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New SLUK Shop open now | NEWS

We've just launched a new version of our SLUK Shop which should be easier to use and quicker to search than the old one. You can get to it using the SLUK-Shop tab on the menu above or by clicking this link. So what's new? Firstly, it's structured a bit…

iggy-grainger6 October 2022

New 2023 vespa gts supertech official image by Piaggio

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New Vespa GTS 300 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED | NEWS

I’m sure most Vespa GTS fans and owners will have seen the recent ‘spy shots’ and images from. It seems like Piaggio decided to put the new 2023 flagship model out before officially releasing the news to the press or public. Well today they’ve officially announced it and allowed us…

iggy-grainger5 October 2022

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BSRA #8 Woolacombe National Scooter Rally | RALLERY

After tootling down from Scarborough to Woolacombe and back (a 700-mile round trip) on his standard Vespa PX 125 Col has recovered and written this report from what has to be the largest non Bank Holiday rally of the year. Be sure to check out the four galleries of images…

iggy-grainger5 October 2022

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Retrospective Scooters electric scooter conversions | FEATURE

You’ve got to admire the fine looking collection of classic scooters pictured above. Look a bit closer and you’ll spot the (not quite finished) Lambretta isn’t quite as ‘Innocenti’ as the Italians envisaged it back in the day and those four Vespas weren’t how they left Pontedera either. All these…

iggy-grainger4 October 2022

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Minusschrauber Rollerklub Bremen – German sprint meeting | NEWS

Scooter sprinting is in the news this week thanks to British rider, Adie Horrocks cracking off a 122.30mph flying run on his BFA 244 Vespa at Elvington over the weekend. Of course, naturally we think of Germany when it comes to fast Vespas – the Germans and Austrians are Vespa…

iggy-grainger29 September 2022

Adie Horrocks 122mph Vespa run image by Phil Evans Images

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Adie Horrocks: World’s fastest Vespa – 122mph? | NEWS

Last weekend at a Straightliners Top Speed event at Elvington, British sprinter, Adie Horrocks blasted his smallframe Vespa down the runway at an astonishing 122mph. As far as we’re aware, that’s faster than any Vespa has ever been officially recorded. It’s faster than the 1950s factory streamliner (103mph), faster than…

iggy-grainger28 September 2022

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Mersea Island caption competition | WINNER

Our recent Mersea Island caption competition produced a few cheeky entries and we’ve chosen a winner to receive a free ScooterLab t-shirt. That winning entry was by Gary Wilkiinson who came up with this caption “That reminds me …. I must worm the dog when I get home!!” Get in…

iggy-grainger27 September 2022

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British Scooter Endurance Club – Round 3 | The Tside6

The third and final round of the British Scooter Endurance Club Championships took place recently at a fairly wet Teesside Autodrome. This was the seventh BSEC event since its inception in September 2019 and it just gets better and better.Get involved If you’ve not yet ‘got into’ scooter endurance racing…

iggy-grainger22 September 2022

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Mersea Island 2022 | RALLERY

The Colchester DVLC’s Mersea Island is a rally that many look forward to and this year was no exception, all of the 2000 tickets available sold out quickly meaning that many were left disappointed. The team have limited the amount of tickets available for those using four wheels to ensure…

iggy-grainger20 September 2022

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Scooter Center SCOOTERIST WEEKENDER | RALLERY

Scooter Center Köln’s 30th anniversary was certainly a worthy celebration. Customisers and dealers from all over Europe met in the German city of Cologne to display state-of-the-art scooter culture. Essentially, this was a one day event set in a spacious (20,000 sq ft) airport hangar converted to a stylish exhibition…

iggy-grainger16 September 2022