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

2023 National Scooter Rally dates flyer with updated details for Big 7 scooter rally.

2023 BSRA National Scooter Rally dates announced | NEWS

Big 7 date/venue change Update 17th March Due to huge price increases imposed by the usual Hop Farm venue, the date and venue for the Big 7 rally have had to be changed. The event will now take place at the East of England Showground in Ardingly West Sussex over…

iggy-grainger26 October 2022

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Tucano Urbano’s recycled ‘Good Wheels’ range | NEWS

The winter Tucano Urbano collection is available now and includes quite a few new products. Their new ‘Good Wheels’ range of clothing is made from polyester derived from plastic bottles and other recycled products. The Good Wheels range also uses less packaging and is designed to be repairable so not…

iggy-grainger25 October 2022

Retro Retro Features

Magny Cours Challenge Scootentole | RACING

The Circuit de Nevers, Magny Cours was once home to the French Grand Prix. It’s located about 300 miles into France, next to it is another track, now owned by BMW and used for track days and testing, and is also used for the Challenge Scootentole 10 hour scooter endurance…

iggy-grainger20 October 2022

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

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First rides: Kymco IONEX/CV3/DTX 360 & AK550 | REVIEW

We were recently invited to a press event by Kymco UK. Basically, it consisted of a selection of their current and future range for us to have a blast on around Buckinghamshire for the day. Obviously this won’t be an in-depth or exhaustive road test but it will give you…

iggy-grainger19 October 2022

S[ecially prepared Vespa PX as used in the Pharaon's Rallyas seen ready for auction in Italy with a guiode price of between €25,000-€50,000

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Grab yourself an historic €50,000 Vespa | NEWS

If you’ve got a few spare Euros tucked under your mattress and want to buy a piece of scootering history this beauty could be yours at auction on the 18th of October. Two specially prepared Vespa PX 150s which competed (and finished) in the very challenging International Cross Country Rally…

iggy-grainger12 October 2022

the NIU MQI GT Evo electric scooter side on in orange

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NIU UK becomes official triathlon partner | NEWS

Electric scooter company, NIU have announced their official partnership with British Triathlon, the governing body for swim, bike, run in Great Britain. NIU UK scooters were used at the AJ Bell 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series in Leeds – one of the organisation’s flagship events. It became the first event…

iggy-grainger11 October 2022

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Vespa GTS pricing and colour options released | NEWS

Further to yesterday's press release about the new GTS, Piaggio have released the prices and a few further details for the new 2023 model year Vespa GTS range. GTS 125: £5,250 (300 £6,000) Available in bright metallic shades of Beige Avvolgente, Nero Convinto and Verde Amabile GTS 125 Super: £5,350…

iggy-grainger6 October 2022

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New SLUK Shop open now | NEWS

We've just launched a new version of our SLUK Shop which should be easier to use and quicker to search than the old one. You can get to it using the SLUK-Shop tab on the menu above or by clicking this link. So what's new? Firstly, it's structured a bit…

iggy-grainger6 October 2022

New 2023 vespa gts supertech official image by Piaggio

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New Vespa GTS 300 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED | NEWS

I’m sure most Vespa GTS fans and owners will have seen the recent ‘spy shots’ and images from. It seems like Piaggio decided to put the new 2023 flagship model out before officially releasing the news to the press or public. Well today they’ve officially announced it and allowed us…

iggy-grainger5 October 2022

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BSRA #8 Woolacombe National Scooter Rally | RALLERY

After tootling down from Scarborough to Woolacombe and back (a 700-mile round trip) on his standard Vespa PX 125 Col has recovered and written this report from what has to be the largest non Bank Holiday rally of the year. Be sure to check out the four galleries of images…

iggy-grainger5 October 2022