Lambretta UNO 150

Len · Post by **Len** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:24 pm

Has anyone out there purchased and/or ridden the Lambretta UNO 150 Scooter?
I know there was much talk about it a few years ago and much negative talk about how it was not a "real" Lambretta bla bla bla- but does anyone have any real experience with it?

I am curious as the 2009 models are still somewhat available at a Real good price. However I don't know how easy it would be to get parts as they don't seem to be importing any more of these Scoots.

Just curious as to anyones experience with them.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:47 pm

That Lambretta may be gone (there's several Lambrettas vying for the rights to the name), but I think the consensus was that the Lambrettas were re-badged Adlys. So if you can find Adly parts you should be good.

And the Adly is mostly a generic GY6 clone, so for everything except for the bodywork, you should be able to get parts pretty easily too.

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:13 am

Len wrote:Has anyone out there purchased and/or ridden the Lambretta UNO 150 Scooter?
I know there was much talk about it a few years ago and much negative talk about how it was not a "real" Lambretta bla bla bla- but does anyone have any real experience with it?

I am curious as the 2009 models are still somewhat available at a Real good price. However I don't know how easy it would be to get parts as they don't seem to be importing any more of these Scoots.

Just curious as to anyones experience with them.

The pathetic attempt to sell off of the Lambretta name is just that... pathetic. They're your typical China-scoots: No parts support, sub-par construction and dumped on US shores for a quick buck with zero dealerships (since China-scoots don't actually have dealership networks). $500 is too much. And, when you find enough smoke there is fire. You have brands like SYM who have had dealership supply issues, but the quality of the bike speaks otherwise. But, they're not the typical container-ship wholesale scooter. They actually are made by a company that makes motorbikes and has a brand.

As far as Adly bikes, I don't really consider them anything higher than another Chinese clone distributor.

I've seen two in my life. One was sitting under a ton of dust abandoned at a repair shop and the other one was being pushed about a mile away from the scooter shop that sells Chinese scooters. That should tell you something.

Dooglas · Post by **Dooglas** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:51 am

Syd wrote: So if you can find Adly parts you should be good.

If you can come up with Adly parts whenever needed, you are more than "good" - you are a magician!

lovemysan · Post by **lovemysan** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:44 pm

My research seems to indicate the adly bikes are decent. In fact I looked real hard at a thunderbike 150 for a second bike. It boils down to this: If your a tinkerer and enjoy wrenching there are lots of great cheap Asian built bikes out there that can be had for a great price.

I have a friend who bought an ETON beamer(which is a similar bike) with a scrappy dog jog 100cc swap(all stock) he paid $450. Its a good running bike. The quality is a tier below genuine buddy but so is the price coming in 25-40% cheaper in initial purchase price.
The only complaint is the seat is uncomfortable for big guys and the suspension bottoms the tire on the petcock if your not careful(he's 300lbs). It'll easily run 50 mph with 250 lbs on board.

If you'd rather not spend your time working on or taking your bike to the dealer go with something of known higher quality.

Len · Post by **Len** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:02 am

I did find the Distributor in Bellvue WA and they have lots of these puppies ready to sell at a tiny 1699. That is a remarkable price
any color choice is available. they are the 2008 model year al new and still in crates.

However, after trying to search on many scooter parts stores I can see that parts would be HARD to come by. Generic GY6 engine parts would be easy to get but specifics could be impossible. Body parts- forget it.

The Distributor hasn't even imported ANY thing NEW IN 4 Years? This does not tell me anything about the quality of the bike but It speaks volumes for the commitment (or lack of) of the distributor. If they won't stand behind their choice in the scooter then I think I will not either.

At this point, even if they were one of the best scooters around- without parts support and dealers to service them- forget about it.

That being said I think I am going to get a Genuine Scooter.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:16 am

Len wrote:
That being said I think I am going to get a Genuine Scooter.

Can I get an AMEN!

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:16 am

the Adly Thunder Bike 150 is supposedly an outrageous scoot to ride. too bad the market here just isn't any bigger

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:27 am

Len wrote:I did find the Distributor in Bellvue WA and they have lots of these puppies ready to sell at a tiny 1699. That is a remarkable price
any color choice is available. they are the 2008 model year al new and still in crates.

However, after trying to search on many scooter parts stores I can see that parts would be HARD to come by. Generic GY6 engine parts would be easy to get but specifics could be impossible. Body parts- forget it.

The Distributor hasn't even imported ANY thing NEW IN 4 Years? This does not tell me anything about the quality of the bike but It speaks volumes for the commitment (or lack of) of the distributor. If they won't stand behind their choice in the scooter then I think I will not either.

At this point, even if they were one of the best scooters around- without parts support and dealers to service them- forget about it.

That being said I think I am going to get a Genuine Scooter.

$1699 is $1000 too much, and that's being nice.

illnoise · Post by **illnoise** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:35 pm

Neotrotsky is such a reactionary, ha.

Yes, they're Adlys. Ignoring the insult to the Lambretta name, Adly is Taiwanese, not Mainland Chinese (Though the bikes may be made in China, look at the VIN, if it starts with L, it's chinese, R, it's Taiwanese). In any case, all Taiwanese bikes have largely Chinese components, and many taiwan manufacturers do some manufacturing in China, too, it's all about quality control and parts quality.

In that respect, Adly isn't quite on par with Genuine/PGO, though that might have as much to do with the importer as the manufacturer, Adlys are popular in other countries. Parts and dealer support in the US wasn't even close to Genuine when they first came out, and it's way worse now.

Original MSRP was overpriced, but if you can find a new one that runs right and has solid paperwork, at half the price of a Buddy, and you don't mind maintaining it yourself and hunting down parts when needed, it's worth considering. But yeah, I'd probably go for the Buddy.

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:32 am

illnoise wrote:Neotrotsky is such a reactionary, ha.

It's not without reason: Everyone who buys a scooter after seeing mine (either the current or the old Stella or Vespa GTS) always bugged me when their "Vespa" or "moped" broke down. It was always a China bike sold by folks who carried bikes like the "new" Lambretta. Which, when they were sold locally, had the dealer making false claims that they were actually Italian bikes

I guess some people just can't spend 10 minutes using Google to research before buying something as important as a motorbike

jmhillsiii · Post by **jmhillsiii** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:46 am

Most people responding have no idea what they are talking about. The Lambretta uno 150 is a rebadged Adly Thunderbike 150 which is a decent quality Taiwanesse built scooter, not Chinese. It has great performance, getting close to 70mph stock with 0-60 times around 11 seconds.

I have owned one for over 2 years without a single problem. Parts are very easy to find and the price cannot be beat. I would highly recommend this scooter at this price point. Obviously you can find much nicer scooters if you want to spend the money but like they say, you get what you pay for but in this case you get great value.

Good luck!

skipper20 · Post by **skipper20** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:27 pm

jmhillsiii wrote:Most people responding have no idea what they are talking about. The Lambretta uno 150 is a rebadged Adly Thunderbike 150 which is a decent quality Taiwanesse built scooter, not Chinese. It has great performance, getting close to 70mph stock with 0-60 times around 11 seconds.

I have owned one for over 2 years without a single problem. Parts are very easy to find and the price cannot be beat. I would highly recommend this scooter at this price point. Obviously you can find much nicer scooters if you want to spend the money but like they say, you get what you pay for but in this case you get great value.

Good luck!

I'll second the above. I owned an Adly Thunderbike 150 for 2 years which I bought new in 2008. I sold it to one of my sons who used it to commute to his job. Parts were readily available online and my local independent MC repair shop had no problem working on it. It was a good bike. I sold it only because I wanted to move up to a Honda Reflex 250. And, as you have said, you get a lot of bang for your buck.

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