Dan Clare

German scooter shop SIP’s latest product line is stator plates for older Vespas, a result of Piaggio no longer manufacturing such parts and the market of pattern parts being of varying quality. The SIP stator plates are assembled by hand in the firm’s Austrian wiring loom workshop and we’re told that each stator plate is…

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I used to ride in plain jeans when popping out to the shops – I figured that they’d be okay if I wasn’t going too fast, and besides, I had mates who’d crashed in them without any major injuries. That was until I fell off my old Honda. On a roundabout. At running pace. Just…

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Polini Motori has enlarged its range with a line of mufflers for 20 different models of maxi scooter, all made in Italy. The Polini mufflers are homologated and boast increased power over a standard item. They have a sound that is described as “energetic, but padded thanks to the tested deadening material”. The exhausts are…

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Pinasco have a load of new parts for smallframe Vespas they’ve just announced. These include Pinasco Racing Primary Kit 24/72 and 27/69, complete with specific front and rear sprockets with removable and rebalanced steel damper clutch, “to reduce the ‘imbalance’ of lightened and chromed clutch bell”. There’s also the Pinasco Classic Primary Kit 24/72 and…

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The cold mornings have finally arrived and just in time heated clothing specialist KEiS has updated its X900 Dual Control heated outer gloves. These feature Micro Alloy-Fibre Technology with an integral heat controller and are all wrapped up in a waterproof leather/textile construction. Updates include the option to power the heated panels from rechargeable battery…

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Yes folks, the Michelin claims that this is, “the most puncture-resistant tyre in its class”. Designed for urban use, the Michelin City Pro apparently offers three significant advances in comparison with its predecessor and rivals, “namely unprecedented robustness to substantially reduce punctures, enhanced safety and longer life”. Intended for small motorcycles of up to 150cc…

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The latest scooters to benefit from the popular SIP digital speedometers are the PK range of Vespa smallframes, specifically the Vespa PK50-125/S/SS/Automatica for which version 2.0 is now available. Working with Koso, this latest SIP rev counter/speedometer is designed to look fairly standard yet still boasts features such as measuring your speed mechanically with a…

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With scooter riders in Italy often commuting all year around, it’s no surprise that Italian firm Tucano Urbano has now launched some warming winter handwear. The Hot Road gloves feature an on/off button with choice of four heating levels, real leather palm, top side in leather/extra strong Oxford Polyamide, Microfibre lining, Hydroscud 100% waterproof and…

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The Tucano Urbano Ermes jacket is a 3⁄4 length touring jacket that features the revolutionary British designed, soft D30 armour at the shoulder and elbow. There’s also a back pocket to accommodate a back protector into which a D30 item fits very nicely indeed. Anyway, it also boasts being fully waterproof, windproof and breathable with…

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Scooter & Service of Hamburg has “finally managed to develop a new Newline PX 200 exhaust system suitable for use on scooters that retain their main stand”. With the same engine-enhancing performance as its current range of Newline expansion pipes, S&S will also offer the new pipe in normal or low noise ‘S’ versions. Apparently,…

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