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Scootering classics: Lambretta Analysis – part 4

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21st June 2019

Frictional loss is a force often ignored as it can’t be seen — but the reality is it’s slowing you down… Friction is that annoying thing which occurs just about everywhere on a vehicle but as it can’t be seen as such is often just swept under the carpet. Ignore it at your peril; it…
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Scootering classics: Giant Slayer

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19th June 2019

Can Quattrini’s 210 Lambretta kit match his legendary Vespa efforts? Dan and Stan took one for a spin to find out for themselves… Hare and tortoise Unlike some TV motoring shows there’s no need for Scootering to manufacture personalities for its contributors. While Dan’s never happier than when squeezing the last morsel of power out…
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Scootering classics: Performance Analysis

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27th May 2019

The power to weight ratio is one of the many important factors in gaining the full potential of the performance from your Lambretta. Stu Owen explains why… Mathematics Aerodynamics play an important role in the overall equation, the power to weight ratio is another important factor in determining these figures. There are two ways used…
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Scootering classics: Scootering words & sounds – Jan 18

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20th May 2019

King Mojo There For You/5th Time Around (Zuffle) Hailing from the North East of England, Middlesbrough to be exact, King Mojo now with this, their second single, have created a bit of a stir with a number of movers and shakers in the know. Hardly surprising as King Mojo have a sound that is not…
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Scootering classics: Ten thousand mile tests

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17th May 2019

Stan doesn’t believe in regurgitating press releases or novelty video reviews. He believes in getting the miles in — 10,000+ this year alone to be exact. When working for a magazine it’s easy to get sucked into testing the most expensive kit on the market, but real life isn’t like that. This year he took…
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Essential Garage – 6 Tools You Have to Be Equipped With

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Sam Hewitt

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7th May 2019

We have selected six essential tools for every DIY scooterist.
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Scootering classics: Lambretta performance part 2

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26th April 2019

While it’s good to achieve high bhp from the cylinder, getting all the power to the rear wheel is often overlooked… Ever since the first Lambretta engine was tuned the emphasis has always been on trying to create as much power as possible. That’s fine but just because an engine has a large amount of…
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Scootering classics: Scootering words & sounds – March 2017

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26th April 2019

Weeks Get Away c/w Law And Order/2 Fingers Raised (Time For Action) This old school Mod/punk single from new Isle of Wight based band Weeks manages to hit all the right spots. There are discernible echoes of early Eighties Mod revival heroes The Chords and Purple Hearts which are given an updated edge to endow…
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Scootering classics: Cylinder studs: the silent killer

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17th April 2019

When fitting cylinder studs to your crankcase little thought may go into the process, yet there are a number of dangerous pitfalls along the way, which can easily catch out even the most experienced and careful of engine builders. In the beginning Let’s start by taking a look at the original stud design, crankcase stud…
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OILTEK’S TOOLBOX TOOLS

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Mike Cowton

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2nd April 2019

AS THE RALLY season approaches, it’s time to plan for the inevitable breakdowns. Forunately, Oiltek has come to the rescue of space-starved scooterists with a range of compact, but effective tools. Our favourite is a Lambretta clutch compressor that breaks down to be not much larger than a fag packet, but there’s also a compact…
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