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Aprilia, Customs, Events, Honda, Kymco, Lambretta, Mods, Piaggio Group, Scooter Adventures, Scooter Touring, SF Feature, Suzuki, The Joy of Scooters, Vespa, VintageJanuary 20, 2020

Recap: Brisbane Cane Toads Kin Kin rally 2019

Recap of the 9th annual Kin Kin Scooter rally, the trophy s remembered Steve Baker who lost his battle with cancer earlier in the year. 20.01.58 – 01.01.19

Events, Mods, Scooter Adventures, Scooter Touring, SF Feature, The Joy of Scooters, TouringOctober 25, 2018

PLAN AHEAD for the Aussie Scooting Experience of a Lifetime!

What is good about January in North America? A massive scooter rally trip to Australia, that’s what! Join a plethora of UK and local scooterists for events in three cities across Australia. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn a whole lot about Australian geography and scooters!

Customs, Events, Honda, Lambretta, Mods, Scooter Adventures, Scooter Touring, SF Feature, SYM, The Joy of Scooters, Vespa, VintageJuly 9, 2017

Recap Bubblegum 7 rally in Tumbulgum New South Wales, Australia

Scooterists are the best people. Out of a terrible tragedy and uncertainty of the Tumbulgum Rally comes a example of the show must go on, and must go on for a good cause. Our best to the folks affected by the recent flood and especially to Matt and Chloe Kabealo. Our hearts are truly with you.

Events, Lambretta, Mods, The Joy of Scooters, Vespa, VintageDecember 16, 2016

Recap: Mods vs Rockers 52nd Anniversay Ride in Brisbane, Australia

Originally created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the clash of the Mods and Rockers in Margate, this Aussie-styled event is now a yearly feature on the scooting and motorcycling calendar Down Under.

Lambretta, Mods, Piaggio Group, Scooter Touring, SF Feature, Suzuki, The Joy of Scooters, Touring, Vespa, VintageNovember 4, 2016

River Deep – Mountain High Scooter Rally

Join Bill for another slice of the Australian scooter rally experience, this time time Urunga and a bonus peek at the Kin Kin rally in Queensland.

Fashion and Accessories, Gear Reviews, Mods, SafetyOctober 6, 2016

Gear Test: RoadID

When I started riding scooters and motorcycles, I made a promise to my family. I said that I would take due care and wear my safety gear when riding. Now that I’m venturing further, the need for a simple, non-invasive way to identify me and provide contact and basic health information at a glance is even more important. The RoadID provides that, and is an inexpensive and unobtrusive way to help EMS providers do their job.

Best of the Web, Lambretta, Mods, VintageNovember 27, 2013

‘Quadrophenia’ Lambretta Replica Fetches $209,000 for (RED)

A highly-detailed replica of the 1967 Lambretta LI ridden by the character Jimmy in “Quadrophenia” sold for an astronomical $209,000 USD at a Sotheby’s…

Best of the Web, Celebrities on Scooters, Mods, VintageApril 3, 2013

New Book Details Stone Roses’ Scooterboy History

The Stone Roses were at the forefront of the explosive “Madchester” music scene in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Their 1989 eponymous debut…

Best of the Web, ModsMarch 18, 2013

Photos: London Mods in 1979

For most scooter fans, even if they don’t ride a vintage Vespa or Lambretta, there’s still a romantic attachment to the Mods of the ’60s and ’70s in Great Britain. As much a fashion movement as a vehicle preference, the Mods remain forever etched on the psyche of the scooter community. The site Voices of East Anglia has a great post up featuring vintage photos of Mods out for a scooter gathering in 1979

Best of the Web, Events, In the press, Lambretta, Mods, Vespa, VintageAugust 13, 2012

Photo: Mods Close Out London Olympics 2012

Brits on vintage Italian scooters buzzed their way through the closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics with little or no appreciation for the nationalistic irony.