Dan Clare

Phoenix Nights Scooter Rally – 11th to 13th May 2018

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Dan Clare

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26th June 2018

Fun and frolics were the order of the weekend as ‘Mitch’ and the Phoenix S.C Roadcrew delivered another great rally. Our reporter, Stu Smith was at the event taking pictures, videos and capturing stories. The official write-up, and accompanying photos feature in the July edition of Scootering Magazine. In the meantime, here are some taster…
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FIRST RIDE: BATTERY MOTORCYCLES ELECTROCRUZ 25 RLI (2018)

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Dan Clare

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26th June 2018

When you’re told that you’re riding the same bike but with a facelift, it doesn’t exactly fill you with a sense of joy. What can be that different if all that they have done is thrown on some new plastic and a set of different lights? How is this going to make a riveting read…
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Scootering Scoops ‘SIP Project’ Scrambler with Butcher Garage

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Dan Clare

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12th April 2018

Scootering Scoops ‘SIP Project’ Scrambler with Butcher Garage Scootering went over to Butcher Garage in St. Petersburg to meet up with the lads. It’s a powerhouse of invention and attention to detail, as well as being a brilliant place with characters to match. This superb Vespa Scrambler is a collab between Butcher and SIP, and…
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AON MUSICAL TRANSFERS TO AMBASSADORS THEATRE

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Dan Clare

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29th March 2018

Following a sell-out five-week run at the Arts Theatre, London, the AON Musical has now transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre in London’s West End for a 10-week run. It will run until Saturday, June 2nd, 2018. Tickets are now on sale. The musical tells the story of four charismatic young kids from East London who were…
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UNDERCOVER FESTIVAL VI two-day indoor celebration of alternative music including Punk & Ska

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Dan Clare

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21st March 2018

Not Long to go for UNDERCOVER FESTIVAL VI two-day indoor celebration of alternative music including Punk & Ska, all indoors at Dreamland Margate on 13th & 14th April 2018. With two stages including the ‘Scootering Magazine’ stage! As April approaches we can say goodbye to the snow and rain by looking forward to the start of…
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NEW POLINI IGNITION FOR PIAGGIO AND MINARELLI 50 SCOOTERS

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Dan Clare

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23rd February 2018

Polini have launched the digital ignition kit for all the 50cc scooters equipped with liquid cooled Piaggio engines and liquid or air cooled Minarelli engines. The ignition kit includes: gear case support, stator and rotor, coil with CDI provided with the map of electronic advance ignition. The setup is very easy and it lets the…
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The Chas DeLacey Story – Bromley Innocents, Racing, Concessionaires and more…

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Dan Clare

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14th February 2018

In the early days of scooter racing during the 1970s there were many great riders and characters within the sport, none more prolific than Chas de Lacy. As a member of the Bromley Innocents scooter club and the JJM race team, he would go on to become a champion. The distinctive paint schemes of his…
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Scooters and Oil – a Q&A with Silkolene…

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Dan Clare

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14th February 2018

It’s one of those topics which ends in some of the most heated debates…oil! 2-stroke enthusiasts have raged about this for as long as I can remember… Which oil do you use? What percent do you run it at? What does a JASO rating mean? But my mate said he runs his scooter on chip fat and…
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Stealth Tax Aiming To Ban Classic Scooters in Inner London?

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Dan Clare

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13th February 2018

Transport for London have already created an Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in the Capital. The Dept. headed by Sadiq Khan have taken what was initially the area of London subjected to the Congestion charge and via their current proposals, aim for that area to become London’s ULEZ. Which, over a course of a few years,…
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LeJog: T5 Resurrected…

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Dan Clare

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12th January 2018

LeJog: T5 Resurrected… If you refer back to Scootering issue 11 in 1986, there is an article on a head-to-head road test between a Vespa PX200 and the newly launched Vespa T5, the test route was Land’s End to John o’Groats and it was to be completed in a day — The Longest Day. According…
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