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[Newton heath]

I'm afraid so. I took part in one of his Radio 1 chat shows. Bastard.

Could have been worse you could have asked him to fix it to meet Rolf Harris

 

[Yorky]

Guess which one of those two I once met.

Saville, I've met Scargill.

 

[The Saint]

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Lovely row of Lambrettas with what looks like an SX in the foreground , probably the scooter l think looks the coolest of them all . .

 

[Natty Pinstripe]

Isn't E registration early 1967 ?

 

[The Saint]

Scooters , Not sure where or when

I don't know where either but as for when , it is 1967 or after per the registration of the SX in the foreground. .

 

[The Saint]

Nice! That SX nearest is an E reg. so that makes it at earliest 67

Aye , beat me to it lol

 

[Inkss]

Best looking neoclassic/retro Lambrettalike ?

Scomadi TL ?

Royal Alloy GT ?

Scomadi TT ?

Royal Alloy GP ?

There is of course the Lambretta V, which is supposed to be an 21st Century take on the classic Lambrettas, but I think it looks more like a Lammified 80s Japanese scooter

 

[Ivyskin89]

Best looking neoclassic/retro Lambrettalike ?
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Scomadi TL ?

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Royal Alloy GT ?

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Scomadi TT ?

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Royal Alloy GP ?

There is of course the Lambretta V, which is supposed to be an 21st Century take on the classic Lambrettas, but I think it looks more like a Lammified 80s Japanese scooter

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I would ride any one of those

 

[Botolph]

I would ride any one of those

That’s what she said!!!

?

 

[DonkeyJacket1]

Saville, I've met Scargill.

What was that like.

 

[Thin White Duke]

Best looking neoclassic/retro Lambrettalike ?
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Scomadi TL ?

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Royal Alloy GT ?

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Scomadi TT ?

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Royal Alloy GP ?

There is of course the Lambretta V, which is supposed to be an 21st Century take on the classic Lambrettas, but I think it looks more like a Lammified 80s Japanese scooter

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I’ve been very impatiently waiting for these to get distribution over here in America. The way I understand it is the RA are essentially the same as Scomadi - Scomadi originally set up manufacturing in some Asian factory then there was a dispute so they went elsewhere. The factory continued producing them under the RA badge. Lawsuits galore and finally settled AFAIK but the irony being that even though RA is the younger company they seem to have set up distribution here ahead of Scomadi via Genuine Scooters who already do/did the Star / Stella Vespa PX clones. Only problem is they only do a 150 here so far and I’d want the extra zip of a 200.
I waited ages for the delayed release of the new Lambretta but it looks inferior in many ways to the Scomadi / RA. Too bad they’ve been eclipsed.

Either the Scomadi or RA with the SX type panel flashes looks great to me. I can’t wait to try one out properly.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

What was that like.

No sweat. He was okay, there was a bunch of us, no bad vibes. At that time he had a rep for wandering hands if you happened to be a girl and got in a taxi with him, but that sort of thing was common.

The programme I took part in was recorded in Broadcasting House, and it was a discussion about young people travelling. I can't remember how or why I was invited onto it, but my contribution was about hitch-hiking. I used to hitch-hike a lot - that was mainly how I managed to get from London up to Blackpool and back - and I used to get picked up because I had short hair. Then the newspapers got hold of "Skinhead" and suddenly I found no one would pick me up any more. That's what I was talking about.

Really the only bad feeling I got about that day was when the news broke later about his abuse of children, and I thought "Sh*t, I was in the same room with that bloke! I talked to him!" Not afraid for myself, but just knowing I was in the same room with someone who systematically did what he did.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

I'd have a Scomadi. I'd have a lecky Cezeta. Wouldn't get rid of my Beemer, though.

 

[Newton heath]

Saville used to open a garden fete for the little sisters of the poor in newton heath every summer ,in those days everyone thought he was weird but great , it just shows ,

 

[DonkeyJacket1]

No sweat. He was okay, there was a bunch of us, no bad vibes. At that time he had a rep for wandering hands if you happened to be a girl and got in a taxi with him, but that sort of thing was common.

The programme I took part in was recorded in Broadcasting House, and it was a discussion about young people travelling. I can't remember how or why I was invited onto it, but my contribution was about hitch-hiking. I used to hitch-hike a lot - that was mainly how I managed to get from London up to Blackpool and back - and I used to get picked up because I had short hair. Then the newspapers got hold of "Skinhead" and suddenly I found no one would pick me up any more. That's what I was talking about.

Really the only bad feeling I got about that day was when the news broke later about his abuse of children, and I thought "Sh*t, I was in the same room with that bloke! I talked to him!" Not afraid for myself, but just knowing I was in the same room with someone who systematically did what he did.

I wasn't on about saville but meeting Scargill haha, Saville always gave me weird vibes not because he was an eccentric but he just seemed off. There has been alot of eccentrics who are decent people and some who were ''normal'' who turned out to be monsters.