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

Team Vespa scooters pictured at the Newark Winter Warmer show in January 2023.

Newark classic show kicks off 2023 | RALLERY

Hello SLUK readers and welcome back after the Christmas/New Year holidays. We hope you all had a good one. The first of a few large scooter custom shows for 2023 kicked off last weekend with the popular Newark Winter Classic Show. We paid a social visit (rather than a working visit)…

iggy-grainger10 January 2023

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New SIP Road 3.0 Vespa exhaust for T5 | NEWS

SIP have released a version of their excellent Road 3.0 exhaust for the Vespa T5. It's claimed to have around 2 bhp more power than the earlier Road 2.0. The Road 3.0 has all the great attributes of the earlier exhaust but the design and manufacture has been enhanced to…

iggy-grainger9 January 2023

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Merry Christmas SLUKERS

Well then SLUKERS it’s ‘black-eye Friday and once this post hits your screens we’re off for a traditional town centre punch-up. We’d like to thank you all for joining us this year (not for the punch-up!) and hope to see you all back here again in 2023. Thanks to everybody…

iggy-grainger23 December 2022

Casa performance carbon fibre Lambretta GP floor protector fitted to an orange GP.

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New CP Carbon Fibre parts for Lambretta | NEW PRODUCTS

While Sticky was at RLC testing the Casa Performance 250 Twin he also got a heads-up on a few new products coming for Lambretta. Carbon Fibre legshield protector – Li3 – TV3 – SX – GP – DL A simple idea to protect the paint in the middle of your…

iggy-grainger22 December 2022

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SIP sharing a little love to Ukraine at Christmas | NEWS

As we all make our final preparations for the festive season it's hard to imagine that less than 24 hours' drive away fellow Europeans are still under attack on a daily and nightly basis. Ukraine has been at war for over 300 days and thousands of families are facing Christmas…

iggy-grainger22 December 2022

Sticky stool beside the world's craziest Lambretta. Casa Performance's twin cylinder 75bhp two stroke. Fitted into a turquoise green Lambretta GP.

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Casa Performance 250 Twin – the craziest Lambretta on the planet | ROAD TEST

If you are the type that fancies flying kites in thunderstorms, then the Casa Performance Lambretta Twin is right up your alley. This is pure 2-stroke Jekyll and Hyde on 10” wheels. If you can master it then it’s pure exhilaration. If you get it wrong, then the results won’t…

iggy-grainger21 December 2022

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SLUK’s Race-winning Quattrini M1L 60 ‘S’ engine build PART 4 | FEATURE

Quattrini M3-150-S exhaust... Forgive them lord for they know not what they do So, when it came time to fit the engine to our SS90 chassis we encountered a problem with the M3-150-S exhaust. This exhaust design is specific to the M1L 60 S cylinder because it fits to the…

iggy-grainger20 December 2022

Close up of a wasp sat on the studs of a Vespa Quattrini cylinder. Of course, Vespa is Italian for Wasp.

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SLUK’s Race-winning Quattrini M1L 60 ‘S’ engine build PART 3 | FEATURE

One of the things you quickly learn when working on scooters is that ‘Plug & Play’ is a misnomer. Only Lego is plug and play. Scooter parts from disparate manufacturers never go together as intended; chiefly because nobody ever builds to the standard specification. If you have an exhaust, carb…

iggy-grainger15 December 2022

2023 Suzuki Burgman 125 Street in urban landscape.

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Pricing for Suzuki Burgman/Avenis/Address 125s | NEWS

Burgman 125 StreetEX Suzuki has announced pricing for its new 2023 125cc scooters. First up is the Burgman Street 125EX. The luxury Burgman will retail at a very reasonable £2999. It comes with an ultra-clean 'Alpha' version of the Suzuki Eco Performance air-cooled engine - an engine that currently powers…

iggy-grainger14 December 2022

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A SLUK back at the highs and lows of 2022 | FEATURE

As we approach the final few days of the year, we thought we’d take a quick look back at the National Rallies and a few other events that took place this year. A year with highs and lows for many of us. Having survived the pandemonium brought about by Covid…

iggy-grainger13 December 2022