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Two Super Scooters

SX200 sounds like one of those science fiction star-ship names but it isn’t – it’s the designation for the new, smoother version of the Lambretta GT.

The fastest scooter we ever tested, the GT was said to vibrate too much, so it had the compression ratio lowered by fitting a thicker head gasket. A more efficient silencer from a smaller model was added and this made up the SX200. This de-tuning has dropped the top speed from 70mph to

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