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The Battle of Britain is one of history’s defining events and it was a logical choice for David Hallaway’s custom LML… Taking flight “Like many kids I grew up making Airfix models and reading The Victor,” said David. “As I grew up this turned into a genuine admiration for ‘The Few’ who had fought in…

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This beauty fits the bill perfectly…

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We all dream but few of us manage to make those dreams come true. Mark Byron, known by most as Nobby, numbers among those happy few. Hooked on scooters in the very early 80s, Nobby saw Lammys and Vespas aplenty parked up at his local youth club. The older lads who owned them weren’t shy…

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Researching scooters is an exciting way to spend your time but there’s another activity that’s even more rewarding. Sometimes a straightforward chat with a humble man can lead you to a truly astonishing discovery. This is the story of one such encounter… I remember spending two long years learning how to use a camera. It…

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Prepare yourself for the ride of your life. Lower Class is a mind-bending machine inspired by diverse in-depth thinking and pure attention to detail. Track record I met Mark Graham and his partner Tracey ‘Tufty’ Brett at the VFM Southport custom show when Mark was showing Lower Class had been attracting a vast amount of…

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Coming up with an original theme for a scooter project isn’t easy. When you happen upon a good one it’s worth keeping on the back burner until you’re ready. This is one such scooter… Neil Castle was over in the USA some six years ago. During his visit, he encountered a Mexican celebration day. “I’d…

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With distinct influences from a well-known film era, this sorted streetracer turns heads for all the right reasons. POB rides again, as Dave O explains… If, like me, you were brought up in the 70s, a trip to the cinema was a special treat and brings back memories of James Bond, a monster shark called…

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Stan meets an old friend, a genuine 1970s dealer special that’s been in the same club for almost four decades. Do scooters get any better than this? Stan’s story This is the reason I fell in love with scooters. By ‘this’ I don’t mean ‘Vespa’ or ‘Rally 200’, I mean HVH 80S, ‘The Joker’. I…

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There’s no denying Moore and Brooking are football legends but they’re not the only heroes associated with this scooter. Historically we’ve shied away from football-themed scooters, after all it’s easy enough to be accused of bias in the ‘Vespa v Lambretta’ stakes without introducing team rivalries into the mix! However, it’s now time to break…

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Another classic unearthed, reassembled, and brought back to life. The current trend of revitalising old classics is pleasing and important to the scene, I hope many more gems like this continue to be found in the spotlight once more… Although I have always been drawn towards the Lambretta brand when it comes to customisation, I…

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