1980s scooter tuning
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Scooter Tuning in the 1980s: When Loud Pipes Mattered More Than Speed
During the mid-1980s, scooter tuning was often less about outright speed and more about sound, image and the feeling of performance. In a reflective new column, Stu Owen looks back at an era when expansion pipes, noise and perceived power defined the tuning scene — even when the speedometer barely moved. Writing as part of…
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