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198 metre Vespa ski jump world record | NEWS

What did you get up to over the weekend on your scooters? Whatever it was, I doubt it was as adventurous as Günter Schachermayr's latest Vespa stunt. The 46-year-old Austrian stuntman used his Red Bull Vespa PK50 to fly 198.5 metres at the flying hill in Höhenhart (Ried in Innkreis).…

iggy-grainger8 April 2024

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New twin jaw cable cutters from Laser Tools | NEWS

One tool that all classic scooter riders should own is a set of decent cable cutters. How many of you make do with a rusty pair of pliers though? Cutting control cables to length with old, blunt or the wrong tools is a surefire way of messing your new cables…

iggy-grainger25 March 2024

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Quick release system for SIP Classic bags | NEWS

SIP have come up with a clever lockable quick-release system for their Classic scooter bags. The system consists of a carrier plate for mounting onto your rear carrier and a base plate that fits to the bottom of your bag. Once the quick-release system is installed you can simply use…

iggy-grainger19 March 2024

Flyer for Rimini Lambretta Centre's open weekend 2024, "from classic to crazy"

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From Classic to Crazy – Rimini Lambretta Centre open day | NEWS

How about having a few days in Italy next month surrounded by some of the most exquisite scooters in the world? Rimini Lambretta Centre will be holding an open weekend at their headquarters over the weekend of 27th-28th April and you can expect some fun and surprises. Classic to Crazy…

iggy-grainger13 March 2024

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Win your choice of Vespa or Lambretta | NEWS

Raffle Hub are a fairly new company and we've been helping to promote some of their recent scooter competitions. They're run by a scooterist and former shop owner, rather than a large business with no involvement in scooters. This week they're offering the choice of Vespa TX 210 with Malossi…

iggy-grainger12 March 2024

2024 TCX Hero 2 waterproof bike boots in brown.

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TCX updates popular styles for 2024 | NEWS

TCX are my personal boot brand of choice and I wear them for all long-distance rides. For 2024 some of their most popular boots have been revamped with new styling and colours. Hero 2 First up are the Hero 2, (pictured above). I'm still riding in the original Hero…

iggy-grainger11 March 2024

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Los Motos Locos – Run to the Canaries | FEATURE

There's a good-sized, vibrant scooter scene among ex-pats living in Spain. With regular events, ride outs and gatherings they can ride year-round in relative warmth. Los Motos Locos are one such group and recently they went island hopping from the mainland to the Canaries for a long weekend—15 lads, mostly…

iggy-grainger7 March 2024

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Mammoth Parts Fair | FEATURE

We all love a wander around a Sunday market, especially if that market is packed out with all kinds of rusty treasures, tat and boxes of stuff you'll never use or need. That's basically what a scooter parts fair is all about and at the Mammoth Parts Fair, held in…

iggy-grainger5 March 2024

AI generated cartoon showing a classic Vespa scooter in the back of a van being looked over by customs.

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Travelling abroad with a scooter after Brexit: 2024 Update

In February 2024 two British scooterists were held by Dutch customs for an hour. Their ‘crime’ was not declaring a Vespa that they were taking in their van to a European custom show. That’s nothing. The van next to them contained a scooterist taking engines to display at the same…

iggy-grainger29 February 2024

Classic scooters parked outside the Burton Brewers Custom Show 2024.

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First show of the year – Burton Brewers | RALLERY

Whilst 300 Brits were busy sunning themselves in Lanzarote with VFM, around 1500 scooterists were freezing their bits off riding to, or walking around Burton. It was baltic on Saturday morning, with freezing fog making it feel even colder for much of the trip. Thankfully my early morning ride was…

iggy-grainger27 February 2024