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The Great Escape: ‘Cooler King’

It’s one of those movies which, once you’ve watched it, never leaves you. As we all know, The Great Escape is a war movie and not a romantic movie, but the journey to the completion of Bob Bush’s ‘Great Escape’ themed scooter is a story born out of true love and affection. Bob Bush has been into scooters since he was 16, but as he grew up the usual family and professional commitments took priority and scootering had to take a back seat for a while. However, as all of us know; you never lose the scooter love.

In 2008, Bob bought himself the scooter which would later become ‘The Great Escape’. It initially had a blue and check colour scheme, which after a while Bob changed

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