ScooterNova magazine

02/01/2026

Lambretta Rossa 350 YPVS. Short-lived production run in the late 1980s of classic Lambretta scooters powered by Yamaha 350 YPVS engines. Great idea on paper, let down it would seem by less than perfect business acumen. The main man behind the project, Alan Rosser, would later meet an untimely death, his murder remaining unsolved some 25 years later.
Back to the photo and I think I took this at a Margate scooter rally, but cannot be certain.

02/01/2026

Back in 1949 Innocenti published their first edition of Notaziario Lambretta, a newspaper designed to promote their humble Lambretta scooters. Over the years these publications gave an insight to Lambretta life and have subsequently become very sought after by Lambretta enthusiasts. For those of us who are not lucky enough to own such things, we are proud to be able to publish an article about the early editions in edition 53 (Jan/Feb 2026) of ScooterNova magazine, sharing these collectable papers with a wider audience for all to appreciate.

02/01/2026

Piaggio factory at Pontedera, Italy, circa 1999. Pictured is a young Dean Orton with an early batch of Vespa PX Disc models awaiting despatch. For the life of me I cannot remember why the white scooters did not have headset tops fitted though!

02/01/2026

A Happy New Year offer from our friends at Swiss tonys scooter spares!

02/01/2026

The January/February 2026 edition of ScooterNova magazine is out now, have you got your copy yet?
Available from all good scooter shops, branches of WH Smith and TG Jones, or buy from our online store for home delivery. Shop link via image and in comments.

01/01/2026

Andy lining-up on his cutdown Lambretta GP150 Bitza to race the Brighton Speed Trials around 2000. Although the speeds/times were not that impressive, this was apparently the first time a Lambretta (and possibly a scooter) had competed at the event. Pictured with Andy are Mark Elliman and Steve Aqua who helped build and transport the scooter, photo taken by Caz Elliman.

01/01/2026

1980s Custom Scooter Archive - Vespa 50 Special, Mytho Poeikon. Still owned by original builder and rider Andy, we will hopefully see this once again on the road in the not too distant future... (no pressure Andy!).

01/01/2026

Hello 2026!! Happy New Year folks🥳 The first page of our 2026 Calendar to brighten those dark January days is stunning custom street racer Nike 2 featured in Edition 20. This magazine sold out of our shop long ago so you could try one of our lovely scooter shop stockists - see the link in the comments 🛵🤩

31/12/2025

Steve Cradock of Ocean Colour Scene on Tony Barbados’ Lambretta LI Series 2 circa late 1990s (not one of Steve’s own scooters as i incorrectly stated originally - in my defence i took the photo a looong time ago!!). If you are out partying tonight, be sure to get on to the dancefloor when the DJ plays some OCS - Happy New Year everybody!

31/12/2025

If you plan to make any resolutions tonight, how about Freedom for Tooting!
Happy New Year one and all from Citizen 'Wolfie' Smith and everyone at ScooterNova magazine.
We look forward to seeing you somewhere on the road in 2026!

31/12/2025

Ok, so not strictly a Vespa, but… ;-)

Wheelie Wednesday - show us your LML scooter, especially if the front wheel is in the air! Pictured here is Andy putting a new LML Select II scooter through it's paces in the West Midlands in the late 1990s (photo by Sticky). Built by LML in India, the Select's body style was based on that of the Vespa T5 and the engine a local market version of the PX150 motor.

31/12/2025

Wheelie Wednesday - show us your LML scooter, especially if the front wheel is in the air! Pictured here is Andy putting a new LML Select II scooter through it's paces in the West Midlands in the late 1990s (photo by Sticky). Built by LML in India, the Select's body style was based on that of the Vespa T5 and the engine a local market version of the PX150 motor.