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

Scootering

A touch of VD

All the gear and some idea • A year ago Dan started a long-term test of some riding gear. He may no longer be the editor but we’ve held him to that promise…

New GTS for 2023

LEGAL Q&A • This information is provided by Stephen Hattersley, of WildWood Legal, a firm of solicitors specialising in claims for injured scooterists. Stephen, a qualified solicitor for 25 years, has been riding scooters for more than 30 years and has acted for injured riders across the UK. He knows the tricks and pitfalls that insurers use and pulls no punches in his dealings with them. He rides to work every day and understands the challenges you face out there.

Zip it

Roadskin

The Lambretta People Stuart Owen • In The Lambretta People, subtitled The story of how the Lambretta came to Britain, Stuart puts the spotlight on some of the key personalities behind the Lambretta legend.

Scratching the race itch • When is a classic not a classic? When it’s Paul Green’s original specification racer from the 1990s, back on track.

It’s cool to be uncool • Every time you go out on the road, there is an element of risk, but are you protected against it?

A local pub for local people… • Riding on back roads, encountering hostile locals and sleeping in bus shelters were staples of the 1980s rally scene but not every trip involved a roadside execution…

Ace history • The Ace Cafe is iconic in the world of two-wheelers but, as this book chronicles, it has a chequered history.

Know the signs • Last month Tom spoke about the ‘convergence point’ and how it can be used to read your speed. This month he explains that there are more road signs than those on posts at the side of the carriageway.

Show Us Your Scoot • What makes a scooter worthy of being included in Scootering? Building it in a week is one way of attracting Stan’s attention…

Bully for Wooly Woolacombe National Rally, September 23-25, 2022 • Holiday park rallies have a mixed reputation but, as Stan reports, Woolacombe in North Devon is in a league of its own.

unlimited • Custom survivors have a habit of turning up in the most unexpected of places, and this one is no exception

The Vespa SS180 • Taking over as the top line Vespa model in the 1960s, the SS180 had big shoes to fill

Vespa SS180 That was then... • When Motorcycle Mechanics reviewed the SS180 in 1969 it was at the end of its production life, yet the reviewer still found plenty to praise.

Vespa SS180 This is now • Although designed with performance in mind the SS180 also lends itself to being tastefully accessorised, which is exactly the case with Gary Dury’s largely original example.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT • A photo shoot with Bruce Foxton and Russell Hastings, a third From The Jam album and a scooter transported to Brighton from halfway up the country... all to make its owner’s birthday. Our man Rik has all the fun.

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