September 2013

CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2013 | ISSUE 327

03 Editorial
Riding scooters, that’s what it’s all about, eh?

06 News
All the latest scooter news, new products,
news from the trade and other stuff!

12Workshop Essentials
Solely Scooters – proving that simple is
sometimes the most effective.

15 Vespa Rally 200 Silver Jubilee Special
Fact or Fiction? Do you know the full story?

17 Scootering Sounds
We’ve got The Cramps, and they’re
Off The Bone. Classic.

18 Show Us Your Scoots!
Wish You Were Here – send us your snaps of
scenic scooter travels.

20 Lambretta TV 175 Series
A gorgeous Lambretta to begin, subtly
enhanced with some choice accessories
and embellishers. Tidy.

24 Feedback
Your letters, emails, personals, questions and
other stuff you’ve sent us.

44 Stray Bullet
Another piece of trick German engineering.
Just check out the wheels on this amazing
Vespa, they’re gorgeous!

48 National Rally on a £25 Budget
Can you have a good weekend away on a
budget? Sticky extracts the cobwebs from his
wallet to find out.

30 Blast from the Past
50 years ago this month... Lambretta Li S3.

32 Dave’s Nostalgic Custom Corner
Thursday’s Child that became Shock –
another 1980s custom scooter revisited.

34 Gathering Dust
Hunter and the Hunted, plus Hall of Fame –
a couple of old custom Lambrettas still
looking good.

38 Rare Australian Vespa
So how many of you knew that they modified
Douglas Vespas for the Australian market?

40 Nuncas Lambretta Trailer
A Milanese promotional vehicle – Lambretta
Li Series 1 with a Marchetti’s Stabil trailer.

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

54 The Book of Scootering Rules – Scooter Rally Bingo!
Eyes down everyone, for a full house!

56 LCGB Shipston Rally
Celebrating 60 years of a national club.

62 Run Like Hell 2013
Scootering in beautiful Brittany.

64 Porretta Terme
Back to the 8Ts in Italy.

70 The Awfully Pleasant Scooter Rally
The APSA goes to Teme Valley.

72 Exmouth Scooter Rally
The BSRA heads to the South West.

76 Run To The Hills
At the Bull I’th’ Thorn in the
Derbyshire Peak District.

80 For Your Precious Love
A full blown custom Li based on the work of Otis Redding.

86 Recommended Listening
The latest albums and books reviewed.

88 Ady Croasdell Interview
Celebrating 30 years of Kent Records.

92 Marley
An Eighties style Vespa custom with stunning
Spurgeon artwork.

96 Road Test – Yamaha X-Max 400
2500 miles across seven countries to find out
what this new scooter is really like.

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

136 Show Us Your Scoots!
Sharing your pride and joy with the world.

138 Various Club Events

105 Tech Torque
The technical letters page where no question
goes unanswered.

108 Really Special
Why a RS250 is one of the best tuned
Lambrettas we’ve ever ridden on the road…

112 Back to Basics
How to remove the wheels from a Vespa GTS.

114 NEW– Staff Bikes
Sharing tips, knowledge and experience from our
sheds with Barrie’s Eibar and Andy’s Li and PX.

118 Specialist Services
Whatever you want, you’ll find them
all here. Hopefully.

140 Scooter Travels
West Yorkshire to St Tropez (Italy and home!),
in 1963.

144 The Bats’ 60th Anniversary Scramble
Celebrating off-road scootering.

146 Scooter Sport
BSSO racing at Lydden Hill.

150 White Trash
Our cover star Fifties Lambretta, powered by a
Vespa ET4 auto engine.

154 Into The Sunset
Your tales of scooter trial and
tribulations.