Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 11:00
1983 Serveta Lynx 125
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 125SL 211159
MOT: Exempt
Complete and in excellent original condition
Comes with a NOVA for UK registration
Subject to recent recommissioning work and described as 'running very well'
Matching numbers with excellent bodywork
Keys present
In 1952 a group of Basque businessmen trading as Lambretta Locomociones SA obtained a license to build Lambretta scooters in Spain. Production began two years later at a purpose-built factory in Eibar. Sales were good and around 1964 the company began to use the name Serveta SA for its own commercial activities. In 1982 the company changed its name to Lambretta S. A. L. following a change of ownership. Servetas were initially only produced for the Spanish domestic market. However, by 1970 Spanish built machines were being sold in the UK by Lambretta Concessionaires alongside their Innocenti equivalents as Italian supply was known to be stopping. By the end of the decade, Serveta scooters were being sold in the United States and the UK under their own name. Spanish Lambretta production finally ceased completely in 1989.
The Series 80 (Serie 80) was launched some time in 1980 and was essentially the same scooter as the preceding LI Special and Jet 200 models but with different styling. The ‘Series 80’ decals followed the line of the side panels. Ignition and lighting were the same as the earlier models, but on most models a new style of indicator was fitted to the edge of the leg shield and side panels. A new thicker rear shock was also introduced, so that the frame and engine suspension pins became longer. The most noticeable difference was that the front mudguard and horn casting were now made of plastic and the horn grille was similarly that of the Italian GP/ DL. More comfort was gained by a new coffin-style lockable seat and a Puig leg shield box. This 125 Lynx model, with original paint and engine throughout, has all the keys present. We are advised the scooter starts and runs 'perfectly'. An excellent beginner's Lambretta, these Lynx models were the equivalent of the Vespa PX in the Lambretta world, very robust and reliable. It is being offered with the NOVA number and Dating Certificate, in order that it can be UK registered.
