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

Vintage Italian truck with a row of Vespa scooters parked outside.

European Vespisti Week, Montegrotto, Italy: A typically Irish misadventure | RALLERY

If you're a die-hard Vespa fan and want to go to international events run by independent Vespa clubs from Europe you need to keep an eye on the Vespa Club Europa website. European Vespisti Week Montegrotto was the first of what is to become an annual event, the Vespa Club…

iggy-grainger22 July 2024

Margate scooter rally campsite 2024 with glamping tents, ridge tents and scooters.

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BSRA 5 #: Margate National Scooter Rally | RALLERY

There was a real buzz about finally taking Chas & Dave’s advice and heading dooowwwn to Margate after such a long time away. Credit to the Big 7 SC for working hard to make it happen, as they were faced with a number of challenges along the way. Organising a…

iggy-grainger17 July 2024

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Is Innocenti being sold to China? | NEWS

Italy’s right-wing government is proposing to activate a new law to take control of dormant brands that have laid unused for five years or more, by decree. According to news reports in Il Sole 24 Ore, Giorgia Meloni’s government have their sights set on Innocenti and Autobianchi for starters. Currently…

iggy-grainger15 July 2024

Nissan announce partnership with Silence to distribute cars and scooters in UK. Pictured, a Silence S01 scooter and Nano S04 micro car.

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Nissan to distribute Silence in the UK | NEWS

Car giant, Nissan has announced a partnership with Spanish micro-mobility company, Silence to distribute their scooters and micro cars in the UK. The deal will mean that Nissan customers will be able to access the range of Silence products in their usual car showroom from October 2024. The partnership follows…

iggy-grainger15 July 2024

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Three Generations: Our Unforgettable Tour of the Purbecks | FEATURE

We always enjoy reading about and sharing our reader's scooter rides and adventures. This little tour of a lesser-known part of the UK involved, dad (right on the picture, 79-year-old John Chatten), lad (centre - 57-year-old Nick) and lad's lad (Nick's son, Ollie 25). Three generations of the same family…

iggy-grainger15 July 2024

Image opf the Italjet Dragster 700 twin against a smoky Italian tricolour.

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UPDATED Forget the Italjet 559, here comes the Dragster 700 twin! | NEWS

We showed you the first pictures of the Italjet 559 Twin from EICMA last November and we were quite excited. Forget that though, here comes the Dragster 700 Twin! Video teaser What do we know so far? Italjet has based this machine (it's more than 'just' a scooter) on the…

iggy-grainger9 July 2024

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SWSC Sand Bay scooter rally | RALLERY

Well, my Friday starts off much as any other rally weekend, in a panic. Having booked my scoot in for a well overdue tyre change (wear indicators are just a helpful hint, right?) I need to get to the fitter before I head off to Sand Bay. Tyre changed and…

iggy-grainger8 July 2024

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Win one of these beauties tonight for £2 | RAFFLE HUB

Do you want to win a scooter? It's been a while since we shared any Raffle Hub competitions but quite a few SLUK readers have bagged themselves a scooter (or other prizes). Here's what you can win tonight for less than £2! Hand-built Frank Sanderson carbon fibre Scomadi TL250 (Number…

iggy-grainger4 July 2024

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2024 race season: Ben Readings #65 Pembrey BSSO

Returning to Pembrey Returning to Pembrey is a little daunting for me. I had my first proper, weekend-ending, red-flagged, 'off' there last time. The scooter was having some issues and as I was finding that I could take corners flat out, I was also finding that the scooter would splutter…

iggy-grainger2 July 2024

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BGM Vespa shock safety recall | NEWS

Scooter Center Cologne has issued a safety recall notice on some of their BGM-branded Vespa shock absorbers. It affects shocks bought from January 2023. The recall affects Vespa GTS front and rear, Vespa P-range front and rear and PK front dampers and comes about after a safety defect was found.…

iggy-grainger1 July 2024