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  • A revolution in classic scooters…

    A revolution in classic scooters…

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    They’re best known for stunning restorations of classic scooters but as owner Niall Mc Cart explains, with their electronic conversion kit Retrospective Scooters also has an eye on the future too. Eco friendly, quiet, clean, and powerful, their conversion kit gives powerful acceleration and economic operation. In conjunction with industry-leading engineers, Retrospective has developed cutting…

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  • Grab a great T-shirt and support our NHS

    Grab a great T-shirt and support our NHS

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    Wondering how you can stay indoors AND support our fantastic NHS? Well, now you can be on-trend and also helping those on the front line. Vespa Boy UK is a website and side project created by scooter enthusiast Sam Gill last year to try and build a little online scootering community. He is, like the…

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  • Scootering classics: Words & Sounds – December 2018

    Scootering classics: Words & Sounds – December 2018

    The Sha La La’s Before I Let You Down Again/ Hold On (Detour) Following on from where their acclaimed CD album A Better Way left off, The Sha La La’s return with a scorching slice of Mod-infused blue-eyed soul in the shape of brand new, vinyl only, single Before I Let You Down Again. Aimed…

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  • Carry on Cologne

    Carry on Cologne

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    These are trying times for riders and dealers alike, we spoke to Ulf and Oli at Scooter Center to see how they’re coping. Although social media seems full of announcements that dealers are closing to callers, the overwhelming majority are still operating a mail-order service. As many scooterists taking advantage of some unplanned ‘shed time’…

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  • Can’t get to the shops? Get your scootering fix at home!

    Can’t get to the shops? Get your scootering fix at home!

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    Sign up today for only £9.99 for five issues and enjoy instant access to Britain’s biggest scooter magazines without leaving your front door. Bargain!

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  • Scootering classics: Words & Sounds – November 2018

    Scootering classics: Words & Sounds – November 2018

    Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man That Was Just A Noise (TNS) After 14 years of playing fast, short, abrasive punk rock, Manchester’s widely respected Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man wind up their career with this largely retrospective album. Taking tracks from across their three albums, a selection of singles and EPs, alternate mixes (including the…

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  • Scootering classics: Scootering words & sounds – October 2018

    Scootering classics: Scootering words & sounds – October 2018

    Night Trains Lovesick 1987-2017 (Acid Jazz) Acid Jazz records celebrate their 30th anniversary this year, as part of what will undoubtedly be a multitude of happenings and releases to mark this milestone, Night Trains have released a compilation album. Centred around bassist Hugh Brooker, who is also an internationally renowned DJ, Night Train are in…

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  • Scootering classics: SIP Nordspeed

    Scootering classics: SIP Nordspeed

    Tuning company Nordspeed from Bremen in northern Germany enjoys an almost legendary reputation for the design of racing exhaust systems for classic Vespa and Lambretta scooters… especially the 200cc Vespa Largeframe products of Tobi Rußmann. Despite the cramped space between the studs of the cylinder, with little space to work on, he knows how best…

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  • Scootering classics: Words & Sounds – September 2018

    Scootering classics: Words & Sounds – September 2018

    Mohair Sweets An Introduction to Mohair Sweets (self-published) During the 90s Canadian singer, musician, songwriter and scooterist Colin Bryce ran a fanzine by the name of Mohair Sweets. His fanzine ran its course over nearly a decade, after which Colin took the decision to return to gigging himself. Five years ago he took his gigging…

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  • Scootering classics: Pinasco engines

    Scootering classics: Pinasco engines

    The Pinasco 225cc engine is now available for all Vespa owners who want a high-performing, factory-assembled engine. Reliability, high-performance and low fuel consumption are the key features of this 60mm stroke engine; the engine comes ready to be fitted in all Vespa large frame. Technical spec: power is 21hp and 17lb-ft torque, gears/final gears are…

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