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  • The lost origins of Scootering magazine

    The lost origins of Scootering magazine

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Most scooter historians know that Scootering is the child of Back Street Heroes but, as Stan explains, that’s only part of the story… In August 1981, I’d nursed my Vespa 50 Special to Scarborough, where word of mouth said that there was to be a large gathering of scooters. The previous year a group of…

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  • Ray Butler: Scooter, ‘Nessie’ and Remembering The Chords

    Ray Butler: Scooter, ‘Nessie’ and Remembering The Chords

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Ray Butler discusses his first scooter purchase in 1981, his 1963 Douglas Vespa Sportique 150 known as ‘Nessie’, engine upgrades including a 177cc conversion kit, and his book Remembering The Chords. He also explains the artwork approach used for the double-album ‘But Then Again’. First Scooter Purchase Without even testing it out, I said, “I’ll…

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