Yamaha RD350 powered Lambretta scooter - MENTAL BUILD & SOUND!
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- In this video join us when we take a trip to Ryka's cafe and check out Kelvins awesome RD350 powered Lambretta!
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As a former 1964 Lambretta owner with a tweaked engine (the scooter, not the owner!), who had mates with RD250s and 350s, I am gobsmacked with how well he managed to integrate the RD350 gubbins into the limited space available. It looks like a factory special. I would LOVE to ride it!
Was done years ago in the 90s by Northern lads nothing new here..
Even I want 1 like this we do sell vintage Vespa and lambrettas. We are based in New Delhi India
I agree it has been done before but with them there were many problems .. rear hubs cracking … engine overheating etc etc I went through all the problem these guys had and eliminated them whilst building this …. This one is as perfect as I could build it … I have had 90 out of her and she does a wheelie in third gear …. Dangerous but brilliant to ride 👌👍
Think that one of the first that we saw on the scooter scene back then was a lad that worked for British Aerospace that was going to try and make a living out of Lambretta YPVS conversions...
👍👍👍👍👍 gasss sama #ajivas
Absolutely beautiful !! Should be called a Yambretta !!
A Lambettaha?
Wanted one of these since i first saw Allan Rossa on his circa 1989. I still want one may be more so now having seen this. The mans a genius...
I knew I'd seen one before. I think it was in Performance Bikes magazine, must have been around '88 or 89.
Definitely wastes clean as this build absolutely stunning
Hi there. Kelvin here. The Rossa was the first but had a lot of inbuilt problems ie heating issues wheel hubs cracking etc etc. I built this by eliminating all of the original bikes problems. Trust me it wasn’t.easy but well worth the effort ....
Had a chat with the owner earlier on in the year. Nice bloke and took the time to tell me how much work ha had done. A stunning piece of kit.
Absolute beauty!
There have been loads of similar conversions over the years, but this is up there with the best of them in my opinion.
Great engineering.
Yes, exactly. I like how compact everything was put together. Superb. 🙂
The ingenuity of people amazes me.
This RD350 Bike is purely Legendary Bike. Once during my time I used I want to have again.
That’s superb - Love hearing about peoples custom builds. What a fantastic project 👌
Lovely 😊 Back in the day I bought an old li 150 for a fiver...Good fun. Then when i turned 16 I bought a new fs1e (1973) We used to go to Rykers bar back then. Good old days 😃😃
I am not a fan of scooters but that is something special. The lev el of detail and the quality of finish is sublime Kudos to that lad.
Hi Garrett, you said it mate. It was so clean and stock looking, I bet it gets along. Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Great build - well thought out. There are quite a few RD engined Lambrettas out there - 250/500 Gammas too. Scooter technology has come on leaps and bounds over the last few years with Casa Lambretta(and others) offering kits to take standard engines from 40 to 80 bhp depending on requirements and reliability required. Twin disc kits and other reinforced parts - engine casings/tyres/shocks/anti-dives etc available to suit. There's some mental kit for Vespas available too.
I have the casa SSR Scuderia 265. Its 47.5 bhp so that's very close to a bog standard RD 300. Not quite there but almost. It actually has almost the exact bhp and torque figures as the old air cooled kawa KX 250. I rode a few of those as a kid and I think that's probaly enough power! I'm pretty sure the cylinder is based on a KTM 300 dirt bike cylinder so it will have that crazy on/off power delivery. Before the scuderia I had the casa SS hyper performance engine. That was scary fast and I only really pinned it two or three times. 90> on a lambretta is not for the faint hearted!
What a bike, the detail,
The packaging, stowage,
The execution is flawless.
A lovely toy. Nice1 👍
Your scooter is the thing of dreams for some people....superb ...very well done ...
This bike is ridiculous,insane,absoluto crazy...
I WANT ONEE🤣🤣🤘🤘🤘!!!a hug from Spain!!!
The water buffalo next to it is driving me crazy melancholic, my first super bike (1974 750 GT two cycle)
He's a genius!!! Big engine in a scooter legend. I've had both. Thanks for sharing it. Congratulations.
Absolutely fantastic build. I had a non YPVS 350LC and loved it. I also have an affection for the curvy lines and status of the scooter. Your build offers the best of both and is a thing of beauty 💛🖤
What a job!! Greetings from Italy
what a build...from a former rz and banshee owner that thing is scary deceiving ...respect on so many levels
As an RZ-350 owner, the thought of using full power on that tiny thing, is downright scary. I wonder if they ever do open it up?
@@dhajicek I open mine up at a near 70hp
What a brilliant bit of engineering 👏👏 i don’t think the tonup boys will be catching that 😂
I clicked on this because I owned an RD 350 way back in my youth of the 1980s. I did a number of upgrades but it was no where close to the beauty and quality on your build, You sir have built a work of Art!!
AHHR mate you are in a different league! Absolutely fabulous 🤩 please share this creation with Yamaha now! Love it, it's top of the hit parade! Want one.
It's incredible, almost feel like the scooter was coming straight from factory.
We've all said it, all done it (in our dreams) but Kevin actually did it.
Absolutely beautiful - how many more are you doing??
sorry Kelvin (name)
Kelvin has invited me to come see another project he’s working on, stay tuned 😬
This is tickling every single last one of my happy glands , I had a yammy fizzy in speeddblock yellow in 1977 and transitioned to lammy's in 1979 , ,, the work here is amazing 👏
Wow! Stunning piece of bike art. Swing arm is just amazing.
Sleeper Scoota.
Inspirational build, love the concept and well thought out.
Very clean build. Now that's a true sleeper.
without a doubt one of the coolest customs I have ever seen. Thank you
this is fantastic ,im not a scooter fan but this is an awesome build !!!!!!!!!!! anything thats a true custom build deserves respect love it !!!!!!!!!!!
Very well said!
I agree, this is an incredible custom build, the radiator cooling installation is itself outstanding, let alone all the other wonderfully thought out details that go to make up this fascinating build.
love the thinking out of the box,most people build the same as everyone else same engine/same wheels same interior,i always built cars in my own style who wants to be the same as everyone else ? great work ,dare to be differant !!!!!!!!!!
This build is absolutely mental, your a genius.
That thing is mental. Beautifully done.
Helluva engineering project with great craftsmanship!
Love bikes and scooters. Two wheels together. 👍🏻
The motor is from a RD350LC (Liquid Cooled), my friend had one and my other friend had the air cooled RD350, both were beating the crap out of my modded RD400. Awesome build.
Take care.
RD400 was assembled with smaller carburetors to restrict power. My pops had a '75 350cc that almost killed him.
Its just a piece of marvelous engineering very well done.
Ive seen a few beautiful creations in my time but a Kenny roberts lambretta takes some beating! Love it!
Greatest build ever.
Well done Kevin has to be up there with the best .hours of work certainly worth it once again well done
Can it do a Wheely? You bet it could! Ha ha ha. Incredible build! Everyone is going to want one like me! I love it! Great job!
It wheelies in 3rd gear if your not careful 👍👍👍
More like "is there a way to not do a wheelie?" LOL
This is been done at least twice to my mind.. and this is a super fun project.
Back in the day, as a Vespa and Lambretta scooter rat.. I had an old scooter magazine that had instructions on how to do this exact build.
By all accounts super fun and would beat many bikes light to light.. leaving the lagging riders of dropping their jaw.
Insane, that's one way of saying what a clever sleeper build, thanks for showing. I had a RG250 Gamma in the day, love those twin 2strokes!
...what can I say... AMAZING!!!!!!! THANKS A LOT TO MAKE MY LIVE HAPPIER!!
I'll share the video. It's a must to see it. Great job!!
The man definitely has talent to build that in he’s shed.. I was with Sanj a couple of weeks ago when we saw this scooter 🛵. Having seen it in the flesh it’s truly amazing 🤩.
I also couldn’t believe the short time frame he finished it in too 😦
@@stoneautomotive I must admit I’m a big fan of the two stroke Yamaha’s but I never thought I’d see a 350 Scooter🛵
@@johndickens5370 same 😅
awesome, absolutely stunning & scary in equal amounts
totally a brilliant art of engineering.
Ah the smell of two stroke smoke, blue smoke curling behind the bike, reminds me of my glorious (not) misspent youth. Coaxing my BSA D14/4 Bantam to start. The sound of the twin expansion exhaust pipes crackling away, music to my ears. Great bike mate
Box hill,used to go there regular in the 80's,great place,last time i went was 2007 on my GSX1400,then moved to Scotland,it was the place to go in the 80,s ,no coppers spoiling the fun,remember wheelies from the roundabout to the bend for some guys,great fun & some regular special kit in the car park, moto martin gixers,cbx1000's ,good times. That scooter is such a great engineering job,well done sir.
Sadly it’s not like that anymore, average speed camera along the main road and under cover police out most days ☹️
I am not a religious man but, Oh my God that is cool.
Anything with Yamaha speedblocks looks fantastic but that is next level.Love your R1 as well but the scooter is just beautiful
Sanj owns the lovely R1, I was on the old gixxer 😅
The fork you got from India will have been GP ones, the Li ones are longer and that's what the scooters frame is. Looks like a Spanish lynx front mudguard too the GP ones are more pointed and Li ones are more rounded. I know what you mean about 90 mph on a lambretta 😬
I was pals with the lad next door but one back in 1970. He was 2 years older and had a succession of scooters and bikes. We went to Oliver's Mount meetings on Scarborough a couple of times and over the Yorkshire moors into the dales. It started with a Vespa and the a GP 200 Lamb to an AJS 350. I still ride a scooter every day but miss my 600F.
That is a beautifully done build. Looks like it was meant to be. Lots of non-Lambretta RZ350 and RZV500 stuff on my channel. Thanks for posting this one.
My two favourite bikes growing up in the 80s I’ve had both but never put ‘em together, absolutely gorgeous 👍🏻
When I was 16, I owned a 1969 RD 350. Owned it for 3 years. Never had a license.
Absolutely incredible
I am not a scooter fan at all but that is one of the nicest conversions I’ve ever seen .. 👍
Agree 😎
Genius british engineering and a work of art 👌
Hi there Kelvin here. Thank you for your kind comments
it looks so wonderful manafactured
Wow! What an engineering job! Hats off to you!
That must be a death trap. Brilliant!!
nice & amazing modification
very clever utterly brilliant build i love it. looks great hes fitted it in so well
Ha! I saw somehing just like this about 20 years ago in Back Street Heroes magazine. It looked totally stock-just TWO little pipes poking out. How fast? 'Dunno,' said the owner, 'The speedo only goes to 90'. On 10" wheels? YE GODS!😲
Great job Kelvin! I'm not into scooters but i would love this in my garage, the inginuity and quality of workmanship is amazing 👍
Well Thank you sir much appreciated👍👍👍
@@KelvinPaul-zy8eo you're welcome, credit where it's due, do you have any other projects on the go, if so I look forward to seeing them? 👍
@@KelvinPaul-zy8eo thanks, will do 👍
Clever stuff 😉.
That was a nice GT750M that came into shot too.
This build looks absolutely brilliant! Keep doing what you do!👍
I'm in love with that "Lambreha" (that's the way they pronounce it), if produced would sell by the thousands!
This ride is so beautifully made. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
There is not a single thing on this build that I don't like. Is this the only "Yambretta" in existance I wonder?
Top work Kelvin perfectly executed.
Great video thanks for this👍
Hi ... Kelvin here .... there are a few around but with this one I made sure all the problems encountered with the other builds back in the 80's were corrected with this one .... so no overheating and no hub cracks to name a couple ....
Absolutely superb engineering. well done that man. would bloomin love one!
Geni-us. Great mechanics in a beautiful package. Love the retro Yamaha theme. What I would give to have the skills to create such a complete project. You can spend a lot of time at bike shows and this is one that would make you look two twice and then still keep looking. Very , very impressive.
That's gorgeous!
I'm dribbling, awesome, beautiful, wanted 1 for years, had many Lammy's and RD's, never the Hybrid from Heaven. ❤❤❤❤❤👍, more like 58bhp max.
He said it...YAMbretta...excellent work...probably the best custom mod I've ever seen in 40 odd years of biking...perfect engine for it...too much power really...but common sense on the throttle...I guess a 100MPH would be a bit frightening with Lambretta handling...amazing what some people can do with their brains and hands...I'm in awe
Kelvins going to take it for a spin with the cameras on for me so stay tuned 😬
very genious guy
Wow Stunning Build, attention to detail is massive, Kelvin is a true craftsman and Engineer. 👍
Awesome!!!!!! I had a hopped, up Li150 and more than a few RD350/400's. This is a dream!
I have a very critical eye for custom bikes and cars and normally like very few, or find some spoiled by a small detail. This however I think is beautiful. Well done. Excellent
That was truly outstanding!
The meticulously precise attention to detail and exquisite craftsmanship made this Yambretta 350 YPVS an absolute joy to see!
Whatever the eye settled on, beautiful detail abounded!
I could happily spend hours closely inspecting every detail and appreciate the cleverness of the builder's decisions.
This is a very special, special...
Kelvin is bringing it back to the channel to go into a full break down on the build 😎 stay tuned
@@stoneautomotive Will do, subscribed.
Thankyou so much for you comment, it means a lot to me👍
Good engines , I love Yamaha, I had 4 DTR s in the 90s my mate had a DT LC engine looks same just bigger, I had a YZ 250 with same style that black an white strip
A beautiful job.
Great vid guys, thank you, there are tonnes of bikes in England, love that RD 350 Lambaretta , such a classy build 🙂
Fabulous build.
i can see he really loves this type of work
Don't ride bikes, but I want that little yellow beauty. Beautifully engineered👍
Amazingly made so neat and tidy too!
What a freakin amazing bit of engineering. Beast of a motor, the 350 LC. The RD 350 was air-cooled.
Oh no it wasn’t
Love this! Great work Kelvin, it’s like looking at a dream bike from Scootering Mag back in the 80’s 😍💭
The utter insanity of this boggles my mind.
I used to have an rd350lc and it was scarily quick.
Beautiful creation by Kelvin, fit and finish is amazing. 👍
Amazing!!!! Excellent work done by the owner of the Lambretta 350. I have an RD350LC here in Brazil and I am stunned by what he managed to do. Congratulations on showing us.
OMG that guy is so clever.
These sort of people are of a certain breed & i think they are born clever.
Hi there I wasn’t born cleaver I just followed my Dad (bless him) when I was little around the garage when he was working on his car. The key to anything is think about the problem first then slowly it’ll come to you 👍
Ad love a retro scooter with a 350 in . Looks great well done 👍🏆🇬🇧
This is bonkers , love it.
that is totally irresponsible . i need one !
Me to
Need more than one as I’ll trash it before long
We have here a Japanese-Italian scooter with an English rider. The result is equal to a Happy Adventurer. Ride safe Mate.👍
It's the sort of 'sleeper' vehicle someone like Paul Newman would have loved. He used to put huge power into tiny vehicles like old VW beetles when he was a young actor and blow the doors off people to embarrass them in their hot rods. "We just got beat by a VW bug"
This is a factory-quality build and you could sell the plans and kits and vehicles. Due to the age of the motor, they were legal in the U.S. in the mid-1980s, it might be able to be street-legal even here in the states.
Lovely conversion.
😲Enjoyed so much 🤩 watching this master piece, it looks so nice,real good taste shown here, an old friend once had this Yamaha RD350 back in the late 90's beginning the 2000's,that thing ripped.
Absolutely beautiful scooter build.
I saw this in the flesh that day at boxhill, such a clean build, looked amazing 👌
Every one at Boxhill that day wanted to see it, coolest thing in the car park 😅