While setting-up at the recent Burton Brewers SC Custom Show on 7 March 2026, we stepped into the venue to take some video footage of the scooters on display as their owners positioned, polished and proudly stood back to admire. It's not all of the scooters entered, but most of them. Enjoy the video (ands … Continue reading Burton Brewers SC Custom Show 2026
The next H&H Classics auction of Vintage Scooters & Classic Motorcycles takes place on 26 March 2025 and there are 62 lots in the scooter section going under the hammer. The oldest is a 1950 Lambretta and the lots include Italian, British, Spanish, Indian scooters, along with one from the USSR too! Lambrettas Under the … Continue reading Classics, Oddities and Unridden Scooters Hit Auction
In January 2025 we visited AF Rayspeed and sat down with Ray and Ben Kemp for an extensive chat about scooters. From working for Arthur Francis in the 1960s, scooter racing throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the famous TS1 and RB kits, being the UK's Lambretta scooter importer, and on to the new scooter … Continue reading AF Rayspeed – past, present & future
We’ve been out and about recently photographing a number of interesting scooters to feature in forthcoming editions of ScooterNova magazine. Two of those are small frame Vespas, both with interesting tales to tell and also coming up for auction this week. The oldest is a 1964 Vespa 50S that was originally imported and sold in … Continue reading Rare Vespas in ScooterNova and under the hammer
Has snow fallen in your area this week? Maybe you need... Â a 'Snow-Kitten' for your scooter! This accessory was developed in the mid-80s for the Vespa PX range by Tecnosport of Italy. The single sheet, double-sided A4 leaflet is particularly sparse on details, stating that "in a few minutes your scooter becomes a safe and … Continue reading Vespa Snowmobile
With the latest edition of ScooterNova magazine hitting the doormats and shop floors of Great Britain, I began reflecting on just how international our small, independent publication has become in such a short space of time. And by international I refer to both content and readership too. The articles include a couple of foreign trips, … Continue reading ScooterNova – a Truly International Scooter Magazine
