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    Scooters India Limited That was then...

    Mar 22, 2022 3 minutes
    Chris Myers

    The Motor Cycle, week ending March 13, 1976, contained a headline that said: ‘LOOK OUT The scooter boys are back’ and Myers’ article read: Not long ago scooters were all over the place. Scooter boys were a different breed – they wore parkas instead of Barbour suits, smart clothes instead of jeans. Whip aerials, tiger tails and chrome side panels were all the rage.

    And today? The wheel has turned full circle – there are many more bikes around and you’re lucky if you see one scooter at all. But now

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