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

Ever-expanding horizons

Hot Wheels • Why should Cyril Capolongo grow up when he can have Hot Wheels all his life…

Whatever you want: Woolacombe National, September 20-23, 2024 • Is Woolacombe a rally that’s capable of pleasing all the people all of the time? Stan thinks so.

The Knowledge: This year’s gear • Over the course of the season we’ve been out and about testing products so you can take the guesswork out of ordering something new. This month Stan brings you the second of our test reports.

100 not out! • One hundred, a century, cento, one C, a ton, or just a lot… 100 of anything is generally deemed an achievement and this month marks Paul’s 100th column in the magazine.

Don’t panic! • This month Stu’s come to the conclusion that breakdowns are something to be embraced as an integral part of classic scooter ownership.

Get to Guernsey • One of the best-kept secrets of the rally world is back for 2025.

Playtime • No matter how old the child in your life may be, Playmobil may have a Christmas gift for them.

LEGAL Q&A

New 310 from Piaggio • Piaggio has revealed its new 310cc MP3. Does that herald a larger-capacity GTS?

Don’t get dazzled • Specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA), has highlighted a worrying rise in headlight-dazzle related claims.

Isle of Wight confusion

STOMPING • All that’s best in the world of scooterist culture brought to you by Nik and Stan

Remove before flight: A Lambretta racers story by Stuart Owen • Do you remember the Top Gear episode when a Lambretta took on a Ferrari? If you’ve ever wanted to know the inside story, this book’s for you.

Lambretta SX200 • The SX200 was the second model in Lambretta’s 200cc range and is often referred to as the world’s finest scooter.

Lambretta SX200: That was then • When Mike Evans of Motorcycle took Lambretta’s new SX for a spin in April 1966, it was clear to him that a classic scooter had been born.

Lambretta SX200 - This is now • The SX200 is a rare machine these days, but Nigel Lees operates the rarest of them all; one with original factory paint and engine specification. Stu Owen paid him a visit.

The never-ending journey: restoring a Lambretta in the 1980s • In the 1980s a vast amount of Lambretta spares were lying idle and unwanted in Italy, but, as Stu Owen discovered, getting them back to the UK was a challenge.

TELL US WHAT YOU’RE THINKING • Letters&emails&correspondence&questions&personals&thank-yous&comments&more Feedback, Scootering Magazine, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6LZ or feedback@scootering.com

Show us your Scoots

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

Three Generations...