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Estoica Motor electric Vespa PX engine in situ.

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Spanish firm Estoica Motor’s novel PX electric conversion | FEATURE

The latest company to join in with the electrification of classic scooters is Estoica Motor. They’re a Spanish start-up business with a novel reverse-engineered approach. Luis Miguel Sánchez is the man behind the concept. He’s an engineer with a master’s degree in design. As a Vespa rider from Seville, he’s…

iggy-grainger21 January 2025

Polini HT clutch pictured in a Vespa PX engine with the clutch cover removed.

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Vespa PX: Polini HT clutch ‘For Race’ | NEWS

Polini's new Vespa PX HT Clutch For Race will land in dealers in the next few weeks and has quite a few features that make it stand out from other up-rated clutches. Polini has used innovative 'reverse clutch technology' on the HT clutch. It means the lighter internal clutch hub…

iggy-grainger20 January 2025

The Scooter World hall at the Newark Winter Warmer show.

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Newark Winter Classic Show | RALLERY

Newark's Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic was held last weekend in bitterly cold weather, but crowds still flocked to the Newark Showground. This show is a huge affair with lots of traders and parts sellers outside the various halls, selling everything and anything related to two wheels. Those outdoor traders…

iggy-grainger14 January 2025

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

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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