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Time for change

30th September 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Vespa promised that their High Performance Engine would herald a new era for GTS 300 riders. Stan discovered whether it’s HPE or hype.

Anglia Scooters, Lowestoft

25th September 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

The scooter outlet is owned and run by Martyn Drake, and provides everything you’d want from a local business, including servicing and restoration.

Latin love affair

18th September 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Costa Rica isn’t high on the list of places associated with Vespa scooters but as Willy Conejo explains it’s a perfect destination for discerning Vespisti.

Love story

16th September 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Every scooter has a history and in the case of Paula Rae’s Rally, it’s one that’s still being written.

Vintage Evil: Little Red Riding Hot

7th September 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Gatch, Dino and the Toxic team have produced an off-the-wall 1940s/50s influenced low-rider Vespa cut-down, which will turn heads. The scooter enters the Toxic stable with an appeal, which is a far cry from the apocalyptic industrial look.

MotorCity Mover

12th August 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Originally built in 2006, custom Vespa Detroit Soul was also featured in Scootering in May that year.

Vorsprung Durch Technik

3rd August 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

What could possibly eclipse building a 50bhp Vespa? Perhaps a 250cc rotary valve, fuel injected Lambretta with a CNC milled engine case?

Building a Lambretta or Vespa Street Racer: The engine

31st July 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

The engine is the heart of your street racer and probably the most complex part. Making the right choice of which powerplant to use is essential…

What went wrong in Saigon?

8th July 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

The relationship between Vietnam and the humble scooter is as complicated as the history of the country itself. Here Stan explains the ‘Nammer’ story.