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Mersea Island scooter rally

There’s a first time for everything and I’m not sure why I’ve never attended this rally before. But after an invite from Classic Scooterist to cover it, I was packed and ready to go.

The ride down to the south east venue in West Mersea, Essex didn’t go too well for me. Having spent a late night working on my Series 1 the day before our journey, the scooter decided it wasn’t prepared to travel; the set-up on the RT195 engine wasn’t right and after the first few miles riding at a steady 45mph, I got a feeling it didn’t want to

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