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Vibrant metalflake custom painted Lambrettas sat in the Italian sunshine.

Scooter Rally Toscano: Elba 2024 | RALLERY

Work it out. How many riding years have you got left? Have you marked off all your must-do-once rally list yet? If Elba wasn’t ticked off on that list (and it should be, along with legendary events like IoW and Giro dei Tre Mari) then you were in trouble. For…

iggy-grainger09/05/2024

Scooters racing at Lydden Hill in Kent in from of the huge Lydden Hill sign.

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2024 season: Ben Readings #65 – Lydden Hill | BSSO scooter racing

Last year's SLUK BSSO rookie, Ben Readings is back for his second full scooter racing season and will be writing about his exploits for us. With racing, the learning never stops and most riders have some demons to exorcise, most of them psychological. In Ben's case, wet weather and race…

iggy-grainger08/05/2024

A line up of matching cream Lambretta TV 175 Series Ones at Rimini Lambretta's open day 2024.

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Rimini Lambretta Centre open day 2024 | FEATURE

From Classic to Crazy. These days Rimini Lambretta Centre is very much a two-headed eagle. The first head - Marco (left on the image above) - concentrates on the things that made the shop famous in the first place: restoration, customising and sourcing of scooters and accessories for the discerning Lambretta…

iggy-grainger02/05/2024

Thousands of Vespas takingh part in the ride out during Vespa World Days, Pontedera. The Tuscan countryside can be seen in the distance.

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Vespa World Days 2024 Pontedera | FEATURE

Mammoth Italian Vespa celebration couldn’t fail to impress, despite some organisational issues and the very British April weather. I’ve been on some group rides in my time, but the Saturday tour from Pontedera to Peccioli blew my mind. Around 15,000 Vespas of every colour and style slowly cruising out of…

iggy-grainger25/04/2024

14-year-old BSSO Rookie, Geirge Fielder in the kitty litter on his pinjk Vespa PK at Lydden Hill.

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BSSO Rookie’s Report: George Fielder #229 – Lydden Hill | SPORT

14-year-old BSSO rookie, George Fielder had his first race meeting last weekend at Lydden Hill. The Team George Vespa rider is the youngest geared scooter rider in BSSO history and will be sharing the highs and lows of his season with SLUK readers. The high for this meeting was finishing…

iggy-grainger24/04/2024

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Damsels in Distress – BSRA #2 Portrush | RALLERY

I'll hold my hands up and confess that I was a bit sceptical when I heard there was to be a National Rally held in Northern Ireland. Would enough people from the mainland make the effort to attend? Could the all-female scooter club, Damsels in Distress pull it off? Hell…

iggy-grainger22/04/2024

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BSSO 2024: Round 1 – Croft | SCOOTER RACING

Some of the spectator's scooters at Croft Last year's SLUK Rookie, Ben Readings is back this year to share his second race season. We'll also have some race coverage from 14-year-old new boy, George Fielder. He'll be writing about the rounds he can wag school to compete in. Here's Ben's…

iggy-grainger17/04/2024

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-grainger16/04/2024

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-grainger16/04/2024

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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-grainger08/04/2024