Retrospective Electric Vespa PX | FEATURE
That's a fine line up of classic scooters for sure, smallframe Vespa, a Lambretta GP, Special and Vespa PX. What may not be evident at first glance though is that none of these run on petrol. That's right, they're all converted to electric by pioneer company,...
The making of SIP – 25th anniversary | FEATURE
I still remember seeing the first adverts for a new German scooter shop. At the time the world seemed like a much bigger place, everything was bought locally either in person or by mail order. Remember this was pre-internet and mobile phone days and ordering scooter...
2019 Long-termer Vespa GTS 300 HPE SuperTech – Part 2 | FEATURE
Living with a scooter is always the best way to get to know it. Especially when it's a model you've ridden thousands and thousands of miles on in the past. The GTS SuperTech HPE 300 arrived in July as our long-term test bike and it's started to loosen up now. ...
Rip off motorway services – cash saving tips | Feature
We all know what to expect when we stop at motorway services, yes that's right expensive food, expensive fuel and often a busy stressful experience. Often when we're travelling to far off rallies or even heading off on holiday we're time-bound and travelling on, or...
2019 Long-termer Vespa GTS 300 HPE SuperTech – Part 1 | LONG TERMER
Welcome to the 2019 ScooterLab long-termer. I'm sure most of our readers won't need an explanation as to what this one is but just in case you don't know, this is the new Vespa GTS HPE SuperTech 300. I'm no stranger to the Vespa GTS and have owned six since the...
Show preview -ScooterExpo Alfreton | FEATURE
This Sunday will see our new joint ScooterLab/ScooterNova show arrive at the hallowed halls of Alfreton Leisure Centre, a venue steeped in scootering history. Home of the iconic NSRA Trade & Custom shows from 1989-1991. And have we got a great line up for you?!...
The Isle of Skye on a £50 budget by Vespa | FEATURE
A modern scooter is cheap to run, dependable and can cover serious distances quite easily so what do you do when you have a spare long weekend, a bit of cash and a Vespa GTS? That's right, you bungee a tent on, pack some rations and ride to The Highlands of Scotland...
Scooter touring this summer? SLUK has you covered | PRODUCTS
Just in case you didn't know, ScooterLab is run and written by roadgoing scooterists, we put the miles in and test products as thoroughly as possible. We also develop products and have them manufactured if we think there's a need for them. Our SLUK...
27bhp PM Tuning Vespa Sei Giorni – Part 2 | TUNING
In part one of this feature, we rode this tuned 27bhp Sei Giorni and it is quite a beast. It's fast, fun, able to wheelie and sounds angry. Just the kind of scooter we like at ScooterLab (see the short video below). This week, Paul Melici, the PM behind PM Tuning...
2019 Vespa GTS 300 HPE launch | ROAD TEST
The new 2019 Vespa GTS 300 HPE. For many of you, those three letters signified HoPE. Die-hard GTS fans hoped for a bigger, faster engine. Maybe some radical new features and for British riders an end to any rusting issues. The Vespa GTS HPE was revealed to...
