A question for you older, Lambretta riders...
How the feck did the bike power the lights?
A question for you older, Lambretta riders...
A question for you older, Lambretta riders...
How the feck did the bike power the lights?
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Blue (21-10-19), British green (21-10-19), Bud Lightyear (21-10-19), CityDweller (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19), ggotch (22-10-19), Herbitual (21-10-19), IceCalibur (21-10-19), toblue (21-10-19)
Looks like ace face's from quadraphinaOriginally Posted by M_C
A question for you older, Lambretta riders...
How the feck did the bike power the lights?
"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
British green (21-10-19), Bud Lightyear (21-10-19), CityDweller (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19), M_C (21-10-19)
It was a random pic pulled from google... but surely the dynamo (I doubt they had alternators?) cope with the demand? Or are the lights not wired up?
British green (21-10-19), Bud Lightyear (21-10-19), CityDweller (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19), ggotch (21-10-19)
Why wouldn't have an Alternators, or Genernator? Isn't that what they have to do the regular lights?
British green (21-10-19), Bud Lightyear (21-10-19), CityDweller (21-10-19), M_C (21-10-19)
The original Lambrettas would be pre alternator on bike days? it would most likely be dynamos - 6v at a guess too?
British green (21-10-19), Bud Lightyear (21-10-19), CityDweller (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19)
Usually run a separate battery just for the lights and charge as nesessary...those with the money have an electronic conversion to 12v with a seperate charge control for a 2nd battery
British green (21-10-19), Bud Lightyear (21-10-19), CityDweller (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19), M_C (21-10-19)
I think this is the reason I had a 500cc Honda, it easily coped with a couple of 12v spotsUsually run a separate battery just for the lights and charge as nesessary...those with the money have an electronic conversion to 12v with a seperate charge control for a 2nd battery
Next thing I'll be hearing is that they were just for show
AND (21-10-19), British green (21-10-19), Bud Lightyear (21-10-19), CityDweller (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19)
Most of them were as the a lot of the guys I knew must have had invisible wireI think this is the reason I had a 500cc Honda, it easily coped with a couple of 12v spots
Next thing I'll be hearing is that they were just for show
Never was a Mod, a rocker or any of that shyte but have always been good with vehicle electrics and many knew it
Only bike I've ever really owned was a Kawasaki Z250 at 17...bent it and got an Escort instead
British green (21-10-19), Bud Lightyear (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19), Karsa (21-10-19), M_C (21-10-19), Valentina (21-10-19)
Been attending the IOW scooter rally for the last 25 years plus....Must admit i've never given it any thought about running the lights but seen the scooters buzzing round the island at night fully illuminated....Just dug this up http://www.ilambretta.co.uk/extras.html
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AND (21-10-19), British green (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19), M_C (21-10-19)
Was that an A, B or C? I used to have the C which was a single, 4 stroke... I got rid of it as the inner-skin of the down pipe separated easily and started to rattle (and bloom) & at just under £30 a pop (in the 80s) it wasn't cheap. I got rid of the bike once I had put the third one on itMost of them were as the a lot of the guys I knew must have had invisible wire
Never was a Mod, a rocker or any of that shyte but have always been good with vehicle electrics and many knew it
Only bike I've ever really owned was a Kawasaki Z250 at 17...bent it and got an Escort instead
The A was the twin cylinder 'Scorpion' - but I'm stuffed if I can remember about the B
AND (21-10-19), British green (21-10-19), GEORGE (21-10-19), IceCalibur (21-10-19)
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