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Vespa GTS: Riding the Outer Hebrides | FEATURE

Like most of us when we got our first scooters we all wanted to go off and ride and explore far-flung places. The excitement of youth, not a care in the world or any idea how these journeys were to be planned or even financed. At sixteen I had my…

iggy-grainger23 May 2023

Whilton Mill scooter endurance Le Mans start as 40 scooters head off for an 8 hour race.

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Scooter Endurance – Whilton Mill 8-hour | SCOOTER RACING

BSEC Whilton Mill 8-Hour Coronation Race brought to you with the support of Northampton General Hospital A&E The long wait since the last BSEC endurance race at Teesside in September was finally over. As the sport grows, regular entrants were joined by several new teams keen to experience the excitement…

iggy-grainger18 May 2023

Young lad sat on a Vespa covered in cartoon style graphics surrounded by other scooters.

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South West Scooter Clubs: BSRA #2 -Weston-Super-Mare | Rallery

One thing we’re not short of at the minute is Bank Holiday weekends. The first of three in May saw us heading to Weston. Having just picked up a new Vespa GTS SuperSport from Piaggio for a future SLUK road test, it made sense for me to use that for…

iggy-grainger9 May 2023

Jim Holt leading Ben Readings and Sean Collison at Mallory Park BSSO scooter racing.

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BSSO Scooter Racing: Rookie’s Report – Round 2 Mallory Park | FEATURE

Young scooter lad, engineer, mechanic and rookie scooter racer, Ben Readings has recently taken part in his second BSSO race meeting. The lad may only be young in years but his levelheaded approach to racing shows the kind of maturity I could only dream of, as this part of his…

iggy-grainger26 April 2023

White Vespa PX on a shingle beach overlooking the Italian mountains.

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Vespa PX – London to Oz travel blog: Part 2 – Spain to Turkey | FEATURE

I'm not sure about you lot but I'm pretty jealous about this road trip. 24-year-old Ross Dicker is into the second month of a ride to Australia on his Vespa PX 150. We brought you the first part of this story as Ross set off from Retrospective Scooters in London…

iggy-grainger20 April 2023

Scarborough scooter rally 2023 looking down to the beach with the bridge and lots of scooters.

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BSRA #1 Scarborough Easter National Scooter Rally 2023 | RALLERY

As I snicked my Quattrini-kitted Eibar into first gear and pulled away from home in a cloud of blue smoke, I was busy working out just how many years it was since my first scooter ride to Scarborough. It’s not easy trying to do complicated mathematics with winter gloves on…

iggy-grainger17 April 2023

Hornet Racing lambretta side panel with number 65 - Ben Readings.

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BSSO Scooter racing: Rookies Report – Round 1 Croft | FEATURE

The 2023 BSSO scooter racing season kicked off recently at a very wet Croft. A bit of rain didn't dampen the spirits of 24-year-old rookie racer, Ben Readings though. Ben is riding for Hornet Racing this year and will be bringing us his 'Rookie's Report' as the season progresses. He's…

iggy-grainger12 April 2023

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Custom Airbrushing Live at ScooterExpo | NEWS

We are pleased to announce that award-winning artist Dave Dickinson will be appearing live at ScooterExpo on 21 May 2023. As Dave Dickinson Kustoms (DDK), Dave has been the artistic talent behind many of the country’s top custom scooters and motorcycles since he started painting scooters professionally back in 1997.…

iggy-grainger30 March 2023

Spanish Eibar in original blue and grey paintwork being ridden.

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Part 3: Catching up on SLUK Projects – Quattrini M210

Back in 2018 I imported this very original, one owner from new Spanish Lambretta Li 150.It was at this time that the new Lambretta small block Quattrini M210 kit was released. Having bagged an early test ride on the Chiselspeed demonstrator I knew instantly what my engine choice was going…

iggy-grainger28 March 2023

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Important update: Big 7 Scooter Rally new date and venue | NEWS

It was announced on social media at the end of last week that Big 7 Scooter Club have had to change both the date and venue of their 2023 National Scooter Rally. The decision was made after the original Hop Farm venue literally doubled its substantial costs to hire the…

iggy-grainger20 March 2023