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

A taste of freedom

Fun in the sun: Big 7 National Scooter Rally, June 27-29, 2025 • As Stu reports, this year’s Big 7 National Scooter Rally came roaring back to life at the South of England Showground, Ardingly.

The Knowledge Pulling power • It’s not until they seize or snap that most of us give control cables a second thought. Venhill has been making upgraded cables in its Surrey factory for more than 50 years, so we asked the company’s advice on caring for this vital connection between rider and machine.

Replaying Disc ’85 • This month Paul reflects on an iconic event, one that will long be remembered by all who attended.

Communication breakdown • The internet is a great invention, but it has taken away our ability to communicate and changed the scooter scene as we once knew it.

Saigon seeks scooter specialist • If you’re hankering for a change in lifestyle, Pat Joynt and the team at Saigon Scooter Centre may just have the answer.

Crash claims third Yate and Sodbury life • Last month we carried the horrible news that two members of Yate and Sodbury Scooter Club had been killed in a road traffic collision. It’s with great sadness that we report that a third member of the club has also died from their injuries.

Keeping the knowledge alive at Vintage Metals

Showtime in Milan

Armoured cargo jeans from Weise

A bit on the side

Keep it cool

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

The Tokyo Mod Father: Koichiro Kawaguchi • The Numbers Tokyo is a group of scooter and Modernist enthusiasts that laid the foundations for Japan’s current Mod scene. Ichiro Uekama and Dave Dry chatted with one of its long-term members, Koichiro, about his influence on Japan’s Mod movement.

Empire building the Lambretta way: Running too fast Part 2 • Everyone in business wants to see their company grow, but sometimes it happens so fast that it becomes a struggle to keep up…

Down in the Delta: Saigon Scooter Centre’s Mekong Delta ride • One of scootering’s greatest adventures is riding in Vietnam. Damien White joined Saigon Scooter Centre’s tour of the Mekong and discovered it’s not at all like Top Gear…

Show us your Scoots

TELL US WHAT YOU’RE THINKING

Malaga marvels • This month we uncover a very special Lambretta collection in Benalmadena and take a trip to the Isle of Wight’s Lambretta Day.

Isle of Wight Lambretta Day

IN RUST we trust • Sometimes, just a picture of an ageing and neglected scooter is all that’s needed to make us realise that something must be done to save it.

A TESTAMENT IN BLACK AND WHITE: unboxing Scooteroller’s Serie Speciale • This month, Big Chris unpacks a unicorn. Actually, it’s a Serie Speciale that’s never been unboxed. Even better, it’s the last of its line….

Designed with a bite • Dealer specials have been produced since the earliest days of scootering. Among the lesser known is the Cobra...