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Vespa 946 the Snake limited edition sat on an icy mountain.

Vespa 946 Snake | NEWS

Many rally-going scooterists will be choking on their Corn Flakes when they see the latest limited edition Vespa 946. 'The Snake' brings up connotations of a classic but overplayed Northern Soul record but obviously this Vespa model isn't aimed at most of us. This is an ultra-exclusive 125cc scooter costing…

iggy-grainger10 January 2025

Scooters at the Newark Winter Classic show.

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Scooter World at Newark Winter Classic – Newark | NEWS

This weekend (January 11th-12th) will see thousands of visitors flocking to Newark Showground for the annual Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic Show. Aside from being an interesting show for motorcyclists, this event has also become a good way for scooterists to kickstart their year. That's because Scooter World takes over…

iggy-grainger9 January 2025

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New Keis G901 heated gloves and power pack | NEWS

If today was your first day back at work and you were on two wheels it would have been a shock to the system, brrrr! Heated riding gear is what you need. Keis are market leaders in heated clothing and their latest product is the G901 Extreme heated gloves -…

iggy-grainger6 January 2025

A banner advert for AF Rayspeed featuring Lambrettas.

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Order online: AF Rayspeed join the 20th Century! | NEWS

Never let it be said that Yorkshire are behind the rest of the country when it comes to technology. AF Rayspeed has a new fan-dangled webshop where you can order your Lambretta parts... Yes, that's correct - the North East's favourite old-school Lambretta shop…

iggy-grainger16 December 2024

Royal Alloy scooters at EICMA, a month later they parted ways with UK importer MotoGB.

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Updated – It’s official: Royal Alloy distributor, MotoGB split with Hanway | NEWS

Differences in direction In the dealer's letter, it cites "Differences in direction" as the reason Hanway and MotoGB have parted ways. Although we can't confirm that's how the split occurred. It also goes on to say that "We are filled with optimism as we look to the future, especially with…

iggy-grainger10 December 2024

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Christmas scooterist gift ideas from SLUK

In theory, scooter riders should be easy to buy gifts for because there's always something we need for us or our scooters. To give you a helping hand here are some scooter gift ideas from the SLUK Shop. If you can't find what you're looking for on there, be sure…

iggy-grainger9 December 2024

Ratio Zero gear driven CVT system being held.

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Is gear-driven CVT coming to scooters? | TECH

Ratio Zero gear-driven CVT prototype (Credit: Driving 4 Answers YouTube). At the moment most scooters have one of three sorts of transmission: Classic scooters have manual gears and a manual clutch Modern automatic scooters have belt-drive CVT (Continually Variable Transmission) Many electric scooters have direct drive without any form of…

iggy-grainger9 December 2024

Ben Readings leading a group of riders at the BSSO season finale at Lydden Hill.

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Ben Readings #65 The Lydden Hill BSSO finale | SPORT

The final round of our BSSO Championship. The morning alarm rings over a very grey and fairly miserable Lydden Hill. The Forecast isn't looking too great but just four more races of this year's championship, two for Production and two for Group 6. Just four more chances for me to…

iggy-grainger2 December 2024

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Vespa factory halts production | NEWS

As reported in Italian newspaper, Il Terreno yesterday - over a thousand Piaggio workers have been laid off until after Christmas as production stops at the Pontedera factory in Italy. The news follows a drop in global sales caused by economic uncertainties as well as a worrying quarterly report by…

iggy-grainger29 November 2024

Scooterists gather outside the caravans at Ladram Bay scooter rally.

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SWSC season finale – Ladram Bay | RALLERY

It's Friday morning and it's rally time again (isn't it always?). I'm meeting up for breakfast before the off. Five of us are riding up to Ladram Bay, all on 2 strokes, what could possibly go wrong? Once we're off the M27 the ride through the New Forest into Dorset…

iggy-grainger27 November 2024