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One L of a way to fail!

The excitement of getting your first scooter on the road was a feeling like no other. Having the freedom to travel without asking your parents for a lift was a major step towards independence but more importantly it meant being able to go to a scooter rally as part of the club. Unfortunately, it didn’t matter whether a scooter had a standard paint job or a superbly finished custom paint job, we all had one thing in common, the dreaded learner plate.

There was no real way around having it unless you just didn’t bother, but that almost guaranteed trouble. In

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