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They have a heritage to be proud of but also have one eye on the future. Stan goes face-to-face to get the exclusive scoop on Pinasco’s most recent developments. Although Andrea Pinasco retired in 1999 the company bearing his name remains at the forefront of scooter tuning. Best known for their Vespa products, last year…

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A POTTED HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL PREJUDICE. The old chestnut It’s a question as old as The Jam, The Chords, The Merton Parkas… or even The High Numbers, perchance. Welcome to round one thousand and one of the ‘comedy Mod’ debate. So… before launching full throttle into it, allow me to set my personal credentials…

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Denim, bespoke cuts and T-shirts have been linked with scooters, soul and the terraces since the 1960s. Josef Schindler, founder three key fashion brands, knows it’s a Northern thing… I don’t do fashion — I do ‘product’ How did a lad who started working in a newspaper printing house end up founding not one but…

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This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the AF Rayspeed RB cylinder kit. Seen as the successor to the popular TS1, it has proven to be a worthy winner during its 10 year tenure. We now look back at how the kit performed during that time from the early teething problems to recent record-breaking performances.…

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There are probably easier vehicles with which to travel the world than a Vespa… but where would the fun be in that? Christian Bauer speaks to Alexander Eischeid about this most epic of journeys.   Many people have travelled significant distances on a Vespa, but probably the toughest trip on a Vespa ever made was…

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There are many reasons why 1979 was a landmark year – for starters Buggles put out Video Killed The Radio Star, proclaiming a new era… The Mod revival was already gaining momentum, boosted no end by the launch of Quadrophenia in November. Domestic television had gained channels while both cable and satellite television, albeit at…

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Chris Donnelly and his brother Anthony first came to prominence in the late 1980s creating the iconic brand Gio Goi. It was a brand that rose fast only to be cut short through ‘too much rock and roll’. Now Chris (and his scooters) are back with a vengeance… Gio Goi is back in the hands…

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Penni takes us on a wild trip with the Black Sheep Scooter Club and the guys at San Francisco Scooter Centre… I love vintage vehicles, they just have more soul. I’ve owned four; my latest was a ’58 Triumph TR3. That car spent a good portion of my ownership in the garage being fixed, as…

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Hidden in an Alicante suburb is Israel and Charo’s astounding scooter collection. Last month the Vespa collection was identified and perused this month Stan looks at their hoard of Lambrettas. We all know of enthusiasts who have amassed a number of scooters but Israel and Charo have taken collecting to a whole new level. As…

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For over two decades a company in the South West of England has been growing a business producing Lambretta spares on a huge scale. Using innovative methods of manufacture it has now become one of the major players in the industry. Scootering dropped round to see how the operation works… Slowly but surely I first…

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