In this instalment of our "Sexiest Vespa Workshops" series, a real highlight awaits you, as Jesco takes a trip to the provincial capital of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy. There can only be... Read more

Last December, under the grey skies of Paris, fifteen members of the Paris-Ile-de-France Vespa Club gathered at the Armand-Trousseau Children's Hospital, more precisely in the paediatric consultation ... Read more

"Elsi's" last job as a postal vespa is a truly extraordinary one: with her 7.5 hp, she is to transport a bottle of Arctic water from the northernmost point of America to the southern tip of the contin... Read more

Two years ago, the Italian company Piaggio started launching limited Vespa editions on the market based on the twelve years of the Asian lunar calendar: the so-called "Lunar Collection". 2023 was the ... Read more

A few years ago, Trevor Woolfson, a partner at Vespa South Africa, vented his anger about the morning traffic jam and travelling to school with his three children with an extraordinary idea: he built ... Read more

It's finally here - the brand new Vespa GTS 310which we've already heard and read a lot about. Jesco takes delivery of it live and in colour, in "Grey Travolgente Matt" to be precise, and looks at the... Read more

We have put together some tried-and-tested and simple tips for winterising your Vespa or scooter. If you prepare your scooter well, you will be rewarded with a problem-free start next spring!If you wi... Read more

This time I'm introducing you to two-stroke oils and giving recommendations for their use. I have a preference for the economical dosing of high-quality, modern oils to protect both health and the env... Read more

Today we are looking at a topic that may seem simple at first glance: replacing the Grips on a Vespa or Lambretta. However, it often turns out that this supposedly easy task can become a source of fru... Read more

The custom scooters that have been created at SIP Scootershop in recent years have won prizes, set records and made a name for themselves in the scene. For example the classic Vespa Rally "Street Cust... Read more

The engine of the Vespa GS3 is overhauled"The engine was given a general overhaul. As this project took many years, various parts were added. With the appearance of the QUATTRINI M1XL 172 cc direct in... Read more

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Report in the current issue of WORLD OF BIKE No. 301 / January 2025Three decades of Vespa passion: the history of SIP Scootershop"With a passion for the Vespa and a visionary idea, Alexander Barth and... Read more

SIP Scootershop, a company with 170 employees, has been one of the leading addresses for scooter and Vespa enthusiasts for 30 years. On 14 January 2025, the management invited the entire team to an in... Read more

In this last team blog of 2024, we would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a brilliant start to the new year and the 2025 scooter season! Let's hope that the various crises of the present... Read more

A guest article by Sebastian Meier:With the increasing popularity of E-Scooters as a flexible and environmentally friendly means of transport in German cities, the need to deal with the legal framewor... Read more

In March 2020, we already reported on this topic once and compared the acquisition costs with the rental fees for an e-scooter. The result was quite clear: the cost of a rental scooter used for the da... Read more

SIP Scootershop presents: "The Beast"! The SEGWAY-NINEBOT Max G30D II e-scooter is a true marvel of technology in and of itself, but even more can be made of it. And that's where MONORIM comes in: the... Read more

Differences between Engine tuning and software tuningE-bike tuning is a hotly debated topic among cyclists who want to get more performance out of their electric companion. There are often two main ap... Read more

E-bike tuning offers bike enthusiasts fascinating opportunities to unleash the full performance potential of their e-bikes. Sophisticated tuning chips from brands such as SpeedBox, PearTune, VOLspeed,... Read more

E-bike tuning opens up exciting opportunities for bike enthusiasts to utilise the full potential of their e-bikes. With the technically sophisticated tuning chips from Speedbox, PearTune, VOLspeed, BA... Read more