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  • Scootering classics: Painting by numbers – part 5

    Scootering classics: Painting by numbers – part 5

    Metal Flake Our ‘painting by numbers’ series is here to guide readers through the process of painting a scooter. Parts 1-4 (see previous editions) have covered prep, primer, paint and pearls. This month we move on to flake… What is flake? Metal flake was first introduced into the automotive scene in 1959 on a Barris…

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  • Scootering classics: Dealer spotlight: Quality Chrome

    Scootering classics: Dealer spotlight: Quality Chrome

    Ever wondered which dealer does what, where they are and who they are? Scootering magazine takes to the road each month to get the low-down for our readers. It’s the dream of many, turning a hobby into a way of earning a living. We visited Quality Chrome in Hull to find two scooterists who did…

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  • Scootering classics: Essential Lambretta maintenance – September 2016

    Scootering classics: Essential Lambretta maintenance – September 2016

    Scooter sounding like a bag of spanners on the way back from a rally? This month: fault diagnosis… without taking your Lambretta apart! There are many occasions when there is a problem with your Lambretta that requires a strip down to see what is at fault. While this may be the case, it is still…

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  • Scootering classics: Mr Voodoo

    Scootering classics: Mr Voodoo

    Some owners control every detail of a custom build, others have a vision of what they want and give artists free rein to bring that vision to life. Michelangelo probably wasn’t micro-managed when painting the Sistine Chapel and that worked out fine, just like Mr Voodoo did when Darren let creative juices flow. Origins Voodoo…

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  • Scootering classics: Tino Sacchi

    Scootering classics: Tino Sacchi

    The enigma behind Lambretta.it Tino Sacchi provides scooterists with exotic components such as the Targa Twin engine and Super Monza kit to name but two. But what drives men like him? Our Italian reporter Christian Giarrizzo finds out… How far can passion carry a man? What are the boundaries which determine how his happiness in…

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  • Undercover Festival V – Dreamland Margate

    Undercover Festival V – Dreamland Margate

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    Undercover Festival V is two-day celebration of alternative music including punk, ska, dub, reggae, alternative, acoustic and more. On the Scootering Stage will be a cracking line-up of Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Chords UK, Doctor & The Medics, The Racketeers, Imperial Leisure, The Satellites, Demob, The Lagan, The Sporadics, Paranoid Visions,…

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  • Scootering classics – SIL 200 – Bang for buck part 4

    Scootering classics – SIL 200 – Bang for buck part 4

    How far can we reasonably take a SIL 200 engine, with each step giving the most ‘Bang for Buck’ (more power per pound spent)? Darrell Taylor finds out… The story so far Last month’s instalment brought an end to the ‘bolt on section’ of the report, resulting in a 15.33bhp/15.41tq output using the original SIL…

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  • Scootering classics: Gran Turismo

    Scootering classics: Gran Turismo

    Lambrettas, life and engineering He may not quite be Howard Hughes but the man behind the exotic scooter components of Gran Turismo is almost as hard to track down. Scootering speaks exclusively to Richard Taylor…   In the beginning Gran Turismo has a reputation for innovative, high quality Lambretta tuning equipment, yet little is known…

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  • Scootering classics: DNCC – Blaze of Glory

    Scootering classics: DNCC – Blaze of Glory

    Dave’s Nostalgic Custom Corner This month Dave digs another gem out and brings us the story of another ‘nearly lost forever’ classic, that’s now back from the brink… Blaze of Glory By the late 80s and early 90s customscooter owners were branching out from the standard fantasy art and similar scooter-art related themes. Now the…

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  • Scootering classics: Essential Lambretta maintenance – August 2016

    Scootering classics: Essential Lambretta maintenance – August 2016

    Long journey home, getting dark, lights starting to flicker? It’s no joke if your lights pack up — time to look at the wiring (the lighting circuit)… Lambretta wiring (the lighting circuit) can be one of the most frustrating parts of regular maintenance. Many owners find wiring a ‘no-go zone’ and see the wiring circuit…

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