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Scootering classics: Less is more

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8th June 2017

The difference between being good and being great is attention to detail. Paul Carter’s TV175 shows what attention to detail and meticulous planning can achieve… Leeds-based Paul Carter earns his living as a safety engineer on offshore drilling platforms, an occupation where a ‘that’ll do’ attitude isn’t in the vocabulary. Apply that same level of…
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Scootering classics: Scootering words & sounds – August 2016

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5th June 2017

The Downsetters The Asylum Hotel (Liquidizer) The Downsetters have been a band I’ve always had time for, hard-working and trying to carve their own lunar groove through the reggae and ska sound, and it’s no surprise to see that they’ve finally released what could well be their definitive album. Well established on the south-east circuit,…
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Scootering classics: Painting by numbers – part 4

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1st June 2017

Pearls & sparkle pearls Give a scooterist a Vespa or Lambretta and chances are he’ll fit something chrome to it, tune it… or paint it (perhaps all three). Our painting by numbers series is here to help with the latter of the trio and should provide helpful information for anyone wanting to get a paintjob…
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Scootering classics: Chiselspeed

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29th May 2017

‘COOKING’ UP A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: CHISELSPEED 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. Transferring racing technology to road use isn’t just a product of Formula 1, Chiselspeed prove that it’s also true for…
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Scootering classics: Outlaw Ride

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25th May 2017

Of all the reasons I’ve heard for a scooter taking a long time to be built “waiting for the artist I want to paint it to visit my home town” has to be one of the most unusual. Ray Stewart was most insistent on whom he wanted to spray his GS160. The problem was that…
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Scootering classics: Compression Ratio

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22nd May 2017

MEASURING, BURETTING & CALCULATING Building a decent engine involves a surprising amount of maths. Dull it may be, but the end results certainly are not Darrell Taylor explains how to get those top end measurements spot on… There are a few methods of measuring the compression ratio of a two-stroke engine which I’ve found useful. The…
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Scootering classics: DNCC – The Parades Gone By

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18th May 2017

Another trip down memory lane with Dave O, this is a scooter that should put a smile on anyone’s face… The Parades Gone By. This month we re-run the celluloid to track down the whereabouts of another ‘classic’ Vespa P-range which first hit the show and rally circuit in this form in the early 90s,…
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Scootering classics: SIL 200 Bang for buck tuning: part 3

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14th May 2017

How far can we reasonably take a SIL 200 engine, using old school tuning, a little bit of knowledge and a lot of experience? Darrell Taylor finds out… Having already run the stock 200 engine through a series of tests and minor adjustments in Part 1, and then addressing the necessary base-level upgrades in Part…
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Scootering classics: Essential Lambretta maintenance – July 2016

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8th May 2017

Safety is always paramount; the hub and rims take a lot of force under acceleration and braking, are yours up to scratch? This month: hubs and rims The Lambretta front and rear hub in standard form are unique in their design. Not only do they house the braking system but also directly bolt to the…
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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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