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Scootering classics – Frankie’s Shiny 5-speed Lambretta SX

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15th January 2018

Meticulous attention to detail, staying one step ahead of the crowd and looking immaculately cool are all part of the ethos subscribed to by the original 60s Mods. Frankie Clarkson has successfully applied all the above to his stunning SX Lambretta ‘The Shiny 5’. Since he first sourced the scooter back in 1999, for an…
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Scootering classics – Land’s End to John o’Groats

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11th January 2018

Double trouble Tino Sacchi takes on LeJog with Wildcat Scooters Land’s End to John o’Groats is one of those journeys I’ve never fancied, but for others it’s a must. This month I received not one, but two versions of the same journey, each done for very different reasons, and in very different ways. Tino had…
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Scootering classics – Soul Surfer

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8th January 2018

Imagine the scenario, you’re a 15-year-old Mod, you find not one but two Series 2 Lammies on a farm. You pay £25 for the two, then swap one of them for a backrest. Many years later you strike a deal to buy back the Series 2 of the same person you did the swap with,…
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Scootering classics – The Scootering guide to Lambretta Series Three restoration – Part 2 – Stripping down the machine

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4th January 2018

This month sees the continuation of our winter guide to scooter restoration with the focus on the ‘easy’ part — the strip down. Some methods however, are ‘easier’ than others. Stu Owen explains… The TV200 It’s fair to say that this example of one of the most revered Lambretta models has suffered decades of neglect.…
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Scootering classics – Go Full Throttle

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1st January 2018

We’ve all received poor service at some point but few of us would go to the extreme of setting up our own franchise as a result. Scootering visited Go Full Throttle, a dealer determined to do things differently. Like many towns Kilmarnock has an area where car showrooms congregate together. Just off this main strip…
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Scootering classics – Tears Dry On Their Own

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27th December 2017

There are many different reasons behind both the creation and theme of custom scooters. Over the years I’ve heard most of them, however this one really is a bit different. Read on… Tears Dry On Their Own has a dual purpose, firstly to promote the work of the Amy Winehouse Foundation, and secondly to eventually…
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Scootering classics – Scooter Words & Sounds – December 2016

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25th December 2017

The Undertones The Undertones and The Undertones – Hypnotised (both Salvo Records) For some reason, The Undertones are only remembered on the scooter scene for their debut single. On this showing, I think it’s fair to say that we’re really doing the band an injustice. Their first album is a triumph of early pop-punk, their…
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Scootering classics – Vespa tuning & upgrade mega-feature – part 3

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21st December 2017

We have a full complement of tuning and upgrade products for all sorts of Vespa machines which we intend to fit and analyse over the coming months, in order to assist readers to make informed decisions on what parts and components are right for them. We started the journey with a standard PX125 and will…
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Scootering classics: The story of Vittorio Tessera – part 2 – The time machine

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18th December 2017

Novelist H G Wells wrote The Time Machine in 1895 the story of a man who can navigate the time streams on a machine made of nickel, ivory and quartz — and climbing the stairs at Casa Lambretta museum is like climbing aboard that improbable contraption. In just a few steps you are catapulted into…
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Scootering classics – Vallette – A Knight of Malta

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14th December 2017

Supremus Ordo Militaris Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani Rhodius et Melitensis. Oldham in Lancashire is home to the ‘roughyed’ a proud nickname for the locals historically linked to the coarse cloth hats worn by mill workers but more recently linked to the rugby team. During the late 70s and early 80s, going uptown to Oldham on…
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