Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1965 Lambretta TV200
The previous owner was Sir Bradley Wiggins
Estimate
£9, 000 - £11, 000
Registration No: JWE 232C
Frame No: TV3/ 548087
MOT: Exempt
Purchased directly from Sir Bradley Wiggins
Verified by Sir Wiggins on a signed certificate
V5C for use on UK roads
The Lambretta TV series 3 range was launched in March 1962 with the 175 model and it was the first scooter supplied with an internal disc brake. It was a remarkable change from the previous TV175 series 2 with new sleek slim styling. The front shock absorbers were enhanced with extra dampers as in the previous TV series 2 models. The TV series 3 also had larger silent blocks than the previous engines and it had a very good reputation as a smooth and well-balanced scooter with great handling attributes. The larger engined TV200 quickly followed the TV175 slim style in early 1963 at the specific request of the British importer Lambretta Concessionaires who wanted an even more powerful model to satisfy their customer base.
As we understand it Sir Wiggins’s bought this scooter after he had sold his previous Lambretta SX200 ‘Fred Perry’ scooter and it was restored at Armandos in Sheffield. It had only 53 miles on it when our vendor bought it from Sir Wiggins. Our vendor has enjoyed using it and it now has approximately 3300 miles on the clock. He tells us it is running perfectly well but he has injured his back and can no longer use it as he wants to. This can be confirmed by the below video filmed by the vendor this week. We understand it is standard as a TV200 although will confirm that when we see the scooter ourselves at the auction on March 26th.
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