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Mersea Island scooter rally campsite at night.

Mersea Island Scooter Rally 2024 | RALLERY

Mersea Island Scooter Rally 2024 No sooner have we recovered from the excesses of the Isle of Wight National rally, than it was time to strap the tent to the scooter again and head to Mersea Island for the Colchester DVLC’s excellent rally. The 2000 tickets for this rally sold…

iggy-grainger23 September 2024

A beautiful Vespa GS160 in silver, owned by Matthew Philips.

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New product: SIP GS150 cylinder kit | First impressions

The Vespa GS is without a doubt one of the most stunning Vespas to look at but it needs more performance for modern day riding. SIP have come to the rescue with their new cylinder kit. We had a pre-production version to fit, dyno and ride.

iggy-grainger19 September 2024

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Ben Readings #65: Anglesey Race Report | SPORT

A positive weather forecast filled me with hope of some incredible racing at Anglesey race circuit this weekend. With the really long drive (including some sightseeing) behind me and a good night's sleep under my belt, I was more than excited to get back out on this brilliant track. Stock…

iggy-grainger17 September 2024

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British Scooter Endurance Teesside | NEWS

Listen up race fans, it's the Teesside 8-hour scooter endurance race this Saturday and here's some useful information for you. From a rider's perspective, Teesside is the best of the two tracks on the British Scooter Endurance Club's calendar. It's fast in places and technical enough to make it interesting…

iggy-grainger11 September 2024

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BSRA #8: The Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally 2024 | RALLERY

For many scooterists, the Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally is the biggest rally of the year and with a rumoured 8000 scooterists crossing over to the island, it clearly is the biggest in number terms. However, sadly it’s also become the biggest in terms of geographic spread, as the…

iggy-grainger10 September 2024

An Apple Green Lambretta SX150, sretched frame to cope with the 70bhp Casa SST270 engine.

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The Krayem Collection – Lambrettas from 4bhp to 70bhp | FEATURE

Man is a peculiar beast, we often spend lots of time and money developing things that probably didn't really need developing. Things like the humble motor scooter for instance. Back in the early 1950s, a 4bhp Lambretta Model D would probably suffice for most people to nip around on, do…

iggy-grainger9 September 2024

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SIP Pordoi for modern smallframe Vespas | NEWS

SIP's Pordoi Series exhaust for the Vespa GTS 300 looks pretty cool and they've just released a version for the modern smallframe Vespas. The exhaust will fit the Primavera and Sprint 125/150. With its narrow design and compact silencer it gives an unobstructed view of the rear wheel making the…

iggy-grainger5 September 2024

SLUK racing rookie, Gweroge Fielder on his pink Vespa PK at Anglesey.

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BSSO Anglesey: SLUK Rookie George laps it up | SPORT

After a long few days travelling through Wales, we arrived at Anglesey circuit around noon on Friday, only to find a very unhappy lady stood on the front gate. She explained that we couldn’t get in until 6 pm. To kill time I decided to watch the current track day,…

iggy-grainger5 September 2024

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Loris Capirossi’s Vespa Smallframe for sale | NEWS

Three times World Champion, Loris Capirossi is selling off his own personal, limited edition, Denis Maiorino-built Vespa smallframe. Italian Loris was in MotoGP during the golden era of two-stroke racing. He was World 125cc Champion at the age of just 17, he won it again before moving up to 250s…

iggy-grainger3 September 2024

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SLUK Discount: Exped Dura four-season camping mat | Product Review

How many times have you bought cheap airbeds in your life? If you’re anything like me, I’d say we go through at least one a year. Our most recent purchase, earlier this year, was your typical Coleman’s double-airbed. You can see it above on the seat of the Lambretta. It…

iggy-grainger2 September 2024