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  • Carnaby Scooters, Is this the In Place To Be?

    Carnaby Scooters, Is this the In Place To Be?

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    Carnaby Scooters, Is this the In Place To Be? This month we pay a visit to Carnaby Scooters to find out the who, the what, the why and the when… Best known for their involvement with LML, there’s so much more to this forward-looking Berkshire dealership…as we explain in our upcoming Dealer Profile. See the…

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  • Scootering classics: KTMBretta

    Scootering classics: KTMBretta

    Motorcycle engine powered scooters are nothing new. Shoehorning a KTM motor into a Lambretta frame however, is both new and different. Owner and rider of KTMBretta, Chris Macnamarra, also known as Chris Mac, got his first scooter in 1986, a three-speed Vespa 90 small frame. Since then he has never been without one. His first…

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  • Petrolhead Heaven – one of the largest private collections of Vespas in the world…

    Petrolhead Heaven – one of the largest private collections of Vespas in the world…

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    Petrolhead Heaven Fancy a trip to Italy but not sure where to start? How about Emilio Romagna? The historic home of names such as Maserati, Ferrari, Bugatti and Ducati it’s also host to one of the largest private collections of Vespas in the world. In our exclusive photo feature, Stan barely scratches the surface of…

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  • When is a Vespa not a Vespa?

    When is a Vespa not a Vespa?

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    When is a Vespa not a Vespa? – When it’s an Allstate… It may have almost all signs of its Italian origins removed but this Allstate is a bona fide Piaggio product. Retrospective Scooters gave us access to the refurbishment of this beautiful little Allstate. No welding, no blow overs that’s an all original factory…

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  • W.o.T a Scooter Rally!

    W.o.T a Scooter Rally!

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    A great time was had by all at the 2017 W.o.T Scooter Rally. Our reporter, Stu Smith was out on the ground taking pictures, and capturing stories. The official write-up and accompanying photos will feature in the November edition of Scootering Magazine. In the meantime here are some ‘happy snaps’ of the event. Have a…

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  • A quick look behind the scenes at one of our photoshoots….

    A quick look behind the scenes at one of our photoshoots….

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    Here at Scootering we have one of the top professional creative photographers in the business, Gary Chapman. Our reporter Stu Smith followed Gary on one of our recent photoshoots with Shaun Williams and his beautiful scooter ‘Peaky Blinders’. The shoot took place at the fantastic location of Somerleyton Hall and Shaun’s scooter will be one…

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  • Brighton August Bank Holiday Mod Weekender 2017

    Brighton August Bank Holiday Mod Weekender 2017

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    Brighton has been spiritual home to the mod since the widely misreported ‘incidents of Whitsun 1964.  Since New Untouchables modernist society, well over a decade ago, relocated from the Isle of Wight to Brighton for their August bank holiday weekend gathering, Brighton Mod Weekender has grown and grown in both size and stature.  New Untouchables…

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  • Scootering classics: Lambretta S3 Restoration

    Scootering classics: Lambretta S3 Restoration

    This month sees the start of our new series on Lambretta restoration based around all series three models. We take you right from the very beginning of the initial stripping down to fully rebuilding your project to completion. Each month we will look at a specific area of the process in detail, guiding you though…

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  • Scootering classics: Armando’s Cave

    Scootering classics: Armando’s Cave

    A dealer’s loft full of scarce and NOS parts is the stuff of legend, but in Sheffield it’s a reality. Scootering was invited to take an exclusive look behind the scenes at Armando’s. Thanks to their range of Vespa specials Armando’s are well known to British scooterists but there’s so much more to this famous…

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  • Scootering classics: Serveta Jet 200

    Scootering classics: Serveta Jet 200

    When all is said and done, irrefutably, a scooter can only ever be in original, unrestored condition the once. In rallies, gatherings and the like, unrestored machines, certainly in recent(ish) times, command as much, if not more, interest from admirers as scooters that have had serious amounts of hard cash lavished on them. With spiralling…

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