Show Us Your Scoots

Originally themed as ‘Electric’, when Messiah was resurrected in spiritual guise, it certainly raised a few eyebrows… During the 80s and 90s scooter customising branched out from the usual ‘safe’ themes to a myriad of subjects. Alternative bands and even controversial subjects such as war and religion were soon to adorn the panel-work! Now, when…

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What could be a more fitting tribute to overblown stunt legend Evel Knievel than a scooter customised by an Italian? Our man Christian Giarrizzo zips up his white jump suit and sets off to find out… The legend George Hamilton starred as iconic American motorcycle daredevil extraordinaire Evel Knievel in the 1971 film of his…

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The two most frequently asked questions, when interested individuals first encounter Carl Goldspink’s radical Vespa are: ‘Has that got an auto engine?’ and ‘Who did the paint?’ Despite the scooter being fitted with a heavily modified T5 engine, the first of the aforementioned enquiries isn’t as odd as it might seem. Especially as the frame,…

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Although the scooter scene and northern soul scene are independent entities, they have been and still are inextricably intertwined. Of course, not every scooterist has a taste for northern soul, nor for that matter does every soulie have a liking for scooters. The fact is that the northern soul scene evolved from the original Mods…

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Every once in a while a custom scooter arrives that has everything, including that extra special WOW factor. Castle’s Rocket unquestionably commands superlatives such as eye-catching, head-turning, breath-taking, jaw-dropping, among many other justifiable expressions of wonder. Quite simply, it’s pretty much a full blown custom that has had practically everything worked into its creation including…

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It’s not the cards we’re dealt, it’s how we play them — and Steve Gray is living proof that a positive attitude goes a long way. A few years ago Steve had all the trappings of success but that all changed following a routine visit to the doctor. Diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer,…

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When it comes to Vespas, there are two types of classic geared scooters, right? Actually no. The earlier models from 1946 until the mid-50s look a lot different to their evolutionary descendants. Many Vespa Models from 1946 until the latter end of the 50s have a silhouette which, especially when viewed from behind is, well,…

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Matt Babbington’s beautiful GS150 has already picked up a plethora of awards, and since then Matt’s been working hard to make more classy additions to this cracking little machine… Classic Matt is a member of the Northampton Vespa and Lambretta scooter club and he’s been into the scootering scene since he was a young a…

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Jason Robinson of A5-SC has an amazing background. He researched his life history and uncovered probably one of the most interesting and compelling stories you could imagine, which provided the foundation for his scooter… I first met Jason while viewing the custom show entries at the Big 7 National Scooter Rally. We got talking about…

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Dave Hamilton of Bradford Night Owls SC watched the film Apocalypse Now in 1979. He didn’t realise it at the time but he would be so inspired by it that it would form the basis for a custom scooter he would start to build in 2008. Brotherly support While looking for a suitable GP Lambretta…

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