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New SLUK website goes live! | NEWS

Well folks, the new SLUK website is now live (as you can see because you're reading it!). Hopefully you'll find this a much smoother and quicker experience than the previous site. Before you head off to explore we'll give you a couple of pointers and explain how things work. Search…
iggy-grainger
5 November 2022
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PINASCO EUREKA GEARED ELECTRIC VESPA | NEWS

Pinasco have just ripped up the electric scooter rule book and revealed this teaser video of their Eureka electric Vespa conversion. This isn’t just another electric conversion though as you can see in the video. This is a geared electric Vespa which retains the engine and character of the original.…
brendan
3 November 2022
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Adie Horrocks: World’s fastest Vespa – 122mph? | NEWS

Last weekend at a Straightliners Top Speed event at Elvington, British sprinter, Adie Horrocks blasted his smallframe Vespa down the runway at an astonishing 122mph. As far as we’re aware, that’s faster than any Vespa has ever been officially recorded. It’s faster than the 1950s factory streamliner (103mph), faster than…
iggy-grainger
28 September 2022
The new BGM piston port kit for the MotoVespa 160 engine and a prototype reedvalve inlet for it.RetroRetro News

BGM Parts at the Scooter Center Show | NEWS

As host of a party you rarely get the attention you deserve. There’s always some show-off that flounces in with a new dress on and steals the limelight. As an example, I give you the Casa Performance Twin. Scooter Center have been busy in the kitchen though, cooking up good…
iggy-grainger
8 September 2022