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Young lad sat on a Vespa covered in cartoon style graphics surrounded by other scooters.

South West Scooter Clubs: BSRA #2 -Weston-Super-Mare | Rallery

One thing we’re not short of at the minute is Bank Holiday weekends. The first of three in May saw us heading to Weston. Having just picked up a new Vespa GTS SuperSport from Piaggio for a future SLUK road test, it made sense for me to use that for…

iggy-grainger9 May 2023

A first look at the new BGM RT reed valve kits, rough cast prototypes shown.

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SLUK Exclusive – new BGM Lambretta reedvalve kit | NEWS

SLUK has heard rumours about a forthcoming BGM kit with built-in reedvalve for a while but this spy shot is the first time we’ve seen it in the flesh. Sticky – author of the Complete Spanner’s Lambretta Kit Book – reads the tea leaves to make some ‘Mystic Smeg’ predictions……

iggy-grainger5 May 2023

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Watch live! 40 teams at this weekend’s Whilton Mill Scooter Endurance | NEWS

If you’re at a loose end this Saturday – May 6th and want to see 40 classic geared scooters thrashing around a track non-stop for 8 hours you’d better read on. That’s right, it’s the first British Scooter Endurance Club event of 2023 at Whilton Mill near Daventry in Northamptonshire.…

iggy-grainger4 May 2023

Lambretta V Special in white with Watsonian sidecar fitted.

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New Watsonian sidecar for Lambretta V Special | NEWS

Historic British sidecar manufacturer, Watsonian have just added the (don't shoot the messenger die-hard Lambretta fans) V Special to their list of scooter sidecar fitting kits. The Gloustershire-based firm have seen steady growth in the demand for sidecars from scooter riders, with the Vespa GTS proving popular.Fitting a sidecar to…

iggy-grainger4 May 2023

20% off all Scorpion Exhausts for King's Coronation

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20% off Scorpion Exhausts for King’s Coronation | NEWS

What better way to celebrate the momentous occasion of the King's Coronation than to get yourself 20% off a Scorpion exhaust? Scorpion Exhausts are proudly hand made in Great Britain and the Derbyshire-based firm are offering a special discount on all bike/scooter products from May 5th-8th. To get your discount…

iggy-grainger3 May 2023

Jim Holt leading Ben Readings and Sean Collison at Mallory Park BSSO scooter racing.

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BSSO Scooter Racing: Rookie’s Report – Round 2 Mallory Park | FEATURE

Young scooter lad, engineer, mechanic and rookie scooter racer, Ben Readings has recently taken part in his second BSSO race meeting. The lad may only be young in years but his levelheaded approach to racing shows the kind of maturity I could only dream of, as this part of his…

iggy-grainger26 April 2023

White Vespa PX on a shingle beach overlooking the Italian mountains.

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Vespa PX – London to Oz travel blog: Part 2 – Spain to Turkey | FEATURE

I'm not sure about you lot but I'm pretty jealous about this road trip. 24-year-old Ross Dicker is into the second month of a ride to Australia on his Vespa PX 150. We brought you the first part of this story as Ross set off from Retrospective Scooters in London…

iggy-grainger20 April 2023

Scarborough scooter rally 2023 looking down to the beach with the bridge and lots of scooters.

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BSRA #1 Scarborough Easter National Scooter Rally 2023 | RALLERY

As I snicked my Quattrini-kitted Eibar into first gear and pulled away from home in a cloud of blue smoke, I was busy working out just how many years it was since my first scooter ride to Scarborough. It’s not easy trying to do complicated mathematics with winter gloves on…

iggy-grainger17 April 2023

Hornet Racing lambretta side panel with number 65 - Ben Readings.

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BSSO Scooter racing: Rookies Report – Round 1 Croft | FEATURE

The 2023 BSSO scooter racing season kicked off recently at a very wet Croft. A bit of rain didn't dampen the spirits of 24-year-old rookie racer, Ben Readings though. Ben is riding for Hornet Racing this year and will be bringing us his 'Rookie's Report' as the season progresses. He's…

iggy-grainger12 April 2023

Spanish Eibar in original blue and grey paintwork being ridden.

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Part 3: Catching up on SLUK Projects – Quattrini M210

Back in 2018 I imported this very original, one owner from new Spanish Lambretta Li 150.It was at this time that the new Lambretta small block Quattrini M210 kit was released. Having bagged an early test ride on the Chiselspeed demonstrator I knew instantly what my engine choice was going…

iggy-grainger28 March 2023