GT200 a real classic Lambretta
By: Web Editor
What is it that constitutes a mod scooter? For many the ideal seems to be some form of 1960s machine, probably a Series 2 Lambretta bedecked in chrome plated accessories and contrasting paintwork; pristine, polished and pampered, for whatever reason this has become the accepted style adopted by the majority.
Brought in on the crest of a wave of modernist zealotry for period specific scooters, Spirit of 63 laid the foundations of the theme which has now developed into a movement of tsunami proportions; Desmo and Raydyot adorned Turismo Veloce’s riding very much in the vanguard.
In reality how accurate is this view of what was actually ridden by the young dandies of pre-swinging London? Undoubtedly there were fantastically accessorised machines cruising Britain’s high streets, bouffanted pompadours at their controls. The reality though is that many scooters were ridden with a minimum of accessories; carriers, screens and seat covers being among the most popular. When the photographs from the period (with many new ones becoming available from private collections via the internet) are scrutinised, a significant number of race inspired machines are visible in line-ups outside various cafes and caught at the roadside en route to mischief...
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