Run Part Three
Ulster Lambretta Club Ballycastle Run Part Two
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Ulster Lambretta Club Ballycastle Run
Sunday the 19th May saw some members of the Ulster Lambretta Club take a Sunday run to Ballycastle on the Antrim Coast. I’ve ridden the coast road before, but I’ve not ridden Torr Head, which was quite tricky in parts. I rode the LI with the GT186 engine.
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AA Discount
This one’s for those with AA Breakdown cover, but you could apply this to anything.
Up to 25% Discount!
While they don’t advertise a discount for current customers, like many companies, they’ll offer discounts to those giving intention of leaving for a rival company.
My AA payment was defaulted due to a lack of funds and poor money management on my part. When I was informed by my bank that the payment was missed I didn’t realise my AA service had gone up to nearly £19 a month.
I rang them with the view to cancel and look elsewhere. After a short conversation, I was offered a 25% discount on my monthly payments even though I’m already 4 months into my current contract.
So, while it seems the days of bartering may be long gone. It’s still worth asking.
Scooter Rallies & Events 2019
The Complete Spanners Manual: Lambretta Scooters 3rd Edition by Martin “Sticky” Round Review
Back in the olden days, in a time when we lived with 3 TV channels, the fear of nuclear war and metal dustbins, trying to solve a scooter problem, you would usually have to phone a friend from the house phone, bodge it or guess how to fix it. When it was fixed, we had to run the gauntlet with the local bikers and casuals and relied on hope to keep our motors running. The good old, bad old days.
Thankfully, time and technology have moved on and one of the greatest resources is the Internet. It’s a remarkable source of information to help solve carburettor problems, engine builds and restorations. It’s still not always the answer though. Some forums and Facebook groups can end up giving you a multiple choice of answers, including the wrong advice and ruin all your hard work.
Check Your Nuts!
Maintenance and the usual checks are usually essential on a Lambretta. Gearbox oil, cables, tyre tread and air pressure, carburetor, spark plug, petrol flow, filters, connections, the list goes on, but have you ever been complacent when everything seems to be ticking along nicely without a worry? Have you ever got lazy when checking for the simple things like the wheel nuts? I have, a lot. About a week before I was heading to France for my Western Front Run I “dodged a bullet”.
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