Show Us Your Scoots

Some scooters live in their owners’ hearts forever; for Tim Lovell it’s his 1980s rally steed ‘Pretty Green’. Let’s be clear from the outset – this isn’t a ‘one owner from new’ story. The machine pictured here is Tim’s tribute to the scooter he rode many happy miles on but lost touch with in the…

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The inspiration for Paul Jamieson’s beautifully painted Vespa custom ‘The Big Easy’ came from his deep passion for the music that he loves – the sound of New Orleans blues. The chances are that if you’ve got a scooter with any connections to North Wales it’s likely that Paul ‘Jamo’ Jamieson’s name will have popped…

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Ask a British scooterist to recreate the 1980s look and they’ll reach for an angle grinder, but Continental nostalgia takes a very different course… I sometimes wonder if I missed the 1980s. Many of the things that now pass as retro such as velour tracksuits, leg warmers and that whole Miami Vice style thing had…

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Another 80s classic comes out of hibernation, untouched after being hidden away for the past 19 years. And it’s soon to be ripping up the road again… I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the street-racer style. Functionality and looks – what else could you wish for? Now although the beauty you…

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Paul Reeson’s T5 cutdown chopper has been picking  up a steady stream of awards at custom shows and we were interested to discover the secrets of his success… In 1983 Paul became interested in scooters and his first one was a Lambretta Li150 Silver Special given to him by his next-door neighbour. At the time…

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We’ve seen some unusual things here at Scootering, but Dystopia, and its accompanying photoshoot set a new standard. Brace yourselves… Sometimes, even when life seems good, it can be a very short-lived experience before things change for the worse. It’s not being pessimistic or anything like that just the daily trials and tribulations of modern…

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For those around during the late 1970s Mod revival and the scooter rally scene that followed, those memories never fade. Four decades on, Paul Le Brocq has produced a stunning Vespa as a tribute. Twisted Soul is not only a reflection of those past times but also a personal story of his youth… Headline news…

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He didn’t build it, but when Martin Pope saw this beautiful custom Vespa up for sale, he couldn’t resist buying it. Is owning a second-hand custom scooter a crime? Ownership stigma Second-hand custom scooters are never really seen as the property of subsequent owners, being always associated with the original owner/builder, until they have serious…

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Finding the right time to mention to your partner you’ll be buying a new scooter is often an art. Stef has it down to a tee… SS90 owner Stef is a lucky man: for his 50th birthday his wife Shelley took him away to a log cabin retreat, no scooters, no tinkering, just him, the…

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You may have seen the neat little VBB racer article earlier in this edition of the mag. That scooter wasn’t built by owner Martin Pope… but this one was. Confused? Read on… I first came across this scooter at a mid-80s Morecambe national. At the time I was very Lambretta biased, but for a change…

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