Jun/Jul 2018

Issue 121 June/July 2018

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

8 Scooterama
A felicitous fanfare of facts,
feedback and faces

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

26 The future’s bright;
the future’s... geared?
Scomadi Vitesse 6
prototype review

28 Sweeping changes
The changing legalities
affecting everyone on
two wheels

30 Remembering Eric Brockway
The man who put Vespa
on the map in the UK

34 French fancy
Allen Beacock’s French
LD 125

38 Steelheart – from Rod to road
Simon Allan’s interest in
the hot rod scene has an
influence on his Vespa

42 Quad and the Mod
The ‘Modfinder General’ and
his Quadrophenia ‘Union
Jack’ scooter

46 Back in the day
Alan Kimber in practice
at the 1961 Welsh
Three-Day Trial

48 The first Indian GP S Type
Paul Hastings’ pride and joy

52 Rod’s GS150 VS5
A scooter with an
interesting past…

54 Sprint survivor
A Vespa time capsule

58 The world’s rarest scooter?
The M2 Maserati

60 Project Tigress pt4
Hitting a stumbling block

64 Series 4 – last Li model
More unanswered questions

66 The IWL TR 150 Troll
Transport for the masses

70 The AF Super ‘S’ Type 250
A scooter legend

76 Trials and tribulations
Whitby panel paranoia

78 Smooth riding
Replacing Lambretta J Range
front wheel bearings

82 Scooter clubs
Meet and greet local clubs

86 Scooterist classifieds
For all your wants and needs

90 Blast from the past
The 1972 Northern Hill
Climb was tough