It’s the most complete Lambretta museum in the world, and this past weekend we braved notoriously gray British beach town weather to take a tour of this shrine to one of the world’s most famous marques.

The humble spark plug. A more important beast in your scooter than I have been giving it credit for. Learn the basics inside…

Never let it be said that I don’t take advice from others. When reader Chris said that spare tire racks can damage your Lammy, I investigated.

I spent a frustrated hour last night fighting the fading sun and incoming cold attempting to run a new front brake cable (inner wire and outer sheath) through the steering column of my Lambretta. Thankfully there’s help out there.

This past year has been the year of the eco-friendly scooter concept and the trend continues with two new entrants into the race to provide convenient urban transportation that’s easy on the environment.

As I found out at the end of last week, that’s the noise you can hear when your spark plug works it’s way loose.

The advent of warm weather in a Lambretta owner’s life can mean only one thing. Riding? No – wrenching. I’ve had a mental to-do list all winter. A small set of niggles I want to set straight (in some cases literally) before the riding season enters full swing.

Given my recent ticket, and with both plates back on the bikes, this could be a risky move, but to start at least, 2011 will be the year of a new parking methodology.

If however you’re looking for a souped-up scooter, this is a beautiful bike. The compression on the kick-start alone will tear your leg off. Click inside for more details.

Our first post of 2011 is a fantastic look at life on a scooter back in 1962 Britain. Thanks to Orin at Scootin’ Old Skool for the find.