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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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What’s editor Dan been up to? Dyno time with a 221cc Polini Vespa

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Mark Lancaster

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9th September 2026

This month in the garage, Dan puts the Polini 221cc reed-valve engine through its paces on the dyno… One of the things I enjoy most about working with Sean Brady at the garage is that neither of us can ever seem to leave well enough alone. Most people build an engine, bolt it into a…
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72bhp Lambretta Sleeper: David Krayem’s Stretched SX150

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Mark Lancaster

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1st September 2026

From a humble Series 2 Lambretta in 1968 to a collection of classics today, David Krayem’s return to the marque has gone well beyond nostalgia. His latest SX150 may look fairly standard at first glance, but with a stretched frame and a heavily developed 270cc Casa SSR engine producing 72bhp, this is one Lambretta pushing…
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Inside Polini: 10 years of Project Polini and a visit to the factory

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Mark Lancaster

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15th August 2026

Incredibly, it’s been 10 years since we began ‘Project Polini’, our longest-ever road test. What better way for Stan to mark the anniversary than with a visit to Polini HQ… Full disclosure: I’m a big fan of Polini. My relationship with the brand began back in 2016, when my previously trusty PX blew a hole…
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From factory standard to faster and flashier: How scooter customisation became an industry

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Mark Lancaster

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15th July 2026

Ever since scooters came off the production line, they have been altered in one way or another to change both their appearance and performance. Stu Owen reports… Undoubtedly, both the Lambretta and Vespa were classic designs, capturing the public eye the moment they rolled off the production line in the 1940s. It wasn’t just the…
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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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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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