Engine number identification.

[kevspeed]

Hi all, i have a Li 125 engine casing, number 125Li 563027 and im trying to find out what year scooter it was from. If i go by 'frame' numbers it says 1959 but it has the chamfer around the drive bearing which i thought was later on. Also i have a casing stamped 150 Li 767498, and again using 'frame' numbers its way out of scope as this casing doesnt have the chamfer on the drive bearing which made me think series 1 early 2

[Littlewheels]

Try looking on here.......https://scooterlounge.com/lambretta/ref ... utch%20arm.

[kevspeed]

Try looking on here.......https://scooterlounge.com/lambretta/ref ... utch%20arm.

Interesting site... still none the wiser, no big deal really, i just thought it would be interesting to see how old the engines were.

[hullygully]

Hi all, i have a Li 125 engine casing, number 125Li 563027 and im trying to find out what year scooter it was from. If i go by 'frame' numbers it says 1959 but it has the chamfer around the drive bearing which i thought was later on. Also i have a casing stamped 150 Li 767498, and again using 'frame' numbers its way out of scope as this casing doesnt have the chamfer on the drive bearing which made me think series 1 early 2

they are way out bud , dont take this the wrong way but could the casings be Indian?
the 150LI seams to be in the SX150 range & 125LI seams to be in the 150LI range
Rich should be able to confirm your queries bud

[kevspeed]

Hi all, i have a Li 125 engine casing, number 125Li 563027 and im trying to find out what year scooter it was from. If i go by 'frame' numbers it says 1959 but it has the chamfer around the drive bearing which i thought was later on. Also i have a casing stamped 150 Li 767498, and again using 'frame' numbers its way out of scope as this casing doesnt have the chamfer on the drive bearing which made me think series 1 early 2

they are way out bud , dont take this the wrong way but could the casings be Indian?
the 150LI seams to be in the SX150 range & 125LI seams to be in the 150LI range
Rich should be able to confirm your queries bud

Pretty sure that they are Italian and the number stamps dont look as they have been tampered with as far as i can see.
IMG_20230618_084920_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20230618_084905_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20230617_090505_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20230618_084805_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20230618_084749_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr

[nickw]

I had a memory about the engine numbers beginning with 7 and a quick check on BLA has this info ' Engine: Li150 or 150Li* followed by numbers starting from 500,001

*Note: Information has been found that shoes that some of the engine numbers started with a 7. Also the frame prefixes have been found to be stamped either Li150 or 150Li


http://www.britishlambrettaarchive.co.u ... nfo-2.html

hth a little

[Rich Oswald]

Hi all, i have a Li 125 engine casing, number 125Li 563027 and im trying to find out what year scooter it was from. If i go by 'frame' numbers it says 1959 but it has the chamfer around the drive bearing which i thought was later on. Also i have a casing stamped 150 Li 767498, and again using 'frame' numbers its way out of scope as this casing doesnt have the chamfer on the drive bearing which made me think series 1 early 2

they are way out bud , dont take this the wrong way but could the casings be Indian?
the 150LI seams to be in the SX150 range & 125LI seams to be in the 150LI range
Rich should be able to confirm your queries bud

Pretty sure that they are Italian and the number stamps dont look as they have been tampered with as far as i can see.
IMG_20230618_084920_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20230618_084905_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20230617_090505_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20230618_084805_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr
IMG_20230618_084749_HDR by Kevin Payne, on Flickr

Casings look Italian but the LI150*767498* looks re-stamped.

Rich'

[kevspeed]

Casings look Italian but the LI150*767498* looks re-stamped.

Rich'[/quote]
Ok.......what about the 125 ?

[Rich Oswald]

Casings look Italian but the LI150*767498* looks re-stamped.

Rich'

Ok.......what about the 125 ?[/quote]

The 125 looks ok

[kevspeed]

Casings look Italian but the LI150*767498* looks re-stamped.

Rich'

Ok.......what about the 125 ?

The 125 looks ok[/quote]
Thank you