LML Star 4 Stroke is being launched in Europe...

Source - Motoblog

LML Italia presenta in anteprima la Star 4T che verrà svelata al prossimo Eicma 2009 -Salone Internazionale del Motociclo di Milano la settimana prossima. Due le versioni per la STAR 4 Tempi, lo scooter che rivoluziona il mondo delle due ruote coniugando innovazione e tradizione, un 125 cc ed un 150 cc.

Il nuovo 4 Tempi, che affianca alla STAR 2 Tempi, si posiziona tra i veicoli più ecologici al mondo grazie alle basse emissioni inquinanti e ai ridotti consumi. STAR 4 Tempi percosse fino a 60 km con un litro di benzina.

Oltre al nuovo motore, LML Star 4 Tempi ha una nuova scocca/telaio che migliora la sicurezza ed il comfort consentendo di affrontare il traffico cittadino in modo più disinvolto e fluido. Lo stile retrò inconfondibile in contrapposizione alla modernità della sua nuova struttura, fa di STAR un veicolo unico e un oggetto di desiderio.

E’ stata infatti ideata un’inedita struttura in tubi di acciaio elettrosaldati che va a rafforzare la preesistente configurazione monoscocca, con miglioramento delle rigidità (700 volte superiore ad un classico telaio monoscocca), possibilità di alloggiare il motore in posizione più centrale, uso di un supporto motore dotato di silent-block come collegamento telaio/motore, potenza freno maggiorata e nuova taratura delle sospensioni.

Motore
La STAR ha un rivoluzionario motore 4 tempi monocilindrico orizzontale monoalbero con due valvole, un sistema di raffreddamento ad aria forzata ed un cambio manuale a 4 marce con avviamento elettronico e a pedale. Importanti le prestazioni due nuovi motori con una potenza massima di 6.75 Kw a 6250 giri per la variante 150cc e 5.84 Kw a 6000 giri per la variante 125. Entrambi sono Euro 3 a bassa emissione di CO2.

LML ha voluto dedicare una particolare attenzione all’eco-compatibilità. Con la nuova STAR 4 tempi, LML ha ridotto emissioni (STAR 125cc, CO = 1.66 gms/km – HC = 0.21 gms/km) e consumi con dati record (con un solo litro di benzina percorre fino 60 Km).

Stile
Da sempre LML dedica grande attenzione nella cura dei dettagli: la STAR 4 tempi è arricchita da un inedito mozzo anteriore a 5 razze, una presa d’aria ricavata nella scocca destra, una ruota di scorta, nuova strumentazione in doppia scala (Km e Mph) e una nuova sella rinnovata nello stile e nel comfort.

Colori
Ampia e variegata la nuova gamma colori per la versione 4 tempi; 3 le linee proposte che soddisfano i gusti e le personalità della propria clientela.

Prezzi
Fino al 31 Dicembre 2009, in Italia il prezzo lancio della STAR 4 tempi è: STAR 125cc - € 2.660,00 ( € 2.290,00 per il resto d’Europa, tasse escluse) F.C; STAR 150cc - € 2.860,00 ( € 2.380,00 per il resto d’Europa, tasse escluse) F.C. Inclusi due anni di garanzia e un anno di soccorso stradale.

Mumbai Holiday on a Vespa - Reuters Blogs

Think Vespa, and images of Audrey Hepburn and rides down cobble-stoned streets immediately come to mind. How about families of four riding precariously on the choked streets of Mumbai or Delhi?

Piaggio, the Italian vehicle maker that has made the Vespa since just after World War II, has made a big success of its three-wheeler auto rickshaws and commercial vehicles in India, and intends to relaunch the iconic brand here soon.

Why now, when vehicle sales are sluggish, at best? Why now, when the two-wheeler market has moved pretty much decisively to motorbikes? Why now, when a certain low-cost car is close to actually rolling into homes of a lucky 100,000?

But not so long ago, which middle-class Indian family didn’t aspire for — and wait months for — a Bajaj Chetak?

Now, despite gravity-defying motorbikes endorsed by the likes of Hrithik Roshan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, scooter sales are slowly but surely ticking up.

Sure, many of these are the gentle, gearless variety so popular with the ladies. And yes, they cannot hope to match the numbers of their more macho cousins.

But scooters are also enjoying a bit of a comeback in the west, particularly among college goers, celebs and eco-warriors, because of high fuel prices and the downturn, and a nostalgia that has revived such icons as Volkswagen’s Beetle or Fiat’s Cinquecento.

In India too, scooter sales are ticking up as Honda, Bajaj and TVS explore new, stylish and more fuel-efficient options.

Vespa — Italian for wasp, and named some say because of the high-pitched noise of its two-stroke engine or because of its shape — is no stranger to the Indian market: it was made by Piaggio and then LML in past years.

Now, Piaggio’s wholly owned subsidiary will undertake the task of wooing the Indian masses with the Italian classic.

All we need perhaps, is a scene, a la Roman Holiday or La Dolce Vita, in one of our Bollywood flicks, featuring the new Vespa, to kickstart a new generation of Vespa-lovers in India.

Who would be our own Hepburn and Peck?

Source - Reuters

Jet Scooter

Nostalgia Jet Scooter

This wonderful (and very curvaceous) concept model evokes all sorts of vintage retro-future daydreams... and simply demands some French beauty (like Brigitte Bardot) take it out for a spin. (from here)

jetscooter by ~peanuts23 on deviantART

Armed Military Scooter

A scooter armed with a 75mm cannon....

After World War II, there was little money for defense spending while the nations of Europe rebuilt their industry and society. When there was some cash to spend, one had to be creative to stretch it as far as possible. The French probably accomplished the most astounding example of that with the ACMA Troupes Aeról Portées Mle. 56. Deployed with their airborne forces, this was essentially a militarized Vespa scooter outfitted with a 75mm recoilless rifle. Five parachutes would carry the two-man gun crew, weapon, ammunition, and two scooters safely to earth, and the men would load the weapon on one scooter and the ammo on the other, then ride away. More impressively, the recoilless rifle could be fired effectively on the move by the best of the gun crews. Total cost? About $500 for the scooter and the recoilless rifle was war surplus. Were they successful military machines? Well, the French Army deployed about 800 armed scooters in wars conducted in both Algeria and Indochina."

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LML Revival

Geared scooters are back in business, and first off the line in this revival is LML's NV 4-Stroke which was recently introduced in Delhi and Faridabad.

Rewind twenty years, to a scene on a typical Indian street. The eighties are roaring, and the new liberated mantra for personal mobility is reverse engineered Italian style-icons, known to the world as scooters. In all likelihood, seven out of ten vehicles you would have encountered would have been puttering two-stroke scooters. Of course, the age of Japanese 4-stroke motorcycles rang the death knell for the 2-strokers in India, but their charm and real world practicality has seen them thrive internationally.

LML has been one of the major players in the erstwhile scooter-happy market, and the company now has plans of reviving the trend of convenient geared scooters in the country. The scooter manufacturer has been in business exporting its products offshore, but has recently returned to its roots by launching its first product in India after many years in the form of the LML NV 4-Stroke.

Source - Zigwheels

LML Star Scooter

The LML Star is a vintage-style scooter imported by AK International (I&E) Ltd. This scooter is based on the design of the legendary Vespa PX range, which ceased production in October 2007. Prices have gone up dramatically for a used Vespa PX but now you can purchase a new, nearly identical scooter for only £1800.

Star is manufactured by the LML company located in Kanpur, India, originally in collaboration with Vespa Piaggio Italy which produced the range previously. The LML Star DeLuxe is a classically styled steel-bodied scooter with twist-shift 4-speed manual transmission and a 125cc two-stroke reed valve engine. Euro III Approved. Retails for around £1800.

Source - ScooteringUsa

LML launches new 150cc LML NV 4-stroke scooter

LML launches new 150cc LML NV 4-stroke scooter

Lohia Motors India Limited, the company whose identity was almost forgotten by Indians although it had some good product to its credit including LML Vespa resurfaced in the domestic market with re-engineered scooters in the scooter segment with new LML NV 150cc.

There is an increasing demand of scooters in the Indian market and LML rightfully wanted to cash in on the demand and consolidate its position yet again in the scooter segment, but this time in collaboration with a Korean company Daelim in select markets of Ghaziabad and Delhi. The scooters from the anvils of LML are known for speed, stability, power and pickup, let us review if this will be the same with the new 150CC LML NV.

Looks wise the new LML 150cc scooter comes with excellent body graphics, cushioned backrest for better ergonomics and a big taillight for attractive appeal. The new handle bar design reflects new style, and there is improved speedometer with utility box. The seat saddle is spacious providing satisfying riding experience.

LML NV 150cc scooter will be available in two models, the base model and the upgraded deluxe variant. The new LML 4-stroke scooter runs on air-cooled single cylinder engine, displacing 150cc and will generate maximum power output of 8bhp@5500 rpm with a three-port technology.

The best part of the new LML 150cc scooter is how the engine produces so much power, making riding experience smooth and also fun filled. The engine of LML NV is comes with electronic ignition system. And, there is a 4-speed gearbox which is a compact unit, and it uses two cables. The clutch system is smooth but the new LML NV 150 cc scooter lacks the auto lubrication system which is almost a norm in today's 4-stroke scooters. The LML NV comes with drum brakes both front and rear and the wheelbase larger at 1235mm provide greater stability to the rider. The fuel tank capacity is about 8 liters and thats huge.

LML claims that both the variants of scooters deliver fuel efficiency of 55km/litre. The base version is expected to be available at ex-showroom price of Rs. 39,897 in Delhi for the base model and the other upgraded variant will be available Rs.40,800-00.

Currently, LML has limited presence in the Indian market, but with its new product launch it is expected to expand its market share in eastern India.

Those who thought that LML is dead, wake up, because the desi scooter maker and India’s largest scooter exporter, is now back with a bang and consumers will have more choice for the geared scooters.

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