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Vespa GS160 This is now...

Although he’s way too young to have had a scooter during the 1980s, never mind the 1960s, Lowestoft-based Mathew Owen was drawn to the Mod end of the scooter spectrum some years ago. The film Quadrophenia, Richard Barnes’ book Mods!, plus the music of the Mod revival years were all in some way responsible for stoking his interest. As a young Mod, he walked to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth scooter rallies, taking in the sights, sounds and scooters. From the early days of his infatuation he was determined to own a scooter; his first was a

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