How time flies - It doesn't seem like nine years ago that we launched ScooterNova magazine, but it is! Back in 2017 it was Scarborough scooter rally over the Easter weekend where ScooterNova was first unveiled to the public. The response from day one was immense and with help from our friends, including the SLUKers, … Continue reading Nine Years On, Still Going Strong – subscribe today and don’t miss out!
I was talking with Ben Kemp at AF Rayspeed recently who told me about how Lambretta-Lutz in Germany were using one of their AF Python 8-Plate Cassette Clutches in a project that was achieving some incredible power. Back in the 1960s, a Lambretta Li125 produced around 5.5hp. But now, thanks to many modifications by Lambretta-Lutz … Continue reading 95hp+ From a Classic Lambretta!
This press release landed just after we sent edition 52 of ScooterNova magazine to the printers, so rather than keep you waiting until the next mag, here's the big news for T5 owners – SIP Scootershop have a new big-bore kit for you! The T5 as standard featured a Nicasil-lined aluminium 5-port barrel which gave … Continue reading New 199cc kit for 125cc Vespa T5 Scooters
This weekend we are riding our scooters to Mersea Island Scooter Rally in Essex, and are proud to not only have the ScooterNova stall on site over the weekend but to be welcoming a guest from Italy too. Legendary Vespa tuning, Andrea Pinasco will be attending the rally on Saturday morning and Andy from ScooterNova … Continue reading ScooterNova & Pinasco at Mersea Island this Weekend
Lots of previous ScooterNova editions have sold out and Edition 48 is proving very popular, we have less than 25 magazines left in stock! Have you got yours? Inside Edition 48 you will find: Interview with scooter legends AF Rayspeed DTC Lambretta Street Racer Classic Vespa scooters 1950s Innocenti Factory C-Racer History of the … Continue reading ScooterNova 48 almost sold out!
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
