Lockdown on the North Coast of Ireland – scooter ride round the Causeway Coast

While travelling in Europe in February/March from the United States, I found myself stuck in my homeland, Portrush, N.Ireland. The corona virus pandemic had reached new heights and I decided not to risk travel back to the States. So, months later, with restrictions eased, we found ourselves taking advantage of the lack of tourists and doing a couple of…

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Scrambler Vespa

Interesting article about SIP’s new custom bike: Butcher Garage put together an interesting custom bike for German parts dealer, SIP .  The ‘Escape’ has body work cut from a Vespa PX 150.  Read more …

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The Rally of Northern Micro Aggressions, Massachussetts

The Rally of Northern Micro Aggression – A rally between scooter clubs of New England in the United States. The Boston Stranglers, The Small State Scooter Club from Rhode Island and the Idle Threats from my new home of Portland, Maine. I learned some American History as I started asking about this “Northern Aggression” business. Apparently, The Partisan South…

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The Bazooka Vespa – the TAP 150

This scooter can destroy tanks.  In an article from the Vintage News webiste, “The TAP 150 had a reinforced frame, a 146 cm³ single cylinder, two-stroke engine and could develop a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour. The TAP was equipped with an M20, a light anti-armour cannon, which could penetrate an armor with 100 mm thickness, thanks to the…

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Famous faces on Scooters

From Jude Law to Scooby Doo, there are some famous faces from the world of tv, art, music and film riding around on our favourite 2 wheels. Can you guess the name of the celebrities on scooters? Most of the answers are over on Scooter Geek’s Facebook page

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