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

Head or heart?

The Elizabeth Smolen STORY • In the male-dominated scooter industry of the 1960s, one woman was determined to be involved. But first she had to evade her Soviet captors.

EICMA roundup 2023 • It’s Europe’s largest motorcycle show and it always points to the future, whether you like it or not…

Signed, sealed and delivered • Autograph hunting is a popular hobby, but finding them inside engine components may just be a new branch of the pastime

Failing to take advantage • The problem with being too successful is that complacency sets in, and when it does, others step in to fill the void

Scootering to sponsor VVC 60th anniversary

MAG calls out lethargy on electric motorcycle charging infrastructure

LEGAL Q&A

Carry on camping at Margate

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 we get sporty in the wet.

Winter warmers • As we enter the cold months, here’s a roundup of what’s keeping us warm and safe this winter

Quelli delle Vespa truccate • We try to bring you books that may not normally make their way on to your bookshelf. If you’re a fan of Pinasco, or Vespa tuning in general, this one should definitely be on your shopping list; even if it’s in Italian.

Armando’s Vespa specials • Most readers will be familiar with the iconic Armando dealer specials, but the story behind them is not so well known, until now…

Armando’s specials That was then... • Thanks to Giulio and Guido we took a look through their photo albums and were transported back to another era…

ARMANDO’S DEALER SPECIALS: This is now Forsa Italia • Passed over by others as a copy, James Kyle knew better and has painstakingly resurrected this stunning, original paint, 1980s Armando’s special .

Never say die... • Having your goals and ambitions dashed can lead some people to give up on their dream, but not David McKay. He used defeat as motivation to come back bigger and better, and he’s done just that with his 350 YPVS Lambretta LD…

Show us your Scoots

MAILBOX • Letters&emails&correspondence&questions&personals&thank-yous&comments&more Feedback, Scootering magazine, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6LZ or feedback@scootering.com

The taste of two-stroke • The sweet smell of two-stroke oil in the air is something to behold. But the taste of it? No thanks

Send Us a Postcard • Every month we love to share your adventures both big and small. Whether it’s a local rideout, a rally at the rugby club or something more adventurous, send Stan your pics with a short account of what happened and we’ll do the rest: stan@scootering.com. This month we’re transported to a little-known museum in Italy and have a report from London’s Ride of Remembrance.

WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE • Creating a custom...