OWNER DETAILS

Name: Michelle Mantle Job: Owner/slave – Michelle’s Café South Waless (Scooter Themed Café). Scooter club & Town: The Old-S-Cool SC / Cardiff. How and when did you first become interested in scooters: Local lads in Pontypridd riding scooters in 1980 and the whole Mod Scene. What was your first scooter: Vespa Primavera with a 100 sport engine. What is your favourite scooter model: Currently…… probably the Lambretta LD. First rally or event: Weston-super-Mare 1983 How did you get there: On my Primavera – two-up – on the Motorway! I got stopped by the police but managed to blag out of it and onn the return journey my pillion had to hold onto the plug cap as it kept jumping off. What’s the furthest you’ve ever ridden on a scooter: Newport to IoW via several towns… it was a week on the road. What do you like about rallies/events: Getting together with friends that you only see from time to time, enjoy looking at the scooters, but it’s gotta be the constant smell of two-stroke! What you dislike about rallies/events: I can’t do the drinking. What’s your favourite Scootering magazine feature: I like it all… I flick through it all including the adverts. Your favourite custom/featured scooter of all time: : A few stick in my mind from back in the 80s more than today such as Clockwork Orange, Exile… however I have tended to prefer the more cutdown/sporty/race type scoots. If you had to recommend one scooter part or item of riding kit, what would it be: Waterproofs, good gloves and a good crash helmet. Most useless part you’ve ever bought: A rusty clamp from an antiques shop in Lyme Regis… I thought it would look good on Ghost.