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.
Federico Savogin, celebrated his 38th birthday in style last Sunday with a ride that circled Mount Vesuvius, as well as taking in the Bay of Naples and stretches of the Amalfi coastline - what a way to celebrate!!
JOURNAL No.79 featured this lovely first series GS150 VS1 brought back to life by VVC Chairman, Roger Smith - here are some more photos of this exceptional GS.
I’m currently juggling with the contents of the next issue of the JOURNAL; one piece that will definitely be gracing the pages of issue No.80 will be the story of an exceptional 1951 Vespa Allstate.
Geoff Woodin’s previous scooters have all been large frame Vespas, mostly PX models. He recently purchased a Sprint 125 ABS, 2019 model - how do the two compare?
VVC members, Warren Jopson and Roger Smith, have now returned from their trans-europe ride to Zanka in Hungary, for World Vespa Days. On the return leg, by chance their journey took them through Landsberg am Lech, home to SIP Scootershop.
Regular VVC contributor Rod Gillan, has not that long ago returned from holiday and cruising around the Mediterranean with his wife. A keen Vespa spotter while on his travels; Rod packed his camera as well as his bermuda shorts, and shares with us a few of his sightings…
Graham Keat was recently holidaying with his family in the small town of Carovigno, next door to Ostuni, situated in Italy’s southern region of Puglia. Ostuni is also known as ‘The White City’.
SIP Scootershop are celebrating; they have been going now for 25 years and to mark the occasion have designed and built their latest creation - the ‘Something Special’ Vespa racer.
Club member, Geoff Woodin, got in touch and sent me his review of Penguin’s 1962 book, ‘Scootering’. Despite the passing of 57 years, some points and tips in the book remain relevant and still apply today…
I photographed this beautiful second series GS160 towards the end of March, earlier in the year. I don't go overboard for Mod scooters but I really liked the subtle acknowledgment of this Vespa to that period.