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New 2025 Yamaha NMAX 125 and NMAX TechMAX shot at dusk against a background of the city of Barcelona.

New 2025 Yamaha NMAX 125 | LAUNCH REPORT

Yamaha chose a good time to launch a brand new NMAX 125. The model currently sits at the top of the sales charts in the UK. Having ridden it, I'd imagine it'll stay there too. For a company better known for its Supersport bikes (among other things), scooters are still…

iggy-grainger25 November 2024

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Longtermer PART 1: 2024 Yamaha XMAX 300 | REVIEW

Back in August we road tested a Yamaha RayZR 125 and picked up a longterm Yamaha XMAX 300 to keep and use for a few months. It was the first time I’d ridden the XMAX since we reviewed after the launch in Italy back in May 2023. It’s always good…

iggy-grainger29 October 2024

The new Piaggio MP3 310 being road tested for ScooterLab.UK in Cannes, South of France.

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New Piaggio MP3 310 & MP3 310 Sport | LAUNCH REPORT

Over the summer there have been rumours and speculation about a new more powerful Piaggio engine for the Vespa GTS. The launch of the upgraded Piaggio MP3 310 in Cannes last week put an end to that speculation. You can be sure that it won't be long before the new…

iggy-grainger1 October 2024

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THE 2018 KYMCO AK550 V TMAX 530 | ROAD TEST

When the Yamaha TMAX was introduced way back in 2001, it would have been a foolish man who suggested that Kymco would, in time, be producing a maxi scooter to rival, or at the very least compete with what was set to become THE sports maxi scooter.The Taiwanese scooter giants…

Rory McIntosh18 August 2024

Yamaha's RaxZR 125 scooter in Midnight Black being ridden by Iggy for a ScooterLab road test.

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Yamaha’s wallet-friendly RayZR 125 | First ride

At just £2301, Yamaha's new for 2024, RayZR 125 scooter is certainly friendly on the wallet. In fact it's affordable enough to put on most people's credit card. Despite being budget-priced, this scooter ain't bad at all, in fact I was pleasantly surprised when I took one for a spin…

iggy-grainger16 August 2024

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70mph Maeving RM1S: Retro Electric Commuter | ROAD TEST

It’s got the styling of a classic bike, the power of a 125 and the build quality of a Hinckley-built modern classic. Maeving’s first crack at a bike was its classically styled RM1, a machine that won a lot of fans in the UK (and further afield), and regularly topped…

iggy-grainger14 May 2024

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BMW CE 02 | FIRST RIDE

Enter the BMW CE 02, an 11kW (15 hp) e-scooter that looks more like a design project dreamt up by a skateboarding intern than a production motorcycle, but in terms of youth appeal and, yes, that X-factor, it is taking no prisoners. eParkourer BMW describes it as an eParkourer and,…

iggy-grainger12 February 2024

2023 Suzuki burgman 125EX street in white and grey pictured side by side near a river.

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Suzuki Burgman 125EX Street – UK Press Launch | FIRST RIDE

Like its bigger siblings, the 125cc Suzuki Burgman has been around for years. Introduced in 2002, to join the AN400 and 650 Burgmans it was a maxi scooter with a learner-legal liquid-cooled engine. Fast-forward to summer 2023 and the big old Burger 125 has been replaced with an all-new, compact,…

iggy-grainger27 July 2023

Suzuki Burgman 400 LED lights at night on a dark road.

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Life in the old dog? Suzuki Burgman 400 | Road Test

Can you believe that the Suzuki Burgman is 25 years old this year? Yes, the ubiquitous maxi scooter is a quarter of a century old. Amongst its peers the Suzuki is starting to show its age as well, the once class-leading scooter doesn’t have all the toys you expect to…

iggy-grainger21 July 2023

Niu MQi + Sport electric scooter in white pictured from the side.

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Niu MQi + Sport: Electric moped | REVIEW

I think the evolving world of personal transportation has changed buying trends massively and not always for the best. The authorities have allowed various forms of unlicenced (and often illegal) electric vehicles to propel young kids, teenagers and adults to the local park, school, town, city, work… or death. I…

iggy-grainger13 June 2023