retro scooter

Royal off-roader

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Mark Lancaster

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7th October 2026

In the latest addition to their stable, Royal Alloy goes off-road. In Stan’s opinion, it’s a concept that almost hits the mark… Back in 2023, perhaps spurred on by Vespa’s attempts to conquer the Paris Dakar Rally, a Chinese rider, Wang Shanshan, entered the gruelling Taklimakan Rally. His mount? A specially modified Royal Alloy TG…
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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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Is there a gap in the retro scooter market?

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Mark Lancaster

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20th May 2026

Paul Green considers the retro scooter market and its potential for high-capacity fun. For some years I’ve noticed that while scooters are very much a lifestyle thing in our community they are by no means exclusive, and many scooterists also own and enjoy motorcycles. Part of the original design philosophy for scooters was a clean,…
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