The Isle of Wight Scooter Rally is a popular annual event, running every August Bank Holiday Weekend with a mass ride-out of around 5000 scooters, taking place on the Sunday each year.
If you liked the excitement of the 1960s, you might enjoy the Isle of Wight Scooter Rally which takes place in August each year. Just to show there’s no hard feelings, the odd rocker joins the parade on their motorbike too!
It was like stepping back into a scene from the 1960s, with hundreds of Vespas and Lambrettas to see, many sporting dozens of mirrors. The promenade was lined with scooters of every conceivable colour and paint design. It was an amazing visual spectacle and everywhere we went, there were scooters, and the pungent smell of two-stroke engines.
We walked along the promenade, taking in the breathtaking scenery — the glorious beaches, fantastic sunshine, and rows upon rows of colourful scooters. Then we came across the hovercraft landing site, just as the hovercraft came into shore.
There is a market for scooter enthusiasts, selling everything from scooters to T-shirts, to memorabilia. Whatever the weather, over rally weekend you’ll get a visual feast, a face full of fumes, and you’ll hear the noise of scooters everywhere you go. Paradise!