Dropped my scooter in this week for a service at Retrospective Scootersprior to commuting to work by Vespa from April; a good idea to get it given a good once over before getting back in the saddle.
Marshall ‘Chuck’ Swonnell carried ‘celebrity’ status in scootering circles, not just within the VVC, and for many years could be seen on many national and international rallies and events riding his Vespa or Lambretta scooters.
In these strange times, many of us suddenly find ourselves with a lot more time on our hands than we are used to - an excuse then to get reading in between all those DIY projects you’ve been putting off!
Dropped my scooter in this week for a service at Retrospective Scootersprior to commuting to work by Vespa from April; a good idea to get it given a good once over before getting back in the saddle.
Spending too much time on Flickr looking at photos of old scooters, I came across this excellent album taken by Erik Anestad during his trip from home in Sweden to Germany and back again.
Do you struggle with who to spend Christmas with, family ructions and what gifts to buy…?! Club members, Warren and Hayley Jopson, may just have the perfect alternative to the annual festivities…
You might think that setting up your vintage Vespa to put out in excess of 50hp powered by a 300cc engine, would not apply to the genteel environs of the VVC.. you’d probably be right but I know at least one member mad enough to try it!
We’ve just finished my daughter’s 1000 piece jigsaw which kept us busy over the holidays; looks like Bernd Kirschner of Hola Vespa, has been busy with a jigsaw of his own.