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Welcome letter
from the Editor
Awarm welcome to the August editionof
Scootering.
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Kickstart
The upfront section with all the
latest news, views and product reviews!
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Feature Scooter:Sole Racer
One man’spassion forLambretta
scootersand Adidas trainers is skilfully
and passionately combined toavery high
standard,resulting in this stunning
scooter...Sole Racer.
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Rally Report: Kelso
This was the third nationalscooter
rally of the season and includedanepic
300-mileround trip with plenty of ups
and downs, great music,atop-quality
custom show,plenty of flowing alcohol
and awedding!
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Rally Report: Animal
Antics
Armthorpe AnimalsS.C.’sannua lrally and
their usual enjoyable mayhem were topped
up this year bya‘Summer of Love’ theme
with aPunk/Psychobilly twist...
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Rally Report: Big7-A
South East Summer Sizzler!
The Big7 team couldn’t have wished for
their rally goers to have been greeted by
abetter weekend of beautiful weather,
fantastic entertainment and superb
scooters...
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Mailbox
Readers’ letters, laughs, feedback
and fury–get it off your chest, man!
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Show us your scoots!
The best of our readers’ rides as
sent in by you.
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Dealer Profile: SIP Scooters
The world’slargest supplier of
scooter parts is celebrating its 25th
anniversary but, as Stan discovered, SIP is
still abusiness run by enthusiasts.
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Scomadi Update-All Change
There’sanew team at Scomadi UK.
Stan discovered what that means for
owners and dealers alike.
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Reader’sRide:Travellin’ Gal
Not every scooter’sdestined for a
life of commuting and this little Sprint
Veloce has seen more life than the average
touring motorcycle.
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Kevin’sChronicles
Part 8ofour homage to scooter
legend KevWalsh. Thrashing up the
avenue onafriend’sold moped was the
perfect indtroduction to the world of
scooter ownership and beyond!
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Club Do’s&Events
Your essential guide to the scene
–What, Where&When!
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ScooteringWords&Sounds
The best of scootering words and
music as reviewed by Nik and Sarge
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Planet Lambretta:Two-stoked
Planet Lambretta just may be the
ninth planet in our solar system,
thankfully... getting there is much easier
than most of the others.
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TechTorque: Lambretta
gear selector overhaul
On the Lambretta gear selector system,
there are several areas where wear can
occur,sometimes making it difficult to
operate. Stu looks at how we can fix
these issues...
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BSSOLydden Hill
The annual visit toLydden Hillis
always eagerlyawait ed by both riders and
spectators alike.PaulGreen brings us the
latest racing news and action.
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Feature Scooter: Dairy
Milk–Freethe joy!
Sam Wileman isalady scooterist whohas
alove of chocolate.Her Lambretta GP sat
in the living room for 19 years until this
year when she decided to get it out on the
road once and forall...
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VBB:Torat, or not rat,
that is the question
Italian Stallion Christian meets an old soul
on the road, and finds they shareapassion
for scooters...
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ScooterTrader
The sales and classifieds
section.
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How Lambrettas are
made
Arare insight into how Innocenti produced
the Lambretta. Not now of course, but
back in 1964.
