Category: Features

Images from the earliest days of scootering tend to be of cheerful couples, with a lady sat beaming over the shoulder of her partner, but not all women were happy to be assigned the role of pillion.

These two Vespas have been owned by Geoff Newberry for longer than many Scootering readers have been alive. Caroline paid him a visit and uncovered their stories.

Dreaming of owning a scooter is one thing; buying it though is something completely different, as Dave (and his mother) found out.

As Covid restrictions subside and life returns to normal there’s a risk that the unbelievable efforts of NHS workers will be forgotten. Andy Randall’s determined that won’t be the case.

With a second-hand scooter just bought, I thought: “Okay, let’s try a rally.” Just like back in the 1980s. What could possibly go wrong?

The general consensus was that from now on a club member must own either a Vespa or Lambretta, anything else would be subject to intense scrutiny.