Sticky wrote:So it's like getting someone's old underpants, washing and repairing them and then getting a master-craftsman to embroider them for you so they are better than new. Underpant restoration will be all the vogue soon, you watch.

I'm no expert, but I suspect dealing with rust will be a damn sight easier than dealing with crustiness.
Digger wrote:As for any particular scooter being the most influential, murals, engraving and race team themed scooters don't float my boat - I like subtle.

This.
It's not hard to see why scooters have appealed to customisers, there's an awful lot of 'real estate' to get creative with. And whilst I can appreciate the creativity I wouldn't want to ride one... Yet these wee beasties are meant to be ridden.
As for race themes, well, it's the free advertising that I don't understand. That said, I'm eternally greatful to the racing fraternity for having helped develop parts that have breathed longevity into scootering.
What has really bothered me historically though, is the cutting/chopping etc. At least bolt-ons can be bolt-offed. As each year goes by it is realistic to assume that the Lambretta gene pool is diminishing, though I do live in hope that 3D printing might come to the rescue at some future juncture...
For a while now I've fancied a Series V Nuovo Originale 305.