Classic Scooterist Magazine - Apr/May 2016
Issue 108 April/May 2016
4 Back when we had hair
Nostalgic memories from
times gone by
8 Scooterama
A felicitous fanfare of facts,
feedback and faces
20 “You’ve got mail”
Readers express their views,
ask questions and show us
their pictures
24 What’s going on?
A look at the scooterist
calendar
30 Rallies and rideouts
A round-up of events from
the UK and abroad
40 The Vespa 90SS
A brief appreciation
44 Electric Avenue
An electric-powered Vespa 150 Super 4
6 Back in the day
Isle of Man Scooter Queen,
Wendy Clarke
48 On the right track
Installing steering tracks on
a Lambretta
49 The glory days
Buying a scooter in 1969
50 Get me to the church!
Darren Ashford’s barn find
Lambretta
54 Trials and tribulations
650 miles in 24 hours!
56 Murphy’s Law
Restoration or not?
60 Rumi Scoiattolo
A revolutionary 125cc twin
cylinder step-thru
62 The Gas Monkey
A Vespa 150 with a
difference
64 Model 53
The Cushman Airborne scooter
66 GS160/SS180 engine strip-down
GS160 and SS180 engines
are similar; it’s interesting
reviewing the differences
72 The BSSO
Two-stroke racing heaven
74 The Saw
An inspirational scooter twist
78 Lambretta engine removal
How to take your Lambretta
engine out
82 Scooter clubs
Meet and greet your
local club
90 Blast from the past
Scooter & Three Wheeler
magazine