Back in 2017, Ann Tesseyman was introduced to the scooter scene when she met her now husband, David. “David’s been into scooters since 1976, he got into the scene at the age of 13 and went to his first rally with a neighbour. His neighbour got arrested and David was left to his own devices. Although he managed to get into the rally’s nightclub, the bouncers discovered him and kicked him out! Before meeting David I’d never been into scooters or heard much about the scene, so it was a case of join in or stay at home and it all sounded like great fun. The only thing I’m not keen on is Northern Soul!”
An appetite for speed
Wanting to get on the road and on a scooter as soon as possible Ann took her CBT. “I practised on one of David’s old scooters, a Vespa T5; he built up a gymkhana-style course in one of the fields where we live. It had plenty of twists and turns and obstacles, it was challenging but it