Dropped my scooter in this week for a service at Retrospective Scootersprior to commuting to work by Vespa from April; a good idea to get it given a good once over before getting back in the saddle.
“I first became interested in scooters after the famous film, as I was at the age where it made a massive impression on me and from there, my love affair with the scooter began.”
‘Amici in Vespa’ translates as Vespa Friends or Friends on a Vespa; which sums it up perfectly! My Italian vespista friend Federico Savogin sent me this lovely old photo of his club back in the day.
At IL CENTRO di Arese, one of Europe's largest shopping malls, comes PrimaverArese with two unmissable events that will take us back through time and let us relive the myth of the Vespa.
A couple of new items from SIP Scootershop are these new helmets to mark their 25th anniversary and a handy butterfly, or jubilee, clip for those hard to get places on your scooter.
VVC web manager, Alan Springall has been out and about braving a wet Kettering for the Wicksteed Parts Fair and a very blustery London, for the Kickstart rideout from the London Eye to Hoxton.
Have you ever wondered how many Vespa models are owned collectively across the club, which model is the most popular, how many members own just one and those where one is just not enough...??
The latest issue of ScooterNova Magazine was waiting on my doormat when I got home last night. I'm fortunate in that I occasionally get to contribute photography and text, and for the latest issue…
Wednesday March 20th is officially the first day of spring, in the northern hemisphere, but it's definitely in the air; helped along by the recent warm weather during the last two weeks of February.
The VVC welcome all contributions to our new website and JOURNAL (quarterly published members magazine), from current members and also non-members - no matter where you are in the world.
ScooterExpo will be a showcase for some of the finest scooters ever built. Filling two halls, 75 scooters will be hand-picked by the event's two hosts - set out spaciously, allowing them to be fully appreciated in all their glory.
There are very few ‘Sei Giorni’ Vespas left in existence - thought to be only ten to fifteen at the last count. If and when they do surface and are put up for sale…