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

A custom Lambretta GP sat against black railings overlooking the sea in Tenby, South Wales.

BSRA #3: Tenby National Scooter Rally 2024 | RALLERY

So, I've got a few weeks to do a major engine rebuild before I head off to Tenby, plenty of time... Fast forward to 10 pm the night before I'm due to leave for deepest, darkest South Wales and I've finally finished, pretty normal for me.Friday morning and I'm meeting…

iggy-grainger13 May 2024

Vibrant metalflake custom painted Lambrettas sat in the Italian sunshine.

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Scooter Rally Toscano: Elba 2024 | RALLERY

Work it out. How many riding years have you got left? Have you marked off all your must-do-once rally list yet? If Elba wasn’t ticked off on that list (and it should be, along with legendary events like IoW and Giro dei Tre Mari) then you were in trouble. For…

iggy-grainger9 May 2024

Scooters racing at Lydden Hill in Kent in from of the huge Lydden Hill sign.

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2024 season: Ben Readings #65 – Lydden Hill | BSSO scooter racing

Last year's SLUK BSSO rookie, Ben Readings is back for his second full scooter racing season and will be writing about his exploits for us. With racing, the learning never stops and most riders have some demons to exorcise, most of them psychological. In Ben's case, wet weather and race…

iggy-grainger8 May 2024

Big 7 Margate scooter rally screeengrab from the event website featuring various Margate rally patches.

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Grab your tickets for Big 7 Margate | NEWS

Big 7 Scooter Club are urging people to book tickets for Margate to help ensure the rally is a success. 2007 was the last time the BSRA held a National Scooter Rally in Margate. In just a few weeks, Big 7 will be making a welcome return to the south…

iggy-grainger8 May 2024

A line up of matching cream Lambretta TV 175 Series Ones at Rimini Lambretta's open day 2024.

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Rimini Lambretta Centre open day 2024 | FEATURE

From Classic to Crazy. These days Rimini Lambretta Centre is very much a two-headed eagle. The first head - Marco (left on the image above) - concentrates on the things that made the shop famous in the first place: restoration, customising and sourcing of scooters and accessories for the discerning Lambretta…

iggy-grainger2 May 2024

MoniMoto 9 with remote and mobile phone.

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New MoniMoto9 introductory offer | NEWS

The brand new MoniMoto 9 arrives this week, it's smaller and lighter than its predecessor and is now rechargeable. We've been using and recommending these fantastic wireless tracking devices since the first MoniMoto came out in 2018. I still use a couple of those ones. Then the MM7 arrived a…

iggy-grainger25 April 2024

Thousands of Vespas takingh part in the ride out during Vespa World Days, Pontedera. The Tuscan countryside can be seen in the distance.

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Vespa World Days 2024 Pontedera | FEATURE

Mammoth Italian Vespa celebration couldn’t fail to impress, despite some organisational issues and the very British April weather. I’ve been on some group rides in my time, but the Saturday tour from Pontedera to Peccioli blew my mind. Around 15,000 Vespas of every colour and style slowly cruising out of…

iggy-grainger25 April 2024

14-year-old BSSO Rookie, Geirge Fielder in the kitty litter on his pinjk Vespa PK at Lydden Hill.

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BSSO Rookie’s Report: George Fielder #229 – Lydden Hill | SPORT

14-year-old BSSO rookie, George Fielder had his first race meeting last weekend at Lydden Hill. The Team George Vespa rider is the youngest geared scooter rider in BSSO history and will be sharing the highs and lows of his season with SLUK readers. The high for this meeting was finishing…

iggy-grainger24 April 2024

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Damsels in Distress – BSRA #2 Portrush | RALLERY

I'll hold my hands up and confess that I was a bit sceptical when I heard there was to be a National Rally held in Northern Ireland. Would enough people from the mainland make the effort to attend? Could the all-female scooter club, Damsels in Distress pull it off? Hell…

iggy-grainger22 April 2024

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8000 scooters to take part in Vespa World Days parade | NEWS

Thousands of Vespa fans are converging in the manufacturer's home town, Pontedera this weekend to celebrate Vespa World Days.Vespa clubs from 55 countries are represented at the event with Vespitsi from Australia, Canada, Japan, the US, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Pakistan, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Indonesia,…

iggy-grainger19 April 2024