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A small-frame Streetracer that really moo-ves! Many scooterists look back with fondness to the halcyon period of the mid-80s through to the early part of the 90s. Though heavily coloured by rose tinted eyewear, in the main, it was a sunshine time for the scooter scene. Mike’s small-frame is a reflection of that era… Emergence…

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When James Taylor first saw this scooter in 1989 it had an immense impact on him. Come 1996 and the opportunity arose to make this teenage `dream scooter’ his own… Through my nostalgic quest to uncover and revisit as many 80s customs as possible, I have been given various ‘leads’ over the years. Many of…

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Bergamo 2 is a scooter that could easily be overlooked, so subtle are its charms, but what a mistake that would be. Gone in 60 seconds Bergamo 2 came into the possession of AFSC member Dave Gibbs after an experience that could have put many off scootering forever. “Earlier this year I had two scooters…

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When Paul Douglas decided to build a Lambretta street racer it was only natural that his first love would inspire him… Any readers who are now in their 50s, no matter how ‘Mod’ their teenage years, will probably raise a smile at the mention of a Fizzy or more accurately a Yamaha FS 1 E…

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It’s an accepted fact that building scooters, particularly Lambrettas, is an expensive business. Gary Powell, however, disagrees.  So follow his three-point plan to enjoy cheaper scootering… Most of us have a list of ‘must own’ machines and at first glance, it seems that Gary’s ticked off several of these with his GP Electronic, Series 2…

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Converting Lambretta frames to take auto engines is nothing new, but what about converting an auto to look like a Lambretta? Engineer and founder of EDM Race Paints, Rick Galloway, isn’t a man bound by conventional thinking. His workshop in Barnsley is more like Dr Frankenstein’s laboratory due to the range of two-, three- and…

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Cornwall is famous for many things but Dave Ridge believes that its cyder outclasses everything. RUNNING IN THE FAMILY Scooters are part of the Ridge family DNA. Dave’s sister Nadine is well known in the South West for her awareness raising Series 2 ‘Kidney Machine’, but it was their grandfather who set the ball rolling…

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Restore or preserve? Italian law is incredibly strict when it comes to modified scooters — they are practically outlawed. Christian Giarrizzo met a woman who’s keeping her Vespa 125 original but for very personal reasons… Italian standards You can hear the same conversation on any Italian street: ‘Wow, you got a Vespa?’ ‘Yes, I finally…

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Some scooters are noted for being way ahead of their time. In that respect, Lairdy’s 2000AD paintjob fits that description in more ways than one… Welcome to this month’s nostalgic look back at the custom scooters of back yesteryear. This issue’s offering was originally customised with a 2000AD theme way back in good-old 1984, and…

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It took years for the curves of the Series 2 Lambretta to gain popularity and Jez Ainley’s 92L2 Vespa is a stunning example of another underrated machine. Built between 1956 and 1959 at Douglas’ Bristol factory, the humble 92’ came from a line of basic machines that formed the backbone of 1950s scootering but never…

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