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Big 7 Margate scooter rally screeengrab from the event website featuring various Margate rally patches.

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Grab your tickets for Big 7 Margate | NEWS

Big 7 Scooter Club are urging people to book tickets for Margate to help ensure the rally is a success. 2007 was the last time the BSRA held a National Scooter Rally in Margate. In just a few weeks, Big 7 will be making a welcome return to the south…

iggy-grainger8 May 2024

MoniMoto 9 with remote and mobile phone.

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New MoniMoto9 introductory offer | NEWS

The brand new MoniMoto 9 arrives this week, it's smaller and lighter than its predecessor and is now rechargeable. We've been using and recommending these fantastic wireless tracking devices since the first MoniMoto came out in 2018. I still use a couple of those ones. Then the MM7 arrived a…

iggy-grainger25 April 2024

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8000 scooters to take part in Vespa World Days parade | NEWS

Thousands of Vespa fans are converging in the manufacturer's home town, Pontedera this weekend to celebrate Vespa World Days.Vespa clubs from 55 countries are represented at the event with Vespitsi from Australia, Canada, Japan, the US, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Pakistan, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Indonesia,…

iggy-grainger19 April 2024

140th of Piaggio Vespa GTV special edition scooter in white with blue graphics.

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Limited edition Vespa GTV | NEWS

Vespa fans from all over the world will be heading to Pontedera, home of the Vespa, for Vespa World Days later this week. Piaggio was established in 1884 and to celebrate its 140th anniversary they've created this special edition Vespa GTV. The scooter will be sold for just four days…

iggy-grainger16 April 2024

14-year-old BSSO scooter racing rookie with his pink Vespa PK.

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Introducing SLUK’s BSSO rookie – George Fielder | SPORT

At the start of each race season, ScooterLab tries to give rookie racers a platform to show what they're doing during their first year. For 2024, we've got the youngest BSSO rider in years writing blogs for us. George Fielder is still only 14 years old. George hails from Southampton…

iggy-grainger16 April 2024

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Heading to Northern Ireland? Portrush BSRA | NEWS

This coming weekend sees scootering history made as Northern Ireland hosts its first-ever National Scooter Rally in Portrush. The ticket-only event is being hosted by the Damsels in Distress and sold out very quickly, as did ferry places from the UK. We've ended up having to take a Scottish ferry…

iggy-grainger10 April 2024

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Farewell to Scooterist Meltdown! | NEWS

Sad news reaches us from Germany today. After a decade, the popular Scooterist Meltdown event is no more. The Wunderland site in Kalkar was sold to new owners last year and they're making the venue more family and business-orientated. Marcus told us "The new owners have presented their ideas. These…

iggy-grainger8 April 2024

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198 metre Vespa ski jump world record | NEWS

What did you get up to over the weekend on your scooters? Whatever it was, I doubt it was as adventurous as Günter Schachermayr's latest Vespa stunt. The 46-year-old Austrian stuntman used his Red Bull Vespa PK50 to fly 198.5 metres at the flying hill in Höhenhart (Ried in Innkreis).…

iggy-grainger8 April 2024

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April 6th-7th: BSSO kicks off at Croft | NEWS

This weekend (April 6th-7th) sees the 2024 BSSO Scooter Racing Championship kicking off at Croft for a two-day meeting. The circuit is located close to the North East's Lambretta stronghold, Darlington - so it usually attracts a good crowd of spectators. Tickets are available online in advance for £16.50 per…

iggy-grainger4 April 2024

Viva La Vespa 2024 Bangkok with Vespa scooters.

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Viva La Vespa 2024 Thailand | NEWS

Italy may well be preparing for Vespa World Days later this month in Pontedera but it's not the only place where Vespisti gather to celebrate this iconic marque. In March, Thailand saw thousands of Vespa enthusiasts flocking to six different Thai regions, Bangkok, Buriram, Chiang Mai, Songkhla, Khon Kaen and…

iggy-grainger2 April 2024