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Alpinestars Clayton Jacket and Crestone Gloves | REVIEW

Alpinestars is a brand synonymous with protecting motorsport athletes at the highest level and, of course, with providing safety and style for 'normal' road riders like you and me. I've been wearing an Alpinestars Clayton WR jacket and a pair of Crestone Gore-Tex® insulated gloves for the past year and…

iggy-grainger6 January 2026

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What’s new from Pinasco & Gori? | EICMA NEWS

Pinasco always have a decent stand at EICMA and this year, Andrea Pinasco was there to sign copies of his book and check out the latest products from the brand he created. Andrea was also happy to see the recently remade versions of his classic Vespa smallframe exhausts. These exhausts…

iggy-grainger17 November 2025

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VMC Racing show off their new Vespa products | EICMA NEWS

ScooterLab introduced VMC to the masses back in 2021, and they've not stopped developing new products since then. They've also gained many fans around the world. You can read our original feature here. At this year's EICMA, Alberto showed us around their latest products for Vespa PX.VIDEO | Big Box…

iggy-grainger10 November 2025

Polini Vespa PX engine casings in a Polini coloured PX.

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New Polini Vespa PX engine casings | NEWS

VIDEO| Polini talk us through the new casings We've just returned from EICMA in Milan, and amongst all the modern bikes and scooters, there are still tuning houses making new things for our classic scooters. Here's the first one we're going to take a look at. Polini have created this…

iggy-grainger6 November 2025

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BGM Pro ‘Superstrong’: A better Vespa tubeless wheel? | REVIEW

I like to ride on tubeless wheels. Every car and road motorcycle on sale comes with tubeless wheels, rather than old-school inner tubes. There’s a reason for that – it’s safer when the tyre is punctured. You are much more likely to suffer a slower deflation rather than a catastrophic,…

iggy-grainger27 October 2025

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New 199cc SIP Performance kit for Vespa T5 | NEWS

The Vespa T5 was the most groundbreaking traditional engine Vespa ever produced. Despite only making 12bhp, it gave a learner legal scooter the performance of a 200. Us scooterboys always wanted more though... 25bhp coming right up! SIP have just released their brand new 199cc Vespa T5 Performance kit which…

iggy-grainger20 October 2025

A Royal Alloy TG350 bring ridden in the English countryside.

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The Royal Alloy TG 350 | ROAD TEST

Many classic scooter riders love to hate them, but it’s hard to ignore Royal Alloy, especially if you’re a road-going scooterist. Go on any scooter rally or ride out, and you’ll see them in great numbers. If you were at the Isle of Wight this year, you’ll no doubt have…

iggy-grainger20 October 2025

The Gresini Italjet Dragster 700 sat outside the pit garage at Imola.

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The Italjet Dragster 700 Twin | FIRST RIDE

Italjet have always liked to do things their own way. Whether that be the myriad of quirky or iconic bikes they produced over the years, or, of course, the one model we scooter nuts remember best. The original Italjet Dragster. Well, Italjet, now under the direction of the original owner’s…

iggy-grainger18 September 2025

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The 2025 Vespa GTS 310 SuperSport 310 | ROAD TEST

The Vespa GTS 310 is the latest model in the 20-year history of the GTS (excluding the earlier GT range of course), yes, it really is that old! Personally speaking, I'd say the 310 is the best-looking GTS built to date (especially in SuperSport trim). The 310 is also the…

iggy-grainger12 August 2025

Innovv P1 portable tyre inflator and powerbank.

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Innovv P1 portable tyre inflator – reader offer | REVIEW

I've been looking for a good quality, compact tyre inflator and power bank for a while and the Innovv P1 fits the bill perfectly. What is it? It's a rechargeable and powerful tyre inflator with a 6000mAh battery, capable of running continuously for 22 minutes. It can inflate up to…

iggy-grainger4 August 2025