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George Fielder with his new SRP RaceTech Production Class Lambretta.

SLUK rookie George Fielder joins SRP RaceTech | FEATURE

SLUK Rookie, 15-year-old schoolboy racer, George Fielder is back for his second season of BSSO racing. For this year, he's not only swapped to a Lambretta but he's bagged himself an ex-Stuart Day Group Four SRP RaceTech bike! Preparation for the 2025 season After a great end to the season,…

iggy-grainger25 March 2025

Jim Holt leading Ben Readings and Sean Collison at Mallory Park BSSO scooter racing.

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BSSO season kicks off at Croft this weekend | RACE PREVIEW

After the winter break, the British Scooter Sports Organisation (BSSO) are back this weekend for a two-day meeting at Croft near Darlington. Here are some useful bits and pieces about who is racing, what's new, a timetable for the weekend and a few other snippets of info. Stock classes Stock…

iggy-grainger21 March 2025

A big pile of Uni Lambretta brake shoe skimming tools.

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UNI Lambretta brake shoe skimming tool | REVIEW

You can clearly see that these shoes haven't been doing a great job... Lambretta rear brakes are a bit hit-and-miss (literally). It's not often you get one capable of stopping a standard Lambretta safely, never mind a tuned one. Luckily UNI Auto have come to the rescue by recreating the…

iggy-grainger14 March 2025

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Date for your diary: SIP Scootershop Open day | NEWS

SIP have confirmed Saturday, 31st May, as the date for their annual open day at their huge headquarters in Landsberg am Lech. Last year's 30th anniversary "Festival of Performance & Style" event was attended by over 3000 people, and this year's event is likely to be similar in numbers and…

iggy-grainger13 March 2025

Readspeed silicone SuperSock to protect the Vespa oil filter.

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Readspeed Vespa GTS/Piaggio Engine Oil Filter Protector (‘Supersock’) | NEWS

That's the oil filter from a 10-month-old Vespa GTS... You know the phrase ‘out of sight, out of mind’. That is probably all the explanation needed for why Vespa and Piaggio products are not protected better against northern European winter roads covered in highly aggressive salt. The Italians don’t see…

iggy-grainger12 March 2025

scomadi factory production line in Thailand 2020.

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Ironic UK comeback for Scomadi? | NEWS

If the rumours and teasers are true, it looks like Scomadi may well be landing on our shores again in the near future - with an importer we'd never have imagined possible. All's fair in love and war (and business)... Yes, former Royal Alloy importer MotoGB are hinting that they'll…

iggy-grainger4 March 2025

Francesco Gaetani of Vespaio Gaetani working a piece of sheet steel to make a Vespa 98 front mudguard.

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Vespa bodywork, books and burnouts in Italy | FEATURE

One of the things I love about the scooter scene is how much it varies from country to country. Italian culture is generally far more social than the colder northern European equivalent, and their scooter scene reflects that. Mediterranean scooter events often focus around eating together, drinking together and simply…

iggy-grainger25 February 2025

A John Spurgeon sprayed, full custom, Harry Potter themed Lambretta Series 2 at Burton Brewers custom show 2025.

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Burton Brewers Custom Show 2025 | RALLERY

Those Burton Brewers know how to pick a good date for their annual Custom Show. They sandwiched it in between two very wet and windy February days and treated us to a real taste of spring. With perfect blue skies and temperatures hovering around 10 degrees, it was an ideal…

iggy-grainger24 February 2025

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Scarborough VFM ticket competition | WINNER

Thanks to everybody who entered our recent competition to win a pair of Scarborough weekend passes, courtesy of VFM. The clock is slowly ticking down to the first National Scooter Rally of 2025 We've chosen a winner; a lad called Ben Finlay. He said, "I'm a 24-year-old scooter lad who…

iggy-grainger20 February 2025

Picture of a big English Bull Terrier stood on its back legs looking over the counter of a shop.

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AF Rayspeed – A behind the scenes look at new products & development | FEATURE

AF Rayspeed is legendary amongst Lambretta riders. It's a family-owned and run shop, born from Arthur Francis' old shop in Watford. Ray Kemp worked there until Arthur sold the business to him many years ago, and he moved his family north to begin a new chapter with AF Rayspeed. VIDEO|…

iggy-grainger18 February 2025