BUILDING A LAMBRETTA OR VESPA STREET RACER PREPARATION, DESIGN, AND FABRICATION Part 2
Preparation is the most important part in the process of transforming what is a standard scooter into a street racer. Al I the decisions made now will determine what it exactly looks like when finished. There are several factors that determine the outcome and no doubt there will be some changes along the way. As long as you have all the major elements right in the first place, subtle alterations won't affect things too much later on, should they need implementing. Draw up a plan and make lists of every component you wish to fit on the machine. Make it into some sort of checklist and tick each one off as you work out where it will go and how it will fit.
The two main things to think about are the engine and the paint scheme. Although we will cover these in more detail as the series progresses, you will need to know pretty much what they are going to be like before commencing any dry build. For instance if part of the bodywork needs cutting out to make way for an exhaust or if a hole is required for a carburettor. Then it's much easier working out how the paint scheme will follow the lines of the modified bodywork. Carry out all the modification and fabrication then work the paint scheme around what you are left with. There can be times when you have thought all this out and then, for instance,
