OWNER DETAILS

Name: Gary Powell Job: Senior project manager for an Asset Management Company. Scooter club & town: The exclusive Hartlepool Lambretta Club, Hartlepool. How and when did you first become interested in scooters: I was a Mod at school and always wanted one for as long as I can remember. Lad over the road who was a few years older than me got one and I used to have my nose pressedd again the window whenever I heard it. What was your first scooter: Box standard 50 Special at 15 to get it ready for my 16th and be road legal – it was quickly converted to a whopping 110 with a bigger carb and expansion pipe! Favourite scooter model: SX or GP but as long as Vespa or Lambretta I like them all – with the exception of the GTS! What is your favourite style of custom scooter: I can appreciate anything that’s done well. First rally or event: Redcar Frontline SC. How did you get there: On the 50 Special flanked by a mate on a metal flake AF painted GP. Favourite and worst rally/event: I’m not a lover of holiday park rallies, but I can’t say I have been on a bad rally – I always seem to manage to have a good laugh and a few beers so I can’tt ask for much more. Funniest experience with a scooter: Christ there’ss been plenty – not funny at the time but it sticks in my mind – I remember coming home from an LCGB rally at Kettering and I wasn’t feeling verry well, must have been a bad pint, anyway got onn the M1 and thought right, come on, head down… bike seemed to be struggling in fourth dropped into third back into fourth, then a coach went past me and everyone was pointing – when I looked back me tent had come out and was acting like a parachute behind me! Furthest ridden on a scooter: One of the NSRA Euro Rallies. What do you like about rallies/events: Just meeting up with mates from around the countryy, having a beer or two and a laugh. I’m still enjoying Nationals because of the mates I havee but leaning more and more to LCGB events. What do you dislike about rallies/events: I try nott be negative about it, as rallies/scootering mean different things to different people but it’s probably these people who feel the need to dress up for a rally in what they perceive as the correct attire… I leave it at that. Favourite Scootering feature: Technical. Favourite custom/featured scooter of all time: Difficult one but I think it would have to be a Howlett creation or the Rosa Bianca DTC. Theree was a purple Rolling Stones themed bike calledd Aftermath that I always liked. Recommended scooter part or item of kit: If it’s riding gear get a good protective stuff and wear it! What’s the most useless part you’ve ever bought for one of your scooters: A Leovinci exhaust for a P2 that reduced the top end and virtually wipedd out fourth gear at the sight of an incline or the lightest of breezes!