Here's An Insane Lambretta Scooter With More Horsepower Than A Kawasaki Ninja 650

Think scooters can't be quick? Italy's Casa Performance proves they can be wicked fast!

When you think of scooters, you think of two-wheelers that get you from point A to point B effortlessly and comfortably, but going fast is almost never a priority. That's just how scooters have always been marketed, and there's no real problem with this approach. However, this doesn't mean scooters can't be fast. For proof, this 1960 Lambretta scooter shows scooters can be plenty quick, too. In fact, this custom scooter belts out 76 horsepower on the dyno, which, by the way, is more than a Kawasaki Ninja 650!

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This insane scooter comes from Italy's Casa Performance, the dedicated race division of Rimini Lambretta Centre. It creates and tests performance parts on the racetrack, later making them available to buy. The Lambretta you see here went through the same process and, as a result, has no shortage of bespoke performance parts.

The crown jewel here is the 250cc, two-stroke mill built in-house by Casa Performance. It boasts two cylinders drawn from a go-kart engine, mated with a five-speed gearbox. Since it's a low-compression two-stroke setup, the engine struggles to breathe to life (especially in cold), so Case Performance has also thrown in two chokes here. Meanwhile, the carbs, pistons, belt, and every other engine component sits in a CNC machined engine casing, again exclusively built by Casa Performance. The end results are downright impressive in real-life road testing by Scooterlab.

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But what does all this amount to? Well, 76 horsepower shown on the dyno. So in the real world, this would be equivalent to around 90 horsepower, which is completely absurd, especially by scooter standards. Even Honda's 745cc Forza 750 maxes out at 43kW (58 horsepower) while the 649cc Kawasaki Ninja 650 sportbike belts out 67 horsepower. Not to mention, the Lambretta is still a lightweight scooter at large, which, coupled with the extreme performance, means endless power wheelies and an insane riding experience.

Sadly, not yet. The focus word, though, is "yet" because Casa Performance will eventually put it up on sale, or simply sell these engines as an a-la-carte kit for Lambretta owners. The company just needs to iron out the details (mainly a better layout for the exhaust and a feasible engine tune) and it’ll switch focus to mass production. The pricing is also yet to revealed, but given the trick components, the kit will easily cost over $10,000 barring the shipping costs to America.

Punya is an avid motorcyclist who's always up for a ride to the canyons or the racetrack. He insists his riding skills are better than his writing skills, even though he's worked with some world-renowned automotive websites.