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Oddballs Rally 2024 | RALLERY

It's Friday and I'm off to another rally, as it's fairly local (80 miles) I'm heading straight there from work. 4.30 I'm off, 6.30 and I'm pulling up to the gate (after my usual missed roundabout). With the weather beautiful (though I've been told I was lucky, with some coming…

iggy-grainger19 August 2024

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ANOTHER WAY: Crankshaft bearing collar removal | TECH

How many times have you fought to get a flywheel bearing collar off a Lambretta or Vespa crankshaft and thought ‘There must be an easier way’. Well it turns out, there is… The Universe Provides Just as I start looking for new tips for the 4th version of The Complete…

iggy-grainger12 August 2024

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2024 BSSO race season: Ben Readings #65 Darley moor | RACING

Intro The sun rises over a damp, but no longer raining, Darley Moor. Looking at the weather forecast leading up to this weekend it was looking miserable, however waking up and having an 'al fresco' morning wee without any rain disrupting me, filled me with the hope that we might…

iggy-grainger8 August 2024

Two Vespaas holding up a British Vespa Days banner in Llangollen.

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British Vespa Days 2024: Llangollen | RALLERY

Another Friday another rally, though this one is a little different, as it's the Vespa Club of Britain, British Vespa Days at Llangollen. These events are always a little more intimate than your average rally, British Vespa Days has old and new friends from far and wide coming to BVD.…

iggy-grainger7 August 2024

Glamping tents and Lambrettas at the Isle of Wight Scooter Rally.

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Win tickets and ferry travel to the Isle of Wight Scooter Rally | Photo competition

** Competition now closed ** It's only another couple of weeks until the Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally and you can win a pair of tickets and return travel with Red Funnel! That's right, VFM has kindly given us a pair of weekend tickets worth £60) for the rally…

iggy-grainger5 August 2024

George Fielder #229 racing his pink Vespa PK at Darley Moor.

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BSSO Rookie’s report: George Fielder #229 Darley Moor | Sport

15-year-old schoolboy racer, George Fielder is enjoying his first season in BSSO. His recent visit to Darley Moor saw him completing a full weekend without incident on the engine he built himself. You can read George's previous 'Rookie's reports' here. Here's how our SLUK Rookie racer got on...Sod school, let's…

iggy-grainger30 July 2024

Sunrise over the campsite at Weymouth scooter rally 2024, with tents and scooters in the background.

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BSRA #7: SWSC Weymouth National Scooter Rally 2024 | RALLERY

After what was a brilliant weekend at Weymouth back in 2022, I was particularly looking forward to returning again this summer. I decided to leave the Lambrettas at home for the weekend and take the much more uncomfortable and impractical Pinasco 251 street racer for the 240-mile journey. With no…

iggy-grainger29 July 2024

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BSRA #6: Newark National Scooter Rally 2024 | RALLERY

Another Friday, another rally. Today I'm off for the 40th anniversary BSRA National Scooter Rally at Newark. It's an early start as it's about 200 miles for me, the weather's not looking great, so it's on with the waterproofs and away I go. It's a straightforward ride until... suddenly no…

iggy-grainger24 July 2024

Vintage Italian truck with a row of Vespa scooters parked outside.

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European Vespisti Week, Montegrotto, Italy: A typically Irish misadventure | RALLERY

If you're a die-hard Vespa fan and want to go to international events run by independent Vespa clubs from Europe you need to keep an eye on the Vespa Club Europa website. European Vespisti Week Montegrotto was the first of what is to become an annual event, the Vespa Club…

iggy-grainger22 July 2024

Margate scooter rally campsite 2024 with glamping tents, ridge tents and scooters.

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BSRA 5 #: Margate National Scooter Rally | RALLERY

There was a real buzz about finally taking Chas & Dave’s advice and heading dooowwwn to Margate after such a long time away. Credit to the Big 7 SC for working hard to make it happen, as they were faced with a number of challenges along the way. Organising a…

iggy-grainger17 July 2024