03 Letter from the editor
A warm welcome to
November Scootering.

06 Kickstart
The front section with all the latest
news, views and product reviews!

14A The Troubles – custom scooter
Controversial custom Lambretta.

23 Rally report
BSRA – Woolacombe rally report.

28 Stolen!
The murky world of scooter theft
and the damage it causes.

33 Letters
Feedback and full throttle
responses from the readers.

36 Jet 200
No chequebook restorations here,
just a beautiful scooter.

46 Dealer spotlight
This month we nosey behind the
scenes of Armando’s.

52 KTM Bretta – custom scooter
Motorcycle-engined beast of a scooter.

58 Painting by numbers
Part 7 of our paintjob guide – the
subtle art or airbrushing.

63 The day we discovered the twin
Stu Owen opens up on the day he stumbled
across the Twin Cylinder Lambretta.

68 The Clash
Music to your ears and beauty to
your eyes, Clash themed custom.

72 Show us your scooters
The best of the rest from the
readers stunning rides.

77 House of Lambretta
Christian Giarrizzo investigates
another historical scootering behemoth.

82 Club Do’s & Events
Your essential guide to the scene
– What, Where & When!

87 Scootering Words & Sounds
The best of words and music as reviewed
by Nik and Sarge.

90 Club Focus
Blackpool Lambretta Owners Club.

95 Tech Torque
Stu Owen starts his new winter
feature – Scooter Restoration Guide – Part 1.

100 Cursum Perficio
A personal touch to a sentimental scooter.

106 Tech Torque
Dan continues the new and
ongoing Vespa tuning and upgrades section
– this month looking at cheap cylinder and
head tricks to gain more power.

110 Martini 220LC Vespa:
Shaken not stirred
A monster of a scooter, expertly
engineered into a classic race cut and
painted frame.

117 Tech Torque
Darrell Taylor takes us through
the intriguing results from his dyno day.

122 Robbo’s TV200
A classic in every sense of the word.

126 Scooter Sprinting Report
Darrell Taylor reports on recent sprinting
shenanigans.

128 BSSO 2016 #8
A difficult weekend at Cadwell
– Paul Green explains.

133 Scooter Trader
Your sales and classifieds
section – including Specialist Services &
at a glance.

144 DNCC
Dave’s Nostalgic Custom Corner
with another historical gem.

146 Into The Sunset
Another amusing scooter story
from the past.