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Part one Racing Sixties Road TestThe king is dead. Long live the king

I’ve lived with my early 300 for a couple of years now and have found it to be a tough little scooter. I’d become comfortable with the usual pre-ride checks being a lot simpler than on one of my traditional rides (oil, air, lights, brakes all okay?) and not having to carry a shed load of spares when I went away. Sadly, all good things come to an end, and on the way back from Tenby she came to a sudden and silent halt.

I’m still trying to work out what caused the cessation in procession but, to cut a long story short, I’ve managed to really break it.

The gudgeon pin

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