03 From the Archive
Back to 1965.

06 Kickstart
Welcome to the informative front
section of Scootering, jam-packed full of
useful stuff from news and reviews, products
tested, opinions, the latest from the Trade
Expo, readers’ letters, music reviews and
plenty more besides.

28 An updated classic – Lambretta Series 1
Framebreather
Bringing a 1950s scooter onto 21st century
roads with disc brakes, modern suspension
and a tweaked motor.

36 Chrome refurbishment
A look at repairing and replating old parts, plus
the forthcoming legislation that could affect
the industry.

44 So, you think you know your Vespas?
A pair of stunners built in Spain that will get
both admiring glances and also the Vespisti
talking!

50 Vespa engines: the great ‘replace
or renovate’ debate
So what do you do with that rusty old barn find
you’ve recently unearthed? Have a read then
drop us a line with your views...

51 Club do’s & events
A calendar of scooter related events.

60 Cream of the Crop
A heavily modified Vespa, all done by
the owner to create a scooter that stands out
from the crowd.

70 Heinkel 103 A2
So you want a classic 60s scooter
that’s both different, yet reliable and easy to
use? Trust the Germans then to design
something for the people!

78 Back to Basics
Gaskets – Sticky shows us how to
make them, both at home and at the roadside.

82 Gaskets & sealants
What are they for? What do they do?
And what do the experts say and use?

86 Gamma Technology
Andy takes a look at some modern
technology he fitted to his old Li last year.

90 Staff Scooters – Vespa Rat Rod
Richie’s winter project is to take a 50s British
Vespa and make it a viable paparazzi machine!

92 Specialist Services
Planning your winter project or resto?
Whatever you want, from platers to tuners,
engineers to painters, fabricators to
upholsterers, you’ll find them all here.
Hopefully.

94 Staff Scooters – Original Li
Barrie begins a new project to see exactly how
much of an old Lambretta he
can reuse.

97 Scooter Trader
Classified and business advertising,
for all your scootering needs.

110 Clubs to Join
A list of scooter clubs across the
land, complete with contact details.

115 Show Us Your Scoots!
Yes, they’re all yours and all you need to do is
send us a photo (high resolution) with a few
words and yours can appear here too.

119 The LCGB AGM
A brief report on the meeting, the
trophies and the party.

122 Scooter Touring – Croatia via the Eurolambretta
... or a 20th century history lesson across
Europe with Arfur!

132 1966 World Cup
Tribute Lambretta
Our cover star Series 3 Li, complete with some
trick artwork and details engraving.

138 Into the Sunset
WARNING! We’re running out
of your wonderful stories folks, so please get
writing and send us some more in!