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Twenty: One: Sixx

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Mark Lancaster

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11th February 2026

A four-week Lambretta custom build inspired by NASCAR racer Sheldon Creed and his race number 216. This feature follows Nikki Volgman’s August 2025 challenge to complete a street sleeper GP-based build using rattle can techniques and a race-themed finish. Building a custom scooter can take months, even years, but what if you give yourself just…
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The drums are silent – Rick Buckler reflection

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Mark Lancaster

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4th February 2026

An article by Paul Green from the April 2025 issue of Scootering reflecting on Rick Buckler and his place within the music of The Jam. The piece draws on personal memories, live performances, recordings, and later life, as presented in the original magazine text. Since mid-1977, one of the main soundtracks to my life (and…
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Brighton Beach: A Full-Custom Vespa Inspired by Quadrophenia and the 80s Scooter Scene

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Mark Lancaster

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3rd February 2026

Inspired by the cultural impact of Quadrophenia and the 1980s British custom scooter scene, this article follows John Walsh’s journey from teenage scooterist to the creation of his first full-custom Vespa PX. The build, named Brighton Beach, reflects long-standing influences, rally memories and a detailed custom paint and engine project. The scooter scene creates a…
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Cut-Down, Fired Up

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Mark Lancaster

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31st January 2026

After hearing about Mark Baker’s custom TL 200 cut-down Scomadi street-racer, we asked Stu Smith to find out more… Sc: How did you first get into scooters?MB: I was originally into motorbikes, but after giving them up, I wanted something more laid-back. That’s when I bought a TL 125 Scomadi to ride with my brother-in-law.…
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Money Pit: Inside Louie Burn’s Lambretta Li Series 2 ‘Wee Monster’ Resto-Mod

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Mark Lancaster

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22nd January 2026

Building the scooter you’ve always dreamed of is rarely the easy option. It’s a journey that demands focus, commitment and no small amount of emotional decision-making — something Louie Burn discovered first-hand with his Lambretta Li Series 2 resto-mod, fittingly named ‘Money Pit’, or as builder Craig Hutchison calls it, “a wee monster.” Like many…
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First-Generation Mods: A 1960s Scooter Story of Vespas, Lambrettas and the Birth of a Scene

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Mark Lancaster

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21st January 2026

While reading the February 2025 issue of Scootering, Ray Burt came across the article Tell us what you’re thinking and noted readers’ calls for more coverage of the original Mod era. What follows is Ray’s personal account of being part of the first generation of Mods during the mid-1960s — a time when scooters, music…
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Inside the Innocenti Factory: The Lambretta Dealer Conventions That Helped Shape Britain’s Scooter Boom

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Mark Lancaster

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20th January 2026

For Lambretta dealers, understanding how their scooters were built went far beyond brochures and sales literature. The most effective way to appreciate the quality, scale and ambition behind the brand was to see it for themselves — inside the Innocenti factory in Milan. These factory visits, organised as official dealer conventions, became a defining feature…
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Scooter Tuning in the 1980s: When Loud Pipes Mattered More Than Speed

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Mark Lancaster

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14th January 2026

During the mid-1980s, scooter tuning was often less about outright speed and more about sound, image and the feeling of performance. In a reflective new column, Stu Owen looks back at an era when expansion pipes, noise and perceived power defined the tuning scene — even when the speedometer barely moved. Writing as part of…
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The Spirit of #63: How a Fallen Racer’s Vespa Lives On in British Scooter Racing

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Mark Lancaster

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13th January 2026

In April 2022, British scooter racing suffered its first-ever fatality when Stefan Manoli was killed during his debut season. Stefan was widely known as a kind, enthusiastic figure within the smallframe Vespa racing community and a proud member of Team Hornet, a team dedicated to racing smallframe machines. The tragedy sent shockwaves through the sport.…
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Has the Internet Killed the Scooter Scene’s Sense of Surprise?

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Mark Lancaster

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9th January 2026

The internet has transformed almost every aspect of modern life — and the scooter scene is no exception. While instant access to information has made it easier than ever to buy parts, find events and view custom builds, it has also fundamentally changed how scooterists communicate and experience the scene. Today, rally dates, event locations,…
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