The Bikesure-sponsored Motorcycle Live event finished its nine-day run at the NEC over the weekend. The show is the UK’s largest bike show, and of course, there are quite a few modern scooters to look at.
Having seen most of the new stuff at EICMA the week before, we wanted to cover some of the modern stuff here that we’d not had time to show you. As well as things we’d not had time to write about previously, or that hadn’t been in Milan. Sadly for scooter fans, Piaggio didn’t show at the NEC (as usual), but there was still plenty to have a look at.
Yamaha
For next year, Yamaha has introduced the new 155 version of their very popular N-MAX. It comes with two new bits of tech: Downshift and the YECVT system (Yamaha Electric Continuously Variable Transmission). You can read about it here, but it sounds like it’ll give the scooter a bit of a boost and make riding more immersive.
XMAX
We spent the best part of a year with a long-term Yamaha XMAX 300 and loved it; that model remains the same for 2026. If you’re looking for a fantastic, powerful and very usable mid-capacity scooter, the XMAX is well worth trying.
This version won’t be available here, but we get the higher-spec TechMax
25th Anniversary TMAX?
The rest of the Yamaha scooter range is unchanged. There is a 25th-Anniversary TMAX model available in Europe, but over here we only have the higher-spec flagship TechMax version, so we won’t be getting the special edition.
We road tested the TMAX TechMax a few months ago, and you can read all about it here.
Puig Accessories
This TMAX took pride of place on the Puig stand and was dripping in their aftermarket accessories. Everything from a screen to some very sleek rear view mirrors, brake cooling ducts and anodised parts were fitted to the show bike. Very stealth-like and cool. We will keep an eye on these and stock some of the parts in our SLUK Shop.
‘I am one of the faces!’
Royal Alloy
If you like your modern retro scooters, the Royal Alloy stand would probably be on your ‘must-see’ list. Pride of place and brand new for autumn 2025 is the RA JPS model.
One thing I noticed about RA is that a good cross-section of riders seemed to be appreciating the brand, from bikers to scooterists and everyone in between.
JPS with built in camera & sat nav
The JPS is designed to mimic the Series One Lambretta, and it actually does look excellent up close. With its tasty paintwork and horncast-mounted headlight, it looks the part. This flagship model also comes with a built-in Sony camera to record your ride (you can see it below the headlight). There’s also a full sat nav built into the speedo. We couldn’t show it lit up because the display machines weren’t powered up, but I’ve seen one since, and they are very pretty.
Available now
For 2025-2026, the JPS model will be available in three colours: Gold/Black, Gold/Ivory, and Gold/Burgundy. It’s in dealers now and costs £5699 for the 350 and £4099 for the 125.
New suspension
One other major upgrade on the JPS model is the front suspension, which is completely new and is said to transform the ride. If you read our road test on the TG 350 recently, I mentioned the suspension being a bit harsh; this should sort things out. It’ll also be available to fit existing RA models.
VIDEO: Royal Alloy Stand
You can watch our quick walkaround video showing all the models on the stand.
Of course, the TG is still a popular machine, but people have been buying the JPS instead. A little bird tells me there may be a special offer on the TG over winter, with a suspension upgrade included.
VIDEO: Peugeot Scooters
Peugeot Motocycles
These were imported for many years by Three Cross, but 3X went bust in 2020 and left Peugeot without an importer. Clements Moto already distributes Fantic and Zontes; they took Peugeot on in 2024, and they’ve slowly been rebuilding the dealer network in the UK.
Good to be back
It was good to see Peugeot back at the NEC last year, even if their presence was low-key. In 2025, they played a bigger part on the three-pronged Clements Moto stand. Most of the old favourites were on display, including the Speedfight SP4, and Tweet. The Pulsion Evo 125 should arrive ready for a March new registration.
The Django wasn’t at the NEC but is still part of the UK range. We saw it at EICMA recently with some new paintwork/designs. I’ve included a few photos in the gallery above, one of which may have a very limited market!
Zontes
I mentioned Zontes earlier; they’re a Chinese brand that have been around for a while. This ADV-style scooter caught my eye – even if the name isn’t quite as catchy as it could be. The 368cc ZT368T-G costs £4999, produces 38.8bhp, 40 Nm of torque, and weighs 203kg. It arrived in September, and I’m told it’s selling like hot cakes!
New ZT125T-X
Zontes also have this new learner legal ZT125T-X arriving in spring; it’s expected to land around the end of March.
You can find out more at Zontes.
Lambretta & Lambro?
At the NEC, Lambretta was just a small part of the multi-brand MotoGB stand, and the latest J Range models weren’t on display.
At EICMA (pictured), they occupied a much larger area, and part of their stand also featured the ‘Lambro’ logo. It’s the first time I’ve seen it used by the Dutch-owned consortium, but apparently, they own the intellectual property rights to it. However, it’s rumoured that they may well be fighting for use of the Lambretta name in the not-too-distant future. Find out more about the range here.
Gallery
In the gallery, you can find images of most of the Lambretta models on display at EICMA, including the Elettra S and J200 Starwave.
Zero Motorcycles
This name may well be new to the scooter market, but they’re already market leaders in the electric bike field. Zero has been around for over 20 years and produces some of the finest electric bikes, both road and off-road.
Well, they are bringing their expertise into the world of scooters. Their first offering is the 125 equivalent, LS-1 Street. It’s a 60mph electric scooter with a claimed 72-mile range. We’ll be keeping an eye on Zero.
Sym
You certainly can’t ignore the Taiwanese brand, Sym, especially when they’ve got attractive models in their range (I’m talking about the scooters here). The ADVX 125 is a rugged adventure-style scooter with a great spec, including a 5″ TFT instrument panel, keyless ignition, a 15-litre tank, underseat storage and full LED lighting. It costs £3299 on the road.
20,000 km tour
You can see more from Sym in the gallery above, including their ADX 300 and ADXTG, which completed an 8,000-km Europe-to-Africa tour and a 20,000 km expedition to the Arctic Circle. Not bad going.
VIDEO: The 2026 Arai range
2026 Arai helmet range
We did a feature after EICMA about the advances of Smart helmets. One brand missing from that feature was Arai. They’re my usual helmet of choice.
Arai has always had a very traditional way of hand-making their crash helmets and strict thoughts on what can and can’t be done. You don’t see modular Arais, for instance, nor do they come with built-in intercoms or internal sun visors. It doesn’t look like that is about to change any time soon. They certainly aren’t trying to keep up with other manufacturers.
You have to admire Arai’s ethics; they build crash helmets to do one job. Save lives.
You can see the 2026 Arai range in the video above.
Tucan Urbano
One of the coolest scooter-focused clothing brands is Tucano Urbano. We’ve been using their stylish and excellent quality clothing for years, and we also sell it in our shop (if what you’re looking for isn’t there, just let us know).
New products for 2026 include an update to the excellent Diluvio Pro range of waterproofs and the addition of the fluffy Teddymotion Windscud jacket. Although it just looks like a fleece, it is actually CE-Certified Class A and has a 2-layer Windscud fabric and can accommodate a back protector.
New heated gloves
My other half loves her Tucano heated gloves and at this time of year wears them every day for the early morning dog walk (as well as for riding of course). A new range of Tucano heated gloves is due to be launched soon; we got a sneak peek at EICMA, but have no further details as yet.
Absolutely love the Lambretta(Lambro?) Electric, with a nod to the old LD style tail and side panels, much more stylish than the Vespa leccy offering to me. The new J Range Starwave looks super cute too, bringing the old Cento/Starstream styling into the 21st century. I’d certainly buy one. I really hope these do well against competitors like RA and Piaggio. Whilst the RA Series 1 and 2 Lammy lookalikes do indeed look great, I would never buy one because of the chequered history behind this kind of machine and China’s wider industrial intellectual property misappropriation! Shame so many British scooterists see fit to buy them cover them with Union Flags and RAF roundels! Go figure! Bound to draw some butthurt responses with that observation.