scooter maintenance

Do scooter wheels really need balancing?

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Mark Lancaster

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30th July 2026

Every month, you ask our resident tyre expert, Rhodz, sales manager at Cambrian Tyres and dedicated PX rider, for his recommendations. This month, he talks about balancing wheels. Q: Hi Rhodz, Do balance beads or stick-on wheel weights actually make a noticeable difference on 10-inch scooter wheels, or is balancing overkill at our speeds? Regards,Tom…
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A Sticky Situation: the Lambretta manual that’s annoyingly good

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Mark Lancaster

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8th July 2026

Love him or loathe him, and we’ve tried both, Martin ‘Sticky’ Round has produced what remains the definitive Lambretta workshop manual… Dan Clare reports… Some books you review politely. Some you skim suspiciously. Some you keep within arm’s reach of the bench because, sooner or later, they will save you from either mechanical disaster or…
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Paul Green’s Room 101

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Mark Lancaster

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9th May 2026

Scootering contributor Paul Green revisits the idea of ‘Room 101’ through a scooterist’s eyes, reflecting on the influence of George Orwell and Paul Weller before consigning some long-standing Lambretta frustrations, Mod fashion trends, potholes and modern racing restrictions to the symbolic room. Recently, I was reading an article about George Orwell, and it reminded me…
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