Getting cabin fever here, bloody snow, so bored I was looking at old photo's and came across some from the early 70's, here are a few of them:
Me on my GP150, Spring Bank 1972. Picture taken by Pete Greenaway who I believe is still around (I saw a post from him in Scootering a few years ago anyway).
The first shield we made for Delta Scooter Club in 1972, this is on Pete Romak's SX200.
Bob Taylor on Paddy Rooneys GP150/ next to my GP150 in 1972.
Gary Jones's GP225 Electronic.
I must have thought I looked good at the time.....
We had a thing about hubcaps.....
My GP200 before I got the payout from some tw@7 writing off my GP175 in 1973.
When I got paid out it went to Lens in Shipley for a rebore to 225, some tuning and some nice Vespa paint.
Old Pics 1972-1973 Yorkshire
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great pics.... early 7ts scooter pics are great imho...... dont seem to see many of them.....wish id taken a few more from that era
black tape holding the air horn cannister on the crashbars..... brilliant
Cheers Geoff
black tape holding the air horn cannister on the crashbars..... brilliant
Cheers Geoff
Great photos - wish I'd taken some when I had my GPs in the early 70s.
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Love the first picture, looking very cool - sod the health and safety! Did the girl stick around?
When I was about 18 I was towing a friend on her push bike (she held onto my shoulder) when she lost her balance and fell off, sustaining a few grazes and bruises. Her old man told me "never to bring that bloody scooter round here again". I dread to think of the reaction of the girl's (in the picture) dad if she have fallen off the back of your scoot, she looked happy though
When I was about 18 I was towing a friend on her push bike (she held onto my shoulder) when she lost her balance and fell off, sustaining a few grazes and bruises. Her old man told me "never to bring that bloody scooter round here again". I dread to think of the reaction of the girl's (in the picture) dad if she have fallen off the back of your scoot, she looked happy though
totally brilliant pics,
it's well rare you see photos from this era,
loads of mid 60's stuff and quite a lot of late 70's stuff,
but '67 - '77 is like a lost decade,
thanks for posting pictures.
it's well rare you see photos from this era,
loads of mid 60's stuff and quite a lot of late 70's stuff,
but '67 - '77 is like a lost decade,
thanks for posting pictures.
Glad you liked them, there are some more (but not many) at http://tinypic.com/a/1j85t/2.
Unfortunately yes she did, she's now my ex-wife and cost me a fortune! (and she did fall off, outside Morecambe Pleasure Beach, but that's another story...)mark-b wrote:Love the first picture, looking very cool - sod the health and safety! Did the girl stick around?
I dread to think of the reaction of the girl's (in the picture) dad if she have fallen off the back of your scoot, she looked happy though
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oops... sorry to hear that SkarSkar wrote:Glad you liked them, there are some more (but not many) at http://tinypic.com/a/1j85t/2.
Unfortunately yes she did, she's now my ex-wife and cost me a fortune! (and she did fall off, outside Morecambe Pleasure Beach, but that's another story...)mark-b wrote:Love the first picture, looking very cool - sod the health and safety! Did the girl stick around?
I dread to think of the reaction of the girl's (in the picture) dad if she have fallen off the back of your scoot, she looked happy though
just wanna echo what others have said great pics form the early 7t,s the lost years as some say,i love the way everyone seemed to do there own paint and dress in there own way keep them coming
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