Oil to Gas ratio 4 % or 25:1 for the 125-150 and 6 % or 17:1 for the TV 175

Sparkplug:  NGK B7ES or Bosch 225-240

Li Transmission Oil: Sae 90, 600cc

TV Transmission Oil Sae 30 1000cc (non detergent!)

Li Timing: 22-24 degrees or 32-33mm on the flywheel

TV Timing: 26-28 degrees or 32-33mm on the flywheel

Carburetor & Jetting                     

125-150 Li 

Metal mesh air filter, passenger handle attached to the rear seat, drive chain not adjustable.

The very first few 150s had air slots cut in the side panels like those on the TV 175.

Second Version until December 1958

Air filter redesigned (cylindrical with paper cartridge), passenger handle attached to the front seat, drive chain is adjustable.

Airbox added between the glovebox and gas tank.  The filter is redesigned again to be oval with paper element.  Metal splashguard is added to the rear brake pedal, breather hole is built into the gas cap.

TV 175 

First Version until April 1958

Horncast built with built-in horn grill (not removable), roller bearings used on the crank's flyside. No mudguard on centerstand.

Removable round horn grill, needle bearings on crank's flyside, mudguard added to the centerstand.

The cable adjusters on the lever perches were removed on the last version until the end of production.

Li 125

In the second version the round airbox was painted black.

• Lechler # 8019 Dawn Grey

• PPG formula

• DMC900 854.4

• DMC908 886.9

• DMC902 903.8

• DMC935 916.8

• DMC923 920.9

• DMC984 1262.6

• Lechler # 8040 Dark Steel Grey

• PPG formula

• DMC900 923.8

• DMC908 1142.9

• DMC911 1259.8

• DMC923 1308.3

These PPG formulas were scanned with the Prophet scanning system and are formulated for 1 (one) quart of PPG Concept single stage paint, color can vary depending on the color of primer used along with other factors encountered in the painting process.

Li 150

Painted all Dawn Grey 8019 exception for the side panels and horncast which were painted either: Coral Red 8045, Ruby Red 8047, Flaminia Blue 8032, Nile Green 8015 or English Blue 8031. 

In the second version the round airbox was painted black.

• Lechler # 8014 Grigio Fiume/ River Grey

• PPG formula

• DMC900 792.2

• DMC928 1213.1

• DMC935 1266.3

• DMC925 1315.2

• Lechler # 8046 Rosso Corallo/ Coral Red

• PPG formula

• DMC900 104.2

• DMC929 992.7

• DMC987 1107.1

• DMC932 1215.7

• Lechler # 8047 Rosso Rubino/ Ruby Red

• PPG formula

• DMC900 34.9

• DMC911 739.0

• DMC917 1076.9

• DMC903 1081.4

• Lechler # 8032 Azzurro Flaminia (Mattino)/ Flaminia Blue

• PPG formula

• DMC900 977.3

• DMC908 1054.8

• DMC935 1285.2

• DMC904 1342.5

• Lechler # 8031 Bleu Inghilterra/ English Blue

• PPG formula

• DMC900 111.6

• DMC901 112.6

• DMC923 174.3

• DMC908 277.8

• DMC934 1207.1

• Lechler # 8015 Verde Nilo/ Nile Green

• PPG formula

• DMC900 814.6

• DMC937 899.4

• DMC904 1030.7

• DMC935 1199.7

• DMC919 1292.7

These PPG formulas were scanned with the Prophet scanning system and are formulated for 1 (one) quart of PPG Concept single stage paint, color can vary depending on the color of primer used along with other factors encountered in the painting process.

TV 175

Painted all the same color, Ivory 8028 including the front and rear shocks. The rear fender, cylinder shroud, underside of the passenger floorboards, underside of the legshield and the inside of the side panels were painted with black insulating paint and then the same color as the body on top of that.

• Lechler # 8028 Avorio/ Ivory 1957 175 TV SER 1

• PPG formula

• DMC900 1216.4

• DMC905 1273.5

• DMC935 1350.6

• DMC925 1363.1

These PPG formulas were scanned with the Prophet scanning system and are formulated for 1 (one) quart of PPG Concept single stage paint, color can vary depending on the color of primer used along with other factors encountered in the painting process.