The Lambretta engine is one thing Innocenti liked to point out in their ads back in the 60s. It doesn't make the bike unblanced like that of an unamed competitor's. Great. Meanwhile it's the next millennium and Piaggio have learned their lesson.
Their engines are also much better balanced. In fact they must have had the Lambretta engine in mind when they came up with the engine layout. So much so, that the new Piaggio engine geometry is almost identical to a Lambretta Series 1-3 engine, albeit a mirror image with different engine mountings.
Reason enough for people to start putting modern lumps into the vintage bike to get that best of both worlds beast: unbeatable Lambretta styling with twist'n'go reliability and performance.
That's what was going through my head crouched down next to my once again blown to pieces TS1 en route to Holiday in Holland 2001. The PM had once again cracked, the maghousing threads torn to leave annoying rattling noises.
Fast forward a few years. Stoffi had long advertised their first conversion kit and Lambretta Labs also had a go at it.
And the guys from Vorarlberg had just told me about this old Swiss LIS125 they were selling. Bingo: project start.
