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    The Colourful Tapestry of Life

    Jan 22, 2019 4 minutes
    Words & photographs: Stu Smith

    Council estates

    “I have to be honest; in about 1977 my mother had a lodger, the fella had a Lambretta Li125, which I used to try and nick!” Tony laughed. “To set the record straight though; I never actually nicked the scooter, but it was his scooter that got me interested. Through my childhood I lived on the Buttershaw, Whipsey and Woodside estates in Bradford and I always saw scooters being ridden around where I lived. Also, there were loads of scooter clubs all over Bradford and I had to get involved.”

    Break-out

    At 16, Tony left school and got himself an Li125. The scooter got messed

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