The Classic MotorCycle

Opportunity beckons

“So, Jerry, fancy trying a few litres of bio-petrol in one of your silly mopeds?” It turned out that my ‘quick’ Puch Maxi had piqued a small Bio-fuel company’s interest, partly because it is a single speed moped that’s running in the mid-50s mph, which is, frankly, a little silly. But, also, because its ‘rescued from the scrapheap’ story sits well with the whole ‘reuse, recycle’ ethic that surrounds sustainable fuel.

Cost also came into the equation. This sort of fuel is very much in

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