May 2012 - Issue 311
03 Editorial
The page you’ve just missed.
6 News
All the latest scooter news, new products, competitions (page 9 = caption competition, page 12 = Paddy Smith T-shirt competition), and other bits ’n’ bobs too!
8 Workshop Essentials
Frank at Lambretta Innovation shows us all that he’s certified!
16 Liberte, Egalite…
... and new French laws.
18 Scootering Sounds
Mods Mayday ’79 - the original Bridge House compilation.
21 Show Us Your Scoots
Wish you were here - send us ya snaps!
22 Rough Rocket
This German Vespa may appear rough at first glance, but its beauty is more than skin-deep.
26 Feedback
Your letters, emails, personals and other stuff you’ve sent us.
30 Road Test - Aprilia SRV 850
This V-twin is the biggest and fastest production scooter ever - and it ain’t half bad!
33 New Alternatives
A brief report on the 2012 Yamaha Tmax and BMW C600 Sport.
44 Events listings
What’s going on, where and when. Rallies, parts fairs, rideouts, parties, and more.
46 The Antwerp Custom Show
Nice scooters and Stella Artois.
48 Morecambe Pre-season Run
Kicking off 2012 with VFM.
56 Modrapheniacs SC Weekend
The first South Coast rally.
58 Ginger’s Easter Egg Run
The biggest and longest running to date.
60 Scooter Sunday
At the Ace Cafe.
61 Irish Scooterist Egg Run
Charity on the Emerald Isle.
68 Whitby Scooter Rally
The first national of the year, and what a fantastic weekend it was!
76 Cursed
Werewolves on a Lambretta, painted by the owner.
80 Movers & Shakers
Dizzy of Detour Records.
82 One of The Faces!
Exclusive interview with drummer Kenney Jones of The Small Faces and The Who.
85 The Caroloregians
Live at Skylarkin’ in Oxford.
86 Recommended listening
The latest releases reviewed.
88 Crawling
A proper Lambretta skeleton!
115 Scooter Trader
Classified and business advertising, for all your scootering needs.
135 Show Us Your Scoots!
Memory Lane and the regular page.
138 Enduring Clubs
Section 8 SC from Cornwall.
141 High Rollers Weekend
Scooters in Las Vegas.
142 Various club events
144 The Morbidelli Museum
Featuring a tuned Lambretta built for Italian endurance racing.
148 BSSO Scooter Racing
Round 1, all the action from Croft.
150 Darlospeed
Our cover star smallframe Vespa - as seen riding through Whitby last weekend!
154 Into the Sunset
More tales of trials and tribulations...
Classic Scootering
37 Blast from the past
50 years ago this month... a strange Lambretta prototype.
40 London to Brighton Vintage Vespa Run
The Surrey Vintage Scooter Club’s annual event for the older Vespa scooter.
43 Douglas v Piaggio
A closer look at a Swiss spec Vespa.
Practical Scootering
94 Reed Valves to be Cheerful (pt 3)
Saving fuel? You’ll have to read it to find out!
100 Tech Tips
Tubeless tyre fitting and welding clamps tested.
105 Tech Torque
The technical letters page.
108 Specialist Services
Whatever you want, you’ll find it here.
110 DIY scooters From your Shed
Your latest projects and creations.
Next Month
We ride a Lambretta with Nitrous Oxide power, the new 350cc Piaggio X10 and our LML Star 200 test scooter.
There's a neat Vespa GS powered by a modern Vespa engine, a very tasty Lambretta tribute to the Isle of Man scooter weeks of old, and we have reviews of the VMSC Custom and Classic scooter show, Builth Wells Welsh scooter rally, plus some useful technical stuff in our Practical Scootering section. We go back to the 80s in Classic Scootering, and then there's all the usual news and reviews as well as music that you find in every issue of your favourite scooter magazine!
On sale 24th May 2012
