Scootering Magazine - June 2020

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A WINTER PROJECT

LAM-BAMBINI FABULOUS FRAMEBREATHER COMBO

CLUB FOCUS: ISLE OF MAN SC EST. 1957

Billy Sullivan Spitfires Interview ■ Electric Scomadi Scoop ■ Beginner’s Guide to Essential Lockdown Maintenance ■ King Rat ■ Reader’s Ride: Spawn ■ Morecambe ’88 Nostalgia ■ Mailbox ■ BSSO Race update ■ Show Us Your Scooters ■ Music Reviews and more…

No.408 JUNE 2020

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CONTENTS letter from the Feature Scooter: 03Welcome editor 50Lam-Bambini

06Kickstart

The upfront section with all the latest news, views and product reviews!

16Feature Scooter: Daisy

One of the first hundred to be produced under licence by British motorcycle manufacturers Douglas, it wasn’t the first choice of machine for its original owner.

24Mailbox

Readers’ letters, laughs, feedback and fury – get it off your chest man!

26Premature Ageing

From simply leaving them out in the rain to specialist paint, there’s no shortage of ways to age steel, but what about alloy castings?

29It’s a deal…

Supertune Ltd strikes a deal with Casa Performance to become a stockist of its entire product range. Stu Smith finds out more…

32Subscriptions

Get your mag delivered to the door, earlier than the shops, and save money…cool. Plus – gain access to all the benefits of the ‘Scootering Extra’ subs club.

The S1 Lambretta was a new design, which would lead the way for the future. The addition of sidecars to the model began to become popular as it was not only practical but stylish as well.

Scootering lensman Richie Lunt captured a beautiful example of this stunning combo.

56Thai Green

He’s one of the key players in Scomadi’s new line-up and also a keen rider. Inevitably he’s blagged the best parts for his own machine.

Focus: Isle of 62Club Man SC

Here in the UK there are a few scooter clubs who can boast a genuinely rich and long-standing history. Right up there among the best of them, among the cream of the crop, is Isle of Man Scooter Club.

Rik’s pivotal year in scootering was 1988, the year Morecambe achieved the treble. He warms our hearts with a trip down memory lane.

Tech Torque: 81 Essential lockdown maintenance

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The best of our readers’ rides as sent in by you.

Scooter: The 38Feature Joker

BSSO Scooter Racing 86Update

Batman may have been the saviour of Gotham City, but it was his arch enemies the supervillains that stole the limelight. This stunning custom scooter depicts one of those characters in all his glory…

With the current situation and events being cancelled for the foreseeable future there are many frustrated racers out there with machines ready to go. Paul speaks to Hornets Racing’s Dave Bristow about such matters.

44The Sound of Silence

91Scooter Trader

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95Classic Scooterist

Make no mistake, the world is changing before our eyes and, as Stan discovered, Scomadi’s response is electrifying in every sense of the word.

WildWood to the Rescue

He’s not just Scootering’s resident legal eagle, he’s also a keen scooterist. Stan spoke with WildWood’s Stephen Hattersley about scooters, accidents and Britain’s ‘claim culture’.

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Lambretta e Maintenanct Supplemen

The readers’ buy, sell, swaps and wanted section

Editor of Classic Scooterist, Mau Spencer, introduces the first ever hybrid version of Scootering and Classic Scooterist – we hope you enjoy the combined strength of these two great magazines.

A clean classic

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The Panther Returns fresh

New factory, million n vision & £7.5 investment

L Lord of tthe Rings

V Vespa HPE300 tu uning trransformation

Hellraiser

This scooter was born to raise hell

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A RIPSNORTING WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING…

Times: 1988 70Strange – my pivotal year

The lockdown period is the time to carry out those essential maintenance tasks, ready for when the rallies and events restart.

Show us your scoots!

mounts to engine selection know! and tool you need to – all From gearing alignment sprocket

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EBretta

The man who ventured into the unknown

A statement of intent

a Lambrett nce Guide Maintena

SSC

Mike Hayman

Scomadi SSS di Scoma Preston

THE ULTIMATE MOD SCOOTER? SOMETIMES, LESS IS MORE

LE THE HUSTEMED

SECRET AFFAIR

A ‘BEHIND CLOSED DOORS’ EXCLUSIVE

Feature scooter: Liquid

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Vespa engine build of Oz ■ Adidas Scomadi ■ DDY R 30hp Darkside PROD ■ Reader’s Ride: Your Scooters STRIIP DO Weymouth ’83 Nostalgia ■ Show Us and more…

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A warm welcome to the June edition of Scootering.

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Reviews Events Guide ■ Mailbox ■ Music

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This song originally had nothing in particular to do with Vespas. It has everything to do with this Douglasproduced Rod model, though, as its first owner christened it as such and it’s certainly a stylish carriage.

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ne of the first hundred to be produced under licence by British motorcycle manufacturers Douglas, it wasn’t the first choice of machine for its original owner. Having ridden motorcycles in the 1930s and while serving in the British Army during the Second World War, Mr E W Dixon went to his local Nottingham dealership to buy a motorbike to commute to his newly acquired pharmacy in the summer of 1951. On his arrival, the sales assistant informed him that in an effort to rebuild the country’s economy, virtually every new machine was destined for export and there was a minimum two-year waiting list when any became available for home market consumption. He was told that Breffits, a nearby dealership, had a pair of what Mr Dixon believed was Velocets for sale but he was most surprised to find a pair of metallic green Vespas. He’d never heard of them before but, although not what he had expected, they had the advantage of being available for immediate sale and Mr Dixon was won over by the diminutive machine! With no other incentive needed than being available, one of the pair was registered, taxed and insured and made ready for the road. Stepping aboard his new Vespa, Mr Dixon had his first taste of Douglas product testing when the machine spluttered to a halt a few hundred yards down the road. With his

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saviour of Batman may have been the arch enemies Gotham City, but it was his ole the and the supervillains who st limelight... rightly coloured slanted rooms, wooden actors, cheesy lines and guessing the next fight sound to be displayed across the TV screen. I’m sure that’s how many of us remember Batman from the 1960s. Maybe it did have an amateurish feel about it but the characters themselves gained an almost iconic status. An influence strong enough to carry them over until the 1980s relaunch and the ever-continuing film franchise. Of all Batman’s arch enemies, the one that stands out by far the most is The Joker. With his pale white face and vivid bright red lips, he’s an instantly recognisable character.

A resurgence in the fatherland

There seems something of a resurgence in the scooter scene in Germany currently. Not just the rallies but also a growing and ever-popular custom aspect. Though it’s sprinkled with Lambrettas the real driving force is the Vespa. It’s always been the more popular choice, primarily due to the strict regulation on vehicles requiring such items as working indicators. Though all Vespas seem popular it’s the PX that is by far the number one choice. Hardly surprising as there are plenty to go around and have always been the best option when

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