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Blue Lambretta coming over the hill at Oliver's Mlount, ridden by number 81 Warren Wilkinson.RetroRetro Features

Scooters on the Mount | FEATURE

Recently Oliver's Mount hosted a few scooters amongst 100 or so other more powerful bikes and three-wheelers. Scooter lap records were broken on the day. Col gives us a few facts and his thoughts...Every gram of weight-saving counts, Warren Wilkinson forsakes his dignity in a quest for speed by drilling…
iggy-grainger
5 September 2023
VMC Explorer 244cc cylinder for Vespa.RetroRetro News

NEW PRODUCT: VMC Explorer 244cc kit | NEWS

New from VMC and available in the UK from VE is this Vespa PX 200 7-port, 244cc VMC Explorer cylinder kit.  The aluminium shell moulded barrel is nickel-silicon treated and comes with a 72mm bore, 60mm stroke and conrod length of 126mm (Quattrini crankshafts and 127mm (SIP crankshafts) to make…
iggy-grainger
4 September 2023
Oddballs scooter rally, multi coloured banner with three scooters parked in the foreground.RetroRetro Events

Oddballs Scooter Rally 2023 | Rallery

Dear diary: I'm at a rally and it's raining. Again... Well, that's not strictly true, Friday was fine. Riding up straight from work meant I missed Thursday's silent disco and the first of Friday's bands (2Tone Allskas). I got there, put up my tent and enjoyed the evening sunshine. Old…
iggy-grainger
22 August 2023
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Piaggio CEO Roberto Colaninno dies | NEWS

Roberto Colaninno pictured on the Piaggio stand at EICMA 2019 Sad news to report from Italy today. It's been announced that Piaggio's Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Roberto Colaninno has passed away.  The businessman and entrepreneur acquired control of struggling Piaggio back in 2003 and has helped bring it back…
iggy-grainger
21 August 2023