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LAMBRETTA TUNING THROUGH THE AGES PART FIVE: TO BOLDLY GO…

No one can deny that the current levels of performance available ‘off the shelf’ for Lambretta owners is at an unprecedented level. The products we now see are a result of demands by owners to want to go faster and the ability of manufacturers to come up with fresh solutions. As the boundaries are pushed ever further, there’s a constant need to invest in both time and money; even so, results don’t happen overnight.

Risk versus reward

The main problem with producing a Lambretta tuning product has always been funding. Not only does each component have to be designed, the tooling required to produce it also needs to be created. It doesn’t matter if one or a thousand are made; the tooling cost is precisely the

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