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FROM BOND MOVIES TO VESPA RESTORATIONS…

“Small-frames are my favourite as I love the way the side panels are seamlessly joined and I think proportionally they are nicer than any other Vespa.”

SC: How did you get into scooters?

“I first noticed Vespa scooters on holiday as a child in Spain. Sounds weird, but I liked the way the front and rear wheels could be swapped, the simple finned brake drums with single arm suspension (basically looking at early PX scooters), and the two-stroke sound and smell was something which had so much character

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