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EICMA (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori), the international motorcycle and spare parts show, is the most important exhibition to explore the latest novelties from the scooter world and we from Scooter Center are also there! We are proud of the continuous development of our bgm items for vintage and modern scooters.

Here an overview of the EICMA novelites:

  1. Lambretta
  2. Vespa
  3. Pinasco
  4. Schwalbe
  5. NIU

Eicma 2017 scooter video

Eicma 2017 Scooter & Parts

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LAMBRETT

Today we first visited the hall 9 to have a look at the “new” Lambretta. Our friends from Rimini Lambretta Center present the new Lambretta customized for Vittorio in RLC race style as well as the new Casa performance save parts. Particularly interesting was the rear wheel rim with inner brake disc.

 

 

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Pinasco

Vespa rod models with reed valve intake

The Wideframe/ rod models (low headlight) Pinasco presented the Nordkapp cylinder with its new feature: the reed valve intake. Of course there is also an intake maniforld, this time not for a Polini CP carburettor, but for a Dell'Orto 22mm carburettor which Pinasco will offer with throttle lever.

Besides the genuine engine casing with three studs and the possible reed valve intake, as already showed at the Vespa world days in Rooms, Pinasco also presented the engine casing with four studs: thanks to this feature it is possible to mount all PX 177 tuning cylinders.

In addition, Pinasco also presented the Zamak rotor for the Flytech ignition which fits the rod models (faro basso) and GS150 engines.

Vespa GS160 / SS180

The GS160 / SS180 cylinder with direct intake looked like a dual carburettor cylinder with oval / long holes for 200cc models.

Vespa Smallframe

For the Vespa Smallframe models Pinasco also presented the new Pinasco engine casings and the crankshafts which are not yet available. On display also further crankshafts with replaceable balance weights.

Vespa Largeframe

Particularly interesting was the new crankshaft for double intake.

Pinasco now offers premounted 225cc engines. 60mm stroke, 225cc, 21,5PS at 26 NM. 10-13-17-20 / 35 gear cluster with 23/64 gear ratio. Flytech ingnition 1,4kg. The item does not include: carburettor, carburettor casing, clutch cover, flywheel cover and complete brake.

The Si28 carburetors are now in VRX-R version with a small foam filter.

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Also for Ciao, Si, Bravo and Boxer models there are new spare parts:

 

 

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SWALLOW

Electronic Schwalbe with Bosch engine. Its batteries can be removed and loaded at home or using the charger cable placed under the seat.

 

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Eurolambretta 2017

Scooter Center with bgm booth at the Eurolambretta

1.800 Lambretta crazy people from all over the world met this weekend at the Adria Raceway for the 28th Eurolambretta 2017 in Italy.

We were of course at the start with our stand and, with bgm TUNING, above all presented our own products. With 35 degrees of heat at our booth, we worked up a sweat. But thanks to the many nice people, the great conversations and the overwhelming feedback, we rocked the Eurolambretta and provided everyone with merchandise and advice.

Here you can find our video for the Eurolambretta 2017

Eurolambretta 2017 Italy Lambretta Adria Scooter Center & bgm tuning

Photos of the Eurolambretta 2017

Lambretta World Rally with Scooter Center

This weekend it went for that Scooter Center Team to Monza / Italy to set up our stand at the 70 ° Lambretta Anniversary World Rally.

The venue was in a class of its own and should be known to everyone: Autodromo Nazionale Monza, the Formula 1 track!

VIDEO 70 ° Lambretta Anniversary World Rally Monza

70 ° Lambretta Anniversary World Rally Monza

Fortunately, we missed the hail showers on Friday and arrived in Monza on Saturday morning with the best Italian weather. the Scooter Center / bgm booth was an immediate crowd puller.

The trip on Friday went to the former Innocenti factories - and some Lambretisti, armed with screwdrivers, bought souvenirs from the former factory premises?

Saturday noon the highlight of the event: around 500 scooters were free to drive on the racetrack for 2 hours.

Overall, the organization was perceived by some of the participants as a bit chaotic - but let's be honest: we love Italy for that, in the end everything worked out and we have another favorite spot in Italy.

Lord of the Pistons - Meteor

On our last one Italy trip we visited Meteor in Milan. Here is our video for the Piston manufacturer our trust:

We are absolutely thrilled with how professionally Meteor deals with pistons. If you thought that the piston was just a cylindrical component and only the piston clearance, the position of the rings and pins, if necessary the window and the length had to match, you may be surprised that every piston has a has the right shape.
Meteor works in the thousandths range by adapting the piston to the shape of the cylinder liner at various positions on the piston skirt. This guarantees high performance with maximum service life.

Due to production reasons, no cylinder in a batch is always the same. This is why there are usually A and B pistons, for example, which are optimally adapted to the cylinder shape. Make sure to choose the same letter (A, B, C) when you choose a new one Replacement piston order for your cylinder.

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Seen from above, a piston is never completely round; strictly speaking, it is oval:

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The piston manufacture

During the tour of the Meteor factory, we noticed how much modern high-end technology but also still real manual work now perfect piston is needed.

We have brought you pictures of the process of creating a piston, from development to the blank to finishing from Milan:

Introduced: the piston in your scooter

The Piston is a cylindrical engine component that moves up and down in the cylinder of your scooter (if the cylinders are upright) or to and fro (if the cylinders are lying down).

Task of the piston

The task of the piston is to convert physical pressure into motion in a reciprocating internal combustion engine and thereby drive the machine.

Components of the piston

The piston has the following functional areas:

  • an Piston crownwho is in contact with the medium,
  • and the Piston skirt: the cylindrical component that fits into the cylinder bore with a little play -> "piston play",
  • the material moisture meter shows you the Piston pin with its bearing that connects the piston with the connecting rod.

Nowadays, pistons for engines are mainly made of cast aluminum alloys, whereas in the past they were often made of cast iron.

A characteristic feature of the pistons in Otto engines is their significantly thinner-walled design, which allows the engine to run at higher speeds due to its lower weight. In the area of ​​the 1st piston ring groove, hard anodizing (hard anodizing) can sometimes be used to reduce wear and tear and micro-welds.

The piston crown partially carries flat pockets to accommodate the valves protruding into the combustion chamber.

The piston skirt is used to guide the piston in the cylinder barrel and is coated with a lubricating varnish on most pistons. To save weight, many high-speed four-stroke engines have the piston skirt on the sides (at the piston pin openings) offset inwards (“slipper” piston).

The piston crown

The piston crown has one or more grooves for the piston rings, the uppermost of which are the compression rings and at least one lower one serves as an oil control ring. Most pistons have two compression rings and one oil control ring. So-called 2-ring pistons with only one compression ring are also used for racing engines.

The piston skirt

In the case of two-stroke engines, the piston skirts can also have windows. In addition, most two-stroke pistons have locking pins in the piston ring grooves to prevent the piston ring joints from twisting and jamming in the control windows of the cylinder liner. In old engines up to the 1950s, a nose piston was common in 2-stroke engines to enable the gas exchange or purging process. More modern two-stroke engines, however, usually have a flat piston head, since the purging or the gas exchange takes place as reverse purging with a change of direction in the cylinder.

The piston pin

The power transmission from the piston to the connecting rod takes place via the piston pin. This is stored in a bore in the piston in the inwardly thickened part of the shirt. This bore often has grooves for circlips (“Seegerrings”) at the end in order to limit the lateral displacement of the piston pin.

Meteor video

Buy Meteor Vespa pistons

 

 

Run & Race 2016, Pomposa, Italy - September 16-18.09.2016, XNUMX

That was last weekend Scooter Center drove to the Adriatic coast for the Run & Race finals of the European Scooter Challenge. Thanks to the participation of the British Scooter Sport Organization (BSSO) and several other international drivers, the spectators are offered a good spectacle on the kart track.

With the Lambretta to the Adriatic

Sounds like a vacation, but the vacation is long gone. We had 3.000 kilometers and a few days of hard work in Bella Italia ahead of us. Our bus was packed with equipment and our best bgm parts for that Run & Race Italy

The journey started on Thursday in Cologne. After 1.000 km from Lake Garda, on Friday we drove the remaining 250 km to Pomposa on the Adriatic Sea with the scooters. So on Friday it is time to leave early and the tour group splits up into a tour guide and an escort vehicle. The tour guide is done by two Race Tour Lambrettas with 28 Polini carburetors and the bgm big box:

  1. Lambretta DL 150 with 225 bgm PRO RaceTour
  2. Lambretta LI 150 1st series 195 bgm PRO RaceTour

Lambretta DL & LI

 

Tough test drive in the rain and pothole slalom

Test drive in Bella Italia: summer, blue skies and every now and then a stop at the car grill. That's the plan! Half an hour after the start, reality overtakes our wishful thinking. After the motorway tunnel in Verona we drive into the pouring rain. Fortunately, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing - and we had plenty of that with us!

But nothing helps and until shortly before Pomposa we continue on the Autostrada in the rain.
Fortunately, we did not notice the violent storm directly. Several cars in guard rails and trenches, but give an impression of what must have been going on shortly before us.

Ride a scooter in the rain

Despite the capricious weather conditions and potholes, we are quite brisk. The cruising speed with the motors is around 110 km / h (GPS). The new TomTom Vio shows us the way. Both the bgm motors and the bgm chassis keep what is promised and the journey is quick and easy. The bottom line is a great tour that is a lot of fun.

The video of the scooter tour

Big Run & Race in Italy

As the rain stops a bit before Pomposa and the thick cloud cover tears up, we luckily do not arrive completely drenched. The welcome from Rimini Lambretta Centers Marco and the organizers of SIR is warm as usual. After the first cups of white wine, we first move into our luxurious bungalow.

Our luxury bungalow

There will be a 'menu' on both evenings. To be honest, we imagined it to be quite different in Italy ... Both evenings will be quite long for Philipp thanks to the super nighters.

The breakfast on Saturday morning is great, unfortunately we don't have much time because the stand needs to be set up and we are excited to see what awaits us. Breakfast by the sea in the best weather.

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Thanks to our routine, setting up our stand is quite easy for us - at least for those who were sober in bed before 5 a.m.
Accompanied by the incessant howling of sophisticated scooter motors, we present our bgm product range throughout the day and have many great conversations with old and new friends from:

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Greece
  • England
  • Cyprus

Our photos from the weekend

RACE - The races

The exciting races take place directly across the street, where fierce battles were held down to the last meter. The Italian teams from CASA Performance and Parmakit dominate the big classes here - LINK bgm TEILE RENNTEAM. Our Austrian friend Stoffi impressively wins the standard class with the Polini engine -> LINK Shop standard class. Michi from the Stoffi team, we hang our camera around - this is what a one-class training session looks like:

RUN - the scooter meeting

Run & Race - there is also a scooter run during the race. The Italian clubs have stands on the grounds of the racetrack and you can buy parts or merchandise, marvel at scooters and talk about petrol everywhere.
The evening events take place on a camping and bungalow park where all participants were accommodated. The announced concert on Saturday is unfortunately canceled, the Open Air Nighter boiled over until the police arrive. The event is spontaneously moved inside and, if the mood is even better, the party will continue until the early hours of the morning.
After an Italian breakfast on Sunday morning, saying goodbye is difficult! But this time the 250 km return journey lies ahead of us in the most beautiful sunshine. For the last part we leave the motorway and take a scenic route through the hinterland and mountains. We reach our base camp on Lake Garda in a good mood. We still had a lot to do here:

  • Photoshoot Kerresinhio Quartet
  • Visit to the piston manufacturer Meteor in Milan
  • Photos & videos

LINKS:

http://www.scooterracing.org.uk/
http://www.eurochallenge.de/

RUN & RACE? la Corsa al Raduno 2016

Run & Race goes Italy

Tomorrow it will start. We're going on that Run & Race la Corsa al Raduno inPomposa / Italy.
That sounds like music to the ears of scooterists. Run & Race - the legendary scooter meeting of the Stoneheads SC on the Kartbahn Liedolsheim near Karlsruhe celebrated its 2012th anniversary in 10. By the way, we are celebrating 2017 25 years Scooter Center and 10th Scooter Customshow 2017

Motors during the day and scooterists scounds in the ears in the evening

A whole weekend full throttle, Vespa & Lambretta. A classic scooter meeting combined with a racing event as part of the ESC - European Scooter Challenge.

Since 2004 there are now those European Scooter Challenge with international races in

  • Germany,
  • Österreich,
  • Czech Republic,
  • Hungary,
  • France
  • and this year for the first time in Italy.

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RUN & RACE - la Corsa al Raduno

The name says it all: A classic scooter meeting of the SIR (Scooteristi Italiani Riuniti), combined with a run as part of the ESC.

The organizer and main sponsor is the team around Dean Orton, Vittorio Tessera and Parmakit:

  • Rimini Lambretta Center
  • Casa Performance / Casa Lambretta
  • and Parmakit.

When you visit our custom show we were personally this grand finale of the ESC 2016 invited and as a co-sponsor of this weekend, of course we don't want to miss it! We are curious, because the Italians are currently giving there really gas and also drive with ours bgm PRO - Parts very successful.

Come on too! We'll be at the meeting from September 16-18, 2016 - see you!

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PROGRAM:

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DATE:

16. - 18. September 2016

INFO:

Website:

phone:

  • (0039) 0541 686449 (English / Italian)
  • (0039) 339 1612633 (Italian / English)
  • (0039) 333 1333244 (Italian)

E-mail:

PLACE:

Pomposa Race Circuit
Via Orto Alfierino 32
(Statale Romea Km. 29,8)
44022 San Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE)
Italy

RUN & RACE? la Corsa al Raduno 2016

RUN & RACE 2016, Pomposa, Italy - 16.09 - 18.09.2016

Am third weekend of September takes place in Pomposa the final run the European Scooter Challenge (short: ESC - www.eurochallenge.de / www.facebook.com/eurochallenge) instead of. The name and the program pay homage to the legendary Run & Race events of Stonhead SC in Liedolsheim.

SIR (Scooterclubs Italiani Riuniti - www.scooterclubitaliani.com) a joint Italian meeting for the first time. the 1st national Run of SIR so to say.

In addition to the main organizers of the ESC and SIR, the meeting is being massively pushed by Casa Lambretta, Parmakit and the Rimini Lambretta Center. That Scooter Center Of course, we will not miss it and will be there with a bgm stand and catalogs. So what can we expect?

FRIDAY

Friday can be relaxed training on the Pomposa race track. In addition to the ESC drivers, drivers from all other European racing series are also invited. A joint coach is chartered for the drivers of the BSSO and the transport of the racing scooters is also organized and takes place via three central locations in England.

The nighter takes place on Friday evening - like all events (except the races) - in the holiday home Florence instead of. The SIR DJ's will play until the early hours of the morning.

 

SATURDAY

The ESC finale, that's all you have to say !?

In the evening there will be a joint dinner, the concert of THE BEAT followed by a nighter. Both open air and with an explosive mix of SIR Scooterists and Austrian and German ESC drivers who are celebrating the end of their racing series. The Dean from Rimini will have hit the nail on the head with his prognosis of a “mental jolly up”.

Admission to the run is € 25 for the whole weekend (€ 20 for SIR members, ESC and BSSO drivers).

You can find information about the cost of the race here: www.eurochallenge.de.

ACCOMMODATION

The holiday home is two kilometers from the racetrack Florence. You can share one of the bungalows with several people at low cost. With its own swimming pool, beach, beauty spa, two restaurants and other unusual amenities, the extension of the stay before and or after the race is almost a necessity. All evening events (nighter, concerts, etc pp) also take place in the Florence instead.

https://holidayvillageflorenz.com/de

Booking inquiries are best sent directly to: gianluca.luciani@campingflorenz.com. If there was no answer after three days, Dean from the Rimini Lambretta Center is happy to help out in Italian. Simply send an email to after the waiting period dean@riminilambrettacentre.com .

If three of you share a bungalow, the cost per head is € 60. There are: two nights, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning, dinner on Saturday, the nighter on Friday and the concert by THE BEAT and the nighter on Saturday evening. Scooters can be parked by the bungalow.

All in all, an extension of the excursion to Pomposa is a good idea. And the pool and beach promise a welcome cooling off after the races in sweltering Italy.

So it’s best not to hesitate and book now!

The promise can be taken seriously:

WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY RACING IN ITALY AND WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO MAKE SURE THIS A MEMORABLE HISTORIC EVENT FOR ALL THOSE WHO PARTAKE!

 

DATE:

16. - 18. September 2016

INFO:

Website:

phone:

  • (0039) 0541 686449 (English / Italian)
  • (0039) 339 1612633 (Italian / English)
  • (0039) 333 1333244 (Italian)

E-mail:

PLACE:

Pomposa Race Circuit
Via Orto Alfierino 32
(Statale Romea Km. 29,8)
44022 San Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE)
Italy

bgm PRO tuning parts from the Casa Lambretta racing team

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Lambretta Racing

Casa Lambretta Racing Team

We supply the Casa Lambretta Racing Team from Vittorio Tessera with a selection of our high quality bgm PRO LambrettaProducts.

The racing team is very successful and is currently clearing all prizes across Europe. We are pleased that we can contribute to this with the bgm parts. The following parts are built into the Rennlambrettas:

bgm PRO parts

  • Rear shock absorber -BGM PRO R12 V2 Black Edition, 300-310mm- Lambretta LI, LIS, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP - black article no. BGM7772
    Latest version of the Lambretta bgm shock absorber. Compared to its predecessor, many details have been further optimized.
    The biggest innovation is the ability to adjust the height of the shock absorber by 10 mm. This allows additional space to be created between the frame and the suction cup.
    New features:
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    Bushings with silent rubbers mounted
    - progressively wound spring
    – Rebound and compression damping marked hard -> soft
    - Length adjustment by 10 mmThe proven features have remained:
    -
    massive 14 mm piston rod
    - Adjustment of the spring preload
    - massive CNC body, anodized
  • Cable set -BGM PRO- Lambretta DL, GP Article no. BGM6401N
    Revised version of the proven Lambretta bgm PRO cable set. The well-known features such as the correct length of the outer and inner sleeves, the outer cable with a PTFE sleeve for smooth operation and the detailed plan for laying the cables have of course been retained Inner cables are less susceptible to wear. The clutch cable and front brake cable now have inner cables with pear nipple adapters. This ensures a significantly lower load on the cable at the barrel in the area of ​​the lever. This means that torn clutch cables are a thing of the past. The scope of delivery includes the following cables: gearshift (2x), clutch, front brake, rear brake, gas cable, an additional long inner gas cable for using larger carburetors, choke cable and soldering nipple to adjust the length of non-original ones carburetors.
  • Coupling socket -BGM PRO- Lambretta LI, LI S, SX. TV (series 2-3), DL / GP article no. BGM8010B
    The bgm Pro clutch bush is another innovation in the field of Lambretta clutch technology. A high-quality, special material always ensures optimal sliding behavior. The socket allows the clutch to separate very cleanly, and the starting behavior is optimised. As a result, clean engagement without juddering is guaranteed, even with very powerful engines. The bush is manufactured by bgm with high precision from a special material (for operation with little lubricant).
    – Heavy-duty, special material
    - Made in Germany
    - Clean separation behavior of the coupling
    - Start-up without chattering
    - Circumferential lubrication groove
    - Suitable for Lambretta LI, LI S, SX. TV (series 2-3), DL / GP

Video Lambretta Racing

Photos Lambretta Racing

Scooterrun Italy Arco - Le BruttePieghe

Le BruttePieghe SC - 13 ° edition EuroZero

At the beginning of June 2016 we were on the 13 ° edizione EuroZero Scooterrun des Le BruttePieghe SC in Italy. The meeting took place in Arco, very close to Lake Garda. The Lago di Garda has a very important meaning for us:

At the lake Garda intends to about 25 years ago can history of Scooter Centers began. In Malcesine in the middle of wonderful olive groves, on the east bank of Lake Garda, Oliver Kluger had the very first scooter (a Vespa Rally TS 125) for the Scooter Center bought and later sold to "Mod-Volker" from Cologne. Volker drives this wonderful Vespa still today, he is our very first customer and of course has remained loyal to us to this day.

Video from the meeting of Le BruttePieghe SC

The sun doesn't always shine in Italy either. And so it was very rainy that weekend (as everywhere). Luckily we had a rain break in the afternoon so that the Corso could take place. We can hardly imagine a more beautiful setting for a ride on the scooters. Goose flesh. On the subsequent Niter with Scooterists' sound it was really full and the party continued until the early hours of the morning.

Scooter scene Italy

If you have the opportunity, you should definitely visit a scooter meeting in Italy. There is an umbrella organization, the SIR, here you can find the current dates:

SIR - Scooter Club Italiani Riuniti

 

Parmakit Vespa scooter tuning

PARMAKIT Scooter Power Parts 100% Made in Italy

We were on tour in Italy for you again. Our destination this time: Parma in the Emiglia Romana. But, like during our visit to the Rimini Lambretta Center, we didn't see much of the area this time either. Sightseeing was not on our program - we had something much better in mind: our way led us into the industrial area directly to PARMAKIT.

Parmakit Vespa scooter tuning

Friendly business

After PARMAKIT on our Customshow in Cologne was represented with a booth, our return visit to Italy now followed. At the moment ours is still running PARMAKIT - competition

Because of "Dolce Vita", "Bella Italia" and "the sun always shines in Italy":
At the beginning of May we had snow on the Brenner and rain in Parma. But when we arrived at PARMAKIT, we quickly got warm to the scooter driver's heart. On the one hand we were warmly welcomed, on the other hand we were able to take a look behind the scenes of the cult forge. We were impressed with that Know-how, of Diversity and above all the Quality and Perfomance of the products.

PARMAKIT means the highest quality and 100% MADE IN ITALY

Just like we do at bgm, PARMAKIT uses companies and suppliers in the region to ensure consistently high quality.

Scooter racing in the blood

PARMAKIT comes from racing and the likeable Italians live that too. Last weekend they won the POLINI-CUP. In Europe they are currently mixing up the ESC - European Scooter Challenge. The next target is the BSSO - British Scooter Racing next weekend in East Fortune near Edinburgh, Scotland. The Italians also bring this experience to bear in their product development and the bar here is extremely high.

Parmakit at Scooter Center

In the future we will work even more closely with PARMALKIT, exchange experiences and expand our product range. Be curious!

Here we have summarized our impressions in a short video:

You can of course find out more about the development and new products here at Scooter Center Blog. Here you can get directly to the PARMAKIT products in Scooter Center Shop.

 

From now on we have new seats for the popular Vespa SS 50 / SS 90 Super Sprint models.

These are made exclusively for us in Italy and are almost 100% the same as the original.
Unlike the previously available replicas, the Italian bench not only has the original contour, but the length is also the same as originally intended by Piaggio.
Instead of being stapled with clips, the cover is completely glued.
The opening lever is riveted instead of screwed like the original, the welt is just as slim as it was used by Vespa.
Also included in the scope of delivery are the retaining strap and a suitable cover for the luggage compartment.


http://www.scooter-center.com/scoweb/pages/productdetail.grid?lang=de&currency=EUR&product=289963488590272&category1=C&category2=CAT

Now in your one-stop scooter shop here available!