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Scootering classics: Words & Sounds – November 2018

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4th March 2020

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

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3rd February 2020

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

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29th January 2020

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

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27th December 2019

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

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25th December 2019

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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Richard’s Vespa PX is ‘hell on wheels’

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11th December 2019

At Belfast, ‘Hell’ attracted many admiring glances. In fact one group of Austrians were so taken with it that they’re probably hacking lumps off their PXs right now! The owner and creator of this distinctive Vespa cut down, Richard ‘Bo’ Gelling laughs: “I wanted it ready for Vespa World Days but the last few weeks…
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Scootering classics: Scootering Words & Sounds – August 2018

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18th November 2019

Reissue round-up With the current glut of scooter-friendly reissues hitting the market at the moment, we’ve compiled some of the better releases together in a single column to separate classic reissues from new releases. Infamous punk label Captain Oi! has been busy over the last few months, pushing out a steady stream of box sets…
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Scootering classics: Scootering Words & Sounds – July 2018

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18th October 2019

The Social Ignition The Social Ignition (self-published) It’s been a while since I heard a ska album as instantly infectious as this. Bouncing 2-Tone rhythms rub shoulders with a laid back reggae groove, all underpinned by layers of brass and a driving bass line, giving a new twist on the tradition of mixing up the…
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Scootering classics: Words & Sounds June 2018

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23rd September 2019

Christopher Venter How I Became The Blind Scooter Guy Back in 2013, Christopher Venter assembled a team of four including himself. Their mission being an expedition that would take eight months and cover 30,000km. On four brand new LML two-stroke scooters, the plan was to start their epic journey in Cape Town, South Africa, ride…
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Scootering classics: Scootering Words & Sounds – May 2018

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16th August 2019

The Total Rejection Wrapping Yourself In Silver Foil Won’t Save You From The Blast (Raving Pop Blast) The Total Rejection are Bristol based, their debut album, Wrapping Yourself In Silver Foil Won’t Save You From The Blast, contains nine tracks that mix the best elements of 60s garage punk, with nods to 60s Mod icons…
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