127mph Lambretta in action: Full scooter spec on video - Eric Cope @ Elvington Straighliners Sprint
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- 127mph Lambretta in action: Full scooter spec on video - Eric Cope @ Elvington Straighliners Sprint
Eric Cope broke the 127mph barrier on his full-body, road-legal, sprint-tuned Lambretta at Elvington airfield on 5th July 2020. For the full story on that epic event, see our report here: www.scootering...
Following on from his 127+mph success, Eric decided to pitch his scooter on the same track, on the same day against the... ACU record holder Keith Terry. Both guys seemed in great form, sharing jokes and laughter between speed runs. The fickle nature of sprinting was very apparent on the day, with each run being completed, and the respective rider dashing back to the pits exclaiming 'i could have pulled an extra tooth on that run!' before frantically removing the chaincase cover too quickly re-gear the scooter. The wait is then on to judge the conditions and keep an eye on the windsock which indicates the prevailing wind direction. Once the estimated conditions to meet the gearing are met, then its time for a run.... however, by the time the rider has trekked the 1-mile distance to the start line and made the return run... conditions may have changed, which leaves the rider then unable to pull that 'extra gearing' and having to again re-gear for the next run! Combine these tricky elements with the fact that the power needed to add just a few measly extra MPH at those speeds, on a full-bodied Lambretta, rises exponentially, then you can see why the speed of 127mph is such an amazing feat. In a historical post made on the Scooterotica forum some 7 years ago, Darrell Taylor outlines perfectly in both words and images the suggested bhp required to propel a full-bodied Lambretta over 120mph. Take a look at the post, it's over 50hp! See the post here: www.scooteroti...
Well done to all involved in both the 127+mph run on 5th July 2020, and the 'meeting of the champs' at Elvington on 14th July 2020. Best speeds on the day, Eric Cope 118.9 and Keith Terry 111.9mph.
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Mad dogs and Englishmen, awesome stuff.
OMG!! At 54mph on a Lambretta I felt scared stiff. Brave lads
Good to see kieth terry's still around . Used to chat with him down at kegra in the 80s . Good guy .
Yeah my ears pricked up when I heard”Mr Terry”
Hello Andy...I know you but you , and you know me but im incognito..But yeah anyway.
love how we all want to make a 60 year old shopping bike go as fast as we can , on wheel barrow sized wheels ...... complete madness , and i love it .
never thought about it like that 🤣🤣🤣
Brings back memories of watching Fred Willingham on his drilled out semi kneeler Lambretta. I think that was Elvington. It blew as he went over the line if I remember. It was a while ago. Love to se the scooters. All the best Keith
Went from a series 1 Lambretta to an RD350 that got nicked, then a CB750 Honda. Looking to get a 225 series 2. My Fireblade is a licence killer.
Would love to see this
Darrel knows his tuning. That is fast. Fabulous. What would Mr Innocenti say. Build more lol
Hi thanks for the video can I suggest if you are talking to someone else in your content maybe an external microphone to pick up their voices better would make the sound better and limit having to repeat everything they say.
Cheers keep up the good work.
Yup, not done any filming at a windy airfield before... external mic definitely required. That’s another lesson learned 😂
Cool, I've had approximately 56mph out of my Li 150
We all have to start somewhere 😂👍👍
Noticed there was no heat shield on the motor...aren't you worried about over heating?
Clearly not 😁🤓👍
Tony where did you source the handle bar mirror brackets from as I would like to add a couple of those to the LI150, like you can't worry what the purists think, I need to know what is going on behind me for safety's sake.
Nelg
Why the hell is your Lambretta faster than my modern 1200GS?? 🏁
Why is the rider sitting straight up instead of leaning forward?
Indian GP then? (Just going by that seat)🤷🏻♂️
That is crazy speeds. Just can’t help wondering what he’d of got if he’d did a little bit of polishing though... 🤔😉
Polishing is so last year. Staying in is the new going out... 🤓
@peter kreisler i prefer dirty gussets
Hare Krishna!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love it..
Thanks fullas! ❤
I did 127 mph in 1971 on my scooter,no big deal,it had a 5 port barrel and a little tweet with the carb,bigger jets,exhaust and a very strong clutch,forget now,how many plates,but stronger springs.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Iv seen them dump a 350rd ypvs in them small scooters and speeds of 145mph its quite amazing
I cant understand a f..kin word this guy says?
Pardon?
Keith Terry got smoked.
bloody mess of cables. Looks like some of the will be cooked on the head. Also no shroud so bad air flow. Seems like a guys just brought all the go fast bits haha
Z
sleep programm ...no action
And guess what the stupid mechanics here can't fix my Honda forza 08 rear clutch the bike shakes at 12~20 km !and you are building small bike faster than cars ...