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Simmo · Clubman A

Scooter event this w/e?

kevdoyle · Clubman B

yes it is exmouth scooter rally, held pretty anually on the scooter rally scene, also newquay, went the the exmouth scooter rally in 1985ish, took my lambretta up as far a scarborough in the north and great yarmouth in the east, great scene and some excellent weekends, unfortunately someone at work let me ride there GSXR1100 and i was hooked, scooter scene good laugh though, kev

below my 1970 lambretta with 240cc engine, yamaha piston, alloy reed valve nicosil barrel, 34 mil amal carb, 94 MPH at avon park drag strip in the eighties

-- Edited by kevdoyle on Sunday 31st of July 2011 10:27:04 AM

TTR · Powermonger!!

Don't get Bob Adams and I started on scooters wink

Anyone remember the S Devon Scooter Cross events in the late 60s?

I live just off the Exeter-Exmouth main road and there is a constant buzz of scooters going back and forth - lovely biggrin

Saw a very trick looking one in Exmouth Friday night. Didn't have camera with me though. Don't know where they are overnighting - its not near the marina where it used to be confuse

Bob Adams · Clubman A

Oh! those were the days! me and my Vespa GS. Not a care in the world, all I worried about was having enough money to fill the tank with 2 stroke and me with whisky and orange, no breathalizer to worry about....until I siezed at about 75MPH, flat out along the Indian Queens straight and it flung me off! Great times though and surprisingly capable little machines.

A couple of years ago, I decided to relive my youth and buy another one, until I saw what a good one cost's now. Mind you, if anyone has a Moto Rumi Bol'dor, I'd be very interested!

kevdoyle · Clubman B

yep you never lose your soft spot for them, yes looking at the prices they fetch now, wish i still had my TV200 and SX200, kev

kevdoyle · Clubman B

well dont know about a moto rumi, but if you fancy something different, look at this russian scooter on ebay @ £650

-- Edited by kevdoyle on Sunday 31st of July 2011 03:59:49 PM

TTR · Powermonger!!

kevdoyle wrote:
yep you never lose your soft spot for them, yes looking at the prices they fetch now, wish i still had my TV200 and SX200, kev

Apart from the usual removal of the legshields on the Lambrettas and replacing them with pram bars and loads of lights and mirrors, the maddest scootery thing my mate Adrian and I did was to build a "kneeler" for drag racing. Motorcycle clip on handlebars on the front forks either side the front wheel so you can guess how low it was! Wish we had taken some pics.... I think we shortly afterwards discovered motorbikes and lost interest - I think we sold it to Len Born...

gaschef · Devon's Best

Simmo wrote:
Anyone know why there are lots of Vespas etc. around Exmouth way?

Dont know about Exmouth but there were an awful lot of them in and around Beer this afternoon

Never appealed to me, but it used to be fun in the 70's watching them trying to get past the bikers cafes, before anyone took any notice, screaming there nuts off and blowing blue smoke

Mind you the smell of 2 stroke smoke in the air today took me back

TTR · Powermonger!!

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