Darren Hendley

Tested: Sena Prism Bluetooth Action Camera

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Darren Hendley

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14th September 2016

Sena tells us that its Bluetooth Action Camera Prism is the first on the market that provides authentic Bluetooth technology. The main use of this is with its intercom units (which I’ve been using for a while now), although there is also a smartphone app to change settings and offer a handbook; the latter is…
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Reviews – Books & DVD’s

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Darren Hendley

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26th August 2016

Rockers – 25th Anniversary Edition (Wienerworld) If you enjoyed the film The Harder They Come, then I think you’ll like this too. Made in 1978, in Jamaica, Rockers tells the story of Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace’s attempts to succeed in the cutthroat business that is the Jamaican music industry. More reggae than ska, as the era…
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Exhausting!

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Darren Hendley

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22nd August 2016

Many moons ago, or so it seems, we began putting together an article on performance enhancing exhausts to suit Lambretta Series 1 and 2 scooters. As you may imagine, these things are never easy. For a start, within weeks of contacting the various exhaust manufacturers it became apparent that it wasn’t just Scootering who were…
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Lambretta 125 D Racer

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Darren Hendley

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19th August 2016

It’s easy to forget in today’s world of off-the-shelf consumerism that much of what we take for granted today has evolved from small beginnings many years ago. Take tuning scooters for example. Ignoring Lambrettas for a moment as they are not a currently manufactured brand, and throughout Europe you can purchase mass-produced go-faster goodies for…
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Hotrod

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Darren Hendley

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17th August 2016

I like subtle, and I like subtle touches. Granted that’s maybe not the best way to describe myself I (or some of my scoots), but it’s not me or mine under I the spotlight here, it’s Geert and his classic Vespa. Granted, a beautiful golden paintjob, complete with flames, is not exactly subtle, especially when…
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Made in Great Britain

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Darren Hendley

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15th August 2016

Can we go scootering from head to toe in British-made products? We have plenty of readers who were around in the Fifties and Sixties, and they will no doubt remember when the scootering industry was thriving on these shores. But is there anything still made in Great Britain today? Pick up a copy of an…
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€uro travelling – advice on scootering abroad

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Darren Hendley

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11th August 2016

My recent jaunt to Turin for Euro Vespa brought back home the pleasure of riding a scooter abroad, and as more and more people are looking across the water we thought we’d give you some advice on scootering on the continent. The other side Of course there’s no denying that you can get beautiful…
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Tested: Rider earplugs… I said, EARPLUGS!

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Darren Hendley

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9th August 2016

“We’re not all a size 10,” explains Dave Marshall, the motorcycle and Vespa riding chap from Ultimate Hearing Protection during my visit to the company’s Kent headquarters. “One size does not fit all…” I’d put money on the fact that not many scooterists use hearing protecting when riding their scooters, and the few who do…
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10 scooter rally essentials you must remember to pack

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Darren Hendley

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8th August 2016

The scooter rally season has begun, your classic Italian shopping bike is all serviced, full of petrol and fresh oil and ready to go, and you’ve even remember to pack a spare pair of underpants! But what must you not forget to take with you on your adventures this year? Here’s our list of essentials…
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Tested: Bags Connection waterproof line

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Darren Hendley

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5th August 2016

German motorcycle luggage specialist Bags Connection updated its Waterproof Line in 2013 with a new range of bags. We have the 35 litre kit bag for testing, its first outing being an 800 mile round trip to Kelso on the back of my Series 1 Lambretta. Constructed from durable and 100% waterproof welded tarpaulin, it…
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