Originally created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the clash of the Mods and Rockers in Margate, this Aussie-styled event is now a yearly feature on the scooting and motorcycling calendar Down Under.
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Join Bill for another slice of the Australian scooter rally experience, this time time Urunga and a bonus peek at the Kin Kin rally in Queensland.
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When I started riding scooters and motorcycles, I made a promise to my family. I said that I would take due care and wear my safety gear when riding. Now that I’m venturing further, the need for a simple, non-invasive way to identify me and provide contact and basic health information at a glance is even more important. The RoadID provides that, and is an inexpensive and unobtrusive way to help EMS providers do their job.
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A highly-detailed replica of the 1967 Lambretta LI ridden by the character Jimmy in “Quadrophenia” sold for an astronomical $209,000 USD at a Sotheby’s…
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The Stone Roses were at the forefront of the explosive “Madchester” music scene in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Their 1989 eponymous debut…
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For most scooter fans, even if they don’t ride a vintage Vespa or Lambretta, there’s still a romantic attachment to the Mods of the ’60s and ’70s in Great Britain. As much a fashion movement as a vehicle preference, the Mods remain forever etched on the psyche of the scooter community. The site Voices of East Anglia has a great post up featuring vintage photos of Mods out for a scooter gathering in 1979
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Brits on vintage Italian scooters buzzed their way through the closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics with little or no appreciation for the nationalistic irony.
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I’ve never heard a great explanation as to why the Mods of the ’60s covered their scooters in lights and mirrors. Yet they’re so essential to the style that it’s easy to just take them as a given.
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