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

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Sinnis launches new 7-year warranty! | NEWS

It's March the 1st and anybody picking up a brand new registration Sinnis will be finding out they now have a 7-year warranty! The brand have launched the scheme today - it's a UK first for the motorcycle industry and will give potential purchasers added peace of mind. The Brighton-based company…

iggy-grainger1 March 2023

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CP X336: Spring is just around the corner for J Range owners | NEWS

If you're one of the growing number of Lambretta J Range owners with a souped up ped this latest addition to the Casa Performance range will be worth having. The uprated spring is 20% stronger than the standard item and is suitable for all J50, J100 and J125 models. It's…

iggy-grainger28 February 2023

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Part 2: Catching up on SLUK Projects – Pinasco 251

A couple of weeks ago we caught up on the Lambretta RT 225 engine we built. In this second part, it's time to find out how my Pinasco 251-equipped Vespa street racer is going. It’s not so long ago when Vespa PX owners had a limited choice of tuning options, with…

iggy-grainger28 February 2023

Scarborough scooter rally flyer, Easter 2023

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Win a pair of VFM tickets for Scarborough | COMPETITION

Easter is fast approaching and our scooters will soon be heading to Scarborough for the traditional bi-annual visit. VFM has hired the lovely old Spa complex for the weekend and with the excellent Basketcase headlining on Friday night and the groovy Smoove and Turrell on Saturday it looks like being…

iggy-grainger22 February 2023

Indian company, liger release self balancing electric scooter

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Self balancing Liger scooter launched | NEWS

Indian company Liger have launched the world's first self balancing two wheeled scooter. Yes, that's right, you never need to put a foot to the floor when you come to a stop. The patented revolutionary design is an industry first and one that European and Japanese manufacturers will be gutted…

iggy-grainger21 February 2023

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Scooterist Meltdown – Wunderland Kalkar | RALLERY

It’s been a long winter and with all the doom and gloom about I felt I needed a scooter fix and all the partying that goes along with it. So I made a last-minute decision to pop over to Germany for the return of the Spirit of 84’s Scooterist Meltdown…

iggy-grainger20 February 2023

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10% off at scooter Center for Carnival | NEWS

February sees the city of Cologne celebrating 200 years of Carnival and Scooter Center are offering a 10% discount from today until 21st February. All you need to do to take advantage of the offer is to head over to the Scooter Center website, choose your items and use code…

iggy-grainger16 February 2023

Since Gottwald on board the CAKE electric motorcycle in Africa during her solo trip.

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A piece of CAKE? First unassisted African crossing by electric motorcycle | NEWS

We don't tend to feature motorcycles on ScooterLab but we'll make an exception for the CAKE Kalk AP. After all, it is a twist and go. Female motorcycle adventurer, Sinje Gottwald has just got back (arrived in Cape Town today - Feb 15th) from an epic trip using the CAKE…

iggy-grainger15 February 2023

Lambretta Series 2 in cream, Vespa PX street racer in black/silver and a Lambretta Eibar Series 2 in blue/grey.

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Part 1: Catching up on SLUK projects – Lambretta RT 225 | FEATURE

As we get close to the start of the main scooter rally season I’m sure many of you are busy tinkering with your scooters. We thought it was a good time to have a quick recap on some of our previous projects to see how the engines are doing. Previous…

iggy-grainger13 February 2023

Zapp electric scooter shown with man carrying removable battery.

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Zapp dropships direct to your home | NEWS

Innovative British electric scooter company, Zapp has announced details of its new DSDTC - Drop Ship Direct To Customer sales model. The company which builds its i300 scooters to order in the UK already has a growing network of boutique-style authorised dealers. They have an online configurator and sales platform…

iggy-grainger7 February 2023