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

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Christmas scooterist gift ideas from SLUK

In theory, scooter riders should be easy to buy gifts for because there's always something we need for us or our scooters. To give you a helping hand here are some scooter gift ideas from the SLUK Shop. If you can't find what you're looking for on there, be sure…

iggy-grainger9 December 2024

Ratio Zero gear driven CVT system being held.

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Is gear-driven CVT coming to scooters? | TECH

Ratio Zero gear-driven CVT prototype (Credit: Driving 4 Answers YouTube). At the moment most scooters have one of three sorts of transmission: Classic scooters have manual gears and a manual clutch Modern automatic scooters have belt-drive CVT (Continually Variable Transmission) Many electric scooters have direct drive without any form of…

iggy-grainger9 December 2024

Piaggio's stand at EICMA 2024 with the MP3

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Piaggio Beverly 310/Medley 200 and new Liberty | NEWS

Shown at EICMA for the first time last month, Piaggio has updated three of its commuter scooters for 2025. With new features, styling and colours plus a 310 Beverly and larger capacity Medley 200 they should prove popular. Piaggio Beverly 310 The big-wheeled Beverly has been around for twenty years…

iggy-grainger3 December 2024

Ben Readings leading a group of riders at the BSSO season finale at Lydden Hill.

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Ben Readings #65 The Lydden Hill BSSO finale | SPORT

The final round of our BSSO Championship. The morning alarm rings over a very grey and fairly miserable Lydden Hill. The Forecast isn't looking too great but just four more races of this year's championship, two for Production and two for Group 6. Just four more chances for me to…

iggy-grainger2 December 2024

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Vespa factory halts production | NEWS

As reported in Italian newspaper, Il Terreno yesterday - over a thousand Piaggio workers have been laid off until after Christmas as production stops at the Pontedera factory in Italy. The news follows a drop in global sales caused by economic uncertainties as well as a worrying quarterly report by…

iggy-grainger29 November 2024

Scooterists gather outside the caravans at Ladram Bay scooter rally.

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SWSC season finale – Ladram Bay | RALLERY

It's Friday morning and it's rally time again (isn't it always?). I'm meeting up for breakfast before the off. Five of us are riding up to Ladram Bay, all on 2 strokes, what could possibly go wrong? Once we're off the M27 the ride through the New Forest into Dorset…

iggy-grainger27 November 2024

New 2025 Yamaha NMAX 125 and NMAX TechMAX shot at dusk against a background of the city of Barcelona.

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New 2025 Yamaha NMAX 125 | LAUNCH REPORT

Yamaha chose a good time to launch a brand new NMAX 125. The model currently sits at the top of the sales charts in the UK. Having ridden it, I'd imagine it'll stay there too. For a company better known for its Supersport bikes (among other things), scooters are still…

iggy-grainger25 November 2024

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New 2025 limited edition IOM TT Arai | NEWS

Arai chose Motorcycle Live to launch their brand new 2025 , limited edition Isle of Man TT RX-7V Evo. The top-of-the-range Arai will appeal to the kind of middle-aged helmet enthusiast who collects things like this instead of fancy watches or Adidas trainers. How much? Brimming with all the features…

iggy-grainger22 November 2024

George Fielder on his Vespa at Lydden Hill.

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SLUK BSSO Rookie George Fielder finishes on a high | SPORT

After trashing his usual race bike at Cadwell, George raided the piggy bank (dad's shop) and built himself a new one... Arriving late on Friday there wasn’t much to do, so we just took a chilled-out afternoon, talking to a couple of people before heading off to bed for an…

iggy-grainger20 November 2024

A green custom Lambretta Series One parked with the sea in the background. Llandudno October 2024.

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Llandudno National Scooter Rally – 2024 Finale | RALLERY

It only seemed like yesterday that we were heading to Llandudno for the final rally of 2023. This year seems to have flown by with rallies coming thick and fast (a bit like me riding my scooters). A different view It also seems like yesterday that I started a rally…

iggy-grainger19 November 2024