Martin ‘Sticky’ Round probably needs no introduction to the scootering faithful, being a long-time journalist and bestselling author on generic scooter-related topics. Arguably, his ‘biggest hit’ is, or are (there are two reprints), the spanner’s guides to the Lambretta.
In view of the subject matter of the Lambretta Complete Spanner’s Manual, it may come as a surprise to find that the substance of Sticky’s latest opus has changed gear to cover Innocenti’s historic commercial competitor, Piaggio’s Vespa, and an even more profound surprise that the book’s focus is on early vintage Vespa engines only, rather than these venerable machines
