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

The season finale: Ladrum Bay Scooter Rally | RALLERY

It's that time of year again. Time to head off to my last rally of the year. My target, Ladram Bay, the SWSC end-of-season scooter rally.Five of us meet and head off for a leisurely ride up to Ladram Bay (apart from twenty-five miles on the M27). We have no problems (quite…

iggy-grainger28 November 2023

Neil Kibble, marketing m,anager for Kymco UK, shakes the hand of John Singleton (right) regional manager of Datatool.

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Free Datatool Tracker with all new Kymco | NEWS

Announced after a succesful Motorcycle Live, Kymco UK will equip all their new petrol-powered products with a free Datatool Tracker and Datatool DNA Security Marking. The offer is free of charge to customers and will be available on all new two-wheel and ATV products purchased after December 1st 2023.National Sales…

iggy-grainger27 November 2023

Casa Performanmce Lambretta Series 1 being ridden in Italy with a 333cc Sledgehammer engine.

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SledgeHammer: CP’s 333cc touring engine for Lambretta | FIRST ROAD TEST

What is it? The SledgeHammer is Casa Performance’s first proper go at a touring engine; as most humans understand the phrase ‘touring’. The CP boys might disagree. Their SST 265 was supposedly their ‘touring’ engine before, but I’ll be honest, not many people would prioritise 100+mph performance over fuel economy…

iggy-grainger23 November 2023

Black Friday - 20% off all SLUK Plastics.

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UPDATED SLUK Plastics/Merch Black Friday offers – 20% off ! NEWS

Black Friday, what's that all about? Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! We've got 20% off on the following products until the end of November...*UPDATE - SLUK PLASTICS NOW INCLUDED IN THIS 20% OFF BLACK FRIDAY DEAL** That's right, from now until November 30th any SLUK Plastics will…

iggy-grainger23 November 2023

Scooters on the Suzuki stand at Motorcycle Live 2023.

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Motorcycle Live 2023 – A-Z show roundup | FEATURE

Motorcycle Live kicked off at the NEC in Birmingham over the weekend and we know quite a few SLUK readers have already paid a visit. We've published quite a bit of content from the recent EICMA show and sadly, many of the new/updated machines and concepts weren't at Motorcycle Live.…

iggy-grainger22 November 2023

Kymco CV3 550 ridden by Iggy on a press launch in Buckingham 2022.

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Test ride a Kymco CV3 at Motorcycle Live | NEWS

Motorcycle Live kicks off on Saturday 18th of November at the NEC in Birmingham. Aside from all the usual exhibitors, live features and brands you can also bag yourself a test ride on a Kymco whilst you're there. Various models will be available to ride, both indoors and out on…

iggy-grainger16 November 2023

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EICMA classic scooter round up | FEATURE

Although there wasn't really a plethora of brand-new stuff to excite us classic scooter nuts at EICMA last week, there was still a fairly good presence of parts and accessories. Here's a round-up of some of the bits and pieces you'll be able to buy next year. We've included galleries…

iggy-grainger16 November 2023

Horwin Senmenti 0 electric scooter pictured at EICMA 2023.

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124mph Horwin Senmenti 0 to arrive in 2024 | NEWS

Pictured naked above, the Horwin Senmenti 0 Horwin announced the production of their 200 kmh Senmenti 0 and a collaboration with a leading custom bike builder at EICMA. The Sementi 0 was announced as a concept in Milan 2022 and the order books opened at EICMA last week. It was…

iggy-grainger13 November 2023

Lambretta advertising sign at EICMA 2023.

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Lambretta at EICMA | NEWS

One brand that is always going to cause a negative reaction from many classic scooter riders is Lambretta. The iconic brand name is owned by Dutch entrepreneur and brand developer, Walter Scheffrahn. Don't shoot the messenger, here's a look at what's new and current from the Lambretta range. What's underneath…

iggy-grainger10 November 2023

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Massimo Tartarini introduces his Italjet Dragster 559 twin | EICMA NEWS

We all saw the prototype of this beauty at last year's EICMA, the 'Dragster 500GP' has now become the Dragster 559 Twin and it looks mental! Is it a scooter, a superbike or a cross between the two? Well, it has scooter-sized wheels and a manual six-speed motorcycle engine -…

iggy-grainger7 November 2023