Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

LAND’S END IN A DAY

In the summer of 2012, if you had ÂŁ499 to spare, a brand new 50cc scooter could be delivered to your door in a crate. You had to bolt on a few minor items like mirrors and battery, plus register it yourself. And if it went wrong, there was no friendly dealer to sort it out.

No matter, it would make a great feature for the magazine, especially if I did a big trip, so I ordered one. A week later it duly arrived. Bolting on the mirrors, screen and topbox was easy, and after filling the battery and

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