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German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby NorthernJordan » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:52 am

I thought I would share some photos of my German Market Tv175 Rusto.

I bought this approximately 1 year ago after having seen it come up for sale on FB. It was a little bit of a punt as from the photos it was hard to tell whether i was buying a rot box or something special. German Market Lambrettas are a rare beast, never mind those retaining their original accessories. I hoped to clean it up and keep fairly standard.

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It was looking somewhat unloved and sorry for it self but it cleaned up better than I anticipated.

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The biggest challenge of the build was to free the engine up. Seized solid would be an understatement! I tried all sorts but it would not budge, in the end after having destroyed the mag housing I decided to cut the crank. This was made difficult by the fact I could only lift the barrel about 10mm from the casing face. With genuine TV barrels hard to find it important to retain it without breaking it.

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DSC Scotty rebored the barrel and a oversize piston was sourced.
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby NorthernJordan » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:01 am

The build progressed slowly (mostly in the kitchen :lol: ) with years of grim to remove at every stage.

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The golf ball gem was in a poor state and damaged, so I sourced a remade one.
To get the look I wanted I dyed the clear plastic red and painted the innocenti logo (I've since made this neater).

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Next step was the get the engine back in and get her running. She started well, but was ticking over rather fast and the carb needed plenty of servicing.

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I went with a fairly standard set up with the exception a TV rodded GP crank and electronic ignition.

A lot of effort went into tidying up the original paint and sourcing a suitbale seat cover.

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Overall, really pleased with the outcome and managing to preserve this oddity.

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The number plate holder is something else!

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On the way to Seahouses...

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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby ULC Soulagent » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:08 am

Well done Jordan ;)
I’d be well happy with that :D
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby Rich Oswald » Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:23 pm

Fantastic rusteration and the preservation of the bike's history, well done Gordon (sorry Jordan ;) :lol: )

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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby dickie » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:25 pm

Well done. Nice find and a good job.
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby Tony Hart » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:41 pm

Very attractive bike and fantastic job on the preservation piece.
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby Scooterslag » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:51 pm

lovely, hats off to you sir for a great rustoration 8-)
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby NorthernJordan » Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:28 pm

Cheers, it's been nice to do something a bit different. The Performer had literally become more of a Adventure bike with scooter body work so enjoyed building something with trying to find some original details.

Would be nice to get some original Footboard extensions but I struggle with justifying the cost!

Also cheers rich for helping with the registration process

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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby Norrie Bodge » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:49 pm

Spot on Jordan m8
& it Took the skin off my shins trying help you start it on the Sunday morning :o
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby NorthernJordan » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:08 pm

Norrie Bodge wrote:Spot on Jordan m8
& it Took the skin off my shins trying help you start it on the Sunday morning :o


:oops: :shock: :lol:

It fire up fine once I put a fresh plug in. But I did have 2 punctures about 40 miles from home! :shock: :roll:

Thanks for the help :)
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby Toddy » Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:06 am

Great find and nice work young man :D
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby Mr G in NYC » Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:27 pm

Nice , well done 8-)
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Re: German Market TV175 Rusto

Postby NorthernJordan » Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:01 am

Thanks, like I say pleased with how it came up. Hoping to take it to Cartmel later this year as that's a friendly distance for the old girl! :lol:
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