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Are you a winner? Mersea competition | NEWS

The recent Mersea Island Scooter Rally competition quickly filled up our virtual mailbag. We had almost 60 entries, and we've just chosen a winner. Of course, the answer to the question "During a Mersea Island rally in the late 1990s, we woke on Sunday morning to the very sad news…

iggy-grainger9 February 2026

A flyer for the 2026 SIP Scootershop open day.

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The SIP Open Day 2026 | NEWS

SIP Scootershop have announced the date for their 2026 Open Day, and as usual, it's going to be huge! Saturday, May 16th, is the date you need to put in your diary. We were there last year and made a weekend of it, I'm not exaggerating when I say it…

iggy-grainger6 February 2026

A bike rider wearing a Knox Urbane Pro undershirt with beautiful scenery behind him.

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Knox Urbane Pro Move armoured undershirt | NEWS

In 2015, I had one of the original Knox armoured undershirts. It's a great piece of kit and is still going strong. I love it. Things have moved on, though. Armour has become less cumbersome thanks to advances in materials, fabrics are increasingly technical, and garments are ever more stylish.…

iggy-grainger6 February 2026

Flyer for the Mersea Island scooter rally, 2026.

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Win tickets for Mersea Island | Competition

All roads lead to Mersea, well, just one does really, and if you haven't got a ticket, you won't be riding across that causeway this year. If you were part of the scrum for Mersea Island tickets on Sunday evening and missed out, don't despair. Here's a chance for you…

iggy-grainger5 February 2026

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Lambretta Lutz smashes the 100 bhp barrier | NEWS

A German scooter shop, relatively unknown outside their homeland, has just smashed the 100 bhp barrier using their very own twin cylinder Lambretta engine project. As far as we're aware, this makes this the most powerful Lambretta engine in the world.An early 3D print of the concept Full bodywork This…

iggy-grainger2 February 2026

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Vespa GTS 13″ wheels and SIP sticker kits | NEWS

SIP have released a couple of tasty new products for Vespa owners who want to add a bit of extra style to their scooters.First up, we have these stylish graphics kits. Designed specifically for modern Vespas and the PX, they're made with high-quality, durable 3M Comply technology. SIP said the…

iggy-grainger29 January 2026

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2026 BSRA, LCGB, VCB and important rally dates | NEWS

The nights are getting lighter, scooters are being prepped and the rally season is just around the corner. Spring and a waft of two stroke is almost in the air... To help you plan where you're going, here's a list of all the important BSRA National Scooter Rally dates, Lambretta…

iggy-grainger27 January 2026

A Honda advert showing new 2026 colours for Dax, monkey Bike and Cub.

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Fresh new colours for three iconic Honda models | NEWS

Honda has unveiled new 2026 colours for three of their most iconic bikes. The Dax, Cub, and Monkey are bikes synonymous with the fun we associate with two wheels. ST125 Dax This model was reintroduced in 2023; its reincarnation is very sympathetic to the 1960s original, albeit with a few…

iggy-grainger23 January 2026

Shark crash helmet fitted with IRID® photochromatic visor.

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New IRID® instant dark visors from Shark | NEWS

Shark Helmets have released an innovative instant photochromatic IRID® Visor that can change from tint to light in less than a second. Photochromatic visors aren't exactly new, but they can be quite slow to transition, taking up to 40 seconds to change (not much use if you're riding into darkness…

iggy-grainger19 January 2026

A batch of remade Indian Lambretta headsets.

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New Lambretta GP headsets from original moulds | NEWS

Fresh out of the Indian foundry, Manish looks happy with the results Manish from UNI Auto in India got in touch earlier today to say he'd just started to get the first new (for many years) Lambretta GP headsets made. Working from 60-year-old original Scooters India Ltd moulds, which were…

iggy-grainger14 January 2026