Category Archives: Scooters

Ride On

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Please forgive the rubbish photo. Here’s my 1981 P125X ‘Dino’ parked up at work, next to my colleague Gerry’s well sorted mid-70s Rally. I’ve just got Dino back on the road after almost a year on a SORN-enforced holiday. I … Continue reading →

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>Slight Return

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

> Well, whaddya know? Rumours have been circulating for months, but it looks like Piaggio really are going to start manufacturing the much-loved and much-missed Vespa PX again, in all its air-cooled, manual-gearboxed glory. The last PXs were made by … Continue reading →

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>Scootography

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

>Yesterday I was in Brighton, “covering” – as we photographers say – the Brightona motorbike show. I was there for the scooters, specifically to photograph as many of them as possible in front of a certain gallery. These events being … Continue reading →

Posted in aceface, jimmy, lambretta, Scootering, Scooters, Two Stroke, Vespa, wearethemods | 2 Comments

>The Days Of A New Spring

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

>The cherry tree outside our house has a magnificent blossom this year. On a bright day, it’s so luminous it looks like a photo taken on infra-red film. I love that tree. I’m always alert for council blokes in hi-viz … Continue reading →

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>The Stench Of Neglect

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

>Cats have many owners. Their official one of course, and all the indulgent neighbours. It’s like that where we live, with portly felines begging at each kitchen door. At least three cats claim our front yard and back garden as … Continue reading →

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>Indian Gears

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

>All over the world, anti-pollution legislation is killing off the two-stroke engine. This was one of the reasons given when Piaggio retired the geared Vespa – the much-loved PX – from their range of scooters. “But what about a geared … Continue reading →

Posted in LML, Scootering, Scooters, Vespa | 2 Comments