Scootering

The UK's biggest and best scootering magazine - with over 130 pages containing some of the best examples of customised and restored Lambretta and Vespa scooters in the world, new scooter reviews and test rides, events/ rallies/ show reports, and the massive 48-page pull-out Scooter Trader section - the best place to buy & sell scooters, spare parts and memorabilia!

Each month Scootering also has a large Music section with reviews, band news, interviews and event exclusives. It also regularly raids the archives to bring you best scooter stories and pictures from yesteryear, from Maico to Heinkel, Lambretta to Triumph! With the best classified ads in the business, the very latest news (often before anyone else in the UK!), it's a must read for every scooterist of all ages

A real classic • When I sit down to write my monthly introduction there’s usually a few issues on my mind, but this month there’s only one topic of conversation I can think worthy of mention and that’s Mau Spencer’s departure.

We want Wooly! • Woolacombe National, September 22-25, 2023

The Knowledge • Whether it’s from years of road grime or an excess of 2t mix, carbs get dirty. We asked Steve, from tool company Sealey, to show us how the professionals would renovate a Lambretta Dell’Orto carburettor to its former glory.

Quart into a half pint pot • Why would anyone want to shoehorn a powerful two-stroke motorcycle engine into a Lambretta frame that’s completely unsuitable for that purpose? Mick Hawley may have the answer.

W.o.T’s a sizzler! Weston-on-Trent, September 8-10, 2023 • As Stu Smith reports, wonderful weather, a superb venue and a line-up of fantastic entertainment provided W.o.T rallygoers with a great old-school rally weekend…

I’M A SURVIVOR! • Working from home has its advantages and for Michael Shattock that included uncovering the story behind a neglected, but much loved, Series 1 Li.

Lambretta Grand Prix 125 and 150 • The small block versions of the final Lambretta model were bright and vivid while also packing a punch in terms of performance.

Lambretta Grand Prix 125 and 150 That was then... • When Motorcycle Mechanics reviewed the new GP125 in August 1970, there was no hiding the fact that this was largely old technology.

Lambretta GP150 This is now • It’s been a while since our long-term Quattrini test has made an appearance, and with the recent addition of Chiselspeed’s Powerbox exhaust what better time for an update on Stan’s GP.

AI can’t better the real thing • This month Paul ponders whether artificial intelligence and the digital world can truly grasp the real life sensation of riding a scooter.

Plenty of mileage left in the tank • With a proposed government ban on any new petrol-engined vehicles being sold from 2035 onwards, Stu Owen wonders where this leaves the classic vehicle market?

Kicking off at speed

LEGAL Q&A

Scooter class premieres at Glemseck 101

Motorcycle Action Group fights for bus lane consistency

ROLLING WITH RHODZ • Every month you ask our resident tyre expert, Rhodz, sales manager at Cambrian Tyres (the UK’s largest motorcycle tyre distributor) and dedicated PX rider for his recommendations; this month our question is about high-performance whitewalls.

Were you a Scooter Boy?

Saigon’s on the move

A thrilling conclusion to the 2023 Malossi racing academy!

Punks On Scooters: The Bristol Mod Revival, 1979-1985 Michael W Salter • This month Nik reflects on one of his favourite books, a story of the Mod revival as seen through the eyes of someone who was involved from the movement’s early days.

Auto exotica • There are plenty of auto engined Series 2 out there but not too many Series 2 bodied autos. Confused? You’re not alone, but Pete Fletcher...