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  • Inside Polini: 10 years of Project Polini and a visit to the factory

    Inside Polini: 10 years of Project Polini and a visit to the factory

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Incredibly, it’s been 10 years since we began ‘Project Polini’, our longest-ever road test. What better way for Stan to mark the anniversary than with a visit to Polini HQ… Full disclosure: I’m a big fan of Polini. My relationship with the brand began back in 2016, when my previously trusty PX blew a hole…

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  • Refining a Classic

    Refining a Classic

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    Mark Lancaster

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    On the Isle of Wight, one scooter stands out among the rest: a Lambretta Series 1 that has heads turning and jaws dropping… Stu Smith reports. It’s hard not to notice Ashley Mullens as he cruises past on his porcelain green and Old English white Lambretta Series 1, which is a lovingly restored slice of…

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  • Fancy a bit on the side?

    Fancy a bit on the side?

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    Mark Lancaster

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    If you’re thinking of something different this season, how about a Royal Alloy sidecar combo? hey caused plenty of interest when unveiled at Motorcycle Live, and now Royal Alloy’s sidecar combinations are available from a dealer near you. Based on either the GP or TG 300 platforms, the scooter’s technical specification remains almost the same…

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  • Roadskin Dakota brings lightweight protection to summer riding

    Roadskin Dakota brings lightweight protection to summer riding

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Summer may be halfway through, but there’s still time to invest in a quality lightweight jacket. To some extent, Roadskin’s reputation for providing comfortable, practical, safe and affordable riding gear was founded on its range of armoured hoodies and jackets. Never one to rest on its laurels, Roadskin has listened to feedback and recently launched…

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  • Roadskin Rhiannon ladies’ gloves

    Roadskin Rhiannon ladies’ gloves

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    Mark Lancaster

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    One of the reasons we’re big fans of British-based brand Roadskin is that it understands the need for products designed for women, and the latest in its range is a pair of riding gloves tailored for the female form. According to Roadskin, the Rhiannon gloves offer “the perfect combination of protection, style and comfort, tailored…

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  • Scooters, classic Fords and free entry for eligible vehicles at ’Normous Newark

    Scooters, classic Fords and free entry for eligible vehicles at ’Normous Newark

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Riders of scooters over 15 years old can gain free entry to the ’Normous Newark Autojumble and Ford & Scooter Classic Day on Sunday, August 9, with the Nottingham Ford RS Owners Club also confirming an impressive display. Scooter riders will have an added incentive to head to Newark Showground this August when the ’Normous…

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  • Stone Scooter Club helps raise hundreds for Alzheimer’s support

    Stone Scooter Club helps raise hundreds for Alzheimer’s support

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Stone Scooter Club helped bring more than 100 scooters together at Stone Boat Yard for this year’s Fuel & Flavour fundraiser, alongside a strong turnout of classic cars, all in aid of the Stone Alzheimer’s Club. The event raised an impressive £867, enough to help cover around two months of the club’s running costs. It’s…

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  • Very Special: the EGIG-powered Vespa built to surprise

    Very Special: the EGIG-powered Vespa built to surprise

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Last month we profiled a German rider with what we thought was the coolest first scooter in history. However, Sonni Howe thinks otherwise… The owner of this Vespa smallframe, Sonni Howe, is a fortunate young man. He’s had the benefit of being brought up in an environment surrounded by scooters and the scooter scene. His…

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  • Sticky’s Eccentric Brake Pin

    Sticky’s Eccentric Brake Pin

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    Mark Lancaster

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    We’ve all been there, fitting new rear brake shoes to a Lambretta, only to find that either the rear hub won’t slip over them, or that they have an uneven braking surface… thus giving crap results. So, what we have here is a new item from Mr Martin ‘Sticky’ Round… the man who brought us…

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  • From factory standard to faster and flashier: How scooter customisation became an industry

    From factory standard to faster and flashier: How scooter customisation became an industry

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Ever since scooters came off the production line, they have been altered in one way or another to change both their appearance and performance. Stu Owen reports… Undoubtedly, both the Lambretta and Vespa were classic designs, capturing the public eye the moment they rolled off the production line in the 1940s. It wasn’t just the…

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