WATFORD ‘S’ TYPES GEORGE’S REPLICA COLLECTION
CREATING FRICTION THE SCOOTER CLUTCH
A PAIR O FLASHF AMER ICANS The
Full coverage of both the IoW and Brightton Mod Week kender eventts
Eib Jet se ar t
‘SOULER COASTER’
Eddie’s 70s-inspired Lambretta Series 3
Webbo’s stunning S2 resto project
IN THE DAY
A nostalgic selection of ‘Screaming Scooters’
TECHNIKALLY SPEAKING A look at the Speyer Museum
ONE MOMENT IN TIME
The Grimstead/Scooter World photoshoot
SCOOTERAMA! – A FELICITOUS FANFARE OF FACTS, FEEDBACK & FACES
ISSUE 129 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019
FROM GRAVE TO SHOWROOM
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Founding Editor: Mau Spencer 01507 529408 mauspencer@classicscooterist.com Publishing director: Dan Savage Publisher: Tim Hartley Contributors: Rich Addison; Gill Beecham; Jon Betts; Pete Davies, Cris Davis, Dogberry; Dave Dry; Dave Jefferson; Chris Wainwright; Andy Westlake. Apologies to anyone we’ve forgotten Some articles express contributors’ opinions and are not necessarily those of Classic Scooterist Design: Fran Lovely Production editor: Mike Cowton Picture desk: Paul Fincham, Jonathan Schofield Group advertising manager: Sue Keily Divisional advertising manager: Zoe Thurling zthurling@mortons.co.uk (01507 529412) Advertising: Stuart Yule syule@mortons.co.uk (01507 529468) Subscription manager: Paul Deacon Circulation manager: Steve O’Hara Marketing manager: Charlotte Park Commercial director: Nigel Hole Editorial address: Classic Scooterist magazine. PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6LZ General queries and back issues: 01507 529529 (24hr answerphone) Archivist: Jane Skayman 01507 529423 jskayman@mortons.co.uk Next issue (130) published: November 20, 2019 Editorial deadline: October 14, 2019 CLASSIC SCOOTERIST (ISSN:1756-9494) is published bi-monthly by Mortons Media Group Ltd, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 6LZ UK. USA subscriptions are $36 per year from Motorsport Publications LLC, 7164 Cty Rd N #441, Bancroft WI 54921. Periodical Postage is paid at Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Postmaster: Send address changes to CLASSIC SCOOTERIST, Motorsport Publications LLC, 7164 Cty Rd N #441, Bancroft WI 54921. 715-572-4595 Email: chris@classicbikebooks.com www.classicbikebooks.com Distribution: Marketforce UK Ltd 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HU Subscription: Full subscription rates (but see page 62 for offer): (12 months 6 issues, inc post and packing) – UK £22.80. Export rates are also available – see page 62 for more details. UK subscriptions are zero-rated for the purposes of Value Added Tax Customer services number: 01507 529529 Telephone lines are open: Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm Printed by: William Gibbons & Sons, Wolverhampton © Mortons Media Group. All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced without prior written permission. In the event of a dispute developing between two or more individual clubs, businesses, or organisations - and in the abscence of any legal ruling to the contrary - Mortons Media will strive to maintain a neutral position in not disadvantaging either party
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Back when we had hair
Nostalgic memories from times gone by
Scooterama
A felicitous fanfare of facts, feedback and faces
12 Registration schemes The V765 & V62 forms explained
14 What’s going on?
A quick look at what’s on the calendar
18 Events and rallies
A round-up of recent scooter events
28 Souler Coaster
Eddie Wainwright’s 70s-inspired Lambretta
32 ‘In the Day’ The Professional Publishers Association
Screaming Scooters – a new semi-regular nostalgic series
36 IoW Scooter Rally
Coverage of the largest scooter rally anywhere in the world
46 Back in the day
‘How many countries, how many miles?’ 24-hour run
48 Recreating the sporting past
George Scobell’s Watfordbased ‘S’ Type replicas
52 Youthful adventures The tale of one particular Heinkel Tourist 175
56 Technikally speaking
The Speyer Technik Museum
58 From the grave to the showroom
Stephen ‘Webbo’ Webster has a reputation for producing some greatlooking Series 2 Lambrettas
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34 Going NUTS in Brighton
The New Untouchables Brighton Mod Weekender
64 ‘Blinking rare!’
Alan Beckett’s original condition Lambretta GP200 indicator model
A Bank Holiday weekend to remember
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ow the August Bank Holiday weekend is a distant memory it’s time to reflect on the golden (and not so golden) moments. Although there were localised rallies all over the UK, the two main scooter events were both held on the south coast. Did you attend either – and if so, which one? In this issue we have overviews of both the New Untouchables Brighton Mod Weekender and the Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally. The scooter fraternity is divided by
both these events and normally we wouldn’t have the resources to cover both, as they happen over the same time period, but luckily (for us anyway) Cris Davis of www. suityourselfmodernists.com volunteered to help out – so thanks for that mate. The downside is that this puts pressure on editorial space, and with the influx of articles that coincides with the height of the riding season, this inevitably means lack of available space. Consequently, there’s a few
68 The Promised Land
Michael Strauss rides to Israel
70 Flash Americans
The Richardson’s love affair for Spanish Lambrettas
74 ‘Captain America’
Roy Makepeace’s Gilera Runner Chopper
77 Dirt Diggers 2
More action at the Eddie Wright Raceway
78 Malle Mile 2019
The weird and wonderful off-road event
80 Creating friction
The scooter clutch in brief
82 Scooter clubs
Find your local club
84 One moment in time
The Eddie Grimstead Scooter World photoshoot
90 Blast from the past
You are a bad scooter rider!
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Stockp kport Mods 70s time travel
A random pic taken at Skeggy in 1978. Does anyone know who the people in the picture are?
Picture circa 1977/78. Taken in the fishermen’s harbour area in Scarborough.
On my GP, circa 79/80.
Don’s happy me mories Here’s a fashion statement – not!
Taken in 1978, just before we set off to a rally.
TESTING TIMES
Just to chuck a spanner in the works, here’s me out testing a customer’s Vespa… Sean Brady
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Geoff Stott
A spot of running maintenance. Don Garratt
An Old Skool café The Bamboo Café in South Woodford E18 in the 1960s. There are still a few old-style cafés left, but Costa Coffee and Starbucks seem to have cornered the market now.
Anon
Camber Sands rally Here are two photos of Hadlow SC at the 2008 Camber Scooter Rally. My younger brother Trevor is on his 2003 Vespa PX200E Serie Special, his son Adam is on his 1964 Lambretta TV 175 Series 3 with his mate Kevin, and also my 1966 Lambretta LI150 Special Series 3. Adam and another mate, Karl, are forming the Newport Pagnell Parkas scooter club. Incidentally, both Trevor and I still have our hair, being 67 and 71 respectively. Roger Stanley
The Moody d Blues, l 1967 This group played really unique and beautiful music. I had to be in a contemplative mood to enjoy it to the fullest. Doug Baltz
Back to the 70s
Here’s a picture of me from the days when I was in the Solent City SC way back in the 70s. Cameron Sauter
Now th N that’s t’ a quiff! iff! The style of the times. I still have hair today, even though I’m only 39! Jamie Jarvis
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A selection of my pictures taken at the EuroLambretta event held at Witton Castle in June 2000. Richard Oswald
Cool or what?
Taken in Huddersfield in 1986.
Chris Wood
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Thunderbolt all-in-one cleaning wipes
RRP: from £22.99 Specialist automotive cleaning products company Unlimited Passion has just released a new product for riders who want to spend more time riding and less time cleaning. Called Thunderbolt, it’s essentially a box of wipes offering an all-in-one cleaning solution. The cleaning wipes are easily portable and negate the use of water as the product degreases, washes, waxes, polishes and protects. That means there’s no need for numerous lotions and potions to keep your bike in tip-top condition. Safe for use everywhere – apart from on brakes or tyres – it’s claimed you’ll only need to use between two or three wipes to clean a scooter from top to bottom. Thunderbolt wipes can even be used to clean your riding kit, including helmets, visors, leathers, boots and gloves – which means they’re the perfect solution if you’re planning on covering some serious miles away from civilisation. The wipes are available in two different sizes, with either 35 (£22.99) or 80 (£32.99) wipes in a tub. Thunderbolt claim the large tub should allow you to clean a scooter between 25-30 times. Info: www.unlimitedpassion. co.uk
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The BSRA national rally season culminates this year at the Floral Halls, Southport, over the weekend of October 25-27. One of the highlights of the event will be the Saturday daytime custom show organised by the LCGB – and now’s your chance to enter. A downloadable entry form is available via the LCGB’s website www.ilambretta.com and further information about the event itself can be found on the Southport National Scooter Rally 2019 (official VFM/LCGB/BSRA) Facebook page. There will be a free programme including details of all the scooters entered, so please provide some interesting information about your pride and joy when completing the entry form. CUSTOM SHOW DETAILS IN BRIEF: No ‘on the day’ entries are accepted and all completed forms
must be returned no later than Saturday, October 12. Scooter owners who make a last-minute decision to enter cause immense difficulties at such a large custom show, not only for the stewards attempting to find a space for them, but also for the judging, which has to be organised in advance.
Charity Midnight Walk
Each year York Inset SC supports St Leonard’s Hospice with their Midnight Walk. This event usually attracts around 300 walkers, mainly ladies and young people, and the club helps to marshal them at points around the city and in general keep an eye on them in the early hours. York Inset tell us it’s actually great fun riding scooters and bikes around the city during the night, and on conclusion of the walk they are well looked after and given coffee and bacon sandwiches. The club’s spokesperson, Nick Beilby, said: “We are very proud to be able to help this special organisation.”
Club Display entries are restricted to a maximum of five scooters per display (a recent trend has been to bump up the number of scooters in a Club Display by including scooters not falling within the usual Custom Scooter criteria.
Simon Collins LCGB Committee
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