Scootering

Verona vibes

Sometimes the amazing happens, or so the NBA says in its commercials. But it’s not only the most famous basketball league in the world that has a dream. For scooterists it can be a 100mph engine, a showbike, or perhaps an event that includes the whole scene under one roof, like the Distretto Ruote Piccole (Small Wheels District) did during its first year at Motor Bike Expo in Verona from January 19-21; sponsored by Scooterismo.it and Special Senza Marce, the main Italian sources for information on classic scooters, mopeds, twist and go and two-stroke excess!

The idea is born

But let’s take a step back. Years ago, at the Verona Expo, a magazine called Chop & Roll held a couple of didn’t exist and a lot of petrol was used before I met Marcello Parimbelli, owner of the Facebook page Special Senza Marce.

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