'Be Different' says the 1960s advert by Glanfield Baldet Ltd of Northampton, in an attempt to win the business of aspiring scooterists near and far of the time. And 'different' was certainly the approach taken by proprietor, Andre Baldet. Famed for his exploits on two-wheels to promote the Vespa scooters in his showroom, Baldet not … Continue reading Vespa and Lotus by Baldet
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, SIP Scootershop in Germany have teamed up with Italian manufacturer 70's Helmets to produce a limited edition SIP crash helmet. "70's Helmets is a small company in the north of Italy that manufactures retro helmets by hand. Not in the far East but authentic between olive trees and Ferrari flags," SIP … Continue reading SIP’s Anniversary helmet
Japanese crash helmet manufacturer, Shoei are the latest to join in with a new 'old-skool' style helmet for the ever-growing retro rider market. The new Shoei Ex-Zero is what the manufacturer describes as a "heritage full-face helmet." They continue that the Ex-Zero; "reflects the style of the custom bike scene and heritage Motocross-helmets in one … Continue reading New old-skool helmet from Shoei
Today is Black Friday apparently, not something we here in the UK are too familiar with but we here at ScooterNova are, if nothing else, open-minded... 😉 Fortunately, we have a number of items in our online shop that are black, from ladies and gents T-shirts to some lovely new hoodies, as well as our … Continue reading Black Friday at ScooterNova
Of all the rare scooter accessories doing the rounds today, very few are made of fibreglass… for obvious reasons. No, it's the steel bolt-on bits that have survived the ravages of time, albeit often with peeling chrome plating and absent decals. With mass-produced items like screens for road use from the likes of Feridax … Continue reading Noys-Ray Lambretta Fairings
It's always interesting to learn what scooter shops did in days gone by to attract customers, and here's an insight to 1971. Roy of Hornchurch in Essex were a Lambretta dealer through to the 1980s but in 1971 to sell the then latest Grand Prix model, they offered potential customers a tuned top end, big … Continue reading Coffee and Lambretta
