The development of the new Lambretta has been ongoing for a while and we’ve heard plenty of rumours and speculation regarding the eventual look and capacity of the resurrected marque.
Die-hard scooter riders have been tossing and turning for months, wondering what sort of ‘damage’ would be done to their beloved machine when it is finally revealed. One thing was for sure, it was never going to turn out to be a complete replica of a 1960s classic, complete with geared two-stroke engine.
Even if the original Italian, Indian and Spanish Lambretta factories had continued production, as Piaggio has done with the Vespa, the Lambretta would have evolved over the years and there’s every chance it would resemble this new four-stroke, automatic Lambretta LN125.
I must admit that even after being pleasantly surprised by the images I’d seen I was still a bit sceptical about the whole project. As I rode across country on my Vespa to the Lincolnshire HQ of the UK Lambretta importer, which also runs WK and Quadzilla, I was thinking ‘Whatever it’s like it’ll never be able to compete with a GTS.’ On arrival the cream and green Lambretta was standing in the early morning sunshine and it looked even better in the flesh than it did on the photos. Maybe I was going to be surprised...
