At Mersea Island Scooter Rally this weekend just gone (2 September 2023) JG Scooters put an old 1970s Vespa 150 Super on their mobile dyno with the intention of making it go ‘bang’ to raise money for charity, Young Lives vs Cancer. The scooter was an Italian model that had been originally sold in Asia … Continue reading Watch a Vespa blow-up on a dyno (for charity)
Tag: Charity
3 Nation Capital Charity Scooter Run
On the 9th June 2020 Welsh scooterist Jason Ude completed the 3 Nation Capital Charity Scooter Run that he had planned 10 months earlier. With the Coronavirus outbreak he thought he would have to cancel it, but with lockdown rules changing he got in touch with the Welsh, English and Scottish officials and told them … Continue reading 3 Nation Capital Charity Scooter Run
Charity patch raises over £1000
Congratulations to everyone who purchased one of the special 'Stay Home, Stay Safe' scooter rally patches recently, you've helped raise a grand total of £1152 for NHS charities. Designed by Si Barber, the talented scooterist behind the ScooterNova rider design and a number of our magazine covers, and printed by scooterists at Crusader Promotions (producers of … Continue reading Charity patch raises over £1000
Charity Lambretta Raffle
Want to help raise funds for a good cause and maybe win a Lambretta in the process? If you've had a little flutter on the football tonight and it comes in for you, then you might want to consider buying a ticket or two for the Project Cancer Lambretta here. The build of this scooter … Continue reading Charity Lambretta Raffle
Vespa World Days – riding for charity
A good friend of ours and long time scooterist, Nick Jolly is riding to Belfast for Vespa World Days event in June and in doing so is also raising money for charity. Back in the dark mists of time (the 1980s!), Nick created The Ralliest scooter magazine, on of the small, independent publications that inspired … Continue reading Vespa World Days – riding for charity
Scooter riders braving the cold for charity
Two massive scooter riding charity events have been going on this week : Breasticle Run and the Testicle Shootout II Breasticle Run Between 17th and 19th of February 2016 four lovely ladies are riding their geared Italian scooters almost 1,000 miles around the southern coast and counties of England to raise money for Cancer related … Continue reading Scooter riders braving the cold for charity