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03 Editorial
This’ll be my first of the new year!
6 News
All the latest scooter news, new products, tested clothing and other bits ’n’ bobs too.
8 Workshop Essentials
Armando’s explain why they still use their old Lambretta factory tools.
11 Milan Motorcycle Show
A few more bits we found in Italy last year, of the clothing, helmets and gadgets variety.
16 Scootering Sounds
The Who - My Generation. About time, eh
19 Show Us Your Scoots
Wish You Were Here - send us ya snaps!
20 59 and Truly Fine
A very neat Series 1 Lambretta with a host of DIY extras.
24 Feedback
Your letters, emails, personals and other stuff you’ve sent us.
26 Scootering’s Big Fat Quiz of The Year
All the answers to last month’s questions. How many did you get
28 Understanding Your Fellow Road Users
Sticky takes a light-hearted look at fellow Tarmac travellers.
54 Club do’s & events calendar
What’s going on, where and when.
60 Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic
Scooters at the Newark classic motorcycle show.
66 Giacomo Salici - Long distance free rider
He’s the Italian chap you have no doubt seen at any one of the many British rallies he attended in 2012 on his show-winning customised red Vespa.
70 Vespedda ’66
And this is Giacomo’s Vespa. Enjoy...
74 Recommended Listening
A fine selection of the latest music releases reviewed.
76 Gold Soul Allnighter
Kings Hall, Stoke, December 2012
77 The Circles
British Mod revival band tour in Japan.
78 Introducing...
The Tennysons.
80 Northern Noise Essex, 3rd Anniversary
The Kursaal, Southend.
81 The Christmas Mod Ball
At London’s 100 Club.
82 Quadrophenia Live
With The Who in North America.
84 Oddity of the Month
Uggski Muravey Trike - Yes, another Russian three-wheeler, this time with Vespa power.
86 Split Personality
A tidy custom Lambretta built on a shoestring.
111 Scooter Trader
Classified and business advertising, for all your scootering needs.
120 The List
20 lubrication points on a Series 1 Lambretta.
125 Show Us Your Scoots!
Memory Lane and back to today.
130 Various Club Events
132 Scooter Travels
Around the British coastline on a Vespa GTS.
140 Show winning Lambretta street racer from York with a whole host of trick parts on it.
146 Into the Sunset
More of your tales of trials and tribulations...
Classic Scootering
35 Blast From The Past
55 years ago this month...
The Lambretta TV 175 arrived in the UK.
38 55 Years of the Series 1
Birth of the ubiquitous Lambretta engine from which the rest of the Innocenti large frame production run was based (and indeed those of the Spanish and Indian factories too).
50 Vespa GS 150 VS1
As was often the case, Piaggio took the lead and because of this Vespa, Innocenti developed the TV175.
Practical Scootering
93 Tech Torque
Questions, answers, tips and advice.
94 Falc - Back to the Asylum
Tuning 2t Vespas to the extreme in Italy.
102 Timing
How to check your Vespa or Lambretta.
106 Specialist Services
Whatever you want, you’ll find it here.
108 From Your Shed
Your latest projects and creations.
116 Buyer’s Guide...
...Lambretta disc fork links.
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