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A rather bore-ing day out

Each year, the summer season would always see our annual pilgrimage to Mecca, aka AF Rayspeed, to visit their ever-popular open day. Attended by hundreds of Lambretta owners from across the country it had become a ‘must do’ on the calendar of any discerning scooterist. A quick blast up to Yorkshire to pick up number one and we were off on the 60-odd mile run to East Heslerton and scootering’s finest. This year I had picked the trusty old 225 out of my stable. It was fast, reliable and the sort of Lambretta that you knew would never let you down.

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