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When scooter travel was anything but simple

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Mark Lancaster

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5th September 2026

These days, we have the luxury of high-tech gadgets and designs to make scooter travel much simpler, but it wasn’t as easy in days gone by! Stu Owen reports… It doesn’t matter whether you’re nipping down the road for a loaf of bread or touring across Europe on a rally; scooter travel these days has…
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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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FREE 100-page digital magazine celebrates the best of classic scooters and motorcycles

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Mark Lancaster

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4th July 2026

Scooter fans can now enjoy a brand-new free digital showcase magazine, packed with more than 100 pages of brilliant reading from across our classic titles. Available to read online now, the free magazine brings together a wide mix of features, photography and stories from the world of classic scooters, motorcycles and more — making it…
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The thorny issue of day tickets

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Mark Lancaster

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24th June 2026

Should scooter rallies be ticket-only? Stu Owen reports… Since the age of the properly organised rally scene began, thousands of scooterists have attended them. The Nationals led the way and, while they were free — you can’t cordon off an entire seaside resort — there were some parts we had to pay for. Camping and…
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The lost origins of Scootering magazine

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Mark Lancaster

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12th June 2026

Most scooter historians know that Scootering is the child of Back Street Heroes but, as Stan explains, that’s only part of the story… In August 1981, I’d nursed my Vespa 50 Special to Scarborough, where word of mouth said that there was to be a large gathering of scooters. The previous year a group of…
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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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It’s more than just a scooter…

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Mark Lancaster

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24th February 2026

Paul Green reflects on why Lambretta means so much to him. In this article for Scootering Magazine, he explores the history, the attitude and the culture built around the Lambretta. Opening Reflection Keep going. Keep riding. Keep showing up, even when it’s raining, your clutch cable’s snapped and your tent’s leaking. I was talking to…
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The drums are silent – Rick Buckler reflection

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Mark Lancaster

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4th February 2026

An article by Paul Green from the April 2025 issue of Scootering reflecting on Rick Buckler and his place within the music of The Jam. The piece draws on personal memories, live performances, recordings, and later life, as presented in the original magazine text. Since mid-1977, one of the main soundtracks to my life (and…
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