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

Vive la difference

Scooter Girls are go! Lynn and Anita’s Kelso assignment: Kelso National Rally, May 23-25 • This year’s Kelso was the usual mixture of fun and frivolities, as reported on by Big Chris and his ‘Scooter Girls’.

The Knowledge Elvington World Records Weekend: 127mph Vespa establishes eight new records • Scooter racer Adie Horrocks has established eight new speed records. We asked our resident sprinter, Stu Owen, to explain how the magic happened.

The spirit of #63 • This month Paul wonders if we leave a bit of our souls in the scooters we ride, and specifically Hornet Racing’s iconic Manoli racer.

Riding not hiding • This month Stu considers the ethics of taking a custom scooter to its destination in a van…

Crumbs! Hobnob dips into YouTube channel fun • If you love ‘fix ’em up’ shows but never see any scooters on them, Barnsley-based Hobnob may have the answer.

Learning about Lambretta Ladies • We usually wait until we’ve read a book to feature it, but the latest work by Mark Bennett is too good not to mention.

Yate and Sodbury SC tragedy on way to France

La Vida Vespa in print • The adventures of long-distance Vespista Markus Andre Mayer have fascinated many scooterists, and now they can be savoured at leisure.

Sweet Smolen success • We’ve previously covered the story of Vespa trailblazer Elizabeth Smolen, and now it seems her story is inspiring a broader audience.

Summertime special • Our annual European trip has given Stan the chance to put some of our test products through their paces. Here’s his verdict…

STOMPING • All that’s best in the world of scooterist culture, and a few surprises, brought to you by Stu.

TREASURE! • This month, Nik continues Scootering’s look back at survivors from our early days by catching up with one of his personal favourites, Treasure.

Empire building the Lambretta way: the direction of travel Part One • The story of Lambretta’s success is often associated with the 1960s, but that’s wrong; it was in the previous decade that the company rose to prominence.

Escape to the château: Perpignan rally, May 16-18 • Have you ever been to a scooter rally held in the grounds of a French château? Neither had Stan and Brad, until this year’s Perpignan run…

Show us your Scoots

TELL US WHAT YOU’RE THINKING

Scooter day at Kempton • This month we’ve a postcard from the Kempton autojumble and travel from the Isle of Wight to Armando’s for their annual open day. For more than 30 years Kempton Park has played host to motorcycle jumbles. Now it’s the turn of scooters…

Armando’s open day • Few scooterists will need an introduction to Armando’s scooters, but for those who want to know more, the shop throws open its workshop doors once a year.

TV Montecarlo • As Marco Pesce has proved with this stunning TV, when the finest points of two classic Italian designs are merged, the outcome is something of sheer...