iggy-grainger, Author at ScooterLab.uk (SLUK)

Aprilia SR GT 125 special RS GP edition scooter pictured on a race track.

Aprilia MotoGP special editions | NEWS

We all love a special edition, especially when it's a race rep like this MotoGP-inspired Aprilia SR GT 125. Aprilia's SR GT 125 is an adventure-style scooter (we reviewed it here), but it works well with this replica of the paintwork that adorns Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi's bikes in…

iggy-grainger10 September 2025

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Dean Orton Competition | Are you a winner?

Thanks to everybody who entered our competition to win a copy of Dean Orton's new book, A Life in Lambretta. Entries closed on Sunday at midnight, and we've picked two winners. Each will receive a signed copy of this excellent hardback book. I'm currently in the middle of reading my…

iggy-grainger9 September 2025

The Green at Ryde during the Isle of Wight scooter rally 2025, lots of scooters and people milling around.

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BSRA #6: The Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally 2025 | RALLERY

August Bank Holiday is finally upon us, and thus the largest scooter rally of the year. For me, over the last few years, this has meant getting the ferry from Portsmouth on a Thursday afternoon to the Isle of Wight, after having spent an hour or so street art spotting…

iggy-grainger8 September 2025

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Scooter Endurance Racing Teesside this weekend | NEWS

If you enjoy watching lots of scooters racing each other and can make it to Teesside this weekend, it's round two of the British Scooter Endurance Championships. Eight hours of non-stop racing action starts at 10 am on Saturday, when 26 riders will run across the track to their waiting…

iggy-grainger4 September 2025

AF Rayspeed's new 'S' Type disc brake carrier and calliper.

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AF Rayspeed’s ‘S’ Type disc brake | NEWS

Earlier this year, we did a feature on lots of new products currently under development at AF Rayspeed. One of the most eagerly awaited is their 'S' Type disc brake. If you missed that in-depth feature and videos, you can catch it here. Progress report We called in to AF…

iggy-grainger2 September 2025

BMW's Vision CE being ridden in the desert.

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Introducing BMW’s Vision CE – no helmet required | NEWS

Twenty-five years ago, BMW released their roofed scooter, the C1 (pictured above in Williams colours). Having a roof on the C1 meant you didn't legally need to ride with a helmet. Unsurprisingly, the four-stroke 125cc BMW C1 was unconventional back in the early 2000s. A quarter of a century later,…

iggy-grainger1 September 2025

Multi cover shots from Dean Orton's 'A life in Lambretta' book.

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Win a copy of Dean Orton’s ‘A life in Lambretta’ | INTERVIEW

I doubt there are many Lambretta fans out there who aren't familiar with the name, Dean Orton. He's an English mod who moved to Italy in the early 1990s and went on to set up Rimini Lambretta Centre. Long lost treasures More recently, Dean has been known for scouring Europe…

iggy-grainger1 September 2025

A vintage blue Lambretta control van surrounded by scooters in Croydon.

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Marshall ‘Chuckles’ Swonnell Croydon Rodeo | RALLERY

The ‘Croydon Rodeo.’ A rally held in memory of the legend that is Marshall ‘Chuckles’ Swonnell and hosted by the London Lambretta Club. A young Chuckles on board his famous TV 175, a scooter he owned from new and still owned when he passed away in 2020. It was stolen…

iggy-grainger27 August 2025

Black Casa special edition lambretta x300...

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Special edition ‘Casa Lambretta’ Lambretta X300 | NEWS

Coming to the UK in October, and available to order now, this limited edition Casa Lambretta X300 special edition. Worldwide, there will be 999 of these Casa Lambretta special edition models available. They're already on sale in scooter-mad Thailand, and the UK is set to receive just 36 of them,…

iggy-grainger20 August 2025

Classic scooter riders in Vietnam in the wet.

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Saigon Scooters Central Vietnam Tour 2025 | FEATURE

This year’s central Vietnam ride was an absolute blast, around 1800 km riding, starting in the old imperial city of Hue and finishing in Ho Chi Minh city over two weeks. It took us up into the beautiful mountains near the border, along the famous Ho Chi Minh Trail, and…

iggy-grainger20 August 2025