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The Italjet Roadster 400 pictured at EICMA.

All you need to know about Italjet’s new models | EICMA NEWS

In a motorcycle world fuelled by conformity, it's great to see a small Italian company really pushing the boundaries and making two wheels exciting again. Earlier this week, we were at EICMA to see Italjet launch two very impressive new scooters. The brand spanking new Italjet Roadster 400 and the…

iggy-grainger7 November 2025

Polini Vespa PX engine casings in a Polini coloured PX.

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New Polini Vespa PX engine casings | NEWS

VIDEO| Polini talk us through the new casings We've just returned from EICMA in Milan, and amongst all the modern bikes and scooters, there are still tuning houses making new things for our classic scooters. Here's the first one we're going to take a look at. Polini have created this…

iggy-grainger6 November 2025

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20% off Scorpion Exhausts in November | NEWS

If you've been thinking about getting a new exhaust for your modern scooter (or bike), November is the time to do it and save 20%. Scorpion Exhausts are running a 'Black Friday' promotion for the whole of November! Early Bird Although the offer doesn't officially start until November 1st, you…

iggy-grainger30 October 2025

£500 off Vespa accessories promotional advert.

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Get £500 worth of free Vespa accessories | NEWS

Looking to buy yourself a new Vespa? If so, you can take advantage of £500 worth of free accessories. Yes, that's right. Piaggio is running a winter promotion on the Vespa GTS/GTV, Primavera, and Sprint models. Buy a new scooter from your local Piaggio dealer and you'll get a £500…

iggy-grainger30 October 2025

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BGM Pro ‘Superstrong’: A better Vespa tubeless wheel? | REVIEW

I like to ride on tubeless wheels. Every car and road motorcycle on sale comes with tubeless wheels, rather than old-school inner tubes. There’s a reason for that – it’s safer when the tyre is punctured. You are much more likely to suffer a slower deflation rather than a catastrophic,…

iggy-grainger27 October 2025

Young couple wearing official Vespa merchandise whilst sat with old scooters.

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Vespa Miscela Nostalgia collection | NEWS

Vespa has just dropped their new "Miscela Nostalgia" autumn clothing range and are capitalising on 1970s fashions and classic Italian advertising. It's fair to say, there are already some 'out there' garments in the existing Al Vento collection. Miscela Nostalgia is the second part of Al Vento, and Piaggio says…

iggy-grainger23 October 2025

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New 199cc SIP Performance kit for Vespa T5 | NEWS

The Vespa T5 was the most groundbreaking traditional engine Vespa ever produced. Despite only making 12bhp, it gave a learner legal scooter the performance of a 200. Us scooterboys always wanted more though... 25bhp coming right up! SIP have just released their brand new 199cc Vespa T5 Performance kit which…

iggy-grainger20 October 2025

A black & white image of Production Class scooters racing at Cadwell.

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BSSO Cadwell – round 7: George Fielder’s Rookie’s report| Sport

Jon Holt leads the pack in qualifying Stock Qualifying After waiting in the holding area, I left the holding pen last, as per usual. I passed a few slower riders and got in front for a few hot laps, but I was still not in my zone. I couldn’t get…

iggy-grainger14 October 2025

Close up of a Lambretta endurance racer in black and white.

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British Scooter Endurance: The TSide8 | SPORT

If you're into racing, don't expect to have a lie-in at the weekend! We left the house at 4:30 am and I was taking my friend Charlee along. He was certainly not accustomed to this racing lark and didn’t quite catch the memo when I said he had to wake…

iggy-grainger6 October 2025

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BSRA #7: Woolacombe Scooter rally 2025 | RALLERY

The journey down to Woolacombe was spent in a very different climate from what we had witnessed over the last few weeks, with temperatures creeping up to the welcome mid-20s mark for the majority of it. After a stop for breakfast in Amesbury and the obligatory rubbernecking at Stonehenge, we…

iggy-grainger30 September 2025