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Does your area boast the smoothest/worst potholed roads in Britain? | NEWS

Potholes seem to be the scourge of Great Britain, our roads are more akin to a Third World war zone than a peaceful developed nation. The AA recently advised drivers to avoid puddles after a record month for pothole-damage related call outs. Of course the danger for riders far…

iggy-grainger6 December 2023

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SIP Vespa T5 Speedo competition entries | PART 3

It seems there are lots of T5 Mark 1 owners who need a new speedo with a working rev counter! Here's part three of our competition entries. Tomorrow we'll have the final batch (providing we don't get loads more flooding in) and will pick a winner. If you've missed out…

iggy-grainger6 December 2023

SIP speedo for Vespa T5, shown lit up with all dials and digital screens.

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SIP Vespa T5 speedo comp entries | PART 2

It seems like lots of SLUK readers want to win a new SIP speedo for their T5! You can see the first eight entrants in part one here. And if you want to find out how you can enter just have a read of this post from last week. More…

iggy-grainger5 December 2023

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SIP Vespa T5 speedo comp entries | PART 1

Our Vespa T5 SIP speedo competition has had our virtual mailbox overflowing over the weekend! Entries are flooding in so we've decided to show a selection in part 1 and follow that up with another two parts during this week. If you own a T5 and haven't already entered, you…

iggy-grainger4 December 2023

Vespa (RED) Primavera as part of the collaboration for World AIDS Day 2023.

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Vespa and (Red) together at World AIDS Day 2023 | NEWS

Tomorrow, December 1st is World AIDS Day and Vespa will host a special event at their Milan Motoplex. In an open talk hosted by Elena Di Cioccio and Lavinia Farnese, they'll be raising awareness about sexual education. Aimed at broaching a topic that is often neglected, especially by younger people. Vespa…

iggy-grainger30 November 2023

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Win a new SIP T5 speedo worth £277 | COMPETITION

Earlier this year we announced that SIP would be releasing a new speedo for the original Vespa T5, well they're finally ready for production and one T5-owning SLUK reader can win one. Original parts for the T5 are getting pretty hard to find now and the T5 mark 1 speedos…

iggy-grainger30 November 2023

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The season finale: Ladrum Bay Scooter Rally | RALLERY

It's that time of year again. Time to head off to my last rally of the year. My target, Ladram Bay, the SWSC end-of-season scooter rally.Five of us meet and head off for a leisurely ride up to Ladram Bay (apart from twenty-five miles on the M27). We have no problems (quite…

iggy-grainger28 November 2023

Casa Performanmce Lambretta Series 1 being ridden in Italy with a 333cc Sledgehammer engine.

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SledgeHammer: CP’s 333cc touring engine for Lambretta | FIRST ROAD TEST

What is it? The SledgeHammer is Casa Performance’s first proper go at a touring engine; as most humans understand the phrase ‘touring’. The CP boys might disagree. Their SST 265 was supposedly their ‘touring’ engine before, but I’ll be honest, not many people would prioritise 100+mph performance over fuel economy…

iggy-grainger23 November 2023

Black Friday - 20% off all SLUK Plastics.

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UPDATED SLUK Plastics/Merch Black Friday offers – 20% off ! NEWS

Black Friday, what's that all about? Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! We've got 20% off on the following products until the end of November...*UPDATE - SLUK PLASTICS NOW INCLUDED IN THIS 20% OFF BLACK FRIDAY DEAL** That's right, from now until November 30th any SLUK Plastics will…

iggy-grainger23 November 2023

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EICMA classic scooter round up | FEATURE

Although there wasn't really a plethora of brand-new stuff to excite us classic scooter nuts at EICMA last week, there was still a fairly good presence of parts and accessories. Here's a round-up of some of the bits and pieces you'll be able to buy next year. We've included galleries…

iggy-grainger16 November 2023