Scootering

Pretty Green

tight Yorkshireman? Well I never… “When I set out to build this scooter my objective was to complete the project on a ‘penny-pinching’ Yorkshireman’s budget,” smiled Mick. “The frame came from Adrian Moore, who I bought Spanish scooters from. He delivered me five scooters and offered me the GS frame, which he’d brought over for another customer. The original floor had been replaced very badly and led to the buyer refusing to purchase it. Not wanting to haul it all the way back to Spain, Adrian kindly gave me the frame. It languished next to my shed unprotected for another year.” Not knowing exactly what to do with the frame, and with a lifetime of spares lying about doing nothing, Mick started

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