Dan Clare

Made from heavy-duty nylon in either brown or black, the ‘Classic’ Vespa glovebox bag from SIP in Germany is a cool-looking accessory that clips onto your Vespa’s glovebox allowing easy access to essential travel stuff on the move. The bag also has a more secure zipped concealed compartment. Approximate dimensions are 360 x 210 x 30mm., The…

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The ‘Lydden Hill Replica’ kit from Casa Lambretta Performance has a Nikasil-lined aluminium barrel, anodised head with centre squish, and forged piston using two thin rings. It has been designed to work with a 58mm crank and retails at £585 plus p&p. The inlet uses a six-petal Boysen reed block with a choice of manifolds to suit Dellorto…

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This new range of rider clothing from British firm Knox has apparently been styled and tailored so that the outer jackets can be worn every day without integral bulky armour. Then, when it’s time to ride, each jacket features an innovative dual fit zip system, which changes the fit in the arms and body so…

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Malossi Options: Malossi variators are available for a vast range of Automatic scooters from 50cc to 850cc, with the latest 3 valve 125cc scooters from Piaggio and Vespa being no exception. Due to differences in the rear pulley assembly between models, Malossi supply different configurations to suit the exact model of scooter that they are being…

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The 4 Tempi is a new coat from Italian rider clothing specialist Tucano Urbano. As the name suggests, it’s designed for year-round riding, a medium length coat with a Hydroscud windproof, waterproof, breathable Polyamide exterior, taped seams, detachable quilted lining with thermal padding, CE approved D3O Level 1 elbow armour provided (the ability to insert…

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Derbyshire based Scorpion Exhausts has released a new system for the Vespa GTS 125/250/300. Available in a choice of stainless or titanium (black edition to follow) the full ‘E’ marked system comes with a header pipe, removable DB killer, stainless fixings and full fitting instructions. The system is claimed to increase power slightly, almost 1bhp…

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The most annoying, and unnecessarily fiddly job on any large frame Vespa has to be changing the clutch cable. I’m sure we all know how much of a fiddle it is to lever the arm forward, position the ferrule and then tighten it, all while lying on the ground (seemingly always in torrential rain!). There…

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This handy micro ratchet set from Laser Tools features two 80mm long ratchets, one a 1⁄4in drive, the other a hex bit driver — a Ph2 bit is included. Both feature “a super-smooth 60 tooth reversible ratchet drive with a narrow profile head for comfort and ease of access. The tools are chrome plated and…

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    Scomadi L.E.D Rear Lamp – Complete Assembly (RRP: £38.98) is a 12V unit which can also be fitted to original standard Spanish, Indian or Italian Lambretta LI/SX/GP models. Fitting will involve cutting off original plug and adding your own bullet / spade connectors to connect to your original loom. (very easy job to do)…

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Scooter Center Koln has been busy recently, updating its standard looking big bore exhausts for large frame Vespas. Building on the success of the Big Box exhaust which was awarded a ‘Scootering Recommended’ tag back in February 2014, the Sport is manufactured in Spain and designed to work on tuned engines with sufficient port timings…

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