Wheels

Scooter Emporium service reduced

For over a decade Scooter Emporium in Brick Lane, east London provided a first-class comprehensive service for the nations' scooterists. However the ecomonic climate coupled with high rents in Brick Lane have meant that the Scooter Emporium has been forced to become a mail-order business, based in Essex. It is not […]

Above The Clouds scooter collective

If you are a scooterist who wants to help fight the battle against cancer then look out for the Above The Clouds scooter collective. Not a traditional scooter club, Above The Clouds is instead a loose group of people who want to show their support for the work of Cancer […]

Custom wooden Vespa built

A carpenter scooter-enthusiast from Portugal has built himself a wooden-framed Vespa. Carlos Alberto has called this hand-made version the Vespa Daniela, and yes it really does run. Whether this is a one-off design or whether Alberto is willing to make these commercially is unclear from his website. Still, visit the […]

Quadrophenia scooter up for auction

The famous Lambretta Li150 scooter that Phil Daniels rides in cult mod movie Quadrophenia is up for auction later this month. Famous Knightsbridge auction house Bonhams is hosting the sale on November the 25th, and have placed an estimate of £20,000-25,000 on it. The character ‘Jimmy’ rode this scooter throughout […]

Creative FX scooter panel wraps

If you fancy customising your scooter, Creative FX is making it easy with its vinyl scooter panel wraps. The man behind the Kent-based company is long-time mod/scooterist Sean Davis, who will accept any artwork you can design (or help with ideas too I presume). If you have artwork already, you […]

Vespa hire in Brighton

Fancy nipping around Brighton on two wheels? Well, you can if you visit Vroom By The Sea. Based in central Hove, the company offers Vespas for hire – everything from 50cc twist and go bikes through to more traditional bikes like the Vespa PX125 pictured here. Or if you feel […]

Vespismo scooter helmets

Petrol prices are on the up – which means more people are opting for two wheels to get around town. Which is good news for the scooter accessory companies, the latest of which is Vespismo. Based in Holland (but shipping worldwide), the company offers mod-friendly scooter clothing and the helmets […]

Bonhams vintage Scooter auction

If you love all things two wheels, you need to get yourself down to RAF London at Hendon to see the items available in the Bonhams vintage Motorcycle and Scooter auction. It’s the largest one-owner collection of bikes ever to be offered in the UK, with the Professor Fritz Ehn […]