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Scooters outside The Spa at Scarborough Easter 2025.

BSRA National Scooter rally #1 – Scarborough 2025 | RALLERY

I’d like to say I set off to Scarborough full of the joys of spring, but a nasty lingering ‘Benalmadena Bug’ meant I just wanted to lie on the sofa. I'm not looking for sympathy (well maybe a bit), but I'd spent a few hours in A&E/the walk-in centre the…

iggy-grainger28 April 2025

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SIP’s 1000km Thai road trip | FEATURE

It's fair to say that SIP Scootershop make the coolest scooter imagery and video on the planet. Their latest feel-good film tells the story of their recent 1,000 km "Epic Ride" across Thailand on vintage Vespas. Riding with friends The group consisted of SIP co-founders Ralf and Alex, as well…

iggy-grainger22 April 2025

The Resort Moseltal in the Moselle Valley, Germany.

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MadMoselle Scootacular: The new Scooterist Meltdown | NEWS

What happens when you cross the spirit of Scooterist Meltdown with a beautiful area of Germany, famed for its locally produced wine and stunning scenery? That's right, you get the MadMoselle Scootacular! It's a brand new ALL-INCLUSIVE event by Spirit of 84 Scooterists - the team behind legendary events like…

iggy-grainger17 April 2025

Sign showing road closures in place for the 2025 Scarborough National Scooter rally, with a white 'ScooterLab' Vespa PX parked next to it and the impressive bridge and harbour in the background.

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Roll call for Scarborough – are you going? | NEWS

Easter weekend is finally here, which means we can kick off the traditional BSRA National Rally calendar once again. Most of the details for the Scarborough rally are on the flyer above, and of course, you can pay at the door to get into The Spa if you haven't bought…

iggy-grainger17 April 2025

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New improved Scooter Center shop goes live | NEWS

Over the weekend, Scooter Center Cologne launched its new online shop and there are plenty of useful improvements. If you already have a Scooter Center account, you'll need to reset your password when you try to login for the first time, that's because the security settings have been changed. New/improved…

iggy-grainger14 April 2025

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BSSO Round 1: Croft – Ben Reading’s race report | SPORT

This weekend sees the BSSO heading to Lydden Hill in Kent for what is expected to be a great weekend of scooter racing. With a full Stock grid (for the first time in years) and plenty of testosterone, there should be lots of action. You can see the full entry…

iggy-grainger10 April 2025

Royal Alloy JPS - the Lambretta Series 1 style scooter from RA. Pictured in gold and red.

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New Royal Alloys break cover at Chinese show | NEWS

Royal Alloy has showcased some new models at the huge Beijing Motorcycle Exhibition in China today - including the Lambretta Series 1 style 'JPS' that we showed renderings of recently. Badged as a 150 for the domestic market, this one will arrive in the UK later this year as a…

iggy-grainger10 April 2025

Lambretta Series 2 in Azzuro Flaminia light blue paintwork.

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Reader’s rides: Budget Lambretta build | FEATURE

SLUK reader, Gary Norgate, set himself the task of buying and building a Lambretta on a budget of less than £4,000. That was to include buying the scooter, making it look cool and getting it on the road. You can find out how he got on with transforming the frame…

iggy-grainger8 April 2025

AF Rayspeed 6-plate road clutch with holding tool.

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AF Rayspeed – 6-plate Road clutches back in stock | NEWS

If you've been waiting for AF Rayspeed to get their excellent 6-plate Road clutches back in stock, they're available again now. The clutches are available in 46 and 47-tooth versions and cost £286.80. The 45 and 48-tooth versions are still currently unavailable. Buy online at AF here.

iggy-grainger7 April 2025

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South West Scooter Clubs: Dawlish Pre Season | RALLERY

After an unnecessarily stressful week (some little scrote tried to pinch my scoot and managed to break the handlebars), I'm sorted and ready for my trip to Dawlish for the SWSC rally at Lady's Mile Holiday Park. It's an easy ride up (about 140 miles for me), even managing to…

iggy-grainger26 March 2025