Editor: Stan Bates Email: stan@scootering.com Publisher: Tim Hartley Publishing Director: Dan Savage Art Editor: Kelvin Clements Designers: Michael Baumber, Charlotte Fairman, Tracey Markham, Fran Lovely Production Editor: Pauline Hawkins Con

There are no shortage of SS90 clones out there, in fact it’s now possible to buy just about every special part off the shelf, something unheard of only a few years ago. Unfortunately, parts are only part of the equation. As Dave Maher of London Scoot

The recent Platinum Jubilee celebrations have set me thinking about my own brush with 1950s technology. Once upon a time I owned an LD, having bought it partially restored with the intention to finish it off. I didn’t manage to actually finish it but

Name of scooter: Tribute. In memory of my late father’s army service in Malaya. Scooter model: Lambretta GP200. Time to build & by who: Altogether around seven years with a lot of help from David Payne. Kit: RB250 reed valve. Crank: 60mm. Carb:

During WW1, women did lots of jobs previously reserved for men. The idea of a female police constable was unheard of until then, when there was a severe shortage of policemen. The Women's Police Volunteers (WPV) was founded in 1914 by Nina Boyle and

With all this new generated power it would be a prudent move to upgrade the handling of your scooter as we all know power is nothing without control. As such, there would be no better starting point than tyres, that very small area of contact between

The list of things that could go wrong with a Lambretta was almost endless, probably bigger than the Encyclopedia Britannica. However it was all part of owning a Lambretta and we just got on with whatever reliability issue was thrown our way. The ste

Name of scooter: Batman, because my other custom scooter is The Joker. Scooter model: VBA. Time to build & by who: Eighteen months by myself. Kit: Quattrini 232/244ccm. Crank: SIP 60mm. Carb: Dellorto 28 VHST. Exhaust: FalkR Elron. Clutch: Sti

Getting knee-deep in engine parts and oil isn’t everyone’s idea of scooter utopia, but it’s what I love. That moment, aged 16, when I realised the ‘inside of the engine’ on an air-cooled two-stroke was but a four-nut head removal away gave me all the

One of the leading figures in the Veteran Vespa Club has recently passed away. Classic Scooterist sends its condolences to all Richard’s family and friends. What follows is a statement on behalf of the club: “It is with great sadness that I have to i

Production: 5309 Displacement: 88.5cc Bore x stroke: 47x51mm Compression ratio: 8.7:1 Power/revs: 6hp@6000rpm Carburetor: Dell’Orto SHB 16/16 Length: 1650mm Width: 550mm Saddle height: 745mm Wheelbase: 1160mm Weight: 77kg Brakes: 125mm dru

It was announced on May 22 that Richard Dawson (‘Dicky Dee’) had sadly passed away after a brave fight with illness. Richard was one of the big characters in the scooter scene and a lifelong Lambretta enthusiast. More than that, he played a pivotal p

At last scooter rallies and events are back – and with them comes an alien invasion that threatens the very fabric of what is accepted as a scooter. Don’t worry, it’s not something from another galaxy threatening mankind, even though by some comments

Best Vintage Vespa: Little Miss Havoc Best Vintage Lambretta: 683 XVT Best Lambretta: War Bird Best Automatic: Primavera Ltd Edition Best Engineered: WUF 327 Best Chop/Cutdown: Crime Best Paintwork: Calamity Jane Best Murals: INXS Bes

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Got a problem your mates down the pub can’t agree on? Send it to Stan and he’ll ask Dan for his words of wisdom.(stan@scootering.com) Q: Hi, I’m emailing for my partner. He seized the TS1 kit on his Lambretta. I’m wondering if it’s possible to get

Name: Michael Zocher (ZokZok). What was your first scooter and how did you first become interested in them: PX 80. All my friends got one. What do you like about rallies/ events: The good vibes, the great scooters and BEER! If you had to recommend

To enthusiasts the scooter is an object of veneration but for most of the world it’s simply a tool to be used, and often abused, as the circumstances require. Award-winning Dutch photographer Hans Kemp has been fascinated by the street bikes of Vietn

Hi Stan I was very interested to read your Lexicon of Scooters about the LD150 last month. Although it’s not quite the same model I thought you might be interested in these two photos. One shows me and my brother astride a 1954 D125(?) and the other