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

Retro News

Could DVLA put a stop to classic modifications? | NEWS

The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) and the Department for Transport (DfT) are currently looking at the evidence surrounding registration processes for classic vehicles. The consultation period gives riders and drivers of classic vehicles a chance to have their say before it goes any further. The detailed questionnaire covers…

iggy-grainger20 May 2024

Retro News

This weekend: Whilton Mill British Scooter Endurance Racing | NEWS

How about a free weekend at Whilton Mill watching a solid eight hours of non-stop scooter racing? Yes, that's right. The British Scooter Endurance Club are heading to Northamptonshire for the first meeting of the 2024 Championship and it's free to get in, there's camping available and a great 80-seater…

iggy-grainger15 May 2024

Modern News Retro News

Vespa – big in China | NEWS

Vespa has unveiled their Sprint 150 and Primavera 150 models at a huge party in Shanghai. The event was attended by stars from the Asian world and institutions including the General Consol of Italy in Shanghai, Tiziana D'Angelo. The scooters feature some new materials and the superstructures of the handlebars…

iggy-grainger14 May 2024

Modern Road Tests

70mph Maeving RM1S: Retro Electric Commuter | ROAD TEST

It’s got the styling of a classic bike, the power of a 125 and the build quality of a Hinckley-built modern classic. Maeving’s first crack at a bike was its classically styled RM1, a machine that won a lot of fans in the UK (and further afield), and regularly topped…

iggy-grainger14 May 2024

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

Retro Events

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.

Retro Retro Features

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.

Retro Retro Features

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.

Retro News

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.

Retro Retro Features

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.

Modern News Retro News

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