Retro Archives

Retro Retro Events

Important update: Big 7 Scooter Rally new date and venue | NEWS

It was announced on social media at the end of last week that Big 7 Scooter Club have had to change both the date and venue of their 2023 National Scooter Rally. The decision was made after the original Hop Farm venue literally doubled its substantial costs to hire the…

iggy-grainger20 March 2023

Irish lad, Ross Dicker gets set to ride his Vespa PX from London to Australia, March 2023.

Retro Retro Features

Vespa PX – London to Oz travel blog: Part 1 – Preparation and setting off | FEATURE

On Monday 6th March 2023 at noon, we watched young Irish scooter lad, Ross Dicker set off on the journey of a lifetime. A solo ride by Vespa PX 150 from London to Australia. Sound engineer, Ross may only be 24 but he's been dreaming of this trip since 2019.…

iggy-grainger9 March 2023

Retro Retro Events

Burton Brewers Custom Show | RALLERY

The Burton Brewers are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year and what better way to celebrate than with a hugely successful custom show? The event has been running for many years but their usual brewery museum venue has sadly closed since last February. This meant the club had to think…

iggy-grainger1 March 2023

ScooterExpo speakers, Norrie Kerr and Mike Hayman announced.

Retro Retro News

Special Guest Speakers Announced for ScooterExpo | NEWS

ScooterNova Magazine and SLUK are pleased to announce that we have two fabulous guest speakers booked for ScooterExpo on 21 May that are sure to have you enthralled. In the Lambretta corner, we have Mike Hayman, whose first scooter at the age of 16 was his father’s old Lambretta LD.…

iggy-grainger1 March 2023

Retro Retro News

CP X336: Spring is just around the corner for J Range owners | NEWS

If you're one of the growing number of Lambretta J Range owners with a souped up ped this latest addition to the Casa Performance range will be worth having. The uprated spring is 20% stronger than the standard item and is suitable for all J50, J100 and J125 models. It's…

iggy-grainger28 February 2023

Retro Retro Features Retro Tech

Part 2: Catching up on SLUK Projects – Pinasco 251

A couple of weeks ago we caught up on the Lambretta RT 225 engine we built. In this second part, it's time to find out how my Pinasco 251-equipped Vespa street racer is going. It’s not so long ago when Vespa PX owners had a limited choice of tuning options, with…

iggy-grainger28 February 2023

Retro Retro Events

Scooterist Meltdown – Wunderland Kalkar | RALLERY

It’s been a long winter and with all the doom and gloom about I felt I needed a scooter fix and all the partying that goes along with it. So I made a last-minute decision to pop over to Germany for the return of the Spirit of 84’s Scooterist Meltdown…

iggy-grainger20 February 2023

Lambretta Series 2 in cream, Vespa PX street racer in black/silver and a Lambretta Eibar Series 2 in blue/grey.

Retro Retro Features Retro Tech

Part 1: Catching up on SLUK projects – Lambretta RT 225 | FEATURE

As we get close to the start of the main scooter rally season I’m sure many of you are busy tinkering with your scooters. We thought it was a good time to have a quick recap on some of our previous projects to see how the engines are doing. Previous…

iggy-grainger13 February 2023

SIP Scootershop show how to workout when riding your scooter.

Retro Retro News

Heading to Meltdown? Here’s a SIP petrol station workout | NEWS

Many scooterists will be heading off into the cold for a long winter's ride to Scooterist Meltdown in Germany this weekend. If you're feeling the strain, this well-timed SIP scooter workout might help... That's right, scooter gymnastics to ease those aches and pains, free up the old joints and provide…

iggy-grainger2 February 2023

Retro Retro News

Help raise £7,000 to live stream British Scooter Endurance Racing | NEWS

Over the last couple of years, British Scooter Endurance Club racing has been live-streamed around the world with TV levels of quality and production. But it costs a lot of money... That's where SLUK readers can help. Richard 'Mungo' Munn, of Team IDK has started a Just Giving page to…

iggy-grainger31 January 2023