scooter engineering

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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Custom Vespa PX125 street racer: Gwyn Thomas’ 38-year journey to his first scooter

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd April 2026

First bitten by the scooter bug at 18, it wasn’t until 2023 – 38 years later – that Gwyn Thomas finally made the leap and bought his first scooter. We asked Stu Smith to find out more… Stu: How did you get into scooters? GT: I’ve always been interested in them, but I’ve never been…
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Road Runner: Lambretta packing a YPVS350 engine

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Mark Lancaster

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21st March 2026

Love them or hate them, hybrid scoots are a marvel of engineering and this example by John Birch is one of the tidiest out there. Stu Smith caught up with John… Having previously developed a show-winning machine, Yambretta veteran John Birch decided to take things up a level with his new project, so we asked…
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