Retro Reviews
First rides: Kymco IONEX/CV3/DTX 360 & AK550 | REVIEW
We were recently invited to a press event by Kymco UK. Basically, it consisted of a selection of their current and...
Head to head – Sinnis Connect v Hero-X 125s | REVIEW
It’s not often we road test the less mainstream scooter brands on ScooterLab, not for reasons of vanity or snobbiness...
Nankang scooter tyres | PRODUCT TEST
It’s not often I get excited about scooter tyres, in fact, the last time I swapped brands was when the Dunlop...
Fancy an Urban adventure? The Aprilia SR GT 125 is ready for you | FIRST RIDE
It’s great to see Aprilia bringing out a new scooter for 2022, especially one that looks a little bit different. The...
Yamaha Neo’s eScooter puts the fun back into moped riding | REVIEW
The Netherlands is the number one marketplace in Europe for electric vehicles (followed by France and Germany). So it...
The 2022 NIU MQi GT EVO | REVIEW
Last year we road-tested the Niu GT/S Pro, an electric scooter that was similar in terms of speed (45mph) to a 100cc...
The 2022 Yamaha TMAX Review | LAUNCH REPORT
The new TMAX is sportier than ever and gets new looks and new tech that should keep the Yamaha on top of the maxi...
NEW BMW CE 04 ELECTRIC SCOOTER | ROAD TEST
BMW transform striking electric concept into reality. Introducing BMW’s all-new electric CE 04. Or, as BMW call it,...
Game changer? The new electric Piaggio 1 from just £2000 | ROAD TEST
NIU NQi GT/S Pro | Road test
The thing with electric vehicles at the moment is that they generally get a bad press for the wrong reasons. If you don’t believe me, try it; mention the ‘e’ word among opinionated friends and you’ll likely attract accusations of hugging trees (acceptable of course), caring too much about polar bears (nothing wrong with that […]
Modern Reviews
Part 2: SIP ‘Evo’ Vespa smallframe crankcase | REVIEW
The first side is roughed-out. The Evo case has plenty of meat so there’s much less chance of breaking through than on...
Part 1: SIP ‘Evo’ Vespa smallframe crankcase | REVIEW
Uncle Alan from Diablo Moto buttons up the SIP casing for the first time SIP’s latest casing is a boon to those...
Nankang scooter tyres | PRODUCT TEST
It’s not often I get excited about scooter tyres, in fact, the last time I swapped brands was when the Dunlop...
Part 2: Egig 170cc ‘bolt on’ Vespa Smallframe kit | ROAD TEST
Yesterday we introduced you to Italian tuner, Egig's latest tuning kit for the Vespa Smallframe. It's a bolt on 170cc...
Part 1: Egig 170cc ‘bolt on’ Vespa Smallframe kit | ROAD TEST
Egig has made his name producing ever more insane large capacity exotic engines for Vespa – like the 300cc smallframe...
Lambretta Kit Book – Targa Twin 275 | on board videos Episode #2
When researching the Exotic Engines section for the Complete Spanner’s Lambretta Kit Book (available here and perfect...
Spitfire Tools Lambretta Flywheel Extractor | REVIEWS
If you’ve encountered the disappointment of shopping for scooter parts online and been sent stuff that needs ‘fettling’ then obtaining a Spitfire Tools puller from Scooter Surgery is a totally different experience. You can tell from the weight, the surface finish and the smooth movement of the bolt that it’s not made of ‘fromage’ like […]
Gori Lambretta Tubeless Split Wheel Rims | WORKSHOP
How much do you value Doing It Yourself; that is the question? If you desire the safety advantage offered by tubeless wheels but you want to be able to easily change your own tyres then these Gori rims may be the solution you’ve been waiting for. Tubeless Terror I like tubeless wheels and I’ve got […]
RST X KEVLAR® DISTRICT WAX CE MENS TEXTILE SHIRT | REVIEW
Riding gear seems to get better every year, not only have manufacturers got a plethora of abrasion-resistant fabrics to work with but they have the designers needed to turn them into the kind of casual wear you would happily go to the pub in. Take this wax armoured shirt from leading British brand, RST for […]
BGM Bigbox Sport Lambretta Exhaust | FIRST TEST
BGM have released a new version of their popular BigBox Lambretta exhaust called the Sport which has an external...
