Connecting the wires

I thought it was time to hook up the spaghetti nightmare that we know as Lambretta electrics.

My loom was custom made and ordered from Beedspeed.
I had it made with the options for running the P200 rear brake light switch, extra cable at the rear for a compressor air horn. An option to have power to extra gadgets as iPhone or satnav. Toolbox kill switch and such. Mainly just a couple of extra wire options if I decide to go that route.

Luckily everything is colour coded so that you easily see what goes where.

Hooked the ignition up, the main loom and the horn/light box cables.

At the rear of the scoot I installed the Jockey Boxenstop brackets for Wassel and cdi unit. Both the cables from the loom and from the Wassel are quite long so I used the frame to wrap them around one time to take up the extra length.The CDI unit, Ducati brand, sitting on the bracket. It is earthed on the bracket between extra washers.

The Wassel. Also earthed on the bracket. The Wassel unit is smaller than the usual rectifier used on the Lambretta so the bracket was drilled for a hole more suited to the size of the Wassel.
Now there is an earth supposed to connect to the flywheel cowling. I just don’t have any spare wire to connect there. Makes me wonder.
All the electric parts where purchased from beedspeed. Top service and top quality!

Small tasks

Yesterday I was down in the garage to fix some small bits.
Mainly tie the cables up to the frame. This way I can move on to adjust clutch and gear cables.

I adjusted the clutch cable for now but will have to fix it up better when everything is assembled.

Rest was about some tools clean up. Organising them in the drawers I have. I also connected some terminals to the Wassel unit.

Finally I hade a look at the hydraulic master and the parts supplied with it. Unfortunately I have received the wrong hose with to much degree of angled terminals. Will have to wait for replacement.

Next I will have to found a small reservoir that fits underneath the horn over.

Loom

Time for cable routing, the tricky part is getting it right for a nice handling while driving.

I started with hooking up the gear cables first. Taping them to the frame for the time being. Next I set the clutch and throttle cables. Did buy friction free Teflon lined cables and outers. Hopefully it will aid handling.
On the engine I installed a updated cable guide so that reaching the cables will be easier. Bought it of beedspeed.

Next up it was time for thee loom. I had a special loom made by beedspeed to prepare for special occasions :).

I will be running the scooter on DC 12v conversion using the wassel unit. It will give me full DC to run accessories from. For the time being I only plan to add the stebel horn. Will see if I’ll add more gadgets in the future. Digital speedo maybe, iPhone charger or similar

The looms terminals were a little small to begin with but I’ve managed to open them up a little with a screwdriver and made them fit. I had a new bulb junction holder.

Here’s some pictures.

Next I’ll try to find a fitting 7ah battery. I also need a new engine bolt. But that’s for the next time.

Electrical

I have installed all the electrical parts on the main engine.
I bought everything from beedspeed.
They had the wasswl in stock and I’m going full dc on this one for better lights and constant power!

I like the original Ducati Elettrotecnica dust cover.