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

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SIP Vespa T5 speedo comp entries | PART 1

Our Vespa T5 SIP speedo competition has had our virtual mailbox overflowing over the weekend! Entries are flooding in so we've decided to show a selection in part 1 and follow that up with another two parts during this week. If you own a T5 and haven't already entered, you…

iggy-grainger4 December 2023

Vespa (RED) Primavera as part of the collaboration for World AIDS Day 2023.

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Vespa and (Red) together at World AIDS Day 2023 | NEWS

Tomorrow, December 1st is World AIDS Day and Vespa will host a special event at their Milan Motoplex. In an open talk hosted by Elena Di Cioccio and Lavinia Farnese, they'll be raising awareness about sexual education. Aimed at broaching a topic that is often neglected, especially by younger people. Vespa…

iggy-grainger30 November 2023

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Win a new SIP T5 speedo worth £277 | COMPETITION

Earlier this year we announced that SIP would be releasing a new speedo for the original Vespa T5, well they're finally ready for production and one T5-owning SLUK reader can win one. Original parts for the T5 are getting pretty hard to find now and the T5 mark 1 speedos…

iggy-grainger30 November 2023

Honda EM e 1 scooter sat beside the swappable batteries at EICMA.

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Honda accelerates electric growth and aims to reduce price | NEWS

At a press briefing in Tokyo, Japan, earlier today Honda set out its plans for the future of its electric motorcycle and scooter business. Having only just released the EM1e in Europe (Honda's first electric scooter), the Japanese giant, whose motto "The Power of Dreams - How we move you"…

iggy-grainger29 November 2023

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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