Modern CREATIONS The appearance of a classic scooter turned out can be rejuvened into a unique modern looks scooter through skillfull and creative hands. Just look at the following unique Lambretta LD 125 made in 1957 scooter figure below that we found while surfing in cyberspace some time ago. Although we do not get much detailed information about the unique scooter with a neat blend of classic-modern styles. There're only a series of pictures scattered on several sites on the internet.
The Lambretta LD 125 Custom with a neat blend of classic-modern styles built by Adris's Custom, a Landivisiau-based automotive modification workshop. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3aU7MG2)
Now, let's start from who exactly built this unique scooter? He is Adri Faure, an automotive builder from France and also the owner of Adri's Custom, a Landivisiau-based automotive modification workshop. As we mentioned earlier, this modification process takes the basis of a Lambretta LD 125 classic scooter.
The Lambretta LD 125 Custom built based of the the Lambretta LD 125 scooter and used a 172 cc engine taken from Yamaha Majesty. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3aU7MG2)
As quoted of scooter-center.com, the Lambretta LD 125 scooter is one of the rare classic scooters produced by Innocenti between 1951 and 1955. This scooter was first introduced in December 1951 as the 125 Model D, which featured a newly designed frame and a greatly improved chassis. Overall, the D was basically an improved model C, also the appearance was very close to that of its predecessor.
As seen of the pictures in Adri's Custom album on the Facebook page, the LD 125 scooter used as the basis for this modification is a scooter wreck in incomplete conditions, it can be seen the seats gone, the headlight broke, and also unknown whether its engine can be started.
The Lambretta LD 125 Custom's rear section looks unique with the rear tire looks like protruding out of its body. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3aU7MG2)
So it is not surprising that the modified scooter is used a 172 cc engine taken from Yamaha Majesty. And for this purpose, the scooter's frame must be adjusted to the new and larger sized engine. Apart from the frame adjustment to accommodate the new engine installation, there's a total change also occurred in the legs both in front and rear sections.
The Yamaha Majesty's 172 cc engine setting on the Lambretta LD 125 bodywork. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3aU7MG2)
Even for the scooter's rear leg, which use a 12-inches size five-spokes rim wrapped in the wide-tread tire and set low, so the body has to be made its tire-tread sized tear, as a result the rear tire looks like protruding out of its body. As for the front, after the old-leg parts of the LD 125 scooter were removed then replaced with a 12-inch sizes closed rim which was also wrapped in a wide-tread tire and combined with a pair of new telescopic suspension (thought the front suspensions were almost rigid).
A final adjustment of the radiator mount and cooling fan on the Lambretta LD 125 Custom's frame. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3aU7MG2)
We believe that the engine swapping has an impact on its performance, and thus the modified scooter braking system should be upgraded by removing all the default braking systems and replaced by using a more capable disc brake braking system for the front and rear wheels.
The Lambretta LD 125 Custom while on the constructruction setting at the workbench. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3aU7MG2)
As a final touch, this classic and modern mixed-style scooter is given a jet black color which adds a grim impression to the low-pitched scooter. After its construction completed, the modified result scooter was once offered at Leboncoin, a French online trade site and was offered for € 4,000 (approx Rp.64 million) back in 2019. We think that's a fair enough number for such a good scooter work like this, but so far it's not known whether it managed to be sold. So you can see how handsome the scooter is when it poses with Adrien Faure, the maker.
The Lambretta LD 125 Custom poses with Adrien Faure, the maker. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2N9FL5m)
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Rare ONES Wow, what brand of scooter is this? Where does it come from? These questions were raised when we first saw it on the internet. At first glance, the shape looks like a British-made scooter with the characteristics of a large front fender. But after we dig deeper and found that the scooter is one of the scooters made by Austrian manufacturer. This is shown an indication that the world's scooter trend of 1950s that occurred in Austria was quite booming, this can be seen by the presence of so many scooter brands that have been born from the country.
The scooters that will be discussed this time are less well known, and rarely known to scooter enthusiasts outside Austria. The Austrian manufacturer, Halleiner Motoren Werke A.G. (HMW) was founded by Ing.Anton Fuchs and Franz Hinterberger in 1946 and operated to 1962 had produce several products including the Fuchs 49cc bicycle engine, several mopeds and other light-class two-wheeled vehicles as well as several scooter models.
At the time the Hallein-based manufacturer was succes becoming the king in the moped market, with the HMW Fuchs built-in motor. But when the scooter fever hit the world, made the Austrian manufacturer was also interested in making it. And in the 1954 Vienna-held spring trade fair, surprisingly the company launched a prototype scooter called the HMW 75RG. The prototype scooter form is similar in simplicity to the early Kauba and Lambretta, but much prettier.
A year later, the HMW 75RG Bambi series model was presented at the same event. At first glance the scooter has a little similarity with the previous year prototype model, but is very beautiful and the Bambi is described as a work of scooter art features with big and wide fenders with a bullet-shaped headlight perched on it, then lush shield acompanied with compact dash, full engine fairing, big-sized spoke wheels.
It is not known why the scooter name is the same as a Walt Disney's cartoon series entitled Bambi produced by MGM Film. It is thought that the name was considered a form of appealing to consumers only. Finally, the name using was stopped altogether, after receiving objections from the company that produced the cartoon.
Unfortunately, the scooters sales figures in the market did not go according to plan, and the use of a 75cc engine was said to be the reason. As qouted of fahrzeuge.dorotheum.com, the engine was considered lousy to carry the 100 kg-weighted scooter for agile running on the streets, and even not to be better by the use of a two-speed manual gearbox.😏
In the first year (1955) it turned out that the Bambi model sold only 314 units and in the following year only 95 units. The often rumored 1,200 units sold numbers might fall into the fairytale category, even as some rebadged as the Cosmo 80 models exported to America ended up with the losing money.😒 It seems that the company has not given up yet on the loss in the scooter sales, it's still pushing its luck by producing the moped-scooter mixed two-wheeled vehicle models.
1957 HMW 50 Maya sat on display at the HMW Sonderausstellung Keltenmuseum, Hallein, Land Salzburg, Austria. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3pX3x31)
The company's next scooter product named the HMW 50 Maya of the 1957 and the next folowing year the company moved from Hallein to Kottingbrunn, and production of the Bambi scooter was stopped, thus Bambi as the name of the scooter model then disappeared. Shortly after in the 1959 that the Austrian manufacturer once again started production of another underpowered moped-scooter mixed two-wheeled vehicle named the HMW 50 Conny.
1959 HMW 50 Conny sat on display at the HMW Sonderausstellung Keltenmuseum, Hallein, Land Salzburg, Austria. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3pX3x31)
The manufacturer continued to produce mopeds until the 1960s, before actually ceasing its operations in 1962. It seems that the company's products have difficulty competing in the market, which has an impact on the company's financial which has deteriorated. Finally on May 16, 1962, the Austrian manufacturer stopped all production after producing approximately 128,175 units of two-wheeled vehicles of various types including mopeds and scooters.😭
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Rare ONES It is possible that the emergence of various scooter designs at the beginning of their development in the late 1940s to the early 1950s can be connected indirectly to the many aircraft designers and engineers who suddenly lost their jobs shortly after the 2nd World War ended. This is understandable because at that time many manufacturing industries were closed because many factories were destroyed during the war which then caused economic decline in a number of countries in Europe and even throughout the world.
The German's Riedel Till scooter prototype while on role
in the 1950 German's movie titled "Schwarzwald mädel" (The Bride of the
Black Forest). (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3o8uq20)
Germany, which is known as one of the countries directly involved in the 2nd World War (and at the same time being the country that lost at the end of the war) has so many manufacturing industries which of course have abundant human resources to run the manufacturing industrial activities. And of the many German aircraft designers and engineers that existed at that time, one of whom is Norbert Riedel, who is known during the Second World War had managed to design a two-stroke starter engine for the first Luftwaffe fighter jet.
The German's Riedel Till scooter prototype while on role in the 1950 German's movie titled "Schwarzwald mädel" (The Bride of the Black Forest). (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3o8uq20)
When the war ended, reportedly that the American military was eager to get the jet engine starter motor then they supplied Norbert Riedel a number of production machineries to make it. And by using these machineries that allowed him to produce motorcycles later. At that time motorbikes were very easy to build because of the availability of material after the war was very large and cheap.
As quoted of Cybermotorcycle, the first motorcycle made by Norbert Riedel used a unique egg-shaped engine with a capacity of 98cc which was able to burst of power up to 4.5hp which was the result of his creation as well. Uniquely, the cylinder and head are one part plus the transmission system is also not equipped with neutral gear. In short, at Christmas 1947, The first Riedel's motorcycle was ready for road tests.
The German's Riedel Till 100 scooter in its first poses alongwith a model and Norbert Riedel (Steffen Riedel archives). (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3cEYkJ4)
In 1948, Riedel founded a production facility named Riedel Motoren AG. in Immenstadt where he produced motorbikes under the his-owned brand 'Imme,' (a German word for 'bee') which was also reflected in the logo. Then in 1949, the Riedel Imme motorcycles began to build with only 80 units of Imme R100 motorcycles in the first year of production. Furthermore, production continued to increase during 1950 ranging from 400 units to 1,000 units per month.
1949 Riedel Imme R100 uses an egg-shaped single cylinder 98cc engine capable burst power up to 4,5hp. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3j5Yj2i)
Although the sales of the R100 motorbikes were quite good, the financial problems arose then followed by warranty issues which caused the production process should be stopped.😕 During those difficult times, Riedel designed a new 150cc 2-cylinders engine with a shape similar to his previous single-cylinder engine. He also plans to revive his business by launched an enhanced version of Imme motorbike along with the new scooter model.
Regarding the scooter model, it is closely related to Norbert Riedel's interest in the success achieved by many other scooter companies, especially the big brands from Italy (Vespa and Lambretta), and several other brands from Germany. Then in the late of 1949, he tried to design a scooter by making major changes to his minimalist Imme concept by using 8-inches sized wheels.
The 150cc 2-cylinder engined Riedel Imme motorcycle sat on display alongside the Riedel Till scooter at the 1952 Paris Motor Show (Salon de Paris). (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3j5Yj2i)
As quoted of Moto-Collection, there's a strange scooter was born in 1950 and named Riedel Till whose its prototype was said to use a 100cc single-cylinder engine and even had starred in a German movie entitled 'Schwarzwald mädel' (The bride of the Black Forest) in the same year.
The Riedel Till scooter model was launched for the first time in 1950 was driven either by an air-cooled single-cylinder 100cc or the new double cylinder 150cc engine (bore x stroke: 48 x 51 mm) fitted with a cooling turbine and the clutch is operated by hand or by foot pedal.
The 2nd version of the Riedel Till scooter uses a turbine-cooled 2-cylinder 150cc engine with redesigned bodywork and drawn by Daniel Rebour. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3cEYkJ4)
The Riedel's scooter use 8-inches wheels mounted on the overhang. The engine could be spew power of 6 hp at 5,000 rpm, and able to make the 80kg-weighted scooter run up to top speed of 80 kph with high operating flexibility. And reportedly, the Riedel Till scooter was made only 5 units during the period 1949 to 1950.
Unfortunately, the financial difficulties again became a major problem for the German company and had to end production again in 1951 after produced almost 10,000 motorcycles.😑 If the brand had no financial problems at that time, almost certain the Riedel Till scooter will be faced another complicated problem while in competition with the Italian duo scooters (Vespa and Lambretta) which are admittedly a little more attractive.
Detailed picture of the 2-cylinder 150cc engine with the turbine cooler and the removable front of the rear shell. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3cEYkJ4)
As quoted from Cybermotorcycle, it is known after that Norbert Riedel worked at Triumph Werke Nürnberg (TWN), a motorcycle manufacturer in Nürnberg and Victoria-Werke developed the Victoria KR21 Swing motorcycle and the 200 cc two-stroke engined Victoria Peggy scooter. Sadly, he died in an avalanche incident in 1963.😢
Besides his-owned brand, there are several brands associated with Riedel such as the Golbi, it was a re-badged Imme R100 which appeared at the 1949 Brussels Motor Show then disappeared without a trace. Then there was the Zircon, the R100-engined moped which appeared at the 1950 Brussels Motor Show but it was never produced at all. The last was the Stella 150 prototype scooter built by the Nantes-based company with the same name that famous for its bike products.
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It's GONE So far, automotive products have come and gone.Over time, if automotive products from the past can survive the journey through time, then make it something that is considered classic and has high economic value.
However, there are also many automotive products that are only seen for a moment or cannot last after that, as if they just disappear.They then invite curiosity and curiosity from us or maybe other automotive enthusiasts.
The Stella scooter presented at the Paris Motor Show in 1951, and marked the brand's entry into the motorized world. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3iypUZL)
Like the classic scooter figure that had aroused our curiosity.Does anyone know?What is this gorgeous scooter name?Some called it Stella, and said it was made in 1951 by French company.(In our sight) at first glance it is similar to the Aldimi scooter brand of Belgium.
Then we tried to find information about this unique scooter among scooter lovers on Facebook. And based on the information we received from Jean-do DuCreusot Et Jacotte, a member of the Scooters of Germany Group on Facebook, which stated as follow, 'A French prototype called STELLA , shown by STELLA, a bicycle-moped builder located in Nantes (west coast). Few informations of the Salon de Paris 1951, tells us that it must (should) be based on a German Till Riedel scooter, 150 cc twin Riedel engine, with French homemade elegant body.... just this prototype appears in the French scooter story....'
The Stella scooter is built based on the German's Riedel Till scooter. The Till scooter while on role in the 1950 German's movie titled "Schwarzwald mädel" (The Bride of the Black Forest). (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3o8uq20)
It didn't stop there, we later also managed to find information related to the scooter mentioned above on a site in French named the Moto-Collection.org. As they wrote, that's the Stella scooter shown off at the Paris Motor Show (Salon de Paris) in October 1951. It was a French company scooter creation built based on the German's Riedel Tillscooter.
The only one scooter under the Stella-brand built by the Nantes-based company with the same name that famous for its bikes, as the French company attempted to enter the world of scooter. On the event, as we could be seen the Stella scooter shown off in front of the French's rooster symbol and the range of the brand's bikes.
The rear of the Stella scooter is adorned with a superb double tail, inspired by the American Cadillac cars. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3iypUZL)
It is assumed that all of its single-arm front and rear suspension chassis are taken directly from the Till and it comes with the choice of the Riedel 125 single or 150 twin engine. It could be said that's a fine exercise in style and an engine full of promise, with its elegant Cadillac-style double-tailed. But, the French scooter has no luck, it only live for the duration of the show. Since then no one know its existences. What a pity! 😞
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Let's RIDE! We know that technology has developed rapidly at this time, especially electric-powered vehicle technology.Inevitably, these technological advances have penetrated the automotive world massively. And the world of two-wheeled vehicles also does not want to be left behind, many companies from various parts of the world are competing to create and present reliable electric-powered vehicles.
This can be witnessed by us, recently a Chinese automotive manufacturer named CFMoto has just introduced an electric-powerd scooter concept which looks really tempting. As reported by Motorcyclenews, the electric-powered scooter named Zehoo Cyber Concept.
If we look at the designs presented, we can be sure that the design concept of the Chinese electric-powered scooter is no less cool than those made by the Japanese one. This motorcycle design was created by CFMoto in collaboration with Kiska Design, a well-known design company that has also handled several KTM motorcycle designs.
The shape of the front is slightly tapered, with the main light in the middle. The right and left wings extend downward. While the fenders are made minimalist, located between the two wings. The deck footrest is quite wide, the shape extends backwards, and its rider seat made also in modern style.
Uniquely, this motorcycle uses a chain and gear, not a belt like most automatic scooters that exist today. The CFMoto Cyber Concept uses a 10 kW electric motor dubbed Cobra, and is claimed to produce 213 Nm of torque.
So that it can make this motorbike run up to a top speed of 112 kph. Furthermore, the Cyber Concept electric motorbike is also equipped with a lithium ion battery with a capacity of 4 kWh which, when fully charged, can take this motorbike to roam as far as 128 km.
Regarding their products in the electric motor segment, CFMoto creates a special brand called Zehoo. Unfortunately, it is not clear when the electric scooter will enter the production line and said to be in the first half of 2021. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CFMOTO | MOTORCYCLESNEWS | ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEB | AMCN.COM.AU ]
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