Scootering

The UK's biggest and best scootering magazine - with over 130 pages containing some of the best examples of customised and restored Lambretta and Vespa scooters in the world, new scooter reviews and test rides, events/ rallies/ show reports, and the massive 48-page pull-out Scooter Trader section - the best place to buy & sell scooters, spare parts and memorabilia!

Each month Scootering also has a large Music section with reviews, band news, interviews and event exclusives. It also regularly raids the archives to bring you best scooter stories and pictures from yesteryear, from Maico to Heinkel, Lambretta to Triumph! With the best classified ads in the business, the very latest news (often before anyone else in the UK!), it's a must read for every scooterist of all ages

Rome wasn’t built in a day…

Officina 8, a very special edition • The Officina 8 GTV and Primaveras have arrived in showrooms and as our unveiling shows, they’ve certainly been worth waiting for.

Roadskin Rhiannon ladies’ gloves • One of the reasons we’re big fans of British-based brand Roadskin is that it understands the need for products designed for women, and the latest in its range is a pair of riding gloves tailored for the female form.

Roadskin armoured summer jacket • Summer may be drawing to a close, but there’s still time to invest in a quality lightweight jacket.

Scope II: Safer, smarter, stronger!

Rally round for 2026 dates

Six-day special • Lambretta delivered a statement of reliability through the arduous 1959 Scottish Six Days Trial event. Three entered, three finished and three awards were won…

Empire building the Lambretta way: Reaching the top • As Lambretta Concessionaires would discover, when climbing to the top of a mountain, the final few steps are often the hardest to take.

British Vespa Days 2025 • Stirling County Rugby Club’s ground was the venue for this mid-August gathering. Robin Quartermain of East Lindsey Vespa Club reports…

Show us your Scoots

May the circle remain unbroken • Looking back over the last decade, the scooter scene has undergone a significant transformation but, thankfully, it remains in good shape.

Rothmans Revival • One man’s Jet 200 keeps the racing spirit alive on the streets of Surrey, as a flash of white, deep blue and gold blaze through the haze…

STOMPING • All that’s best in the world of scooterist culture, and a few surprises, brought to you by Stu.

The drifters • When you are young you think everything will last forever, but as you get older you realise this is not the case...

Series 2.5: Ducati Sledgehammer • When crossing a Lambretta Series 2 hybrid with Ducati style and a powerful custom-built engine, the result is something of outstanding beauty…

A Day to remember • The auction of Mike Karslake’s Lambretta collection marked the end of an era. Amongst those in attendance was Tim Boardman, who took these previously unseen images.

Pirates of the Channel Islands • This month we travel to glorious Guernsey and take a ride around Austria.

Perfect Primavera • At the end of June we had a public holiday, so my family and I decided to go to Austria for a few days camping, hiking and of course Vespa riding!

The Knowledge Head Start • Motorcycle helmets have been compulsory in the UK since 1973 and, although they’re something we’re all accustomed to, there are still some questions that regularly crop up. We asked the experts at LS2 Helmets - who make over 3 million helmets a year - to give us a head start on this topic.

The acceleration project • Making a Lambretta accelerate faster than ever before isn’t an easy goal to achieve, no matter how big the capacity of the engine is…

Riding high: IoW landmark celebration...