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As some of you are aware this GP200 was Preston's aka Georgelemons scooter. It was a 1 owner, totally unmolested original from new GP200.

The original plan for RLC was to do a conserved resto, sadly it was to far gone for this. It was decided to do a pretty much factory resto down to the last nut & bolt. Only the exhaust & down pipe were not factory type finish, my choice along with no front number plates.

As you can see from the first 2 pictures in it's original state, no GP chequered flag was ever applied. Badged correctly as a GP though, one for the experts I think.
The attention to detail really is superb, the gaps, finishes, everything really. Dean took this scooter on at short notice even though he was over loaded with work, cannot thank him & all at RLC for a superb job.




































Cheers Tim.

A beauty.

Lovely job but ruined that GP in my opinion. There must have been better candidates to restore, just one of the hundreds of restored GPs out there now.

Your scooter though so as long as you're happy with the result that all that matters.

Fantastic ... But I would have left it as it was

I saw that at the Rimini stand and it was beautiful. RLC have done an excellent job.

Looks VERY nice. They don't do a bad job do they!

Shame they painted the damper bushes though , or did Innocenti?

Nice restoration and not at all 'ruined'. All well and good some saying it should have been left alone and only original once ect but imo these arguments just dont stack up. This GP didnt leave the factory peppered in rust and other decay, original condition it may have been but original as it left the factory it certainly wasnt. Done properly and correctly a factory type restoration is a far better sight to behold than seeing iron oxide eating away at bodywork and UV damaged paintwork.Rimini have done it justice in bringing it back to its original former glory..

Andy.

Nice scooter , job well done , its your scoot so do with it as you like
Now put some bloody miles on and the odd tarmac chip
Hope to see it on the road less travelled somewhere G.

F**kin love it!

beautiful ...brings back some good memories ..me last bike i had was a j plate gp200 i had it from 1972 to 1976 and used it everday for work that didnt have any stickers on legshields
will always have a soft spot for them
phil

Thanks for the positive comments Gents, very happy with the RLC resto. Will let the experts answer any questions as I'm not one, lol.

Andy, (Xenia1) totally agree with your comments.

Mr G, hopefully catch up somewhere next year, maybe putting some miles on the GP.

As my friend Paul Calder quite rightly pointed out, restos no matter how good are to be ridden. It's easier to put them back to restored than original, something like that anyway .

Absolutely stunning tim very nice job RLC have done ride it and enjoy

Mr G in NYC wrote:Nice scooter , job well done , its your scoot so do with it as you like
Now put some bloody miles on and the odd tarmac chip
Hope to see it on the road less travelled somewhere G.

Couldn't have put it better

xenia1 wrote:Nice restoration and not at all 'ruined'. All well and good some saying it should have been left alone and only original once ect but imo these arguments just dont stack up. This GP didnt leave the factory peppered in rust and other decay, original condition it may have been but original as it left the factory it certainly wasnt. Done properly and correctly a factory type restoration is a far better sight to behold than seeing iron oxide eating away at bodywork and UV damaged paintwork.Rimini have done it justice in bringing it back to its original former glory..

Andy.

Perfectly put

gizmo wrote:

xenia1 wrote:Nice restoration and not at all 'ruined'. All well and good some saying it should have been left alone and only original once ect but imo these arguments just dont stack up. This GP didnt leave the factory peppered in rust and other decay, original condition it may have been but original as it left the factory it certainly wasnt. Done properly and correctly a factory type restoration is a far better sight to behold than seeing iron oxide eating away at bodywork and UV damaged paintwork.Rimini have done it justice in bringing it back to its original former glory..

Andy.

Perfectly put

^^^^Agreed. Absolutely stunning Tim, right up my street, Rimini have done it proud. Nice to see what looks like a nos toolkit, never seen one of them before!

Perfect Tim, absolutely stunning, congratulations.

Rich'

Fantastic scoot

TurboTrev wrote:

gizmo wrote:

xenia1 wrote:Nice restoration and not at all 'ruined'. All well and good some saying it should have been left alone and only original once ect but imo these arguments just dont stack up. This GP didnt leave the factory peppered in rust and other decay, original condition it may have been but original as it left the factory it certainly wasnt. Done properly and correctly a factory type restoration is a far better sight to behold than seeing iron oxide eating away at bodywork and UV damaged paintwork.Rimini have done it justice in bringing it back to its original former glory..

Andy.

Perfectly put

^^^^Agreed. Absolutely stunning Tim, right up my street, Rimini have done it proud. Nice to see what looks like a nos toolkit, never seen one of them before!

Think I may have got the last toolkit Trev

I have had a lot of poor service from so called reputable dealers over the years, to the point of sometimes calling it a day.
Dean and the gang at RLC have been a breath of fresh air. RLC picked up the scoot last year, we came up with a plan and it was delivered as per that plan. No bullshit, lies, false promises etc etc, you know the score. All correspondence answered, no sourcing parts, chasing painters, quality control issues etc etc. This has been the most stress free dealer experience I have ever had, great people doing exactly what they promise to do. So pleased I am with this service Dean has taken my 1974 registered GP Electronic and original 1964 Luton Lambretta club GT/TV 200, both for restoration. Great service from a superb dealer in my opinion, the reason they are the benchmark.

Thanks for the appreciative comments.

Well said, a great dealer should be praised. Love the GP, well done to you and Rimini