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Scootering classics: Pacemaker Shabby Chic & Supertune

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1st May 2017

Second time around, it’s said, is often better than the first time. If this 1964 Lambretta could talk, I’ve a feeling it would agree with that statement. As would owner and rebuilder of this Li 150 Pacemaker Special, Mark ‘Nobby’ Byron who is now on his second tenure… I’m having that… At the age of…
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Scootering classics – Scootering words & sounds – July 2016

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27th April 2017

The Bongolian Moog Maximus (Blow Up) Morphing into his alter ego, Big Boss Man’s front man Nasser Bouzida returns with his fifth full length album as The Bongolian. As with his other projects as The Bongolian, the entire 12 track offering has been written, performed in its entirety, and produced by Nasser, he even made…
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Scootering classics: Painting by numbers part 3

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24th April 2017

Having looked at the extensive process of preparation in Part 1, and following up with colour coats and lacquer in Part 2, we are spending this month back with Paul Hindle at Eyecandy to address the correct process for multiple layers of paint, striping and stencils. What grade finish? At the end of the preparation…
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Scootering classics: H-Bomb Scooters

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20th April 2017

SCOOTERING GOES NUCLEAR WITH HARRY BARLOW OF H-BOMB SCOOTERS… 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… H -Bomb Scooters In between the Smoky Salford Tops and the Jam Butty Mines of Liverpool, lies the…
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Hotrod

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19th April 2017

Step into the Scootering time machine, back to July 2007, and cast your eye over this lovely Vespa we featured… I like subtle, and I like subtle touches. Granted that’s maybe not the best way to describe myself I (or some of my scoots), but it’s not me or mine under the spotlight here, it’s…
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Scootering classics: Nice ‘n’ Sleazy

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17th April 2017

Double-take: A hard-ridden TSI-230, five-speed motor, strapped into a deliciously painted Lambretta chassis and sitting in a particularly drool-worthy environment. It made me look twice. The year is 1979. Thatcher’s Britain is out on strike, unemployment reigns during the winter of discontent, Sid Vicious is found dead in his hotel room and the Yorkshire Ripper…
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Scootering classics: Squish Velocity – Piece 3 of the power puzzle

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13th April 2017

Darrell Taylor continues his look at the two-stroke top-end, this month delving into squish band width and MSV, and starts to put some of the pieces of the power puzzle together… A commonly used phrase in head design is ‘squish clearance’ but ‘squish velocity’ is a term that will be new to some, it is…
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Scootering classics: Sparking an interest in ignitions

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10th April 2017

Jordan from YGSC recently encountered a problem with his engine being underpowered and not revving properly. He first suspected jetting, but we soon set him on the right path, as he explains… Recently, I’ve been struggling to diagnose a mysterious ‘stuttering’ of my engine, which is akin to having a rev limiter fitted when I…
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Scootering classics: Invasion of the Scomadi

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6th April 2017

Love them or loathe them, four-stroke autos are here to stay. Based on the classic lines of the Lambretta, and conceived by two of the country’s best known scooter businessmen, the Scomadi scooter is under the spotlight this month… There has always been a reluctance by some to accept new types of scooter – none…
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Scootering classics: Jeff Lovatt – Milton Keynes Scooter Club – Lambretta love affair

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27th March 2017

Jeff Lovatt, founder member of North Berkshire Swans, who transformed into Milton Keynes Scooter Club in the mid-70s, has an undying passion for Lambretta scooters. It began 48 years back and shows no sign of abating… Back in the 60s a handful of well-established scooter clubs held maintenance workshop evenings but it’s unlikely they were…
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