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  • Airflow Kevlar Tech Jeans offer summer-ready protection for scooterists

    Airflow Kevlar Tech Jeans offer summer-ready protection for scooterists

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    Mark Lancaster

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    With vented styling, Coolmax denim, Kevlar reinforcement and a CE AAA rating, the Airflow Kevlar Tech Jeans from Merlin could be a smart option for scooter riders looking for protective kit that still works in warmer weather. For scooterists who want proper riding protection without switching to full textile trousers, the Airflow Kevlar Tech Jeans…

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  • TCX Dartwood Tex: Summer boots for urban riders

    TCX Dartwood Tex: Summer boots for urban riders

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    Mark Lancaster

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    These are decent boots for urban riding. Combining a lightweight, aerated upper with industry-leading protection, the TCX Dartwood Tex Boots are an excellent option for summer rides. Offering both style and practicality, they feature heel and toe protectors, along with D3O ankle inserts that provide comfort while delivering top-level impact protection. Durable, hardwearing and with…

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  • Zero Motorcycles reimagines the spirit of Quadrophenia with concept LS1 Electric Mod Bike

    Zero Motorcycles reimagines the spirit of Quadrophenia with concept LS1 Electric Mod Bike

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Zero Motorcycles has rekindled the vision of Quadrophenia by producing the one-of-a-kind LS1 Electric Mod Bike.  Taking inspiration from the 1979 film starring Phil Daniels and Leslie Ash, Zero Motorcycles has developed a modified LS1 scooter, complete with the famous mirrors, horns, and Quadrophenia decal, to celebrate the spirit of the scooter. The LS1 Electric…

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  • Is there a gap in the retro scooter market?

    Is there a gap in the retro scooter market?

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Paul Green considers the retro scooter market and its potential for high-capacity fun. For some years I’ve noticed that while scooters are very much a lifestyle thing in our community they are by no means exclusive, and many scooterists also own and enjoy motorcycles. Part of the original design philosophy for scooters was a clean,…

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  • Merlin launches Aero Mesh Riding Shirt for warm weather riding

    Merlin launches Aero Mesh Riding Shirt for warm weather riding

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Merlin has announced the new Aero Mesh Riding Shirt as part of its Spring/Summer 2026 Collection. Designed for warm weather riding, the Aero Mesh Riding Shirt combines the everyday appeal of a military-inspired overshirt with the airflow riders expect from dedicated mesh motorcycle kit. Aimed at riders looking for lightweight comfort without compromising on protection,…

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  • SIP Performance Clutch Plates for Vespa

    SIP Performance Clutch Plates for Vespa

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    Mark Lancaster

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    With so many modern clutch baskets now available for the large frame Vespa engines running a Cosa 2 clutch, there’s pretty much a setup to suit every level of tune. Whether you’re building a fast road tourer or something pushing beyond the 40bhp mark, today’s clutch options are more than capable of coping. Heavy-duty CNC-machined…

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  • 80 years of Vespa – time for a love letter to the old lady from SIP Scootershop

    80 years of Vespa – time for a love letter to the old lady from SIP Scootershop

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Dear Vespa, 80 years. Just let that sink in for a moment. Other vehicles of this age have long since been restored, polished and reverently placed under a dust cover. You, on the other hand, still rattle, hum, buzz and glide through Rome, Paris, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Landsberg am Lech and, it feels, through…

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  • Vega front brake kits

    Vega front brake kits

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    Mark Lancaster

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    The boys at Cambridge Lambretta have not been resting on their Lambretta laurels; no, they have now come up with an upgraded front brake kit, that allows more travel on your existing front brake, which then in turn gives more pressure on the brakes. They tell us that they have designed this kit to work…

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  • Herefordshire on the Edge

    Herefordshire on the Edge

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    Mark Lancaster

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    The hugely popular Herefordshire on the Edge celebrates its 10th birthday… This unique, non-competitive event, taking place on Sunday, June 29, is open to scooters, motorcycles and three-wheelers made before Jan 1, 2001, and is organised by the Herefordshire and Mid-Wales section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club. Entrants can choose to start at either…

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  • Scooter Club’s Big Charity Kickoff

    Scooter Club’s Big Charity Kickoff

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Stone Scooter Club was established in 2013 and over the last few years has fundraised for many different national charities by being sponsored for one-day long-distance ride-outs mainly in mid and north Wales. At SSC’s AGM in January, it was agreed that a local proposed charity would be fundraised for appropriately at several events for…

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