Scooterotica

1970s pics.. scarb/brid/whitby..... i posted these on a few other sites last year so a lot of people have probably seen them before, but a few may have not seen them.....taken from around 76 - 79




























































cheers

nice pics what i like most is the fact that most scooters are modified in some way but at little cost , theres non of the pretentiousness thats prevelent today with "it was like that from the factory or its crap becouse its not italian/nos" they seemed to do what the could with the money they had unlike the cheque book elitism that been around for the last few years and is encouraged on some forums , there real snapshots of scootering history, and people using there scoots how they should be

Superb pics. I agree with Shocky's remarks too.

shocky,things were harder then but we managed and used what was available,thats what is good today,you can have a nice restored machine all origional or you can fit go faster stripes,but it doesn't stop there ,there are so many talanted men/women who have made their scooters better and so much more technology available for very little cost,not belong before we are sending scooters to the moon!
keep them pictures coming there must be loads more,anyone got any scenes from bridlington in the late 60's ,scooters filled the entire promenade in the days of no crash helmets,.
regards
joe

Does anyone want to explain the stockings & suspenders? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

absolutely top banana, love these old photos.

cool pics.
and true words shocky
all of those scooters looked like they were ridden, a lot, on a daily basis

love the look of these old gp's without panels
the ultimate lammy's
this one is so cool he doesn't even need a front brake

Daggs wrote:Does anyone want to explain the stockings & suspenders? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We were the Stockport Mod Squad back then in 78 I was the one on the left holding the flag
Re the tights we were all young and foolish and believed it when we were told if you want to stay warm on a long run wear tights ? so we all did
But I have no idea about the sussys You would have to ask Graham Lee about that hes the one wearing them.
Or Geoff AKA High Plains he took the photos and has many many more.

excellent, brings back many memories, reconise scoots from york, scunny and the brass n green one was from beverley always had a thing with pink scooters for some reason then, was a few about at the time. always thought suzzys and stockings was normal, not sure about tights though