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Quietly Brutal: Inside Richard Frank’s RB225 Lambretta Street Sleeper

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Mark Lancaster

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10th September 2026

Subtle looks and serious performance, Richard Frank’s RB225 street racer proves that you don’t need noise to make a powerful statement. So we asked Stu Smith to find out more… Sc: What was the original idea behind this build? RF: I wanted to build a Lambretta that delivered proper performance but didn’t rely on looks…
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Armonica Elettronica: When Hi-Fi Dreams Meet Framebreather Reality

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Mark Lancaster

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22nd August 2026

From ten paces, it’s a perfectly judged Series 1 Lambretta. Look closer, and Armonica Elettronica reveals a beautifully layered love letter to sound, style, and mechanical poetry. Stu Smith reports… There are scooters that are vocal, some that pose, and some that quietly wait for you to notice. Gav Burt’s Series 1 frame-breather sits very…
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A Way of Life

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Mark Lancaster

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14th July 2026

When a Mod-style scooter is done right, it will always turn heads. Completed with meticulous attention to detail, Steve Poole’s scooter stands as a tribute to Mod subculture built with style, spirit and identity… When it comes to scooters that truly embody the spirit of the Mod scene, few machines do so quite like Steve…
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Vespa unveils ultra-exclusive Edizione Ottantesimo to celebrate 80 years of the icon

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Mark Lancaster

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1st July 2026

VESPA has revealed one of its most exclusive models ever – the limited-edition Edizione Ottantesimo – to mark the scooter’s 80th anniversary. Based on the Vespa GTS 310, the special edition is limited to just 1,946 individually numbered examples, a tribute to the year the first Vespa rolled off the production line. It was unveiled…
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Coal, Steel and Two-Stroke: Phil Joyce’s mining tribute Vespa PX

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Mark Lancaster

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18th June 2026

More than a custom scooter, Phil Joyce’s PX is a deeply personal build that pays tribute to hard graft and turns lived experience into art. Stu Smith finds out more. A tribute to life underground Phil Joyce grew up on the John O’Groats estate in Rothwell, near Leeds, where mining was part of everyday life.…
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The delightful Douglas Sportique that closed Vespa production in England

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd June 2026

Big Chris presents a delightful little Vespa, a Douglas Sportique to be precise, the very last model of Vespa to be made in England. When the final Sportiques rolled off the production line in 1965 at the Kingswood Works in Bristol, their tiny 8in wheels left behind a legacy that has grown over time and…
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Model F Racer

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Mark Lancaster

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26th May 2026

Innocenti produced several open-frame factory racers, but none of them were as outrageous as this example from Jeff Wilkes. Within months of Lambretta production starting, Innocenti began building factory racers. Entering them into endurance races was seen as a great way to promote the Lambretta brand by proving their reliability and strong build quality. This…
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JJ’s Jet 200

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Arianne Davey

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1st November 2022

Many regular readers will probably recognise Julian Jones, if not by name, then probably by face, as he can in no way be described as camera shy. He featured in Classic Scooterist a couple of times last year with two beautiful classic scooters that have passed through his ownership.
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