Scootering - May 2016
03 From the desk of the deputy editor
A warm welcome to May Scootering
06 Kickstart
The front section with the latest news, views and product reviews!
12 Midnight Toker
Paul Karslake and Atoms Scooters combine to produce a Jimi Hendrix-style masterpiece in deep blue
24 Whitby 2016
Fun on the North Yorkshire coast at the first BSRA rally of the season
28 Annual YSA ride out
900-plus riders take to the roads from Knaresborough to Wetherby
34 Blue Monday
A beautiful blue Rally 200 completes Graham’s Vespa trilogy
40 Show us your scoots
And its over to you to show us the best of what you’ve got...
45 Trade Spotlight
We take a close look at Paul Gillow’s Barnsley-based business OilTek
48 The Ali-Bretta
OilTek shows off not one but two special aluminium-framed Lambrettas
52 Great magazine giveaway
Your last chance to have your say on which edition of Scootering magazine we will be giving away as a free reprint
55 TS1’s 30th anniversary
Remembering the 1986 ‘tuning revolution’ caused by the TS1 cylinder kit
62 Working... class
It may be old, but this patina-style 1963 Lambretta Li Series 3 is pure gold
67 Painting by numbers
Part one of a new feature on what it takes to make a perfect paint job
81 Club Do’s & Events
Our comprehensive guide to what’s going on, where and when
93 Words & Sounds
The best tunes and music books
96 Lifelong companion
Take a look at this perfect example of a one-owner scooter
101 Crosswinds
Christian Giarrizzo talks 1980s 500cc GPs and braves the Trieste-Opicina hill climb in north-eastern Italy
111 Bang for buck tuning
Forget tuning exotica and spending frenzies – here’s how to get more power for your pound
117 Squish!
Darrell Taylor talks squish designs in the latest instalment in his series on compression and ignition
120 It’s electrifying!
Cezeta returns with a new electric, bespoke, handcrafted offering
122 BSSO season begins
Reports from BSSO testing and the opening meeting at Croft
129 Scooter trader
Your sales and classifieds section, Specialist Services & At a Glance
145 Way Back When
A blast from the past with a selection of your vintage scootering pics