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

All roads lead to Roma...

NEWS • The Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum welcomed every shape and generation of scooter for its annual summer ride-in.

Li'l Deuce Evolution • Fifty years on from one of the most influential custom scooters ever built, it has now completed its final evolution.

Inside Aztec Oils • They may be a relatively new name on the shelves of your local scooter store, but Aztec Oils has a 30-year history behind it. We visited their Derbyshire headquarters to discover more.

Royal off-roader • In the latest addition to their stable, Royal Alloy goes off-road.

Sons of Valhalla • A Viking-inspired Vespa built over decades… Sons of Valhalla blends detailed custom work and engineering into an unforgettable masterpiece.

The sign of perfection: DDK Airbrushing... • Artwork and murals are among the most complicated aspects of custom painting, taking years of dedication to perfect, and there is one man who has achieved this.

Marlboro: Red, white, and rapid... • A distinctive-looking Vespa street racer paying homage to the McLaren Formula One cars of the 1980s and 1990s.

The DEA story • Many home-grown tuning shops are primarily focused on the Vespa or Lambretta, but when a company from outside that circle enters the scene, the results can be quite staggering.

Welcome to the void • More than two generations since the last Lambretta rolled off the production line, enthusiasts continue to preserve its history, but how far should that go?

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

Talkback • Send us your letters - emails - ideas - thoughts - observations - thank-yous - comments: dan@scootering.com

Show us your Scoots • WIN a smart Scootering T-shirt with your photo

The Greatest Scooter Ride • Roma or Bust

80 Years of Vespa Rome 2026 • Now, in 2026, 40 years on from my first venture into Europe on a Vespa – EuroVespa 1986 in Barcelona, a real adventure covered over three issues of this magazine (numbers 10, 11 and 12) – 80 Years of an Icon in Rome was another chapter of international travel.

T'Weekend in Wakefield • The Veteran Vespa Club's 60th Rally & Field Event

This month in the garage... • This month in the garage, Dan revisits a familiar Series 2 Lambretta as its new owner strips it back and strengthens the foundations for a full custom rebuild.

RACE CHAT • Still Chasing the Chequered Flag

Buyer's guide • Welcome to Scooting’s guide to the new scooter market, the only place where you’ll find data on all the main models in an easy-to-compare table.

SCOOTER TRADER

Bad Reputation • We’d heard how Helena ‘H’ Jones had ended up swapping big bikes for a heavily customised Vespa that reflects her journey into the scooter scene, so we asked Stu Smith to find out more...