Scootering

Dominator Sometimes the desire never leaves you

Through her teenage years, and influenced by her cousin who had a Jet 200 Jane Adams had always been interested in scooters. The opportunity for Jane to get her own scooter presented itself to her in August 1981 when she bought an SX150 from a friend who lived in her town. “Before I got the SX150 I was riding round on a Honda 90 and all the lads used to laugh at me.” Jane explained. “I bought the scooter for £220 but it kept breaking down and I got sick of it. I ended up taking it back to the fella

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