Whether it’s supersizing a Land Rover Defender into a 100mph off-roader, or joining the ranks of insanely fast Piaggio Ape racers, Guy Martin loves a hybrid. However, unlike Brian Winters, he’s never considered shoehorning a tuned Gilera Runner engine into a Lambretta frame.
The genesis of this build was a couple of years ago when Brian was building a cut-down Lambretta. With the project only half complete he encountered a few problems with the painter and urgently needed someone to complete the work. “It wasn’t easy,” said Brian, “but I had a chat with my pal Andy at Downtown Scooters and he put me in contact with Gary Cooper of Mdmachine. Gary agreed to take on the work and did a fantastic job. He also painted a themed matching crash helmet for me, which was spot on.”
Sometime after that, Brian decided it was time to build a hybrid scooter. “I like race-themed scooters, but there’s plenty of them about so I wanted to try and do
