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Home-brew 261 Vespa

Dean Wilkins’ P range Vespa is one of those proverbial wolves in sheep’s clothing kind of scooters. A cursory glance is all Dean’s well-loved/used workhorse Vespa would usually attract when parked up. Don’t judge a book by its cover goes the old pearl of wisdom, a phrase that suits this Vespa perfectly. It’s not just a Quattrini 244, it’s a home converted/tuned 261cc. Dean’s day job is working on the UK railway network as a highly skilled specialist fault-finding,

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