... I remember seeing this Scooter at Snetterton in about 1982. I think the builder came from Cambridge. The cross bar mounted NSU Quickly fuel tank with the Ld tank works so well. There is even a recess for a Lambretta shield on the NSU tank. I had heard that someone was rebuilding ...

... is an oil level plug on the clutch housing on later shaft drive machines, but I'm not sure the Model C had one. I've got a lot of data on the NSU Prima D, which was very closely based on the C model, so lubrication recommendations for that machine are probably much the same as the C model. ...

... that the pressure of the rings on the cylinder wall was too much for the thin spigot, which cracked vertically. I've also seen a couple of NSU Prima D 150 barrels in exactly the same state - these also have a 57mm bore and a spigot diameter of 62mm, meaning the spigot walls are only 2.5mm ...

... gears, but I guess that plain bearings are a lot cheaper. In fact, one of the bearings supporting a pinion in the final drive of the C/LC (and the NSU Prima D) had a split inner race, to provide better support when subject to end thrust. If I intended to improve the system further, I'd be looking ...

... sets for the Mk3 LD are either helical or coniflex - I've only ever seen helical gears on the crankshaft & clutch bevels of an engine from a NSU Prima D (derived from the LC Lambretta), and there's no way that particular gear form will mesh with any other type of bevel gear form. I guess ...

... monty. Although I've just purchased a number of bits from Rimini, I'd prefer to deal with someone a little closer to home. When re-building my NSU Prima D, I could only purchase the requisite parts from NSU Motzke in Germany and the experience was less than wonderful when verbally communicating ...

... one or seeing as you have workshop facilities, you may have something suitable or be able to make one. Regarding skills, if you own/maintain the nsu prima d in your avatar then you should be ok unraveling the mysteries of the lui engine..... Does that mean the standard 50cc crank is not strong ...

... one or seeing as you have workshop facilities, you may have something suitable or be able to make one. Regarding skills, if you own/maintain the nsu prima d in your avatar then you should be ok unraveling the mysteries of the lui engine.....

... I agree with HxPaul,I don't remember having to watch out for potholes in the mid sixties going to work on my NSU Prima and later a TV175.Speed and traffic density was much less,a Ford Anglia would not do much more than 70mph.Wet manhole covers could catch you ...

... I agree with HxPaul,I don't remember having to watch out for potholes in the mid sixties going to work on my NSU Prima and later a TV175.Speed and traffic density was much less,a Ford Anglia would not do much more than 70mph.Wet manhole covers could catch you ...

... the crank webs if going down that route, IMHO. The only Lambretta (-ish) engine I'm aware of with an electric starter on the flywheel side is the NSU Prima D, which uses a Dynastart system in place of the flywheel. The big difference is that the crank on that engine is supported on separate ball ...

... Parts for those are often listed on the German ebay site, for example. Some of the engine parts (but not all) are pretty much the same as the NSU Prima 'D' (which is nothing like a Lambretta D or LD!) Most of the NSU parts are still available from Germany.... at a price! :shock:

Hi Hillclimber, Welcome to the forum.Like you I had scooter at16 in the mid sixties a NSU Prima (upmarket LD) then a Tv175 with parka , Cometa silencer and Castrol R.Now an OAP I have two Indian Gps,.You will be nervous on two wheels to start as todays traffic density ...

I just Googled your query, they don't seem too difficult to get

For example:
http://www.classicmopedspares.com/nsu-q ... ares-parts

I am prob not the first to say or spot this but isn't the series 1 very much like the NSU Prima.