Aug/Sep 2017

Issue 116 Aug/Sept 2017

4 Back when we had hair
Nostalgic memories from
times gone by

6 Scooterama
A felicitous fanfare of facts,
feedback and faces

14 Mailbox
Reader’s submissions,
reviews and opinions

16 What’s going on?
A look at the scooterist calendar

17 Events round-up
Coverage of recent events

26 This is ’Ull
Paul Atkinson’s cultural celebration

32 Red Star
The Vyatka VP150

35 Happy birthday!
Classic Scooterist
celebrates its 20th

38 Project Dirt Quake
Dirt tracking and a Lambretta is
not your usual combination…

42 Behind the scenes
At the All or Nothing Mod musical

46 Back in the day
Alan Kimber at the ISDT

48 The Olympic connection
A fitting combination

50 Stig’s Vespas
Keeping scooters in the
bedroom is a little off the wall…

54 16 in ’66
The 60s hold special memories
for one (then) young Mod

56 The Hunslett Scootacar
What do you do if your wife
finds it difficult to park her Jag?

60 The scooter that never hit the road
Marc’s untouched Model C

64 Taking it to the top
Conquering Ben Nevis, but
with heads hung in shame

66 Beyond redemption
An LD dilemma

70 Poppy Ketchup
Kath Blackburn’s saucy secret

74 Trials and tribulations
1966 Scoot to Scotland

76 The art of customisation
Offering a bespoke service

78 On the Mount
Scooters compete at
the Scarborough Festival of Speed

80 ‘Race, Rock & Ride’
A day out at Santa Pod

82 Scooter clubs
Meet and greet your local club

86 Scooterist classifieds
For all your wants and needs

90 Blast from the past
A for Italy