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Scootering classics: Patina Vespa Super

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7th May 2018

We Will Fight You Naked Rustorations, unrestored, rat rod — call it what you will, it gives a well-used appearance and has become a popular scooter look. It’s an alternative slant to customising or personalising scooters, and a long way from pretty, shiny and pristine full-blown customs. Given its name it should come as no…
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Scootering classics: Wholesale change – VE

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26th April 2018

Based on a small Nottinghamshire industrial estate VE(UK) is one of the unsung heroes of British scootering and we sent Stan to see what lies ahead for them in 2017. Big names To most scooter enthusiasts VE is possibly best known through its managing director and Vespa racing legend Norrie Kerr. Although he’d be…
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Scootering Scoops ‘SIP Project’ Scrambler with Butcher Garage

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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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Scootering classicss: Tuscany by Scooter

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29th March 2018

Lush landscapes, rich culture, great food, and an endless supply of scooter-friendly roads… the stuff dreams are made of. I rode with the Vespa Club del Mediterraneo for two exhilarating autumn weeks in the lush countryside and hilltop villages of northwestern Italy. I had hesitated to go as I’d been to Italy before. What changed…
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Scootering classics: All MOD Cons – The British Mod Revival Part 1

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28th March 2018

Amazing as it may seem, it’s fast approaching 40 years since the Mod revival first exploded in the UK. With fashion, music and yes scooters, all undergoing an enormous renewal of interest, the revival set off a chain of events that would arm many with a passion that has stayed with them into the 21st…
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Scootering classics: Targa Twin Ferrari 250

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27th March 2018

Where is the best place for a Ferrari owner to visit? The answer has to be Maranello! So for the owner of this Ferrari-themed Lambretta, it had to be Marenello too, the home of Ferrari. During a rally called Lambretta & Lambrusco in Castelvetro (Modena), organised by the Lambretta club of Modena, we decided to…
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Scootering classics: Whisky Burn

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27th March 2018

One man, his Vespa, and an epic journey round Scotland’s whisky distilleries. A standard Vespa 50 may not be everyone’s first choice for a 1000 mile trip but for author and artist Ben Birdsall it was the logical choice for his highly focused tour of Scotland. If only we’d thought of the idea first… Whisky…
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Scootering classics: The Hard Truth: Lambretta and Vespa service schedules and component life expectancy

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26th March 2018

Read the service manual on your RB250 Lambretta or Malossi 220 Vespa recently? No, because there isn’t one. Darrell Taylor has spent hours extracting the service data from comparable engines of the ‘Big 4’ motorcycle manufacturers. The results go a long way to explaining why scooters might have a bad reputation for being seen broken…
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Scootering classics: Pure Filth – Nagasaki Nightmare 2

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26th March 2018

After receiving an unwanted sabbatical from driving, Wolfie decided to put his time to good use: he would create part 2 of an old master… Nagasaki Nightmare 2. Back in the game Paul Wolf (Wolfie) once met, never forgotten – not for sinister reasons, but because of his insatiable lust for fun, banter and mickey…
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Scootering classics – LML Star 125cc 4-stroke auto

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22nd March 2018

With his P2 in pieces and the Avimore rally to attend, Stan asked if there was a scooter he could borrow. Of course there was. Nine hundred miles on an LML 125 auto… what could possibly go wrong? My trip to Aviemore was looming, the PX200 was terminal, and Dan had an LML 125 in…
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