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Harnessing Wild Horses

For some – a few in comparison to those whose dream targets are never attained – realising them is merely a stepping stone en route to the next target. Martyn ‘Drakey’ Drake, who owns and runs Anglia Scooters, England’s most easterly scooter shop, is one of the aforementioned achievers. He set himself a goal of building a Vespa with an engine that produced 50bhp (brake horse power being the definitive measurement of engine power), not for any other reason than to tick it off as an aspiration attained.

Grabbing the Grail

Needless to say Martyn indeed fulfilled his goal during the latter part of 2020. He

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