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Cylinder and head for the new Vespa Mini 135cc kit from VMC, Italy.

Retro News

VMC CP58 135cc mini kit for smallframe Vespa | NEWS

Top for teens: a 135cc kit with the external size of a 50 While at the Rabbit 24-hour race in Italy, Sticky was shown a selection of new smallframe products (we covered FRT here last week) that are new or coming soon. Here's the latest from VMC.Six big transfer ports…

iggy-grainger11 July 2023

Learner legal BMW CE 02 parked in a skatepark with skater on the jump behind it.

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NEW Learner Legal BMW CE 02 eParkourer | NEWS

BMW has revealed a near-production-ready version of its funky-looking CE 02, a 125cc equivalent electric bike/scooter. The CE 02 is due to be released in April 2024 and BMW says it's neither an e-scooter nor an e-motorcycle. So what is it? Apparently, it's an eParkourer... Aimed at a younger market,…

iggy-grainger10 July 2023

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Save the date – RLC/Casa Performance open day 2024 | NEWS

How about booking yourself a spring break for 2024 in the beautiful Italian region of Emilia Romagna? Whilst there you can visit the seaside in nearby Rimini, take to the country or maybe pay a visit to the world-famous Lambretta emporium, Rimini Lambretta Centre. As it happens, they're having an…

iggy-grainger7 July 2023

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New Vespa smallframe kits and parts from FRT | NEW PRODUCTS

One of only 5 sand-cast test prototypes Here’s a news item gathered at the recent Rabbit 24-hour race in Italy. BFA-FRT 165 and 180cc kit for Piaggio/SIP smallframe engine cases It seems that the market for large-capacity low-rpm smallframe kits for road use is bigger than anyone anticipated. It’s all…

iggy-grainger6 July 2023

Round the world in 80 days Vespa rider Markus Meyer with his Vespa at the Eiffel Tower.

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‘Around the world’ scooterist to present at Overland festival | NEWS

If you're yearning for a two-wheeled adventure, the Overland Event in Oxford is the place to be later this summer. With 30 inspirational presenters, you'll be able to get all the real-life travel info you'll ever need. Amongst those 30 this year is German round-the-world scooterist, Markus Meyer. Markus covered…

iggy-grainger6 July 2023

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How to get SLUK updates on your iPhone | NEWS

If you're a desktop or Android ScooterLab reader you'll know all about getting notifications when we publish a new feature (if you've subscribed). Sadly, iPhone users haven't been able to receive them until recently. That's all changed though and we've made a little video to show you how to do…

iggy-grainger4 July 2023

TD Customs Lambretta taking part in Italian 24 hours race in the dark with red and green LED lights

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Rabbit 24-hour Scooter Race – Pomposa, Italy | FEATURE

For every hill to climb there is also an Everest: an ultimate that makes all other climbs look tame. In scooter racing, that Everest was Zuera: the Spanish-run 24-hour endurance marathon. In terms of a crucible where you can test your mettle, Zuera was always the one. Now Italy has…

iggy-grainger3 July 2023

2023 Vespa GTV in black with contrasting orange detailing.

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Sexy new 2023 Vespa GTV | NEWS

Piaggio have just released the latest 2023 Vespa GTV 300 and I think you'll admit it looks pretty sexy! Following on from the excellent GTS RST22 we reviewed a while back, the GTV has had some key updates for 2023: New digital instruments Full LED lighting Keyless ignition Latest HPE…

iggy-grainger28 June 2023

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LCGB Lincoln Euro Lambretta Jamboree | NEWS

This weekend sees the Lambretta Club of Great Britain hosting the Euro Lambretta Jamboree at Lincoln Showground. ScooterLab are proud to be sponsoring this event (along with the other companies on the image above) and we hope some of our foreign visitors will become SLUK readers if they aren't already.The…

iggy-grainger28 June 2023

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BSSO Scooter Racing: Ben Readings #65 Rookie’s Report – Round 4 | PEMBREY

Arguably a bigger part of racing is when you're not actually racing. The prep and spannering required to have the scooter in the best possible condition for the track is considerable. This time round the scooter needed a new head cowling. That's all I believed it needed as it was…

iggy-grainger27 June 2023