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    Ollie's ODDJOBS

    Sep 05, 2020 4 minutes

    It sat there, looking all forlorn, at the end of a Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show. 'Stolen, recovered, unrecorded; said the cardboard sign. 'V5 present. ÂŁ350'. The lack of buyers might've been related to the machine's lack of classic - or indeed motorcycle - credentials.

    It's a Gilera DNA. You know Gilera. They made actual motorbikes. DOHC racers that took on MV, stylish flat singles, lots and lots of sports mopeds and some rather tasty little 125cc screamers. And latterly, scooters. Lots of scooters, many of which were way ahead of their time. They built an 800cc V-twin maxi scooter, and the very successful 300cc Runner. This

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