Wheels

Northern Ireland scooter documentary

A documentary about the Northern Irish scooter scene is currently in production and is looking for contributors. Nothing But A Heartache is a film being made by Shark Pool Media, aka Azelle McKee, and is borne out of a life long passion for both vintage scooters and filmmaking. If you […]

Armadillo's retro-styled scooter mac

Remember the Urban Parka from Armadillo? Well, the company has just launched its new range of scooter-friendly clothing – including a classic mac for both men and women. The coats are pictured above, with the men’s Classic Macintosh on the left, the women’s Scarlett Macintosh on the right. Both feature […]

Vespa vintage-style scooter helmets

Piaggio has a new range of retro accessories available for Vespa owners, including these rather fetching vintage-style scooter helmets. Three designs are available, a Union Jack, a ‘mod’ target and a target design in the colours of the Italian flag (as pictured here). However, these open-face helmets do benefit from […]

Corazzo retro-styled scooter jackets

Stylish and safe jackets for motorbike and scooter riders are few and far between – but there’s a choice of smart designs on the Corazzo website, including the retro-styled 5.0, Bomber and Shop jackets.

Vespa speedometer thermometer

Old scooter accessories don’t fade away, they just get recycled into other items – like this Vespa vintage speedometer thermometer. Moulded from the original dies, this no longer keeping track of your speed – instead it keeps track of the temperature indoors. Although, let’s be honest, this is just a […]

Piaggio's retro-like Vespa S scooter

Piaggio has a new scooter model on the market, claiming the Vespa S is a direct descendent of its 50 Special and Primavera. The idea, apparently, is to appeal to the Italian youth who may have heard tales of those older models from their parents – and indeed the fun […]

Custom-built vintage Vespa taxi

Fancy getting into the taxi business? You could with this custom Vespa on sale at the Indoscooter website. To this eye it just looks like a bit of creative welding, involving an old car and an old Vespa, followed by a quick paint job. But I could be wrong. It […]

Child's wooden vintage Vespa

Looking to start your kids off in the right direction? Buy them a vintage scooter – like the Balance Scooter from Skipper. Don’t worry – there’s no engine here, it’s very much like the classic child’s scooter, with balance and the power in your child’s legs getting him or her […]