Kev’s Chronicles - Episode 3 Racing rivals, broken bones and trips to hospital...

By the mid-1970s Kevin Walsh had become an experienced and well-seasoned scooter rider. Not just tied to one make either, choosing to own both the Lambretta and Vespa brand. Even so, when it came to working on them he would openly admit that, in the beginning, his mechanical skills were rather woeful, to say the least. But by now it had been well over a decade since first venturing into the world of scooters, and during that time he had become at least competent when it came to putting a spanner to one. Some of the local lads were far more professional in his eyes, and certainly when it came to the engine and, more importantly, tuning. It didn’t matter that he wasn’t the best, and it didn’t bother him either. Hewas just glad to be able to do the general maintenance himself.

A sporting life

Now firmly established as a member of his local scooter club, The Widnes Saints, Kev began to make many new friends within the Lancashire scooter scene. There were plenty of clubs round his neck of the woods and the surrounding areas. It was a strange time, because scooter ownership as a mainstream form of transport had come to an end. With the Lambretta no longer produced